Zurich Herald, 1917-03-02, Page 7NO1 ES AND Cori IlliNTS
To a . generation enamored of para
doxee a scientific paean on pain ought
to find a generous welcome. The
apology which Dr. Lawrence Irwell
has contrived to prove th.e beneficence
of suffering therefore demands that
consideration always extended to new
doctrines, or at least to old creeds
decked out in novel array.
Pain, according to this writer in
The Medical Times, is not an evil..
Rather it is a symptom of man's sup-
eriority and even a condition of his
continued existence: "If the touch
of a redhot body did not cause instant
pain anyone might be fatally burned
before he was aware of his danger,"
says :Dr. Irwell. "If hunger produc-
ed no pain one night not care to eat.
If it were not painful to look directly
at the. sun at noon blindness would af-
feet those who examined it with the
naked eye at that time. Serving as
it dues the self -conservation of the
organism, pain is a most useful dan-
ger signal—the outcry of injured and
life -threatened organic element which
has no language apart from that cry."
A correspondent writes: "In these
days of momentous uncertainties and
unrest people have peculiar need of
turning to music, poetry, prayer, every
sort of truth, which somehow brings
peace and calm in this tangled exis-
tence." That is why it is not safe to
denounce those who turn aside even
from war relief work for a while to
hear a sonata, or to. read a book, or to
contemplate the beauty of a landscape
that no trenches intersect, whereon
the s ow lies bloodless, no roof is
ehrapuel-torn and the trees are not
eharrecd remnants.
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The physician, perhaps overpersuad-
ed by his logic, continues to argue
that stlfl'ering and sorrow have been
ever the nurseries of virtue. He even
feel:: that in the presistent attempt to
escape pain man is possibly choosing
retrogression where progress with
agony would be the braver course.
That may be true for an especially
favored minority, but for the over-
whelming masses nature still distri-
butes its pains with a frequency
which quite suffices for purposes of
discipline,
To have reinforcing strength to be-
stow where it is required we must re-
plenish our own sources of supply.
The trained nurse in nervous cases
knows what it is to exhaust herself in
the practical manifestations of sym-
• i athy ' le seething to be imperturb-
able. There are not many brought
into any kind of contact with to -day's
unprecedented problems of distress
who remain unaffected. For all who
think and feel tranquilizing restora-
tives must be provided, and these are
found where in all ages the spirit of
man has been wont to look for solaee.
In the midst of all brutalizing in-
fluences the world was never so spirit-
ually minded as in this lurid hour.
CANADA'S TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
We Will Have Considerable Share in
(Development of Slavic Empire.
Not the least of the avenues of
trade that will be opened up after the
war, and of which Canada can natur-
ally be expected to claim a consider-
able share, will be afforded by the har-
nessing of ll.ussia's immense industrial
and agricultural resources, says
Bradstreet's Bulletin. The dormant
condition of the peoples of Asiatic
Russia, it is agreed by industrial
and financial writers who have made
first-hand investigation during the I
last eighteen months, has come to an
end, and an improved social and econ-
omic life may fairly be said to be j
greatly hastened by the awakening
Shock: of war.
With the realization of possession of
practically inexhaustible mineral re-
sources, and with many millions of !
acre, of fertile farming country
awaiting the introduction of improv-
ed agricultural methods, Russia will
look towards Canada and the United
Statts to supply a great part of the
materials with which to bring her in-
dustries to a maximum of production.
That Canada has not lost sight of
the opportunities of this post-war
• commerce is indicated by the fact that
a special representative of the Depart-
ment of Trade and Commerce tirade
a thorough investigation of the condi-
tion of the people and the possibilities
of the. country, together with the
articles likely to be most needed.
Negotiations for the construction of
another transcontinental ralhvay
through Russia have been opened in
the United States, and the raising of
$250,000,000 has been proposed by an
American corporation to meet part of
the construction costs of the railway
company, which will have its head-
quarters at Moscow.
While the present is hardly an op-
portune time for closing a contract of
such magnitude, the fact that active
preparation is already being made
for the after -war period gives guar-
antees for the future in connection
. with the development of the Slavic
Empire.`
Rice .As Potato Substitute.
Rice is really our best starchy food,
It contains also a small amount of
protein, a trace of fat, and some min-
eral matter. Starchy foods supply
heat and energe to the body, and are,
therefore, really more valuable than
meat, which produces muscle. It is
four time as nourishing as potatoes.
Most of us in the past have only
associated rice with eggs, milk, raisins
as the principal ingredient of pud-
dings. The majority " of Canadians --
have still to learn the use of rice as a
vegetable which our American friends,
especially the Southerners, learned
long ago. It is the most -easily -digest-
ed of all the starchy foods. It is
readily absorbed and leaves little or no
waste in the intestines. All starches
in their final digested are converted
into sugar.
