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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-07-11, Page 2itns; galiasefis" There is but one sure way to can grow up," but the years gip by until e re -build his house "when the children s.'old Pack Your Vegetables. vegetables and that is the cold -pack Perhaps the boys have left the farm method. The vegetable, whether and the girls are saying "there is no peas, asparagus, string beans, corn. Wad' of having company at our or greens, should be canned immedi- house." Country boys and girls have ately . after picking before it has a to depend largely for recreation on chance to wilt. Clean thoroughly. the good times they have in each The next step is blanchlug. This others' homes, and a good house to the ane cooking for a limited timen which company may be asked b one to, fteen minutes, in a boiling 1 farmer's best investment if he wants water or live steam. This is best 1 to keep his children at home and die - bf tying the vegetableeein a make the place attractive to their square cheesecloth of a size caiven-lfrienda. lent to , fit easily into your kettle. I I•t is easy, to become so accustomed After blanching the exact time men-! to our surroundings that we do not tioned in the table remove the cheese- realize theis• deficiencies. The home • cloth containing the vegetable from" that seems sufficient to the elders is k the boiling water or steam and dip not always suitable for the young folk's ideas of entertaining. The writer recently saw a rather pathetic 4 letter from a girl who wanted to give a party in welcome of some home - reaming soldier. She drew a plan of the lower floor of her home which not be allowed to remain in the cold showed a bedroom separating the for- weter, Merely dipped in and at once mal parlor from the sitting-roorn and removed, and allowed to drip, fill dining -room, where the family gener - with boiling water to overflowing, ally gathered, and she wanted advice put on the rubbers and tops, turning as to how she could connect the parlor the tops down until they just touch with the sitting -room .and the dining - the rubbers but not tight. Then place roam. Of course, there was no way of immediately in yoUr . canner, cover doing this while the :middle room re - the top, and sprocess-cook the time inained a bed room. given in the table.'" If you use a Why should the middle room be - hot water bath* the water must terne used for a bed room? Why should , up two inches abaSse'Elie. to -of the not the bed rooms be confined to the .. eans. It mast he boiling when the upper stories or if it is necssary to cans are entenedeand:./eept '1;011114 .have one downstairs, let it be entirely the entire time. Enter eatli'Lln: as separated from the living rooms. fast as filled. If .you leave them These little formalities are safeguards standing on the table until all' are to orderly living and should not be filled they become chilld -arid crack disregarded without reason. when put into the hot 'water. ' In many cases our farm homes have A time -table for fruits' and vege-• grown and the rooms spread out in, tables most usually put up follows, every direction. We all know old -I the time being expressed in minutes: ,fashioned farrn dwellings where it is Processing. necessary to go through one room to' n get to a second room. These are very - c'sf; ;.),•:-°, apt to be 'bed rooms, and there is no pricy poem le for the occupants of af, .• es '-‘;'; et( either room.The situation is even more *Blanching.w 4 e,e''alitte ee-t.' eg tinplea ant -mm when a bed om ust St'wherries nem:. 16 12 10 serve asa•theentrance to a living room. Raspb'ries none 16 12- • 10 ' When we plan the new farm house Hklebernies " none 16 ' 12 10 2 let us have a place where the daughte Plums .......s,''''hime 16'7.12 10 May entertain a young man ealler an Grapes ..... ' none' 16 12 10, where she may have a Annple party garietnti-f- ' ' none '16 '12 10 •••• 'Take parlor shouldaessladsi he. living e. esehee-e-e. ...- ,.••' none '16,-'12 .10, ' rotiaig*Fire the family gather, and, if Bladbee lee JnrnieneT6 .12 .,10 the dining -room is at hand, so much Peachis' • .... .i' '3A" 16.• 12 10 Quixrces • the better; there will be more room n: - 114 20 4.W . 2 8 and conveniences either for a sit Greens .e.e..1:i '•• 15 120 90 60 down supper or for informal passing Peas .. ' 5 to 10 180 120 90 around of refreshments. Beans 5 to 10. 