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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-04-18, Page 2Milk -Fed Biddies. "Why don't you keep a cow?„ asked Aunt Anne the morning after her arrival at her niece's house, as she heard the rattle of milk bottles -- five of them --on the verandah, "I would," gaily answered her niece, "if only we were back in the country, ,instead of temporarily housed on a fifty -foot city lot," ":But who in the world ever drinks it all ?" persisted the aunt. As if in answer to her question, into the room bounced the two roly- poly youngsters, Teddy, the four- year-old, and two-year-old Belle, bright and smiling and ready for breakfast. "My, don't these children look well?" exclaimed Aunt Anne, greet- ing them with a hug and a kiss. "I don't see whom they take after, Ruth," turning to their mother. "Neither you nor their father has any health to boast of. What's your secret?" "I want niy milk," shouted Teddy, "Milk! Milk!" echoed Belle. Their mother smiled. "That's the answer," she said. "it's no secret." "But do you mean," asked the Aunt. "that they drink milk in any quantity? I should think they . were old enough to eat solid food." "Oh, of course they eat solid food, Aunt hot their -diet .is based chiefly on Here, kiddies," placing their chair;; at the table, , "your lerc'akfa t is ready." With a merry scramble, the chil- dren were in their chairs, and the next moment, two little noses wore concealed in the cups of creamy milk. Not till every drop was drained did they turn to the waiting cereal, toast and fruit. Before they finished each had demanded and received another cup of milk. "Well, I never!" exclaimed Aunt Anne "Why don't you give them part water instead? They'd drink it just as easily." "Truth is, Aunt," her niece laugh- ed, "water is refreshing, but it hasn't very much food value, They drink plenty of water between meals. At present, they are having break- fast." "But how can you afford to let them drink so much with milk costing what it does here in the city?" "Because I know how necessary it -is for the children's well-being. I know that nothing so well provides all the necessary elements of growth for the young child as milk. There- fore, I make it their mainstay, The cost per quart is high, I know, but when breakfast and supper consist almost entirely of milk -I usually make cream soup, creamed toast or some other such dish not only for! their supper but for our own -so few other foods are used that the cost is; greatly reduced. Practically all cakes, crackers and cookies, which altogether too many children snake' a practice of filling up on, are ex- • eluded entirely., If a lunch is re- quired between meals a slice of bread and a glass of milk suits them admirably, while milk desserts take the place of pie at dinner and a glass of milk reduces the quantity of meat consumed." 'But I fail to understand," contin- ued Aunt Anne, "how you :get them to take it so well. Most of the chil- dren I've seen detest milk after they are a year or so old, even children living on dairy farms." "Yes, I know," replied her niece, "but it's the mother, not the children, who is to blame. Weaning time to most women means jumping from babyhood to manhood, skipping by childhood altogether, so far as diet is concerned, As soon as baby be- gins to take solid food, the mother decreases the milk supply, She Lets him have tastes of all the victuals the grown -lips have, and his stomach j gets too full for milk, Ye't all lee has i eaten is not half so beneficial as a much smaller quantity, supplemented ' by a glass or so of milk. "Of course, if a child really dis- i likes milk it may be necessary to do ! a little coaxing, but a little ingenuity t and patience will usually have the de- sired effect. Let the mother make cocoa or cereal coffee entirely of milk, using only sufficient boiling water to dissolve the powder, and offer it to the child in winter. In summer, a bit of sugar or syrup with a few drops of flavoring, added to the milk anti the concoction termed 'liquid ice cream' may go down when milk alone wouldn't,"One mother I knew used to paste a pretty picture on the bottom of a 'tumbler, then fill the glass with milk. Her litt'-e girl gladly drank the milk in order to see the new picture. An- other mother induced her children to drink milk by using pretty, odd -shap- ed tumblers and