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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-03-21, Page 7• A Yrrtue May Beeome a Vice. When baking cookies grease the We have been accustomed to think- pans, then rinse them with cold frig of virtue as being a precious pos- water; put the cookies on the wet session, and always good, but virtue greasy surface and they will not earned to the nth degree becomes vice. Or perhaps I should say a vir- tue carried to excess becomes a vice --is intemperance as truly as any form of overdoing. Perhaps the fact is born •hl on me just now because I've recently had a great deal to do with one or two persons who pride themselves on certain virtues which to their friends are their chief faults. And, of course, no one can make them see their Mistake They know stick when baking. To prevent rust, or to cover it after it appears, paint bed springs, inside of the gas oven and all ex- cept the smoothing surface of the flatirons, with aluminum paint. It is heat resisting and makes a smooth surface which is easily Rept clean. A three-minute egg -timer placed in sight of the telephone can be watched without taking the mind off a long-distance call and may save a that the thing they pride themselves charge for overtime. upon is in itsetlf a virtue, and can not Dustless dust -cloths can be made sea how they are overdoing ,it, of warn hosiery and underwear. Dip One is a woman who prides herself them in a half pint of kerosene to on plain speaking. She says she sim- which has been added three table - ply tells the truth at all times. Now, spoonfuls of linseed oil. Wring out of course, truth in itself is a virtue and hang in the air to dry. These and one greatly to be desired. But can be washed occasionally and again one can go to excess even with the dipped in the oil. truth, 1 rmember it used to puzzle If onions have sprouted, chop the me as a child to get my mother's fine sprouts and use them in potato salad. distinction. She would sometimes tell Rubber mats may be cut out of us that we must always speak the worn-out hot water bags. They are truth,- and then knock• the whole useful to place on ice to keep dishes thing over, for ala at least, by say- from slipping Old jar rings will ing the truth should not be spoken at serve the same purpose. all tinges. It was sometime before Make a substitute for a cedar chest I .found out that she meant it is often out of •any tight box made of soft better to..keep still than to speak the wood, by painting the inside with oil truth. If telling the i;auth is only of cedar, letting the wood absorb all going to wound someone and do no it will. If there are any open cracks good, then say nothing. If it can they should first be filled with melted do good, then tell it:- paraffin. But the woman of whom I write Aluminum cooking utensils require draws no lines in her truth telling. the least heat. Foods requiring long, 1"I tell them all just what I think," slow cooking should be put in an she says. And she does. Friend and I aluminum saucepan, just large foe, saint and sinner, olcl and young, enough to hold it, so that there is rich and poor, all have the benefit of no waste space between the food and her views. No one is ever left in the close fitting lid. Once started it doubt as to what she thinks about will cook with very little fire, and personally and all their family. where gas is used for fuel the food them ver she - will sometimes cook alongside V•>hercver she gees .,n.. leave: be an - hind a trail of w:ounllcd and blceding•,i other vessel, using but one burner. or wrathy and apoplectic individralls, the man who invests in all' sorts ctemperament'of her of machinery to make his farm work according to the his•g b along 10 am,—Poached egg on toast, tea; 1 p.m.