120 90 60 A farmer who had taken up a home - Corn (sweet)5 180 120 90 stead, planned and built the home for Corn (field)10 180 120 60 himself and family. He did not stint Tomatoes 11/2 22 18 15 on quality or quantity of lumber, but Poultry and when his home was finished he had a game . none 180 180 120 square structure of a story and a half, Beef none 180 180 120 the lower part divided equally into 411,here blanching is necessary the four enormous rooms, without closets. hot water method is used with all the The windows were many and large— above products except with "greens"they needed to be --to light up the big in which case steam is required. I interior. When the children are older When the time is up remove, tight- and the mother older also, and per - en the tops and turn upside down to haps worn with the work of caring see if they leak. If they do, remove for that inconvenient home, imagine top, put on new sterilized rubber and the steps that must be taken when boil ten minutes longer. ' company comes. Automatically, this If you cannot buy a commercial poorly -planned house will make home canner you can use your boiler, a lard entertainment either very hard to can, large kettle or pail. Put a small have or the flesh and blood of the board with holes bored in it in the mother and her girls will pay bitterly bottom to rest the cans on, otherwise for the- hard work. Needed: better they are likely to break. Do not use. planning. paper or straw packed down. The de-, pertinent of agriculture finds this From the Housekeeper to Another. method unsatisfactory. A slat bot- A spoonful or more of lemon juice torn like a basket cover will do. Good or good cider vinegar added to apples commercial canners may be bought that do not cook readily will hasten for $4.50 or $5.00. If you have a the process and improve the flavor.— great deal of canning to do it would erg A, p. immediately into cold water. The ens, tops and rubbers should be ready sterilized, that is, put in cold water, broughtoto a boil and boiled not less than five sninutes. Pack your cans with the vegetable; it should LEARNING TO -- BE BLIND BEGINNING LIFE OVEkl7GAIN UN- DER DIFFICULTIES. A New and Intimate Account of How Hope and Happiness Ate Restored to Our Biincled Soldiers at St. Dunstan's. 'Mee majority of our blinae4 soldiers were quite young men, still ay. the be- ginning of life's adventure, and it re- quires no imagination tee geallee their horror of helplessness, SA.kepole ter- ror at the thought of an existence, shut off from ordinary activities and enjoy- ments." , So says Sir Arthur Pearson in his wonderful new book; aeleictd:ey Inver ai 13Vdness," But does ieggreneire "no imagination" to realize the ''aeefulnesse of being suddenly deprived • cif the power to see? Can we knagiaa the feelings of a man regain- •conecious- nese only to discover that sight- , less? To such men, lying. in al, sunk in the blackness of despair, came Sir Arthur, with his brave word a of com- fort and hope. He says, in his modest way: "At least once a week it was my practice to visit the hospital, to see the men who had neWlea arrived. felt that, because I, too, was blind, I might speak. to these men of their future more conviucingly-Wan if I had not shared the same expeeience and faced the same problem." Sir Arthur would relate the history of others who had passed through the same doubts and terrors, but who had fought through to happiness and. pros- perity. But to tell them whet others had done was not enough. "The least personal experience counts for more. For that reason I al- ways presented each new arrival with a watch—a watch specially made for the use of the blind, with dots to indi- cate the place of the ordinary numer- als, and hands slightly raised, and so strong that their position can be safely felt with the fingers." ' The .joYthis simple gift gave to the newly blinded man was wonderful. It was "a little discovery that, like a r spark, set aught all. of hopes." d From that moment o es took , _root, a,ncl, 'the despot rer be: 4art. to re141ze brat h , I were go - Mg to be of amazing use to hint." Thus was the great work of St. Dun- stan's begun in the hospital itself. _ But before the men were discharged from hospital, they were made ac- quainted with the wonderful place in Regent's Park, pay you to buy one, i Keep a blackboard eraser near the In canning peas handle carefully so kitchen range and use it to brush off as not to break the skin. If the skin dust or ashes when you have not time is broken the liquid becomes “cloudy." to polish the stove.—Mrs. L. M. 'I'. This does not spoil the vegetables,' All verandah boxes should have cas- but gives them a bad appearance. In' tors on them. It saves calling a man canning corn it is better to cut just when they are to be moved, and thdy enough off the cob for one can at a cost but a small amount. Put them time. Corn that is packed slowly be- on everything that is too heavy to be comes soaked or "water-logged." When the directions say to blanch in Med.—Mrs. J. J. O'C. steam, lay your cheesecloth in a" Simple Perfume Making. steamer over boiling water instead At first thought it might seem an im- of dipping directly into the kettle. . _ .. 1 possible feat to collect the perfume of flowers after it has escaped into the Entertaining in the Farm Home. I air, yet it seems simple enough by a Many a farmer plans to build, or method that the Scientific American e„,.. . describes, I Fresh, high -scented blossoms are INTEN YEARS placed in an uncovered bowl filled with water and set near the "collector," 500 Dollars Lf deposited at 3% amounts to $697,75 But If invested in our We% Debentures will amount to..