The Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-12-12, Page 7*4
GIFT - GIVING
. We hope ..as you ' read these, lines
th.at you. are possessed of , the com-
. Portable glow 7tlrat can -only 'come
from yirtuous., ..knowledge • thatall
. 'your Christmas packages are ready
. .to: the last holly sprig and bow' of red
' ribbon, for. deJivery- to their ultimate
?rs. AIL tlie samd, even’the most
■Handed giver usually finds a few
LESSON XI.. — December 15
ojvaerS' AIL tlie-saind, even 'the mb&t
fore-feanefed giver usually finds a few
leaks In her careful campaign of pre-
jparedness. . - . ’ ■
•To. staunch those .ill a way that
will make everybody happy, we are
suggesting that you go right out .to
——.the. kitcheA-MtUnsI?. up a fe-w glass.
, - ..es of jelly to have handy tor last-v
’ minute presents.
Mint' jelly hap all the glow of
. Christmas -ahd - is easy to make be
sides. For a rich Yuletide red, take
^he/juice .of. canned strawberries or
red raspberries and boil it . down.
There are always cranberries, too,
and; if yoa’ve never tried turning
grape juiee into jelly, now’s the time
o-^it-r^-Peaches—a-n d-p in ea*pp 1 e-A-r
also good, just use the juice from the
calmed ones.
'Reli'sli -is aiidthpr, Christmassy
•looking kitchen presentthe green
of peppers and. cabbage, the red of
-‘beets'; and'pimentos -make! a perfect
■ holiday color "scheme. ' ' . ..
* ■ Mint Jelly
;0,ne-b.alf Aup go.od C.idor-j-vinegar,. !
cup- water, 3.% cups granulated .su-_
gar,,- 14 ,«cup. commercial -pectin, % to
1 teaspoon mint extract, few drops
green " coloring.'
Put vinegar, water and sugar into
j__^LlaiS®.„skuce p'an./Mix andi bring 'to
’ as so(Mi as mixture boils add pectin,'
strring constantly. Bring again to a
full boil and boil hard for thirty sec-
onds. Remove . from .’fife, . skim, and
. add extract-to taste. Pour at Once in-
, ■ to sterilized’glass, cover -with parafin
and w!ien; cold . cover with’.-another
, layer of paraffin. ‘ ~
Cranberry Jelly'
Two pounds’ (2 ■ quarts) ripe cran
berries, 4 cups water, .5 % ' cups
. granulated fcugar. ’2 cup commercial,
-pecljn.u- - '</
■ ' Put water and -, cranberries In a
large sauce pan " and bring to the
. boiling point. Cover and simmer ten
■ ininutOs. 'Rub through' a strainer.
Tlie^e should be 7’-2 cups pulp and
juice. Add water if necessary. Com
bine sugar and fruit .and bring quick
ly to the boiling pofnt., stirring con.
stantly. The mixture- must boil hard.
Begin to count the time when hard
boiling begins and boil hard, stir-
.ringj constant’y, for one minute. ' R
. move - from ■” fire and stir in,, pectin .
'Siriin ~and~~pmTU at~ onro;' in t~o'-"atoi-rliz-“ -
-M--T7«d"^’hT.sses'r"-Grw-t’i’™W'iHi'“pai“rffi-n~a-^ -
. ■pta1u?4MlJrrff--Kecip gw,~. ■. - -
.Grape Juice Jelly .
Two cups grape ^Juice. -3-
granulated sugar.- ’u cup commercial
•pectin. .. .......
- Put' sugar and juiep .into a. large
sauce pan and mix well. Bring
quickly to the boiling point: ;and. a^d
pectin, stirring constantly. "Boil
hard for thirty seconds.’ •’Remove
from firo, skim .and pour at once into
sterilized glasses. Coyer with para-
-Beet Relish ;
Two pounds boots, 6*A cups granu-
. Jated sugar, IV2 eups ciddr vinegar.
1 cup commercial pectin. t
- ’Cook hbets until • tender, plunge in
to cold water and slip skins. 1’ut
through, coarse knife of food chopper,
Rack firmly ill pleasuring cup and
measure 3 cups. Put sugar and vine
gar into kettle. Add beets ami mix
■well. Bring quickly to boiling p.oint.
stirring Constantly. Boil hard for two
’toinut.^p, stirring. Remove from tire
' . "aiiyl stir ill. pectin. Skun and stir al-
ternatdly' for five minutes. Pour into.