—Baked potato,'salad, cocoa, 4 p.m,—Boiled or broiled fish, toast, tea. 8.80 p.m. --Hot cocoa, toast with jelly. Uses of French Chalk. French chalk is not nearly so well known as it should be, for it is a very convenient and economical pee- paration to have on hand for various purposes. As a cleanser for silk, it is effective in that it removes grease spots almost instantaneously, if ap- plied in the following way. If the chalk is purchased in cone-shaped lumps, it is well to shave them •down to a fine powder, which should then be mixed with a small quantity of soap suds until a thick paste has been formed. After the paste has hard- ened ,into round cakes, it is ready for use. It should again be powder- ed and spread on the offending 'spot, under which cotton material has pre- viously been spread. Several layers of tissue paper should be placed over the spot and a hot iron applied to the paper, with care that 4t does not come in contact with the silk itself. This method will leave the silk free from blemish, if followed carefully. FOUR NATIONS NOW STARVING. May Not Get Enough Food in Time to Prevent a Catastrophe. George H. Roberts, the British rood Minister, speaking at Newcastle the other day, said that he could state on absolutely unimpeachable authority that the situation with regard to food conditions in groat areas of Europe was rl.thing less than tragic. . "It is not too much to say that Rou- mania is starving, that Serbia is starv- ing, that Austria is starving and that Germany is starving," he declared. "Ever since the armistice was signed the allies have been doing what they could to relieve the situation and food should bo, or is being, sent to all the countries I have lamed. But it is not enough, and the question now arises whether we shall be able to get slit, Relent food to those countries in time to prevent a catastrophe. "The Supreme Council in Faris is straining every nerve to meet the situation. I am going aver to Paris on Monday to attend the meeting of the Council, and pray it may be pos T' �, , " 1: y sits 15 lil�'ht(`l, and lets wife r Sible air us to ''flee such emergency auditors. Idcr,:c ss to : s lel way, ought to change places about a:: welcome as the fife, Invite.- any o tions never come her way,and ws1 with her fora while. By the time come signs gra hastily teen timehe has rubbed out eight or ten wash - figs on a board that makes his when she appears ro,ind n corner. knuckles bleed, and has mopped a Her acouaintences regard her as aselves to the full. . That is not the wicked woman, but .elle believes her- rough kitchen floor twice a week for spirit of this nation, which, through ".,tar v good. 'Pier- a year or two, he will make up his its unselfishness, won the war. We self •to be i n I, mind that are somehow pretty thingsare going to help, and if helping means think her e- ceS< ;e truth -telling ,q <� x 1 „;nit eine-sided, and that he had better that the situation here does not im- vice, e. cloak 1o1 venting 1.,. that i - doing tilinlc of his �vit. 5 comfort part of prove as rapidly as it otherwise would, lift she leslly believe ch: a. , the tenni and not of his own all thet tills country, I ant sure, will not measures as may stave off the threat-- ened disaster. "Clearly we cannot complacently watch Europe starving and feed our the right thing. tune. grumble. As soon as the lie.aplo reai- P,it'. fly her 13 a man of 1'r > washing blankets this way' appalling seriousness her .. '1 > v:ho has her rte a n awfel S ize the aT.l a1li.lg gr lou;ness of the gating i11 the groat naval bottle off _1.1 ' ;';'1!•� t. 11. .Cold ,.lo they fit in n tub; then melt situation which is developing. in :Cu- the Skagerrak, in the North Sca, be - c'::7 'niece Seeing where a`: 'r -in felt , e has' in hot 'vat^r one pound pure 'white rope, they will be the first to call up- tween Norway and Jutland, on nage s•:t .:,.11 ; has led with her, 1 h , • ::oap and aIle -hall pound bora:.. Acrd on the Government to intervene." gags to the other extreme uid l Ull't tell; e.t all. Claiming that silence is the blankets and pour the mixture golden, he has over -played his �.lrt, aver th m, a'.1swing them to sank too. and he keens still waren he should over tkOtit. Tey nest morning pour • talk. He is secretive, in the extreme, o withholds his confidence where it this off, rinse the blankets thorough- ly :end without ;vLrr,�,ing hang them should be ;ivcn, never i:,l iso any- out to dry. Their weight keeps them ` Gave it their simple grace of line. 1 It i • 1 ` easy �s„aF„.,. _ ' ' Neoessity proved the '";` .YIene value of the back -yard garden. Sincetbe com- mencement of the war - thousands .ofCanadians have learned by experience that even a smell garden will pay—and pay well. Make your garden the big provider this year. VEGETABLES 1Bean Parsnip Improved' Geidert Wax Hollow Crown Radish French Breakfast Lettuce NonpareilCabbageHead Beet Garden Peas Detroit Dark Red Improved Stratagem FLOWEE.S Aster Select Comet, Mixed Colors Sweet William Finest Mixed Sweet Alyssum For Borders Sweet Mignonette