$060.20 Write for Booklet. The Great West Permanent Loan Company, Toronto Office 20 King St. West which consists of a common glass fun- nel with the small end dlosed. The funnel is filled with a mixture of crushed ice and salt and suspended in an upright position. Moisture from the air of the room forms on it and unites with the emanations from the flowers. As the moisture collects it runs off the tip of the funnel into a receptacle. If this liquids, is mixed with an equal amount of pure alcorfol, the perfume of the ,flower is pre- served indefinitely. An All -Important Interview. "Cnce a week a party of men were driven from hospital to see (it is a word we like to use) for themselves the life of the hostel," When, there- fore, the time arrived ror them to go there to "learn to be blind," they did not go as strangers to a strange place. Bach neivcommer had an'anterview with Sir Arthur—an interview upon which, one might say, everything de- pended. A visitor to St. Dunstan's has written of this interview: "The hopes already awakened have now to be proved, and the man on the Point of settingout on his voyage through the endless night must be given, instead of his lingering depres- sion, his inevitable fears, a firm sense of interest, of exnectation, and even adventure." After describing the room, the en- trance of the blinded soldier, and how he and Sir Arthur sit tallabage 'this visitor gives a. description of how hope and courage slowly but surely find their way to the heart of the stricken man. •., 1 .1 1- y_,- ^.^ He "finds himself swept along by Sir Arthur's unfaltering convictions." vary seenlia is debating svhethey, Jo ebout a year's time, he will be the working owner of a cobbler's shop, a poultry farmer, reasseus, or a typist; whether he will take up towing or join the debating club, etc, "And yoa see the change, in the Man taking place, you hear a new tone in his voice; he has been carried over the dead Point, and you realize ,that there will be no going back in his mind. , . . . , The man knows thatiall is understood." Indeed, we are told' that very often, "the relatives have -more need. of .a consolethan the blind Men themeelVes," 'Two chapters cg extraording in- terest are given. to "Learning to be Blind." They are full of helpful advice and'hints, while courage can be read into every line. • Sir Arthur Pearson believes, and has, proved, that "blindness is only a handi- cap, and one that, it is quite possible to'get the better of." But not only has he proved it to himself, ae has enabled •our blinded soldiers to realize it also. What finer work has any man done. than this? '- Many people must wonder how a blinded man can possbily become, say, a skilled typist, a masseuse, or a cob- bler, Let us eee, how typing is taught at St. Dunstan's. After reading of— and quite understanding—the aston- ishment displayed by visitors at the sight of thirty or forty men seated at their machines, we learn that the or- dinary typewriter is used. "There are no raised letters on thel keys, and the only 'peculiarity tosfle noticed is the embossed scale, which takes the place of the usual, engraved scale, and makes it possible for the operator to tell by touch instead of by sight the possition of the carriage." Courage, Kindness and Love. Every man has a separate teacher. He is first taught to familiarize him- self, by touch, with the general points. His fingers are then guided to the keys, and their relative positions are pointed out, after which it is a ques- tion of neemory and practice. The test is to write, accurately and speedily, 'a full-page letter, containing capitals, figures, and all the special signs. This and a full page essay have to be typed in an hour. .Only one mistake and thr e correc- tons are allowed. Could you pass out? Aevisitor once told Sir Arthur that "never had the Meaning of blindness been so brought home to him as on one occasion when, passing through glee lounge, which was in darkness and, 'he supposed, deserted, he suddenly heard(he click of a typewriter, and stumbled on a niana working—of course, unconcerned -Ptiuder condi- tions that to a sighted person seemed incredible." But there is so much in this book that it is only possible, really, to tell you to read it. Until you have done so, you do not know what courage is, or what kindliness and love are made of. So read it? This is the gospel of St, Dunstan's: "There is much that we cannot see; there is only one thing we will not see, if we can help it, and that is the gloomy side of our lives." As our common phrase goes, can you beat it? Is it not a gospel we might all take to heart? "The blind leading the blind" has lost its old meaning; for Sir Arthur Pearson, himself blind, has led our sightless warriors to a new life full of new joys and undreamed of possi- bilities. AccomModating. Farmer—So you're an experienced milker, hey? Now, which side uv a cow do you sit en when you mills her? Applicant for Job—Oh, I ain't' a bit partickler, if the cow ain't. Cold meats should always be sliced as thin as possible. HE STORY OF ILL1AM TELL The greatly prized "White Book," containing the oldest vereion of the story of William Tell, may bei found in the Cathhaus (city hall) of the little village of Seined' on the outskirts of Luzern°, Sevitzerland. After passing the Brunig Pass tourists are advised to consult this "White Book of Sar - nen" to familiarize themselves with the legend before proceeding to scenes connected with it. The story runs that one day a cer- tain man, Gessler, went to Uri, where he erected beneath a lime tree a short 'pole, upon which he placed a hat, at the same time issuing an order that any man failing to kneel before the same would be severely punished. 