cups, while still an- other kept on hand a supply of small hard candies, one of which she drop- ped into each glass. You can readily believe the children never refuse to drink the alliin when the last swallow meant a piece of candy, "After all, it rests with the mother entirely whether or not the children drink milk and grow strong, rosy and healthy," with a look of pride toward pink-cheeked Teddy and Belle. "If she understands how vitally import- ant milk is to her children's health, and realizes that a dollar spent on milk for them could be invested in no better way, she will teach them to drink milk and they'll never acquire a distaste for it and think it just for babies. "You are right about our children not having especially healthy par- ents to take after, but we are bring- ing them up right, and, Aunt Anne, do you know any healthier children than these?" "Indeed I don't. I always said how lucky you were to have such healthy children. Now I know it wasn't luck, but good tare and milk." Banish the Fly, The approach of warm weather brings with it the discomfort of fly - time. During the season this house- hold pest thrives and multiplies by the millions, and quickly. The house- wife must wage a definite war against the fly if she wishes to banish this death -dealing, disease -breeding i parasite from her premises. The fly not only carries poison, but also typhoid, infantile paralysis and many kindred disease germs. Food that is exposed in warm weather of- fers a very desirable breeding place for this dangerous pest. Clean up the premises and yards and see that all garbage cans are dis- infected and kept covered. Do not allow any piles of rubbish or waste to accumulate. Do not take a chance on leaving the windows and doors open ,in warns, sunny weather, with- out placing in the screens. See that all windows and doors are securely screened. Cover all foods that are exposed with wire or mosquito net- ting; these screens can be made by removing the ends of a box and then proceeding to cover it with wire or netting. Do not permit milk vessels or cooking utensils to stand around; rinse them with cold water and then cleanse them with hot water very thoroughly. If there are small chil- dren, watch them carefully when they are eating, so that no food is left by them to attract hies, The baby should be kept carefully screened with net- ting to prevent flies from coming near him during the early spring and summer. First and last of all, swat the fly. Swat him early and late. It is pos- sible with very Little trouble to keep the house absolutely free from this menacing pest. First ---Keep the house sereened. Second -Kill each and every fly in the house. Third -Do not allow food to stand in an exposed condition. Fourth -Keep the garbage pail well covered. Fifth -Disinfect the garbage can twice a week. Sixth -Do not allow rubbish to ac- cumulate. Seventh --Repair all breaks in screens and doors as soon as they appear, Eighth -See that the screen door has a good eatch for a quick closing, Ninth -Fresh air, sunlight and clean premises prevent disease, RABBIT RAISING MONEY RASING ' The common wild hare grows to Five pounds. FLIIIMISH GIANTS grow to 12 and 16 pounds. Their meat compares only with chicken, They breed six to eight times a year, and their litters number from five .to twelve. Per pound, to raise, they , cost 20% of chicken.. • BLACIL SIFitRIANS aro as prolific :breeders as Giants and are only slightly malier at maturity, Their hide is 'tough and their fur thick and sort. They are very valuable as Fur and Meat pro- ducers. A.LT, B.RE P£13XGREOD STO473. 'Young Giants, express prepaid, at $12,00 per pair. Young Siberians, express prepaid, at $16.00 per pair. ' fCtyeolal Pt -lees elven for Three or More TERMS: ---Strictly cash with order. THE JARROW RABBITRY MlMICO, ONT. Make money orders payable to iZ i'.&;a13 1$4.100oW, /Weaver. Household Minta. Children require a special diet up to ten years of age. Hot drinks are better than cold for old people, Delectable dumplings are made with dried fruits. Clean lard will remove wagon grease, stove and shoo polish. In hanging clothes see that they are pulled straight on the line. A dustless mop can be made from the fringe of an old bedspread. Instead of grating cheese for some' dishes that are to be baked, slice it thin and save time. Two heaping teaspoons of boiled rice contain as much nourishment as two and one-half boiled eggs. Egg stains may be removed from spoons by common salt. It saves time and fuel to cook a whole pumpkin at once. Creamed potatoes with cheese make a pleasant change. A flannel bag filled with hot sand is a good substitute for a hot water bag. A bread sponge made with yeast is light enough to use when it is full of bubbles. 