' stei'ilLxed glasses and c/iver with
paraffin. . '
Pepper Relish ,
Tliis\mak(.s a. green relish which
, is very pretty to serve with the beet
'’relish. Beets and poppers arc always^
- ....., .... . ids. in the
papers, and you ' will ' be "astonished
when you-visit a haberdashery shop,
1*0 C._......._ ’
'.lie male problem’ of gift-giving. For
what man flis .side of the North Pole
lcAUL.„.he.Jjmj)e,rv.'ious-[.to' -the .. gift of a
Jain as, a-, new neckscaff; a necktie pf
'■inv one of those rilmbsT tthaccbiiiited
gifts which the average haberdashery
stores ., are now displaying -in: such a
lantnli/Jntr manner? •
/Art Appealing Array
" The female of this season has not
done her duty until she has' visited
some of those stores.- Shirts, special
ly' made up /or the Christmas trade,
are" displayed in all their appealing
vanity. It does not* matter what the.
temper of the niale, the pnswer can
bo found on the.shirt. counter of .the
men’s store- or 4 he-rdopartjnenthl in
stitution. ■ , ■ .
If you are reallv trying to solve
'he Christinas problem in the most
acceptable manner, devote a (few
days to studying "t<he types of shirts
which your particular male likes to
we4i|h If he is youthful,-;of the Col-1
’('go Boy t.vjto, the stores will have I
plenty of colors to meet'pls most
exacting taste" If It is friend, hus
band; the .answer is the same. No
matter who the man or'what his walk
In life, you-will be able to satisfy
him. with the appropriate gift..
CHRISTMAS RECIPES
Giblet Stuffing
Two ‘clips- soaked stah’ bread, two
cups
b*
t
By Sax RohmerFUMANCHU ....THE SEVERED FINGERS—On a Perilous Errand
3
-i-n^mark-e t- ■"-so—-fh e s e—r e-J-is-h es~'--a-r e
splendid to make .for Christmas.
One dozen green peppers, 6% cups
light .brown sugar, lty' ' [cups cider
vinegar, 1 cup"' commercial pectin.
Cut open-peppers and discard se&ds
and .white pith,. Put through ’ finest
knife of food chopper . twice.. Drain
p.U'1 p. IWeasure, packing solidly in- cuf>
until juice comes to top. There should
“be 2 cups. Mix sugar, vinegar and-
prepared pepper and bring quickly
lo the boiling jioint stirring con
stantly. . Boil hard for two minutes,
stirring' constant’y.Remove from
[fire and stir in pectin. Skim and stir
^alternately for- -fiv.e -minuses.-* r Pout;
into sterilized glasses and cover as
in foregojng recipes.
'.* -Strawberry Jelly
Two cups juice from canned straw
berries, 1 -lemon,. 4 cups granulated
sugar, Yz cup commercial pectin.
Drain the syrup from the canned
berries' and add the .juice, of lemon.
Pvt sugar and syrup into sauce pan.
Mix and bring quickly to the boiling
point?"sTirrrig "constantly. -Add pectin.,
.stirring constantly and bring to a
hard boil.-Remove a.t. once from the
fire, skim and pour into sterilized
glasses., .' ' ..
PLEASING GIFTS THAT
WILL GRATIFY MEN
At this time' of year, the. feminine
mind is always more or le§s perturb
ed. There is scarcely a member of
the gentler sex, Airoiri the ■ age of
fifteen to; file period when- age has
been forgotten, who- is not-confront
ed with the annual- Christmas prob-
[ lem. What'should I give to the male?.
.-There-are’-a gpcat’-variety-of mairis
rih^“h1s~'W'OTldT^bi!rt~h-ere1ri-s~a---tip™fpr-
the perturbed female wl?o has to
■olve the problem, Do not- forget, tile
fact, that every rii.an has a ^touch of
vanity in his make-up. If lie lacks
that he is not just the sort of male
you should know. Whether he is
your father, brother, nephew or
gentleman friend, the rule , applies.
There must be a trace ,of vanity? if
lie is the sort to fit into your scheme
of-^ existence., So,
masculine touch when you
Thefenest -way to . play upon? the
masculine vanity
gentleman something to add to his
personal apoearaiye. Th0 shops are
•red with- such things at . this seas
on of. the year, as you will peadily'
see by a display ,of the
papers, .1. .... . .
*0 discover how. simple it is to' solve
Happy Together In Their “Phobic Prison’’
This is the first picture made since the marriage last summer..
....^of..-.pi;O.fessd:r- -W-i-l-li'a-m -E-.-. Leonard- 59-year* old—Unl-versity of—Wisconsin—-
poet, and hik bride, the former Miss'Grace Golden; 28. . Their mar-'
riage attracted wide attention when Miss| Golden willingly entered
. his “Phobic Prison,” a fear that he has of going more than half a'
mile "from, his home,
minced onion's, two chopped apples,
one teaspoon -poultry seasoning, one
set of giblets (heart, liver and r. giz
zard), two-th-irds teaspoon salt, one-
quarter teaspoon .pepper...Squeeze,
bread quite dry; Add the minced,
onion, apple, seasoning, :and finally'
giblets,' which have been simmered
in water until "tender and-then chop
ped.
