HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1930-12-11, Page 6My Christmas Drawer and Bin • 1
Yield Annual Gifts and Decorations
BY PEGGY HOPE
There wag a tinge when toward the
close of eaoh year Christmas seemed
ready to leap out of the calendar and
fling itself ahead of schedule. That
was when my Christmas preparations
3,iad been backward, Everything was
wrong because I had the deluded im-
pression that gifts and decorations
must be pioked fresh, like eggs, and
used immediately.
Then came the knowledge of an
easy way which has enabled mo to
meet Christmas uutired and waiting.
Fleet of all, the plan includes a little
ibook containing a list of those who
are dear to me, with an adic1tional
:tame from time to time of people who
tare made the interval between
Christmases exceedingly pleasant.. Be-
side the book there is a bin and a
drawer,
Nothing but Clu•ist.uras stores go
into them; but how they fill! A little
gift bought here, another there, a bit
of needlework, some glasses of jelly
are dropped in their turn. Maia-
zines contribute a fruitful crop of
suggestions and are actual gifts in
themselves. Almost every cover that
conies through the mail suggests
someone on my list. Illusrations
supply thumb -nail and full-page pic-
tures that fit surprisingly well into
the lives of those about me and as
soon as the family and the neighbors
:have read my periodicals I ent the Pic-
tures I want and file then away.
'Verses and witticisms follow the pic-
tures.
I save every clean bot and good
piece of paper- The paper can be
1 with a warm iron if not too
with, a cut-out picture which will re-
call a happy occasion.
Place cards for the Christmas din-
ner are more individually appropriate
when made at home by combining a
verse with a magazine iliustratiou
than indiscriminate ones bought at a
•s•1top, Tree decorations also are
made by pasting odd and amusing
colored magazine pictures on card-
board cut in the same shapes, care
being taken to insert a loop for hang-
ing efore varnishing both sides.
A variety of tree ornaments 1
found could be made into little per-
sonages of which painted empty
spools are the bodies. Two lengths
of thin wire, eight inches each, are
pulled through the centers of the
spools; the upper ends are bent for-',
ward far arms and the lower ends'
are left handing for legs The tips
of the wires are bent to simulate feet
and hands. The wires may be wrap-
ped with oolored yarns. Pante, pant-
alettes and sleeves are added when
necessary to complete a character-
ization. The heads of disks of card-
board anywhere from a nickel to a
quarter in size, and faced with white
Paper or oilcloth to be painted with
facet. The headpieces and wires are
held with sealing wax.
When my house needs a Christmasy
dress I think at once of the windows.
A decorative window I like is made by
•cutting green crepe paper into nar-
row strips long enough to reach two
eight to ten inches apart they ap- Beata Pays Last
Visit ToMex;co
Orphaned when two days old, this litter of young porkers faced a dark future until their owner, John Vincent,
devised ingenious feeding trough. Dinner tong has sounded.
thirds up the windowpanes.
Pasted
pear to be tree trunks. More green •
Dinner -Tinge!
paPer is cut into wing -like patterns
and hung as boughs, the larger ones
at the bottom and pyramiding to an
presses acute tip- The "trees" are made more
mussed At odd times I apply plc- realistic by applying artificial snow Mexico City. — Quetzalcoatl, the
tures to my boxes and sometimes they to the moist glue.
are so pretty I shellac them for per- 4 circle of candlelighted stars is a aze god of the air, pictured as a
manent use—boxes for stockings,
gloves, neckwear and stationery. From
colored advertisements I often and
borders for the sides of my boxes.
Perhaps I select a handkerchief for
a friend. I have little money to spend,
but I wrap the tiny object with a
wealth ot loving thoughts Nine, ten
or even eleven months before Christ-
mas I may have seen a small illus-
tration that was particularly reminis-
cent of her. I know too that the
subject will amuse her, so I save the
picture and paste it on the wrapper. A
letter may be written months or .weeks and store for the most blessed day in
Quetzalcoatl to Replace Jolly
Old Figure
charming substitute for a lack of real gigantic plumed serpent, may replace
trees. A round barrel hoop may be the Canadian Santa Claus in the
used for this, painted a bright color or minds of Mexico children if an experi-
covered with silver paper, silver stars went to be tried out by the Ministry
hung from it every four inches and of Education as a part of its program
the large-sized birthday came rosettes to instil the principles of nationalism
pierced into the us>per edge of the in the minds of those of school age is
hoop between the stars. The circle successful. In an official statement,
is suspended byfour wires from a the Ministry announces that figures
hook or chandelier and can be ela-
boratedrepresenting Quetzalcoatl instead of
with holly or greens.Santa Claus will distribute toys and
Pictures, paste, paper, paint anda clothing to 15,000 needy children at
spools are treasured with the gifts I � the Christmas celebration.
buy or make from month to month
The statement refers to Quetzal-
coatl as "the symbol of our aboriginal
in advance and illustrated at the top all the year.