11folasses cannot be used in metal utensils, as it acquires a tiny taste. Never use butter to fry fish; it burns before the fish can have time to cook. Instead of dicing the vegetables, cut them in as long and thin strips - I as possible. A wire brush with some gritty cleanser cleans the roasting pan in two minutes. Save an old white kid or chamois glove if your corset steels and bones have a habit of wearing through. A mend with a bit of this will last a long time. When the little girls' dresses of embroidered flouncing are too short, lengthen them without taking off the band, in this way: Stitch to the under side of the scallops a double fold of lawn or batiste about three inches wide. This gives the appearance of a hem. The "notions" counter in most shops has readyrade button holes to offer. They are sold in strips, and are great time and labor savers. But fbr pick-up work there is nothing like having a strip of button holes of your own making on hand, NEW WONDERS EXPECTED Marvellous Inventions .Pnspired by War May be Surpassed in Peace. Subjects of increasing interest are telephoning without wires and High by airship across the ocean. Both ideas are in such a hopeful way. * at they may be said to be virtua sured and likely to be_ sddi! ', operation. These matters are be ter worth thinking about and spending money on than is poison gas or can- non with a range of eighty miles, though guns of that calibre promote antimilitarism by rendering useless a girdle of fortifications around a city. In the recent war Paris was saved. twice by battles on the Marne, which was quite as near as hostile batteries could be allowed to approach, In pro- portion as the spirit of militarism is banished from the world the con- structive forces of peace get to work. Their possibilities were never more interesting. It is hard to say how rapid the march of important inventions will be when nations agree to go forward amicably instead of with deadly cross purposes. Carrying on a conversa- tion audibly between distant points anywhere on the globe is an almost startling conception. But it seems near at hand, and so does air flight over indefinite spaces at a speed of 300 miles or aver an hour. How about telephotography, or the visualizing of distant objects with the aid of the electric current? It has been waiting for development since 1881, when it was first brought to notice. Experimental results were favorable, but the invention has not been pushed as have the telephone, airplane and wireless telegraphy, all of which are in practical use and have been advanced by the expendi- ture of billions. Telepathy, or the superseilsory transfer of thought and 'feeling, is more recondite and nebulous. But, with peace, new wonders will armlet - less unfold. Exports From Forests. Reports of the Trade and Commerce Department show that, for the year ending November, 1918, Canadian ex - Ports of primary forest products total. led $64,281,861. This is an increase of 22 per cent, over the previous year. The exports from the forest were very nearly double those from the fisheries and were 85 per cent. of those from. the mine. In addition to the primary forest products, consisting mainly of lumber and =manufactured wood in various forms, wood -pulp was export- ed amounting to $82,580,619, while wood in manufactured form, not oth- erwise covered, totalled $826,551. These figures are an indication of the economic importance of Canada's for- ests, in the development of her foreign trade. t • From fifteen to fifty Brazil nuts grow in one seed "pod," which is usually as big as a maxi's head. .4•`+A• AU RC.i1' Ci SE ri 11' .S y�4 Look for the Rennie Seed Display 1''s time to think about planting your -garden. Make your selections now. VEGETABLE SEEDS BEAN -Improved Golden Wax Lh. 05r., 3f lb. 20c., Pkt. 1Uc. BEAN• -Scarlet Runner Lb. 90c., 3; lb. 30c., l'kt. 10e. BEET -Detroit Durk Red Turnip 34 lb; 35e„ Oz, 25c., Pkt. 10c. SWISS CHARD - X lb. $1..25, Oz. 400.. Pkt. Ice. CABBAGE -Early Winnigstadt X lb. 53.00, Oz. 