Grandiflora Morning Glory Climbing Nasturtium Climbing Mixed Make your selection from the Rennie Catalogue and have the nearest dealer fill your order. If he cannot sappy all your requirements, write us direct, A copy of our tool catalogue will Giro you full par- THE par- ticulars on garden tools. Write COMPANY ono ssto-day. :'•4.9 PORTAGE AVE. WINNIPEG. MAN. .ALSO X1' TORONTO MONTREAL VANCOUJ'E61 Ste Health 1 r t)4*0`>> 3>3•Do3>: 'w,,,3 3 Mastication First Step in Digestion, Mastication is the Drat step in the process of digestion. If its import- ance could be -appreciated eru - gh to insure its correct practice, the stom- ach and intestines would be'relieved of much strain and distress and the immediate result. would be a fine sense of general well-being. Literally, mastication is the biting and grinding of the food by the teeth, while at the same time it is mixed with saliva secreted into the month by the salivary glands. It is a pro- cess of simple design, which has been imitated many times in expensive and complex machinery buil=t to man- ufacture paper, cloths, all sorts of products. If a manufacturer has a machine installed fora certain pur- pose, he sees that it is used to ca- pacity and never thinks of allowing it to stand idle while its work is done by other machines not intended for the .same thing and not nearly so well adapted to doing it. The unneces- sary wear and tear en the other ma- chines, and the -folly of not using the first one, are obvious. But that is exactly the mistake we make when we, allow our children to cultivate the habit of swallowing their food whole. Too often solid food is simply broken down by the teeth into lumps or pieces small enough to be swallow- ed, whereas it should be chewed till reduced to at least a semi-liquid state and then further chewed until the act of swallowi,• can be almost unconscious. This takes tirne which carless or short-sighted people are not disposed to spend on their chil- e dreg- It is, however, the thorough- ness with which food is eaten, and not the time taken, which must be emphasi :ed. What is the effect cif prol)er raasti- cation? A larger surface cf the food eeri ISettlt •• tee ttteetto•' C7; u ` beeomas exposed to the various di- gestive juices. The starchy foods are subjected to the direct critte.tive 1 action of their fern'lents in the saliva FOR OAPME.PAP w k�'r' x": ID ACRE'S for a longer time. There 13 an in- at up a icure that Will last a lifetime—a Ivaco f1.:: i Crea 4 -an•tsag orMoak dem,:—Lhatwillbolt%ulvadhor,-1!wt ;{ , stimulation of the n•eives ^f stands r,7l 1 usago c+ 1' .it! I -ill [ 1 tC � 1' -n, , ism �! , hIsatyP.e °. O71' tui, d. .� v.1t 1J.: feet. VIIi°1'ril:edt„bt''L"r ! ,luiCCs fYvhrx the :Ii15 of. t11C Sts 1 Ctt. rlcs twice ti' -�otcs •ren mete -::a withthar erre c ie. ! t'c.l>taCrzol.,,l j)1' rt,rgto n,c.l a ! , n^ a •! at of t_ . 1 Tad? Or •tri inni°uT stands rat fig;' through—that can't Tilt •'i 391.3 ,*elle taste and small, y ,-hien in tarn Si!nll'- F , TM••c� ern • "tar rlis917se.^- t'--� zee t ` i �. with ,v 1 the la,n, ! i iat� a greater flow of t. c^St;t' e Inward and tqugiliap,s 14.1. fe"r`,i,gr s,reb!-elle er e h1 vtaeles of the isle "C.1'e:o. non stomach and il;t ..ti 0S, tints 1i2Se1'- •VoAton, 9. Cr o ' t [91JR t 4Y 1 SMALL DAMAGE AT JUTLAND Injuries Suffered by British Battle- ships of Comparative Unimportance. The damage inflicted by the Ger- mans on Brit,eh battle.dilipe partici- 1916, is described by euter's, to this enough cold water to cover Limited, as follol�l e : A torpedo stl .,ck the Marlborough, fladd:ing one boiler room and killing two risen. The Marlborough was not hit by shell fire. twelve -inch shell struck the sup- erstructure of the Colossus, causing a fire. Another shell burst short,its splinters wounding three men and in - other side it would exhibit design and the opposite condition, em.etinet.on. fldeting unimportant damage. may follow and the Child be pWiso1lod lettering to identify it with the coup to .�..�.