Chestnut Stuffing
Three cups sweet 'chestnuts,
half oup butter, one
one-
teaspoon salt,
play •• upon that
i are, do
ing your. Christmas shopping.' , .
is to hpnd the
Simplicity Is Chic
The dress patterned for today
will- f ill a -need—in...cy<xy.-.smart.,
wardrobe for casual wear.
It's the simple tailored, type
. with dash just 'right.
You may make .it of rabbit's
wool, jerspy, novelty silk ^weaves,
velveteen,’etc., and the result will'
be equally lovely. .1
Style No. 2706 is designed for •
sizes 14, 16, 18 years, 36, 38 and
40-inches bust. Size 16 requires
4 yards of 39.-inch material.
.HOW TO. ORDER PATTERNS
Write your name and address
■ plainly, giving number, and size
of pattern wanted.. Enclose 15c
in stamps or coin (coin prefer
red; wrap it carefully) and ad- '
dress your order to Wilson Pat- I
, tern Service, 73 West Adelaide |
Street, Toronto.
EZRA; TEACH I NG THE LAW
• OF GOD
Ezra 7:10; Nehgmiah. 8:1-3, 5, 6, 8J2
GOLDEN TEXT A- Thy vyord hpve I
laid up in my heart. — Psalm 1,19:,11.
( LESSON IN ITS SETTING
TIME. — The' year of tile revival
recorded, in Neiiemiah" ,.8 is not de
finitely stated; 'but -it.; would seem,
that this- event followed Immediately
the completion ,of the rebuilding o.f'
'the wails of Jerusalem and, . conse
quently,'occurred B.C. 444.
“For Ezra had' set his heart to seek
the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and
.to. teach -in Israel statutes, and ■ ordin
ances”. This-' important passage was
[-exteiisively- cO'mAien'teda';''a^o'n‘'7n"''th"e'
lesson for December 1, and need not
.occupy-. again at this .time. Some
qualifications for instructing men' in
divine truth,, are bestowed by God
limself; others are received from the'
/lands of great teachers ’ and great
nooks; while others can. be-had only
by1, a- deliberate consecration of one’s
heart to the teachings which it is
one's purse t-o exppupd._____J.______
■^“And" all'Th’irpeople gathered' them
selves together as one. .man into the
broad place--that was before<•. the
„water gate; .and they- spake unto
Ezra the scribe to bring'the book of
i he law of Moses,''v&Lich JfehovaJh had
commanded' to -Israel”, Probably ithp.
latter half of the.seventy-third verse
of the preceding ^chapter should be
attached to this' verse. -Suddenly
there how, appears in this vivid nar
rative,. for the first time, the scribe
Ezra, who 'had ', been in Jerusalem
twelve years before' this and had
. spoken severely to-the citizens of .the..
_dity coneerii-i-ng -the ex-iiulsion of the^
.“And Ezra the priest brought the
law before the assembly'both men and
women and all that could hear with
understanding”:.. How much of the-'
book of,the-law was in the hands oi
.Ezra,, we do not. RnoW. Possibly* the
'.entire Pentateuch, but how much, of
this, was read'before the. people, it is
difficult to' .determine. . “Upon the
first day ofi the seventh month”. This
was a day ot th'e new moon "and the
beginning "of the autumn era;
“And he read therdiii before the
broad place that was before the water
gate’- from early morning until mid-,:
day, iri t»lxe -presence of the men and
; the women, and of thos'e: that -could,
u nderstand; and ■ the ears of all . the
people were attentive unto . the - book
of the-law”. Exactly, whe^e 'this- read
ing (took place .we are not definitely
told, but it is probably, the same 10-
Ication as that mentioned Tn Ezra 10;
9 and ist :su,pposed to be -the broad.
place.JyiB^b.eLwLe.en-^the-^sPwth-oas-t/
p rec’in cts - of '...th e;._tifen.
ern .w’allt~;;..
‘‘And Ezra opened the book in the
sight of all the people, (for he-was
-above all the people); and when lib
opened it, all .'the people stood up”.
(Cf. Luke 4:17.) Standing Avas some
times the posture of prayer denoting
humility (1-Sam. 1:26; 1 Kings 8-22;
Luke IS: 11, 13j; . ' ” ’ ' "
“And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the*,
great God”. This blessing probably
'took the form of .a prayer. ^And all
the people ' answered; Amen, Amen,,
with the. lifting up ' of their hands
Some, .churches have re-
one-eighth • .teaspoon ■ pepper, 0Be--r
. quarter cup -cream; one cup cracker
[ crumbs. Shell and blanche . chestnuts..
Cook in boiling' salted' yvater until
-.soft,.... Drain..!