Rice is about the most abused of
all our foods in the cooking. "Just
boil it," they say, but "just boiling"
may result in a delicious appearing
and tasting food or—a cross between
paste and porridge. Let no house-
keeper come out of the war days with-
out learning how rice grains may
quadruple themselves in the cooking
and be the nourishing, delectable food
that doubtless they wore resigned to
be.
Wash the rice in several cold wa-
ters. Have ready a large dish nearly
full of rapidly -boiling water.
Sprinkle in the rice slowly so as not
to stop the boiling. Boli rapidly
without the rover for twenty minutes.
If the rice Seems hard at the end of
that time boil ten minutes longer. It
must be dry and mealy, like potatoes,
not wet. Drain it in a colander and
pour over it. there, quickly, a quart of
; cold water. Place the colander on a
!plate and toss the rice about with a
!fork from the centre to the sides.
!Stand it oil the back of the store or
let the oven door, where heat will pass
through and dry it. Turn it at once
into a shallow dish or platter, tossing
it out with a fork, being careful not
to bi:eak the grains. If these direc-
tions are followed each grain will have
swollen to four times its natural size
and no two grain„ will be sticking
together. It should be as white as
snow.
A nourishing meal for school chil-
dren et noon is a plate of boiled rice
with a slice of bacon on top, followed
by apple pudclirg.
Some Cheese Dishes
Cheese is made up of 1-3 protein
(without which life is impossible), 1-3
fat, and 1-3 water, all of which are
needed for the growth and repair of
the body, numberless cells of which
decay daily. One pound of cheese is
equal to nearly 2 lbs. of meat, 1 gal.
of milk, or 2 dozen eggs. Canadians
use altogether too little cheese. As a
rule :t is served cut into little pieces
on a plate, but rarely as a made dish.
Cheese Pudding.—Butter a pie dish
and put into it alternate lu.yers of
{ bread and butter and cheese grated
!or sliced, Whisk an egg in half a pint
of milk and pour over the dish. Al.
low it to stand so that the bread is
quite soaked, then bake in a gentle
oven until well browned.
1 English Monkey. -1 cup of stale
bread crumbs, 1 cup of milk, 1 table-
spoon of butter, 1 cup of soft cheese
grated, 1 egg, half teaspoon of salt.
Soak crumbs in milk for fifteen min-
utes, melt butter, add to crumbs and
cheese, add egg slightly beaten, sea- i
son; cook from three to five minutes
over hot water and pour over toast.
Tomatoes and Cheese. --Six table-
spoonfuls of bread crumbs and the
same quantity of grated cheese should
be well mixed together. Butter a pie
dish and sprinkle the inside with a
layer of crumbs and cheese. Put a
layer of tomatoes, then one of crumbs,
till the dish is full. The last layer
should be crumbs and cheese and
slightly thicker than the others. Put
a few pieces of butter on top and
bake for about thirty minutes. As
seasoning, add pepper and salt.
Rice and Cheese.—To a cup of rice
previously washed in cold water, add
three cups of boiling water, boil for j
twenty minutes, strain well, and when 1
free from water add half a tin of
tomato, three ounces of grated cheese,
pepper and salt. Put in a fireproof
dish, sprinkle grated cheese shit top,
and bake for twenty minutes.
Casserole of Cheese and Nuts. -1
cupful of chopped nuts (walnuts pre-
ferably), 1 cupful of bread crumbs, 1
cupful grated cheese, Ye, lemon, juice,
1 tablespoonful oi' butter, 2 table-
spoonfuls of chopped onion, salt and
pepper to taste.
Onions are cooked with the butter,
adding a little water. When soft, re-
move and drain the liquor from the
onion. Mix nuts, crumbs, cheese and
other ingredients and moisten with
the onion liquor: ' Pour into a bat-
tered baking dish and place in a hot
oven for a few minutes until brown.
Tools for the Complete Kitchen.
When the Spring cleaning fevej
reaches into the kitchen regions it
usually means more investment in
pots and pans.
Too many tools in the kitchen ciog'
it up until it looks like a tool shop in-
stead of a cooking room. It's the wise.
housekeeper who selects her tools
carefully so that she has in the 'kit-
chen only the things she really needs
—and keeps them just where she
needs them.
