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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1917-02-09, Page 7THE AMY DOCTOR .LAYS A HERO BUT A VERO SELDOM MENTION - Ela IN TIIE DESPA.TCHES. The Battalion Doctor Also Doee a Great Deal to Cheer Up the Men, A subaltern writing in one of the London papers, has this to say about the battalion doctor at the front: As them goes on the doctors one at the front are now and again getting a share of honors, decorations and mentions in despatches. Well, they deserve all they get. I so well remember our own regi- mentel doctor. He joined us a week before war was declared. Before that he had lived up at the hospital some- where, and had been a rather vagus personality to whom we sent the men when they were sick or said their feet hurt them and they could not march. ':Lite officers themselves did not have much dealing with him; if they felt iii they went home and saw their family doctor or to a • special- ist hi London. Then, as the storm clouds gathered, sa that there could be no mistaking war, and England's little army mobil- ized, among other changes, our doctor came to live with us in the mess. One or two fellows, unused. to the unfamil- iar face, asked, "Who is that?" - "That's the doctor," they were told. "Does he come with us?" asked a very young and inexperienced youth. "or course he does," said a major who bud been through South Africa, "and jolly glad you'll he of him." Instructing the Men. Wo were all too busy those first few days of mobilization to notice the doc- tor, but one evening it was announced that he would give a lecture to of- ficers on helve dressings. How well I remember that lecture. Our little doc- tor standing there in the middle of the room with an unwound bandage in his hand explaining how it should be • put on. Ile told us, too, something about wounds. There were four parts of the body, he said, where, if a man were bit, anyone could render him ,rueful that. aid. These especial •parts ;r the two arms and tile.two legs. If a man was hit in these places the 7ihing'.to do was to put the field dress- ing on et once—above the wound, ap- plying. a tourniquet if an artery was severed. If the man was hit in the body or head—well, the doctor shrug- ged his shoulders in a way that made 115 think. We went into the trenches. The 4octnr came with us. He lived at bat- talion headquarters with the colonel, the seflior major, the adjutant, and scout officer. Battalion headquarters was :t dug -out three or four hundred yards from the front trenches. He had a Tittle chest of dressings with hint and some stretcher -hearers at- tached. The Doctor in Action. At the tiose we all took it fur grant- ed that it was the doctor's job to go out and bring in wounded; so did he. However, it was not till my own turn calve that I really got to know our doctor. In a cottage not three hundred yards from the Germans, with shrapnel knocking slates off the roof and bullets splashing against the tvall, he stood cheery as ever. "Hullo! sully," he said as they carried me in. "Where have they got you?" He 'made me comfortable against the wall, bound up airily a wound front which "(quite wrongly) I imagined l[ was going to bleed to death, and with a promise to return was off attending to three fresh eases just brought in. All that day he worked. half the regiment pass- ed through his hands. Our line thin- ned, and it looked more like the Ger- mans getting the village. He came and had a cigarette beside me. "Phewl" he said, "I hope they can keep 'ern of—else you and I will be going to Germany together." • The nili.ti:er-of-fact way in which he announced his intention of stop- ping behind to take his leek with the wounded was as good as a tonic to all of us lying there. The `.Tables Turned. "I intcwied to call Bridget to bring a fresh bucket of water," remarked the professor's wife, "You doubtless mean a bucket of fresh water," corrected the professor. "I wish you would pay more attention to your rhetoric; your mistakes are cu riou s." A few nuouuteuut"e later the professor .,slald; "My dear, that picture would show to better advantage if you were to hang it over the clock," " she replied, quietly, "you doubtless mean if I were to hang it above the clock, If I were to hang it ever : the cloak we couldn't tell the PALE, FEEBLE GIRLS Weakness Generally Comes On as Womanhood Approaches. Girls upon the threshold of woman- hood often drift into a decline in spite of all care and attention. How often one sees girls who have been strong and lively become suddenly weak, de- pressed, irritable and listless. It is the dawn of womanhood --a crisis in the life of every girl—and prompt measures should be taken to keep the blood pure and rich with' the red tint of health. If the blood is not healthy at this critical stage the body is weak- ened and grave disorders follow. Dr. Williams Pink Pills have saved thous- ands of young girls from what might have been lifelong invalidism or an early death: They are a