51.00, Pict. 10c. CARROT-Chantenay Half -Long ee ib. 90c., Oz. 30c., Pkt. 10e. CARROT -Early Gem or Oxheert 3y ib. 90e., Oz. 30c., I'kt. 10c. SWEET CORN-Ca(en Bantam Lb. 55c., 34 lb. a0,.., Pkt. 10c.' CUCUMBER -London Lona Green 3,4 lb. 75c., Oz. 25c., Pkt. 100. CUCUMBER-Cbicngo Pickling 3a Ib. 75c., Oz. 23c., Pkt. 100. LETTUCE -Select Big Boston ee lb. 31.00, Oz. 35c., Pkt. 10c. LETTUCE -Nonpareil Cabbage - head 3M lb. 90c,. Oz. 30c., Pkt. 10c. CITRON Red Seeded for Pre- serving lb. 75c., Oz. 25c., Pkt. 10e. ONION -Large Red Wethersfield 3y lb. 51.00, Oz. 35c., Pkt. 10c. ONION --Yellow Globe Danvers 3 Ib. $1.25. Os; 40c., l'kt. 10c. PARSNIP -Hollow Crown 31 lb, GOc., Oz. 25r., Pkt. 10e. PARSLEY -Champion Mase Curled 3 Ib, 75c„ Oz.. 25c. Pkt. 10c. GARDEN PEAS -American Won- der Lb. 45c., 34 lb. 20c„ Pkt. 10c. GARDEN PEAS -Improved Strat- agem Lb, 50c., 3f ib. 20c., Pkt. 10e. RADISH -French Breakfast 14 lb: 05c., Oz. 20c., Pkt. los. RADISH -Long White Icicle 34 1b. 85c., Oz. 20c„ Pkt" 10c. RAD/,SIH-Rosy Gena, White - tipped X Ib. 65e., Oz. 20z., Pkt. 10c. TOIVIATO-Bonny Boat 3, Ib, 51.75, Oz. OUc., Pkt. 100. TOAllAl O-ena . 51 75, O:. COc., Pkt. 10r. TURNIP -Orange Jelly or Golden Bail 34 lb, 75c., Oz. 25c., Pkt, 10e, SWEDE TURNIP-Rennle'a Prize Purple Top Lb. 51.40, 1,e; lb. 75c., 34 lb. 40e, HERBS -Sage Oz. 51.10, Pkt. 10c. FLOWER SEEDS ASTER -Select Comet, "Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. BALSAM -Finest Double Mixed Pict. 100. CARNATION -Choice Mixed Pkt. 10c. MORNING GLORY -Climbing Pkt. 10c. SWEET WILLIAM -Finest Mixed Pkt. 10e. MARIGOLD -French Mixed Pkt. 100. SWEET MIGNONETTE-Graadi- flora Pkt. 10e. NASTURTIUM- 1ltmbing B:ired 34 lb. 75c., Oz. 23c., Pkt. we. NASTURTi1'M-Dwarf Mixed 34 le, UOc„ Oz, 30c., Pkt. 10c. PANSY -Choice Mised Pkt. sue. PETUNIA -Hybrids Mixed Pkt. toe. SWEET PEAS -Finest Mixed Or. roc.. Pkt. 10e TEN WEEKS STOCKS -Choice Mixed Pkt. 10c. VERBENA -Finest Mixed Pkt, 10c. WILD FLOWER GARDEN Pk 1. 10c. Should your dealer be unable to supply all the seeds you require, write us direct. Send for copy of Ronnie's Toot Catalogue. It includes Poultry Supplies, Planet Junior Garden TooiR, Sprayers, Fertilizers, etc. r E E I LIMITED WILLIAM KING AND MARKET STS., TORONTO ALSO AT MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER BRITISH DOGS, OF WAR. l In Arabia the horse is a favorite ! article of flesh food. Made Great Record on Battlefields of Europe, England's dog army rendered gaI- Iant service in the war, Many a sol- dier owes his life to some poor, un. cared for, stray dog. For nearly two years dogs were employed by the Bri- tish as messengers, as sentries, and as guards. Early in 1917 a war dog school of instruction was established by the British War Office, and 'Lieut. -Col. Richardson, who has devoted his life to training dogs for military and police purposes, was appointed com- mandant of the school. Gamekeep- ers, hunt servants and shepherds were called up from the army to assist in the work. After a thorough training in Eng- land the dogs were sent to France, and on the battlefields their skill, courage and tenacity amazed the army. Often wounded in the perform- ance of their duties, they never falter- ed while strength remained to carry on. The official record of their heroic work tells of successful message -car - vying through darkness, inlet, rain and shell fire over the most difficult ground. In a few minutes' time dogs have brought messages over ground that would take a soldier hours to MSS, Canada's New Marine Fleet. A new feature of the forthcoming navigation season will be the appear- ance on the St. Lawrence of the Cana- dian Government's mercantile marine, of which by the end of the summer there will be thirty freight steam. ships. The ex -Emperor William II. was the only king of Prussia who ever lost his throne. ,"'a H TereISH '1 AItD17NS, I.AWRS, L0WERS. Oornplets Fertilizer. Write George , Stevens, Peterborough, Ont. NATIVE SEED CORN Grown in :loath Moses 'Selected at husking time. Pegged andey crate mired. Limited WU eanouat. OitDBuR 4,ARLY. WhitNo. Cap Btsil......... $5.25 1"r bum. 8.2 5 " ' Golden Glow ,,...,. 