For the benefit of the beginning or
the refurnishing housekeeper, here is
a list of tools found in the kitchen of
a very efficient home -maker, and who
acquired these tools carefully after
some years of selection:
Tools For Preparing Foods
2 half-pint measuring cups, "1 gra-
duated measure, 1 can opener, 1 ser-
rated breadknife, 1 large kitchen knife,
1 small kitchen knife, 1 vegetable
paring knife, 1 curved blade fruit.
knife, 1 egg -beater and cream whip
combined, 3 earthenware mixing
bowls, 5, 6 and 8 inches spread, 1 four-
sided grater, 1 flour dredger, 1 flour
sifter, 1 small funnel, 1 glass rolling -
pin, 1 pastry board, 1 small meat and
vegetable board, 1 glass lemon squeez-
er,'2 large wooden spoons, 1 spatula,
1 standard tablespoon, 1 standard tea-
spoon, 1 standard half -teaspoon, 1
large cooking spoon, 1 long -handled
cooking for'.:, 1 Iadle, 1 pancake turn-
er, 1 potato masher, 1 colander, 1
vegetable scrub brush, 1 pair of scis-
sors, 1 grapefruit knife, 1 meat chop-
per.
Saucepans, Kettles and Other Cooking
Utensils
1 Large iron frying -pan, 10 -inch
spread, 1 Scotch bowl for deep -fat fry-
ing, 1 handled saucepan, 1% quarts,
for gravies, etc., 1 handled saucepan, 3
quarts, for vegetables, cereals, etc., 2
six -hole gem pans, 2 oblong bread -
pans, 2 layer cake tins, 1 pie tin, 1
earthen pie plate for baking apples,
bananas, etc., 1 enameled jelly mold,
1 iron baking pan for roasts, 1 tea
kettle with boiler insert (to save
double boiler , 1 teapot, 1 coffee pot, 2
large casserole for stews, soups; etc„
6 earthen custard cups.
As this is a list of .the tools needet
in an average family of five persons,
the young bride can eliminate from
her colection some of the larger cook-
ing utensils.
THE DOOR TO `ALT11
Is Through the Rich, Reil Blood
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
Actually Make.
The blood is responsible for the
health of the body. If it is good, dis-
ease cannot exist, If it is bad, the
door is shut against good health, dis-
ease is bound to appear in one form
or another. One person may be seiz-
ed with rheumatism or sciatica, an-
other with anaemia, indigestion, heart
palpitation, headaches or backaches,
unstrung nerves, or any of the many
other forms of ailment that comes
when the blood is weak and watery.
There is just one certain, speedy cure
—Dr. Williams' Pink Pill: , They
make new, rich, red blood, and this
good blood strengthens the whole sys-
tem and brings good health and
happiness. Thousands owe their
present good health, some, life itself,
to the pills. Mrs. Charles Goddard,
Chatham, Ont., says: --"Fora' years
ago my nervous system was so run
down that life seemed nothing but a
burden, I doctored for two years
with little or no benefit. I could
neither work, eat or sleep well. While
in this condition a friend advised me
to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. 13e -
fore doing so I thought I' would con-
sult my doctor and he told me be
knew of no better medicine for build-
ing up the nervous system. I started
to take the pills and after a short
while found they were helping me. I
took the pills for nearly three months
and ani thankful to say that they com-
pletely cured me. Ever since I have
kept a box of the pills in the house but
have not found it necessary to take
them."
You can get Dr. Williams' rink
Pills through any dealer in medicine,
or they will be sent by mail postpaid,
at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for -
$2.50 by writing The Dr, Williams'
Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont.
New Motor Tire Pump.
An electrie motor of one-fourth
horse -power runs a new pump for in-
flating automobile tires,
'Greece has adopted a standard timo
that saves half an hour of day -light
and brings the nation within the zone
of eastern European time,
he Mending
4.r r)ce,tional
L. :4.7r; Via. .w. ^uit,r X:' '1,414 t%, $ONA.:.
Sports
Clothes
thing has been more talked of
the past seasons than sports
so much so, that nowadays
-,have come to be an essential
•of tie modern woman's wardrobe.
a rule, bright coats or blouses are
rn with white or light colored
ts. Included in the Iist of gay
ors that are used, red is often
ind, which is rather unusual, as this
or has been looked upon formerly
s more appropriate for fall and win-
ter than for spring and summer.
Sports clothes of silks and satins
appear in greater numbbrs this sea-
son than those of cottons. There are,
however, some novelties in cottons
which promise to prove very popular.
One of these is cotton gabardine
brightly striped and plaided in colors.
Basket weaves which have the new
striped and dotted designs also have
a fair showing, and the heavy linens
will undoubtedly be worn.
The setch shows one of the favorite
models with the smart hip -length
blouse. Stitched box pleats, start-
Aports Frock Developed in the New
" „ Plain and Dotted Silks
i ' ,rom under a deep yoke and dis-
a acing beneath the pleated pockets,
,e the Norfolk effect which has al -
.been considered a good style for
wear.
e,crate coats of fuzzy white ma-
te ,t' , somewhat like blankets, with
stripes of many colors around the
edge; and also on the collar and cuffs,
are among the latest offerings in
sp its attire. The colored Stripes are
al carried out in the same way in
co t` of oyster -white tus;:ur,
Wide girdles crushed softly about
the waist are quite often seen on the
new dresses. They are generally of
satin or silk in some bright contrast- I
; -g color.