blood -builder of unequalled richness, strengthening weak nerves and producing a liberal supply of reel, healthy blood which every girl needs to sustain her strength. Dr. Williams Pink Pills have proved their great value over and over again to young women whose health was failing. Miss A, Stern - burg, Haileybury Road, New Liskeard, Ont., says:—"I have much reason to be grateful to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as they restored me to health, if, in- deed, they did not save my life. In 1914 I began to feel run down, and the doctor who was called in said that mine was a bad case of anaemia. I lost flesh, always felt tired, and I got so nervous that I could scarcely hold a cup to take a drink. My heart would flutter alarmingly. The doctor did not seem to be able to help me at all and my family and friends all ABOUT TIIE I HOUSEHOLD nraw Dessert Recipes That Save Eggs. When eggs are soaring in price try. the eggless dessert. There are many excellent cakes and other fancy dee- sorts that can be made without eggs and not suffer a loss in their taste or richness. There are a few simple. re- cipes that require no eggs and that stake delicious cakes: Eggless Spice Loaf. --One cupful of thick sour milk, one-half cupful of but- ter, one cupful of sugar, two cupfuls of flour, one cupful of chopped raisins, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoon- ful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoon- ful of cloves, one-half teaspoonful of nutmeg, a pinch of salt. Stir the soda into the milk, add the melted butter sugar, salt, and spices. Rub the raise ins in the flour and then stir all to- buttered •k•t ;wC^�??Yrr _..:,11It wCvs.mo,,... �s,a „- drat �,.. .a.- -n.�. •,r .tea. ,r vt-.::rt w.r.. 1 1 '.::wi.ac,sdrs.r soar .ae r... ,ars!., ,aa. hent and different temperatures neves- e. eery to cook eyed bake. CtOr i ' Strengthen chimney that is open to rain and; a Eyesig t �° deet in One sl,5w permits the moisture to run down! gether. four into a ca e In the flue, mix with the soot, and get in loaf shape, or if preferred, into I p Into the back -flue of the range; this Week's small gem pans. This gbantity makes results in a mixture of soot and moil- I . �Instances one loaf or twelve small cakes =r rl'ttlx'ri•,''trhich forms ark acid that eats out Eggless White Cake.—One cupfel!e t range flue, thus doing away with 1 A Fr P butter, two cupfuls of sugar, onee`eup- haft its life. ee rescrlption You Can Have of ever getting glasses. Eye tr<,ub:pa of zn&ny descriptions may era wonderfully benefited by fel of milk three and one-half cepfoes t + Filled and Use at Hoene.. following the simple rales. Bare le the pr„ycrip A range is very often condemned be- tion: oto any active drug store and utt a ' London.—Do Sou oyer ttlaoaen7 Are battle o8 Bnn-0 to tabista. drop ler Bon-t)pto of flour, one teaspoonful of b1IkIYi¢; cause it will not draw well. As a rule, l yiatim of eye etr ai or other eye. weak! eyusos7 tablet in a fourth o? a plass of water rind allow powder, one teaspoonful of vazlif t lot -upon investigation, you will find the! IIsoa-ouwl wtiher,, gladeit� hoe khat acoortiina to ia, d��sfQ Rritlx thin ?!quid baths the eyes pinch of salt. Mix the melted buttor;..f1i1e clogged u with soot;this is a ob 1 1 p nr you. Denny times :lady. You should notice your g p J whose oyes aero failini say they havo had their eyes elenr up pereepGblq risht front elle alert and milk and sugar, add salt and mix. the `far the men folks, although the clean -1 eyes restored through the principle of this won inl3nmmntinn will rtuirl:ly dieapar. It your dertnl £rce rescriptlooe Ons man sa a, after eyes are bothering 0u, even rs fettle.. take stops baking powder with the flour anCl`ld .limy-, up, a not overly pleasant piece of : trying itt " was almost blind; could not sae to to save those notgr Amu, it is too late. Attu, to liquid mixture, finally vanilla. Stir. weak, generally falls upon the house- i read at all. Nowt can read icer} thine w,ehnntany hopelas=l• blind might have been saved ;t they f Inthet;htssoa and my eras do not water any more. At had cared for their eyes ixt limo. well and bake in a loaf in a slow ovend wife some Cases soot may ;night they wool pain dreadfully; note they feel N t A tU Eggless Apple Cake. -One cupfuiof sefeiy be burned out. Sometimes a due nu the time. It was ifko a miracle to me," Et tally who used it zee atmosphere seemed brown sugar, one-half cupful of butter, 'Winer can correct the faulty draft, hazy with or without glasses, but after Luing this one cupful of raisins, seedless; cite !hat not often. prescription for fifteen days everything seams thought that I was in a decline and clear, I can even readkine pent wttitout slams. cupful of apple sauce, unsweetert; d; ••• :Another Another common error in operating • et is believed that thousands who wear glasses range is the filling up of the fire- eau now diarard them in a reasonable Lima and atult.tudea more will be able to at ehnior hen tltt•ir 1 could not recover. I was in bed for some weeks when an aunt came to see me and urged that I try Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. My father got a supply, and by the time I had taken three boxes there was a noticeable im- provement, and from that on I stead- ily progressed toward recovery. I con- tinued using the pills for some time longer, and they restored me to my old time health and strength. I shall never cease to praise this medicine, and to urge all weak run-down girls to give it a fair trial as I have proved itt my own case their great merit." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all dealers in medicine, or you can get thein by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. WiI- liams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. WOMEN'S WORK Ti VITAR vim Iitt Britain and in )Ciatice 'Women I Serve in Freedom's Cause. ' e In England there are four hundred thousand women directly engaged in munitions work, and six hundred thousand in work connected with the war, not to mention those on street cars, etc. There is scarcely a position in England to -day filled by a man whose work could be done by a wo- man. In one munitions plant in Eng- land 13,000 women are working; in another 10,000. In one plant, where there are 5,080 workers, 4,400 are women. There was a prejudice at first against women working' in man- ufacturing plants, but this prejudice has • entirely disappeared, and manu- facturers who objected now agree that the results have been highly sat- isfactory., •In some sections the wo- men did most of the 'harvesting. In' France, in the harvest fields, no men wore to be found, just women. Great Britain could never have successfully prosecuted the war but for the mag- nificent co-operation of the women, one cupful of flour, one-fourth tea- spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful qin-` namon, one-half teaspoonful of cles, of e teaspoonful - of baking soda, a pinch of nutmeg. Cream the sugar and the butter together, add the salt and spices and raisins. Mix the baking soda with the apple sauce. Add the flour to the sugar and 'Metter mixture, then add the sauce, and if the mixture is not thick enough add a trifle more flour. Mix well and pour into a but- tered loaf tin, baking about one hour in a moderate oven. Eggless Plum'Cake.—One-half cup- ful of butter, one-half cupful of bread crumbs, two cupfuls of stewed prunes or cherries, four tablespoonfuls of chopped almonds, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-half cupful .of milk, .a dash' of cinnamon ansleo..clev_ea. jel the butter inehot Milk. Mix' the chop- ped almonds with the bread crumbs, sugar, dash of cinnamon and of cloves. Pour the milk and butter mixture over this, stair well and add the chopped prunes. Pour into a shallow baking pan and hake in a moderate oven for one hour. This can be served with whipped cream if desired. Have A Day For Repairs. This is the time of year when the housewife should take a survey of the many small repairs about the house which should be attended to. It might be well to have a repair day when the handy man takes his time and tools and finishes these numerous odd grubs. t • household Helps. Perhaps one or two window -pane 'are ( Without cleanliness and punctuality out, a cupboard door sticks, or a tock sed cooking is impossible. is out of order. The back steps thatel, If nen stockings are washed before there will be an immense campaign to are worn out (and have been for seine nearing they will wear longer. time) and are propped up with a rock' : _etegood way to use up old stockings this end, to relieve, pressure on di - or pile of bricks, might be repaired to ,sect"woollens is to unrip the wool and save lied shipping resources, and f 1 The Board hex `,o the top. This means wasting I eyes BO as to be spared the ttoubiu and expense ft<e k ever -heating the range and burn -1 igg the, plates. This, in time, will; 1 . vtarp the lids and make the top un- ling prevent lite cloths from beeom- But the demands of war upon the even. The best way is to use just! g g y, and they are no trouble to :merchant marine, both for British wash, lend Alliedpurposes, e ough fuel to keep the fire burning and the by Dont oil the sewing machine with; submarine have forced the British to brightly -•-a fire -box about half full. paraffin. It spoils the bearings. In pro - The air is drawn up through the fire, i the extensive that they must pro- cl as it becomes heated it mixes''stead, before putting the machine duce extensively for themselves. They with the fresh fuel -gas, and what away, oil with best machine oil, and grew, before the war, only one-fourth viroid be a black smoke is immediately l before using again wipe carefully with of their food. Now the endeavor must ignited to a bright flame. This flame I a paraffin rag' be to grow three-fourths of it. That is burned and utilized and gives the If you have a cold, bake a lemon would ensure independence of any oven the best heat the fuel is capable thoroughly until it is tender, cut it submarine campaign that might be of giving. Thus a little fuel given in half, sprinkle each half with sugar [launched by Germany. Mere frequently, affords more heat, and eat while hot and just before go-, ,;� with a.. segrien in many instances. of at ing to bed. ! Revival of Jet Industry. ni the Dist one<tilird in the fuel bill. When t Never put shoes near a Elie to dry. An industry in England filet began u understand the relative value of ,.Wheal you come in, if they are damp, l a thousand ears before ilia Christian: m + e and eaelt- daaft, t! you _can fief them with paper, and stand them ; Y f:X.a„and:lvas.:praotir011Y: vela,up,_zll .. �___,p __....