4.00 " " North Dakota 4.00 " " Bags Free, Cash with Dreier, Darius Wigle, Kingsville, Ont. For Your O�Sf THIS REMEDY Piave you a horse that 1+, seems to be out ' of condition, one that drives dull and logy -- has rough coat, pimples, or skin disease? Dr. A. C. D'anleis Renovator Powders quickly restore him to the best of health. It acts Immediately on all cases of heaves, old cough or asthma„ and proves effective tor fits, colic, fever, indigestion, etc., by purifying and en- riching the blood, It will show its effects On the kid- neys in one day, on its spirits in two days. Write for lotto Book on treatment of .all animal ailments. DR. A. 0. DANIELS Co., Limited Dept. W.L. Knowlton, P,0, 46K Health What To Eat When Over Forty. ' Most Canadians eat altogether too.,.. much meat, eggs, flsl; and other pro- teid foods, Suchda diet .is harmful • at any stage, but it bacomes exceed- ingiy dangerous , wheri a person has reached ,the age of forty. Overindul- gence in' meat is probably the main reason why persons in middle life are dying off .at a much faster .rate than was the' case thirty years ago. Physicians are urging, that the Popular belief in the wisdom of con - Sinning. lees on.-sunling.less meat he the summer might well be extended to the other seasons, Proteids specialize in building up and rebuilding the body; fats, starch- es and sugars are more useful in.the production of work and heat. Norm- ally one needs to repair and• replace worn out tissues, three ounces of clry proteid a day. On the other hand eLimination must be maintained; and this is done largely by the kidneys. That is erhy overeating and over - drinking are apt to break down those most important orgsns. What, then, would be a correct diet for a person over forty? In terms of calories (heat units) the human body has been found to need 3,000 calories, derived from, all kinds of food, a day. Thus a day's meals should he about as follows: Breakfast -Oatmeal to the amount of a good sized helping; a glass of milk and a little more with the oat- meal; sugar for the oatmeal .and two el.trs of bread and butter. Here we have 1,000 calories, which is all that can be allowed for breakfast. If coffee is substituted for milk it is necessary to subtract e00 calories and then make it up by eating another slice of bread. Properly, however, coffee has- no place in this diet. Dinner --Meat, three vegetables, with gravy, but only one helping; two slices of bread and butter, one helping, of prunes and tea with milk and sugar. This gives 1,500 calories, which hakes the 3,000 total for the day. A satisfying amount of water should be drunk at meals; and copi- ously between meals. VICTORY GARDEN SONG. The Ontario Horticultural Assoeia. tion is asking the teachers to have the Victory Garden Song sung in all our Canadian schools, in connection with the appeal being !rade this year that we all grow vegetables to the limit in order to help release supplies to help the destitute Belgians and French until ,they etre able to grow crops on their devastated lands. We shall be glad to learn hat the pupils of all the schools are singing this song heartily and that they will act on it vigorously, and plant the seeds, weed the weeds, and have a tidy, well -kept garden which will do credit to the home and to the town. Johnnie Get Your Hoe. Tune: Over There (Marching Song) Johnnie get your hoe, get your hoe, get your hoe, Make your garden grow, make it grow, make it grow, Plant your seeds floor shore to shore, Let us produce more and more; Hurry night away, don't delay, stars to -day, Forward to the land with a right willing hand, So you'll have a garden green, Worth a quarter to be seen. Chorus Over there, over there, Plant the seeds, plant the seeds, plant the seeds, Beans and potatoes, Corn and tomatoes, Onions, beets and everything, Over there, over there: over there, Plant the seeds, weed the weeds, and prepare For a garden full of all things green., In the Victory year of. nineteen -nine- teen, Johnnie get your aloe, get your Igoe, get your hoe, Make your garden grow, make it grow, make it grow, Seeds and spades and earth prepare, And let rocks and stones beware. For the active boys and girls of the tOWn Should begin to snake this n place of renown. Make the people proudly view Harvests fine, all due to you. Chorus: Over there, over there. What the Cow Does. Teacher (of a class chiefly of for- eigners) : "What are oxen?" The children looked blank. "Does anyone know what a cow is?" A dingy hand waved wildly at the back of the 'room. "Well, Tohnny," the teacher said, smiling, "tell us piease," "A cow." answered Johi,' v, "0.0 lays Milk,"