The patterns may be obtained
from ,your local McCall dealer or from
The McCall Co. 70 Bond St., Toronto,
department W.
Romance In The War.
The romance of war is far from
dead. Witness the reports of the
French parachutist at Monaetir, who
jumped from his balloon at a height
of 3,6Q0 feet, who took out his pocket-
book with one hand, and, holding it
in his teeth, inserted therein all his
papers, threw it into the French lines
as he sailed over them and himself
reached the Serbian front, says the
London Globe. Then, again, we have
the account of the fight in the Adriatic
between an Italian torpedo boat and
an. Austrian submarine. Both were
sunk, but the survivors of the tor-
pedo boat captured the submarine
crew;: Our novelists have never ven-
tured on imaginary exploits that beat
these realities of war. Perhaps some
of them will take the hint.
MRS. LLOYD GEORGE.
Wife of British Prime Minister Not a
Typical Society Dame.
It is a somewhat remarkable fact
that the majority of British Prime I
Ministers have been gifted with clever
and tactful wives, and of a surety our;
new Premier's spouse will form no
exception to the rule.
It is not exactly easy to indicate in
black and white exactly what are the ,
social duties exacted of a Prime Min-
ister's wife. Custom decrees ordinar-
ily that the Premier shall give during
each Parliamentary session a certain
number of more or less formal dinners
and receptions, and at such functions,
of course, she is expected to act as
hostess,
Owing to the war, however, these
functions, as well as other less formal I
but scarcely less obligatory unes of a
similar kind, are to a great extent
helot in abeyance just now; so that;
Mrs. Lloyd George will be spared, at
all events for the present, much of
the ordeal of wholesale erste. raining j
on a large scale which fell to the lot
of Mrs. Asquith during the first ,tart
of her husband's Premiership.
For this respite no doubt Mrs.
Lloyd George will be duly grateful,
for although the Premier's wife is,
of course, every inch a lady, and a
very charming and intelligent lady
at that, she is as far removed as pos-
sible from the typical society grand
dame. No male liveried servants were
to be seen at 11 Downing Street dur-
I ing the whole period she was mistress
I!there; just two or three maid -servants
and a small boy in buttons sufficed.
In other directions, no doubt, Mrs.
Lloyd George will he kept pretty
busy, for a Prime Minister's wife is
socially a very important personage.
With the exception of royalty and
the wives of the Lord Chancellor and
the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York, she takes precedence over all
other ladies in the land.
She is constantly sought after for
opening bazaars and for other simi-
lar charitable functions; and as re-
gards these, no doubt, Mrs. Lloyd
George will gladly and willingly do
her best. But chiefly, it is to be pre-
sumed, icer helpfulness towards her
talented husband will be shown, . as
was Mrs. Gladstone's, in helping him
in hie work.
The Only Exception.
The sergeant halted the new sen-
try oppo_ it:e tits man lie teas to re-
Iieve, "Give overyr.ur order„” lye
said.
The eel sentry reeled off the rou-
tine instructions with confidence, but
one of the special orders baffled him.
"Come on, man!" raid the sergeant
impatiently.
"On no account," stammered the
sentry, "are you to let any question-
abde character pass the lines, except
the colonel's wife."
H
viva' tura as
Why fly in the face of i'ro:idence? The sound advice.
contained in the bulletin:; of the Department of Agricul
titre, is based au the knowledge of the best agricultural
experts in, the country and the accumulated experiences of
thousands of farmers.
:almost every soil lacks some clement of the plant food
necessary for a maximum crop, anti each orop lea.ves the soil
poorer. Therefore, 'those important sustainers of plant life---
poteslr, nitrogen and ph,xsph.aric acrid ---must be put back into the
sail in the form of a fertilizer.
t,vA.. ' Sh€aw-G�iil`�
Ei �o � e iti izer
i, In growing amara amongst farmers wha want the best. It gives
much more satisfactory results than a home mixed fkrtiltsot•
because the itis-tedieuttc art eoieratiflcatly proportioned to meet the
requirements of both soil and crop sad am blended into .t
perfectly balanced plant food. Plxpert ntieinists have prepared
these formulas, checked by Government analysts, and the
mixing Is done tinder careful supervision.
tau*ants Shur -math b`ertliizar is finely ;:round, making it '
more economicai to use and easier to s.Pplt. It
will not burr, or sour the soil, and is very rich
In humus. There is a formula to tit the re-
quirements of every tit`?I and every crap. These
t
are fully explained itt our booklet, "Pumper
e'rops.' and also general lira tions for their
use. A copy is ready to, ,'nit, if you
will ask for it.
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