__ r your s- ill a '4vaim • rover bat'liot' anytvhei0 a century ago hat beengreitwed ainee� aril degree desired and for an !side- near the fire. s the war begat: It is the malting of mite'peaiod• �' ornaments out of jet. This material ' Try Mit to poke the fire from the BRITISH FOOD PRODUCTION- is believed to be wood that has gone ten; uhdlce it with the shaker. See - 1 through an age -long process, per - also thsit the ashes are not permitted Revival of Agriculture as Result of ! haps a slow burning. It is a cousin of to aceuriulnte until they entirely fill Ravages by Submarines. coal, a second cousin of box oak. the ase chamber, as they choke off' the free circulation of air to the bottom of the grate,. It is safe to say that two or three minutes„ of time, now and then, in look - above article flaspsu0ndtteilrsatdel S apUptp ia�n. . very remarlcatie remedy. Its constituent U.,tretlleatd ace welt known to eminent eye specialists and widely presrtlbed by them. The manufacturers guarantee,a to strengthen eyesight 110 per rent in ono week's time In many in.tat ' or refund the motley. It can be obtained from any good draleetyt and is one 01 the very few preparations X :eel should be kep. en band for regular ure in almost every rattly." i to veinier Drug co.. Store 4. Toronto. veld nil your orders ff your d-ug,et cannot. The never-ending ravages by Ger- ! Sometimes the tracing of a primeval man submarines upon British and 1 fern is ground in its grain. Jet rasa- man shipping are interfering se- j ries are now, it is said, in special de- riouslv with food supplies to the • mand. Arthur Machen, an English i:lg to'rt`the proper condition of the Motherland from overseas. In a re- ; wr'iter, says that jet ornaments `'pass- r,nge, will save many a baking, not cent three months' period 470 ships ed out of popularity with horse hair is speak of the housekeeper's valuable have been sunk, of which 187 were !sofas and crinolines, with the paint- British. Most of the neutrals were Ings of Landseer and Frith, with alt carrying cargoes to Britain. It is, those brave mid-Victorian things." therefore, of the highest importance !with Victorians reveled in funerals that the people of the United King- f with heavy plumes and hatbands and doth take most radical measures to i lavish crepe and jet, which is black, grow more food at home. In 1917 flt.ted with a scheme of things that has passed away. But it is coming into its own again, though where once 1,500 or '2,000 workmen were employ- ed in cutting and polishing: ornaments of jet there are now scarcely oneetenth of that number. and these are •mostly men too old for service in the army. product oe • time and disposition. lessen the danger of accidents. • Ia things out of order are a source• of. unnecessary worry to the busy house- wife, and when repaired they mean much in comfort and convenience: tt;le use it as a stuffing for cushions. ofsave on foreign purchases. 1e oar 1 ',When hanging short curtains it is is unAgdertaking under Mr.measures Prothero, is undertaking radical to a..gr•oacl; plan to use picture wire, This stimulate production on all sides. cin be drawn much tighter and will The Food Controller, Lord Devon- Itub'iam swith cornstarch on t}te�port, has fixed prices to farmers for A good reputation is th pwheat, oats and potatoes, assuring self-respect. •outside, to remove the oily look that so them high returns. But Mr. Plothera , • yes hem. and also of the laboring men, who Some Cabbage Uisl not break. have co-operated with the Govern- cftea chaxateti. ment in an admirable manner. The Cabbage is one of the few winter, ',Croquettes should be in a warm' proposes the forming of committees labor men have given themselves and vegetables whose possibilities are only` .glace for an hour before fryinrr. They In every county to supervise produce theirbest vitality, and in the future nothing can be too good for then. in Canada and the old country, for they had earned 'every consideration. STORMY WEATHER HARD ON BABY The stormy, blustery weather which we have during February and March is extremely hard on children. Con- ditions make it necessary for the mo- ther to keep them in the house. They are often confined to overheated, bad- ly ventilated rooms and catch colds which rack their whole system. To