-, The Village Library. The house is low, soft green and grey, You cannot miss its presence fine: The builders of an earlier day ane and never praisee. in se. 1po and clothes -pins are un- to get tiln opinion from him as it is Tho open door invites your feet, to converse with an oyster. necessary. When dry beat` with a The low -celled rooms a welcome „ carpet beater to raise the nap. His policy has estranged everyo 11e knows. His children shun hili, Diet for. Convaies�ents, his wife is as :far from him as one The patient recovering from infitt- pole from the other, and his business enza or pneumonia requires a pain, associates have as little to do with nourishiu diet. dust at this time him as possible, His uncommunica the convalescent is tired of milks, soups, broth, etc., and has little actu- al desire to eat. It is here that the real skill of the housewife must be Used to decoy these irritable, nervous invalids to take proper nourishment. to help them on the road to recovery. A few pointers that will aid results are: Do not ask the patient what he would like to eat. Serve small -portions in a dainty, attractive planner. Remember that persons recovering from Such diseases cannot eat three large meals a day. Divide the food allowance -so that .the required amount of nourishment can be pro- portioned into five meals, as follows: 7 a.m.—Fruit, toast, hot milk, and more nutritious. chocolate or cocoa. tiveness kept him from aclt�ancement in business and shut hint out of all social life. And his entire family have to suffer with him. So every virtue becomes a vice if it is worked to -o hard. The over -neat woman who keeps her family Pram enjoying their home is a sinner, Honest inquiry becomes inquisitive- ness when carried too far. Ambition which interferes wale one's fellows is autocracy. So we might carry it into everything. It simply resolves itself into the axiom that overin- dulgence is intemperance or vice. Homely Wrinkles. Cereals cooked ill skim milk in - Stead of water are more: palatable Successfu Since s 1714.43 us !,grid oatalo6ol e is t ol1i:9 'n c?t' tici 1,e�tiit6. Wi'i �e todz j•1tis Free air ',t taatl SUCCESS Fautf ai'E voui seeds mem' r, ems. ...�� our scedsinn. Our 64 rear's or - uribi'oken.Su�Cir .5s spedis6 itseI f 4ifi�ei Plants•.A•S8@ : IERS Lauren, 715 ` ' e °a•n ''�ty"D ego • ^r tom., .y,,,,...N ,..- .—.-•.:.n r.. .., lean; With pictures, books, and flowers sweet, You sense the dwelling of a frieled. Before her old brown desk she sits: The guardian spirit of the place, Waiting to be of use; there flits A. happy smile across ,her face. As close about the children come Eager for books and greeting kind, Feeling they've found a second home In these low rooms with volumes lined. She shows a picture they should see; She tells them something new or queer; Slue gives the books so willingly Tho place to then grows very dear. They give it now a passing thought— But far adown the years to be Their hearts to her will 1'0.'.k be brought With love and deep sincerity. knowing that then they diel not dream How skillfully she helped them grow In heart and thought, to see "the gleam" And follow. This tee Tier they owe. And older people owe her much For her bright cordiality, ehell tore a le.rge hole at the water . - . Her wish to help, her homelike touch line and another under water below oeee, .._._�. r te• That crowns our lovely library, True act, At a military luncheon -party an enll- nent French officer was placed next to a well-meaning major. "Take--er—eska voo voo•ly--I mean --ere-Massy-moi, sill voo began the latter, hesitating, The Frenchman laid his hand en the other's shoulder, and in excellent Eng- lish slid: "My dear sir. my very dear sir, do, please, stop speaking French, Your accent is s0 Parisian that, positively, it snakes me homesick" A UNIVERSAL COIN. ing a better mixing, of the food with their res* etiVe ferments, and a more sati i'actory movement of these contents Iron one part on to anotio.r. .A.ltc :..`rte , digestion will be much • May be One of the Oa; ones of the f.: ° t _ 1 + � lx any str,ntaLh gar 3 ,,. ,n: t.1sta, .,:1:1 s less apt to League of Nations:. en :ue. 1, lust a comfort ,,. ,rt i ' 1 be 1 t'! are. results •lts '' one could i:`.n!1 a.,'; ,. ',a tete n1 .i :i, -'.7a?` The -a" -t1-e .•, not that t f ll without c7,i.h. _. is for the ..:tit. .,d ._ ., i•.. .1tw 1.. world, ? :i T 0 1 Sri i ly e local brand c,f currency? 'a7 � ,: As o:le res"lt of the 1; to of 1", a It , t i t13 - ,il•- ,.,. e. ,;.Tl in- ,moi:I e ?t. ..1 c'C ett...ach ..std' t.ttea- tion, t..c..c:..c•r.� ��.. ,. 'o, '" t±,,it , \t'C ui e e.n bate tine. u . e,, 'lt into eticn .1:1 tern Itl tali an iaterllaiion:1 ir,,•.,;i i:.;L:a it ..ilui:id ho l Karl, 1: �. -`•" ,'', a i ease to ti.;lcs of radii delay .