Alberta Boasts
Soviets New Plan
Chain Packing Plants
Identical Triplets Chicago, --Soviet Russia is again
seeking aid in America for a govern -e at the pyramids of San Juan Teotihda-
can near Mexico City, sometimes re-
ferred to as the Egypt of America.
•
dieties and of our apostles, the fore-
runners of our christian civilization."
The giant image of Quetzalcoatl is one
of the archaeological treasures of Mex-
ico, forming part of the main temple
Two cases of 'that extremely rare meat enterprise. Fifty or more engin-
eers and draftsmen, under direction of
phenomenon, human identical triplets an American engineer, are trans -
have been revealed by Alfred E. ferring to blue prints the best features
• Clarke and Daniel G, Revell, biologists of the Chicago meat packing industry
of the University of Alberta, Canada. for reproduction in Soviet Russia. The
Triplets of this type are, like iden- Communists plan to spend $30,000,000
tical twins, developed from a single in a chain of 40 packing plants.
egg cell. They are always of the A committee of the Soyusmiaso
same sex, and since they have the (Government meat trust) after a
same hereditary endowment, they are survey of the American packing in -
very much alike in appearance and dustry, opened headquarters here.
also in mental, and emotional make- Plans are being drawn for two plants,
up. Says Science Service's "Daily one in Moscow and the other at Semi -
Science News Bulletin" (Washington). Palatinsk, in southwestern Siberia,
When twins develop from separate, Russia's cattle country.
egg cells, or zygotes, they are no more
alike than ordinary brothers and sis-
ters, except that they are of the same
age. Indeed, they may be decided
contrasts in temperament as well as
physical appearance.
Triplets are usually of this non-
identical type, because when a divis-
ion occurs in the egg cell, the tend-
ency is for it to form two parts, not
three.
The identical triplets reported by
Professors Clarke and Revell are all
boys. One set are the children of a
family of German origin living in
Stony Plain, Alberta. They are fine
lads, now ten years old, and they are
the youngest of fourteen children.
They look so much alike that their
mother resorted to the scheme of
having each wear a gold bracelet with
his name engraved on it for identi-
fication. The hair of all three grows
in an odd clock -wise whorl at the back
of the neck, although no other mem-
ber of the family has this character-
istic. The finger and palm prints of
tlse triplets also follow a similar pat-
tern, which, is like that of the father,
but unlike any others in the family.
The boys received practically the
same score on an intelligence test;
they enjoy the same games and
• sports; and in school they all are
good in arithmetic and poor in lan-
guage.
The other set of triplets are still in
Infancy. They are now over two, but
were only seventeen months when
they were examined. These boys look
very much alike, although the parents
are able "to tell which is wliieh with-
out any great difficulty. The finger-
prints follow the same pattern, which
is different from their only sister.
They are all iefthanded; all are back-
ward about walking; and all suffered
from the coming of the various teeth
simultaneously.
The word Qiietzalcoati is a literal
translation of the name of the great
Aztec Maya god, Knkulean, who bore
the attributes of combined bird and
snake. He was revered in the cen-
turies preceding Columbus as god of
the arts and crafts and of general
culture. The tradition was that after
instructing the people in the useful
arts he departed eastward over the
sea, promising to return in a speci-
fied year. He was white -skinned and
bearded and when the Spauiards
H. P. Hensehien, Chicago designer therefore macre their first irruption in
of packing plants, is the commission's the year specified in the legend a
chief engineer, Next spring, after the hesitating policy was followed toward
last bundle of blue prints has been
forwarded to Moscow, Henschien will
proceed to the Soviet capital. He will
superintend the building of the two
plants.
•
World Bank Policy
To Undergo Change
Basel, Switz. -The committee of
directors of banks of issue has de-
cided to recommend a new policy for
the Bank for International Settle-
ments designed to eliminate radical
fluctuations in national exchangee,
The International Bank Council
meets Dec, 12,
Quake is Recorded
In North America
Cambridge, Mass.—A "well -marked"
earthquake of moderate intensity was
recorded at the Harvard seismograph
station, recently.
Th,e distance of the quake was esti-
mated at 1750 miles from Cambridge.
Officials said this was " a relatively
short distance and the source may
have been within the limits of con-
tinental North America."
them by the natives which enormously
facillitated Spanish penetration.