guard against this a box of Baby's Own Tablets should be kept in the house and an occasional dose given the baby to keep his stomach and bowels working regularly. This will not fail to break up colds and keep the health of the baby in good condition till the brighter days come along. The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medieine Co., Brockville, Ont. Wanted To Know, "Who were Adam and Eve, grand - nut?" "They were the first man and wo- man, dear." "Were you 'quainted with 'ens, grandma?" half understood by many houtsekeep- Trill" Brown more quickly. tion. In villages every possible scrap ers. There are delicious ways of lave,:,'lie' furniture will be improved by of land is to be cultivated, pig clubs paring this sturdy standby. In salad laiil� wiped off occasionally with a are to be formed, and seed furnished it can be eaten with benefit every clay. Try cooking an onion with; boiled cab- bage; this prevents the strong cab- bage odor that some fastidious folks object to. When cabbage seems rath- er "witty" in winter, soak it for half an hour in cold water before cooking., Creamed cabbage has s delicate, de- lightful flavor and is more easily dig- ested than boiled cabbage. Cut the cabbage fine and drop it in a stew -pan of boiling water; add a pinch of ground cloves and a small onion. Cook it ten minutes; drain and add a table- spoonful of butter, the same of sugar, enough salt and pepper to suit your taste, and three tablespoonfuls of thick cream. Heat well and serve. Baked cabbage is fine. Boil it ten minutes and finish cooking in a toy - erect baking -dish in the oven. Season with salt, pepper and fresh meat fry ings. Next time you cook sauerkraut put in plenty of water, enough pork to season, and add dumpling of rich bis- cuit dough roiled thin; thus you will have a toothsome dish. The Care Of A Mange. The most important thing is to keep the range well cleaned out—top, sidea and underneath—at the cleanout door. Familiarize yourself thoroughly with the uses and duties of the damper and different drafts, so you can obtain the oloth clipped in linseed oil, I for garden production. The county Cottorieterepe in white and colors is committees are to make surreys, and a labor -saver when made up into cihil- to have the :right to enter upon any vires"s underwear and dresses. : farm to inspect cultivation, and take `. When a kettle is badly scorched, do ' possession of it if not cultivated. The not Clean it at once, but fill it with speeding up of agricultural labor is water, after it is cool, put in a hand- to be assisted by the War •f,7tiice fel of washing Soda and alio* it to through the use of. Gerlutan prison - boil. for an hour or two. .,ers, of interned aliens, of conscien- When making a steamed pudding 1 tious objectors exempt from army put a piece of well -greased paper over service, and, on special occasions, of t top before tying on the cloth. This soldiers in training. Corps of women •- ' are to be mobilized on a military aye - tens, paid as soldiers and billeted as required, to help on the land. Motor • plows, steam cultivators, steam threshing and other machinery will be provided by the board, with men specially released from the army 1'tlr . their operation. Special imports of feeding stuffs have been arranged , with the shipping authorities, In fact, , almost as much attention ie being given to farm production as to regu- lar war organization. The British people neglected n ri- cultizr'e considerably in reeent years because with their large mercantile i marine they could import fnolatuffs from the United States, Canada, Russia, Australia, India and other big producing countries at a price as low as the. domestic value in these coun- ; • tries, and by buying abroad, create ° 't demand for British manufactures. FOR A BAI) COUGH Rare is a lino old-fashioned recipe for coughs, wide or catarrh trouble that etas been used with great success. Get from your drug- gist i oz. of l'armint (Double Strength) about ?Sc worth and add to it ? pint of hot water and 4 os. of granulated sugar. This Will stake full half n pint when mixed. Take one tablespoonful 4 times a day. No more racking; your whole body with a cough. (logged nos- trils should open, air passages of your head elear up so you rail breathe freely. 11 is easy to pre - Pare, rests little and is pleasant to take, Anyone who has a stub- born cough. or hard cold or catarrh in any 'Corso should give ibis prescription a trial. Any drltggist can euppfy yeti, nr a bottle will be sent ort receipt of 75c. postal note or money order. Address International. Laborato- ries, 74 5l. Antoine Bt., Montreal. Canada,' For Stiff eck Apply Sloan's Liniment 'without rubbing to the sore leaders and the pain will soon be relieved. For rheumatic aches, neuralgia, gout, lumbago, bruises., strains, sprains and muscle stiffness, have a bottle handy, Quickly penetrates and soothes, cleaner than mussy plasters or ointments, does not stain the skin. At all druggists, 25c. 50c, tied $L00.