'Tell, refusing' to heed this peculiar whim of the lord, Gassier, was sum- moned to the latter's presence, and when an explanation was demanded Tell made no attempt at thccuses, merely stating he would not obey so ridiculous an order, Greatly incensed, Gessler enforced a strange Dullish- ment, which was to the effect that one of Tell's little sons would be placed at a specified distance with an apple up- on his head, the idea being that his father must shoot it to the ground with an arrow. Before preparing for so nerve-racking a feat Tell placed an extra arrow in his quiver, and praying to God to guide his hand he success- fully shot the apple away without harming his boy. His curiosity aroused as to the un- necessary arrow in the quiver, Gessler promised Tell he would receive no additional punishment if he would re- late the truth concerning it. Relying on this promise, Tell informed Gessler that had the child been killed he had planned to use the other arrow .on Um. Then, enraged beyond measure, Sessler ordered his men to have Tell bound and taken to a tower where he would never more see stin or moon, While being lured clown the lake, how- ever, he made his escape at Tells- platte, (a place later named after hint) and sought Oengence upon Gessler in the Noble Geese at Kussnacht, where . he shot him. TIRED PEOPLE ARE DEIBILITATEDI Health getsa*Rs.> Weaaoa(*>aseezee)_ Full Health and Strength Can Only be Regained by Enriching the Blood. People who are tired all the time and never feel rested, even after a long night ixi bed, people wild cannot regain *eight and strength, who feel no joy in living, are in a condition described by doctors as genettir des' bility, A 'medical examination might show that every organ in the body :fit,. acting norinally, but the pallor of the face will usually show that sthe, blood. is weak and watery. This is. the root .of the trouble. Debility is a loss of vitality, not af- fecting any one part"ot the body but the system generally. The blood goes to every part of the body and the use of a blood tonic like l„ Williams' Pink Pills quickly tones 'lin the whole system, The first sign of returning health is a better appetite, an im- proved. digestion, a quicker step 'and better color in the cheeks. The rich, red blood, reaching every organ said muscle, carries new health and vigar. The are quieted, sleep becomes morearefreshing and with persistent treatneent and a good diet the patient is mince more 'enatled to enjoy life. The case of Mr. W. Doxtater, R.R. No. 4, Tilsonburg, Ont., illustrates the great value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in eases of this kind. Mr, Doxtater says: ---"I was troubled with pains throughout my whole body, was ex- tremely nervous, did not Sleep at night, and was further afflicted with rheu- naatiem. In spite of different treat- ment this condition persisted, indeed I *ra.s growing worse, and had fallen away in weight to 130 pounds and was scarcely able to do any work. Then I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and after a few weeks there was a noticeable improvement in my condi- tion. I continued taking the pills, con- stantly gaining until I felt as well as ever I did. While taking the pills my weight increased to 170 pounds, and I can now do as good a day's work as anyone, My advice if you are not feeling well is to take Dr, Williams' Pink Pills and they will soon put you right." .At the first sign that the blood is out of order take Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, and note the speedy improve- ment they make in the appetite, health and spirits. You can get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. WORLD'S SMALLEST REPUBLIC An Area of Less Than a Square Mile and a Population of 130. The smallest republic in the world, so far as area is concerned, is St. Goust, situated in an almost inacces- sible part of the Basses -Pyrenees. St. Goust is hardly a square mile In area, with a population of virtually 130 per- sons, who rule themselves. 'The presi- dent is elected by a council of twelve, chosen for five years by the people. and he is likewise judge, assessor and tax collector. This little republic has been ruled, it is said, for more than 2000 years through a council of elders. The small- est self -governed state in the world in regard to population is Ta.volara, an island but little known, off the north coast of Sardinia. It ia about five miles long, with an averaIe width of half a mile, yet it is a free and inde- pendent republic of about seventy in- habitants, who are their own rulers. Seven million bags of wheat, 761,000 bales of wool, 310,000 boxes of butter and 511,000 carcases of mutton were shipped to Great Britain from Aus- tralia in the first four months of the „present year. What it Profits a Nan To Fertilize his Crop At Rothamsted, England, fer- tilizers increased the yield of wheat (61 year average) 18.4 bus, per acre, and at Ohio (20 year average) 13.5 bus. per acre, The unfertilized wheat of A, L. Hodgins, Ettrick, Ont. (1918) yielded 12.5 bus. per acre as against tile fertilized yield 14.7 bus, per acre. Fertilized wheat yielded mom) than four times thd unfertilized. Not total acreage but yield per sore is 'what counts. Fertilizers on winter vheat pro- vide readily available plantfood which strengthens the wheat to withstand winter weather, starts it strong in the spring, and makes it go "over the top" with a sub- stantially increased yield per acre over unfertilized wheat. Wheat Pertilization 85 Good Crop Insurance. Booldet on. Wheat Production moiled on reauest. The Soil and Crop Improvement Bureau 01 the Canadian fertilizer Association 2111 Temple flailding Woronto 82 Peritonitis. Peritonitis, or inflammation of the bowels, as it used to be called, is an inflammation of the peritoneum, the delicate membrane that ..lints the ab- dominal cavity .and covers'the stom- ach, intestines 'and, . Other,' digeStive Organs.- The, irgy„rantio'n may be acute or elironic'; 11 may occur with- out any' obvious cause, or it may fol - Tow' .disease of one -MI -414e abdominal 4S‘ ?i P1 mai be caused by exposurecto.cold' and wet, or ,it may folloRan injury. ft Secondary PeritonitisMay bo excited by per- foration of this stomach or intestine in consequence of ulceration' or nap- ture or an abscess of the appendix; it may follow inflammation of the liver or of some other organ that the peuitOniuiii covers, or it may be of , tuberculosis ,.origin. In former days most Of the eases (milled inflam- mation of the bowels were peritonitis secondary to appendicitis. The disclose usually begins sud. denlY: The most prominent symptom is severe pain, which is. very. differ- ent frond that of simple colic., for it is exceedingly acute, and is inte.nsi- fied, by coughing, by vorniting, by pressure, or by. any movement of the body; the patient lies on his back with the knees drawn up, and at the approaoh of anyone is most appre- hens:lye lest his abdomen be touched. The trouble often begins with a chill followed by fever and a very rapid pulee; the breathing is quick and shallow, the tongue is covered with .a grayish -white or brown: coat, and vomiting is common. In severe cases the sufferers face if"pale and pinched, his abdomen is extended cmfwyp mf his abdomen is distended and exquisi- tively tender to the touch, his pulse is three:it/Aland rapid, his respiration superfiftelj and hiccoughing adds to - his general distress. Tuberculous peritonit's is second- ary to tuberculose of the lungs, in- testines or other organs. It is chronic in its' course, and often without pain or otherablistinctive symptoms. There is usually aledorre'nal dropsy and mod- erato fever. Sometimes, although rarely, the symptoms are pronounced, like those of the acute type described above. Spontaneous recovery, may take place in eesers of tuberculous peritonitis, -or the disease may disap- pear after a surgeon has made a simple 'incision into the abdomen. In former day,e physicians treate acute peritonitis by giving large doses of opium, by applying an ice bag or hot fomentations over the ab- domen, by leeching, and by restrict- ing the diet. To -day, however, the treatmeht is almost Always surgical; the physiician makes an opening into the •abdomen, searches for the -cause of the trouble, and then washes out the cavity of the abdomen with a sterile saline solution, to cleanse it of all pus and blood. JAPAN'S TEMPLES. Built of Wood, Most of Them Are Now in Ruins. Egypt built her monuments in stone; Japan.buiIt most of hers of wood. The Egyptian pyramids were thousands of years old when Kamakura was built. To -day the pyramids seem no older, but Kaanakura's greatness is only a memory. A few temples built from the wreck, after fire and tidal waves had destroyed the city, are all that have remained, and they are fragile temples of wood. • In one temple the image is a Japan- ese conception of the god of the lower world. The figure has an unusual his- tory. Au image -maker, it is said, died. When he appeared before the lord or the other world, he was told that in his lifetime he had never represented , the lord of the world properly, and that he must return to eatth and make a correct likeness. The figure is pointed out as the result oe the order. • The most remarkable image in Ka- anakura is not in a temple. It is the well-known Dal Butsu, or great Bud- dah, -which sits alone in meditation with only the sky for a roof, and cas- ual visitors and a priest iu attendance, The grove which surrounds the Bud - dab seems dwarfed beside his giant proportions. The statue is said to measure fifty feet lin height, the head alone being nine feet high. This giant Buddah is one of the relics of Kama- kura,'s thirteenth century greatness. It has survived because it is made of bronze plates fashioned by the best metal workers in Japan. It is one of Japan's 'Very few monuments that can nalsipire to rival in longevity the Ilayra- ds.% Old-FashiOneci Remedy. "This garage inan styles himself et `doctor.'" "Yes ?" "He says he prescribes for sick Mo- vers," "What is his favorite proscription?" "Probably a dose of'' oil."