Panama Canal Toll
Rates May Be Raised
New York.—Toll rates at the Pan-
ama Canal may be increased shortly
by the United States Government, in
the opinion of Col. Henry Burgess,
Governor of the Canal Zone, who ar-
rived here recently.
The canal is only paying three-
eighths of one per cent. on the capital
invested, he said. The total tonnage
carried through it in 1930 will be ap-
proximately 1,000,000 tons below the
figures for 1929 and 1928, according
to the governor.
Farm Problems
Conducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell, Dept. of Chemistry,
Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph
The object of this department
Is to place at the service of our
farm readers the advice of ac-
knowledged authorities on all sub-
jects pertaining to the farm.
Address all questions to Prb-
fessor Henry G. Bell, in care of
The Wilson Publishing Company,
Limited, Toronto, and answers
will appear in this column in the
order in which they are received.
When writing kindly mention this
paper. As space is limited it is
advisable where immediate reply
is necessary that an addressed
envelope be enclosed with the
question, when the answer wilt be
mailed direct before being pub-
lished.
Copyright by Wilson Publishing
Co., Limited.
Farm Problem Service
At no time since Mau undertook
to till the . soil has farming been
fraught with so many or so great prob-
lems. •Questions of type, location,
organization and management of the
farm—questions of ,crops, varieties,
culture, disease and insect control;
questions of soil types, adaptabilities,
maintenance—questions of tillage,
manuring and fertilizing—questions
of livestock -breeding, feeding and
care, and questions re the marketing
of the products of the farm, force
themselves on the attention of farm -
h it business
ers who aim to make t e
one of pleasure and profit. Definite
answers to many such questions are
impossible, but a bringing together
of such information as applies, can
be of untold help to the farmers of
Ontario. •
A. few years ago this paper publish-
ed a double columil weekly, of gttes-
tions and auswers. If popularity of
this section is an indication of its
value to Ontario farmers, then we are
justified in reviving this service. This
we have arranged to do under the
same editorship that proved so accept-
able before.
Prof. Henry G. Bell, who will again
conduct this work, is well known to
Ontario farmers. He is Associate
Professor of Chemistry at Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph, where
he has special charge of field demon-
strations and extension work in soil
fertility. His wide experience in
farming methods, both in his native
province and in United States are of
-great valuer in this work. Besides
his own preparation and experience,
Prof. Bell will have the oo-operation
of 'specialists of all departments of
the Ontario Agricultural College to
whom he will refer questions outside
the 'field of soil fertility. This fact
should make this column of increas-
ing interest and value.
We shall conduct the new service
under the title of Farm Problems.
The published questgions will be iden-
tified by initials and county.
Professor Claims Earth Is
At Least 1,825,000,000 Years Old
New Haven, Coun.—The earth is 'at
least 1,825,000,000 years old, according
to calculations of Professor Alois F.
Kovarik, professor et physics at Yale
University.
In a recent address here he reveal-
ed a new formula, based on the come
monly-used "radio -active time clock,"
by which he had been able to arrive at
a calculation which agrees approxi-
mately with recent astronomical com-
putations. -
Professor Kovarik's formula extends
the scope of a previously known meth-
od of determining the age of radio
active minerals—by measuring the ex-
tent of transmutation from their
The Path of The Tornado
known original form. Scientists know
that radio -active miner disintegrate
atomic weight. Because this rate of
discharge has been found absolutely
constant through centuries of change,
physicians have. called these rocks the
"radio -active time clock."
A fragment of uraninite dug from
the earth of Silvana Pala, Carelia,
Northwestern Russia, indicated the
age of 1,825,000,000 years. It is entire-
ly possible, the professor said, that
other rocks will indicate still greater
age.
Bring in the bottled lightning, a
clean tumbler, and a corkscrew!
.
�w, rttado cloud shortly lifore It strikes. Toritdo as .funnel is start-
Unusual photographs of preg•ress of disastrous tornado in Nebraska, Left to highs -Vo twister as 1t stie. bond itctd sucked it dry.
in; to gytttte down fretu •oteucls. Third photo ttows tunnel as it struck. Photo at end altovv+s biaak
Some Last Minute
Christrnas..Cc►okies
To. make
B hefnialt Chris -41M rub together a quarter of a,.
bound of powdered sugar anti half
a
pound of butter,' add the yo'iba of .four
eggs, three tablespons of cream and
one pound of, flour, Mix Sufficient
sugar and , hour in equal.parts to
sprinkle over the dough board. Troll
the dope). on this until it is about
a quarter of an inch, thick, then cul
into stars and whoa the caber are
Spoon and a half of grated orange
baked ice them with tnis icing: Beat
two tablespoons of water and thicken
confectiozier's sugar. Spread this
together the yolks of two eggs anti
on site cakes and. sprinkle thickly
with almonds that have been. blanch•
ed and cut fine, then set in the Oven
a few minutes to dry.