�J 1. :1' i i �� �'1 . tate, ar we..:�e1� r ,... _ ti .les the tomach, d it,;, tai r - d 1 call ` An international coin (as tc`Pttt1tiv..?- stomach and intestines, <, ring wire 1d be etalapeci en one to symptoms, that ::ften lend thcl par - side with an intct'nati;iilili design, ents to belie. o child hus worms. If this food Is ufermentabie, diarr statins; its value in the monetary ^.3 terns of various countries. On the flocs may develop. If it is not. then • ..1' The Barnham was hit flue times by heavy shells, one of which wreck- ed one of the hydraulic pumps, the auxiliary wireless office and the medical store, causing heavy casu- alties among wireless and medical staff. The damage done by the other hits was comparatively unimportant. The Malaya was hit eight times. The siren stearnpipe was fractured and a large shell wrecked the galley canteen on the gun deck and smash- ed! the mounting of one six-inch gun. Two of the hits caused a large Hole below the armor, flooding the adja- cent compartments. A heavy shell bulged the roof of one turret without IgA n. aaesteesm - signor, Ont. exploding, but put the range -finder Essex County out of action _�,_.... �-.-.,elle.. m.-- •r......�a.K�•»•,; try of its origin, Every year many millions of dal- lars worth -of foreign coins are melted at the glints of each nation of the world and used as bullion for conver- from its own bowel. An extra five, ten, or fifteen min- utes at each ileal, devoted to thor- ough mastication of the food, means everything to the health and vigor sion into that nation's particular coin- ' of the growing child. age. It seems a pity, because an ob- vious waste of labor. An internation- al gold piece, in perhaps three de- nominations, would do away with this absurdity. SEED CORN "are": The Valiant was not bit in the first part of the- action, but at about 6 &'clock in the evening was struck by two heavy shells. Both perforated the six-inch armor and did consider- able damage, jamming the helm hard a -port and causing the ship to turn in circles. While thus circling the Val- iant was hit eight times, six of the MIs being from big guns, and inflict- ing more or less serious damage. Two guns were put out of aet.on. One POTATOES 50 New Varieties can positively be grown from one Packet of Hybri- dized Potato Seeds. Every hill will be different. All colors, shapes and sizes. May be worth a cold mine. Don't miss these rarest and most wonderful of Seeds. Packet, with Directions. 16c., 4 for 60c., 10 for 61.00, with our booklet, "Making the Garden l'ay." 1aXA13S't'S SEED ST. 03:1E ept. 3.1; ,�yy4X ace Dorchester St. OEVST. TEZnZ, QV5. the armor•, belting, but the casualties were light. : ; ti Q+10 �,r�ulr 6 a3ert 'a p:rte:`r Metterunlit preferred. �l WRITE FOR PIa'L ES , STANFORD'S, Wilted ifl8 Mansfield St. • Montreal SHUN MUSKRATS We pay the best price for Spring M us f<rats Send ,'u's tiff: yon have. You aro assured of satisfaction in price and treatment. ABBEY FUR COMPANY 810 St. Paul St. W., Montreal, Que. In business for 30 years Reference: Dank of Ilochelaga, St. Henry. ._elle—.,,.,,p......_.—... CLEANING UP 'rilE WAR ZONE Sail to be Subjected to Process to Recover Metals Which Fill It. Europe's battle fields, says an edi- torial writer in the Mining and Scien- tific Press, have been showered with steel and iron and brass from shells. exploded and unexploded, and %it'ln hand grenades, He goes on: "Much of this metal will be re- moved as a necessary preliminary to I the resumption of peaceful pursuits_ The quantity of metal is so great I that it would be :1 source of annoy- ' ante and even of danger to the till:!' of the soil A systematic sweeping, irig, so to speak, of all the ho nhar h ' i ;"ions will be necessary. A Frer,4h engineering" journal 'resell. )es all ait- paratus which, though treated for this special purpose, can be applied to other uses,- for it will indicate the presence of steel and iron not to') deeply 1t11ried in the soil. This, how.. ever, is a slow way to proceed where long -continued bombardment has lit- erally filled the soil tvit,h netallie fragments, Methods of ealvot iitg are contemplated that involve pa s11:i:, the soil through plants for recover- ing the metal, and r.'turning the soil to its 1)110e leveled ;'nil ready for till- age. It is also pointed cut that the concentration of - fixed nitrogen in these battle field soils, resulting front the enormous quantities ac explosives used, will make these e$ieenc mei). tionally fertile."