Kriss Kringle Coo`kles
Cream three-fourths of a pound of
sugar with the same quantity of but
ter, add a cup of preserved quinces
pressed through a colander and three
cups of molasses, then add a table•
peel; a teaspoon of mace and one ot
cinnamon and enough flour to make
a stiff dough. Roll 'very thin in olelongs, sprinkle with red. sugar and
bake.
Chocolate Creams
Cream well one cup of butter and
slightly
beaten, four tablespoons of •
half a cup of sugar; add two eggs,
sweet milk and a teaspoon of vanilla
or almond flavoring; then three cups
of flour 1n which has been sifted two
and one-half teaspoons of baking pow-
der and half a teaspoon of salt. Have
ready two squares of chocolate, melt-
ed; add this to the above mixture,
blend well and chill; roll as thin as
possible—using only a small portion
of dough at a tine—cut into any
shape desired and bake in a moder-
ate oven. When cool put two to-
gether with a white icing.
German Fruit Snaps
Cream one cup of butter and add
two cups of sugar gradually; stir into
this mixture, without separating, three
eggs, one teaspoon of soda dissolved
in half a cup of warm water, one
pound of chopped raisins and one
cup of chopped English walnuts. Add
sufficient flour to make a sot dough,
roll out, cut into rounds and tbake at
once,
Pop -Corn Cookies
Mix well one cup each of pop corn
(finely ground), figs .cut up fine and
sugar; have ready mixed half a cup
each of butter and milk and a beaten
egg and add the above mixture to it;
then add gradually one cup each corn-
meal and flour, into which has been
sifted a teaspoon of salt and one and
one-half of nutmeg and four teaspoons
of baking powder. Roll out about
a third of an inch thick, cat into
rounds and belie in a moderate oven.
St. Nicholas Filled Cookies
Blend half a cup each of butter,
brown sugar and molasses, add one
well beaten egg, four tablespoons of
sour milk, then three cups of flour
with which there has been mixed a
teaspoon of baking powder, one tea-
spoon of baking socia, one teaspoon
of cinnamon and half a teaspoon each
of nutmeg, cloves and salt. Chill well
by setting on ice, then roll thin and
cut into oblongs—about two by four
inches. Have prepared a mixture ot
half a cup of honey, half a cup of
chopped walnuts or pecans, a quarter
of a cup of freshly grated (or shred-
ded) cocoanut and a teaspoon of flour.
Spread half of each oblong with the
filling mixture, fold over to a square
shape and bake in the quick overt.
Christmas Rocks
417o two-thirds of a cup of butter and
one cup of sugar, well blended, add
two beaten eggs, beat well, then add
one and one-half cups of hour, with
which has been sifted a teaspoon
each of cinnamon and cloves: Put
one pound of English walnuts, one
pound of dates and one pound of
raisins through the food chopper and
add to the above, then one teaspoon
of soda dissolved in one and one -halt
tablespoons of hot water. Stir well
and ,drop by half teaspoons on butter
ed tins and hake in a moderate oven.
Maryland Sand Tarts
13 cups butter, 2 cups sugar, 4 cups
flour, 2 eggs, Cinnamon and almonds.
Cream butter and sugar. Add yolks
of both oggs and the whites of one.
A.dd hour until the dough is still
enough to be rolled out and cut. With
a pastry brush paint each 000ky with
the remaining white of egg, dust with
cinnamon anal place almond in center.
Bake in a slow oven for ten or fifteen.
minutes, 1
Jaaek Miner Tags
323 Geese in Day
Kingsvwiile—Jack Miner, Canaddan
naturalist, had a busy day at his bird
saneteary recently: He taught, tag-
ged
aeged and liberated 323 Canada geese
in the work of compiling a record of.
the flocking activities of the birds. In
addition' lie caught' three geese he
had tagged six years ago, four simil-
arly treated four years ago_ and ten
markedlast year.
One Hundred Million Trees
Since 1901 when the Department of
the Interior through its Forest Service
conimsziced the distribution to prairie
farmers of seedlings and cuttings to
establish shelterbelts to beautify andprotect their ironies, well over 100,000,-.
000 trees have been sent out,
It is better ,'going through the world
to have the arms Chafed its that nar-
row passage, than the temper,