.ricer. Add half the quantity [of blit
ter along..with salt, popper.and cream.’
Melt the remaining' butter, mix with
the. cracker crumbs and bheq com
bine, the mixtures.-. f,
An Oyster Cocktail .
Oyster cocktail sharpens- the ap
petite. for the good things to follow
and -is quite appropriate for Christ
mas dinner..- ; For' eajCh'person take'.-
six raw', oysters, one tablespoon to^»
mato- catsup, one.-half [tab'lespooon of;
vinegar’ or -lem-on [juice, two drops
tabasco, pinch of. ’.salt[,. one teaspoon
celery finely, chopped, -one-half ..tea--
”si70ffn“XvotCesitershii;e“gSuce?~Tifix .in-;
’grecTi'e'nts/ cKl'li thor-otigl-i.ly '.and- seriie-'
in, cocktail glasses or in .cases made
from hollowed 'out green peppers.
Turkey Bones Soup
.Don’t throw away the turkey rem
nants without. first considering the.
following -refeipe: Take turkey bones
and any left-over pieces of meat and
boil three-quarters of an hour in
water-eirough ‘to cover thorn. Add a
little rice and. celery chopped’ fine.
.Just' before serving, thicken with
little flour, (browned)., ..and. season
.with pepper, salt, and a' small piece
o.f. butter.- This' is a . cheap but de
licious soup, and softens the -other
wise fiard bump the .family receives
when a return from a festive to ev
ery-day fare is necessitated. ■ ■'
' Food Decoratioiris
:>Cannc(l cherries arid other fruits
are decorative for salads,’ puddings,
and other desserts, and are a deli-
.cious. accompaniment. .. ,-
The -woods . can . most always fur
nish nfaterial- for’ a bouquet for the;
“ceriTfe’ olOKe \table. Let., us" not be-'
0 f
but. let us introduce daintiness and"
beauty into our lives in any xvay,.and
vvliatever we can. .
Politeness of the Orient
Japan’s .Official .Travel■„Bureau Ad-,
vises dn Treatment o'f Tourists: .
Do not whiser among yourselves or
titter' in the presence o.f foreigners,
' Don't - imitate" fancy gestures
learned at the cinema/ which, will
on 1 y„ exci’te.disgus„t.,qn_. the,,,part..-,,o.f„
foreigners.
1 Don’t ask a foreigner's age,unless
it is absolutely required.
Light pranks add'zest to your Ser
vice;.'but don’t pull people's ears.
■ Don’t eat bananas without cutting
them up. Don’t slick your fingers or
form a circle with your thumb and
forefinger.
Dqp’t go as fah as. the door when
you (firect foreigners to the lavatory.
Don’t go into the bathroom when
foreigners are bathing to ask who-*
ther the temperature of the water is
just right or to help them wash ,
themselves.’ .*■../■ -
Large napkins should 'be offered to.
foreign ladies, so that- they may hide'
their knees when"'sitting.
fef; . 5:1.4) , ........... ______.___
jporis’ive‘worship now.-
“And they bowed thbir-heads anil
Worshipped Jehovah with their faces
to. the ground”. Suclji/an , attitude of
prayer is a frequent- occurrence in
rhe Scriptures (Gen. 19:1; 42:6;
48:12; 1-Sam. 20:41; 24:.8; 1 Chron.
21:21). .
And they read in the book, in the
law of God, distinctly".. The word
herb translated distinctly occurs . i’ll’
Num. 15:34 and means with Clearness
and precision, for which careful study
was required. ■ “And they gave, the
(Sense”. This phrase occurs oply here
in the1 Old Testament,! and refers to
the parenthetical comment introduc
ed by the rpader to explain the text
which he is. reading. ' S.o’ tha,t they
-uuderstopd the reading”.' The resufl
.was that the great ’multitude -were
able thus to comprehend the words
falling upqu their ears. ; ■ '
“And Nehemiah, who was the gov
ernor, dnd ’Ezra the priest-the scribe,
and the. Levites /that taught the
people, said unto all the people, This
day is holy,’unto Jdhovah your. God;
"mourn not, nor weep. . For all the’;
people, wbpt, when "they heard the
words of the Iaw’’.~As"'the people- had; :
listened to. the .words o.f« the'law,
they became conscious of" their own
sinfulness and broke out in- great
weeping.. Read the Sacred Volume, 11
and, whether you will or, not, it will,
'so affect you, so pierce your heart,
so work Its way into your very mar.
-row, that,, in 'comparison with the Im- " :""
pression iso produced, that of orators
and philosophers vyill almost - disap
pear; makiDg it naanifes.t that, in the
Sacred Volume, there is a truth di
vine, a something which makes It
imeasurably. superior to" all the gifts
and graces attainable by man. •
“Then lib said unto them, Go your
way, eat the fat, and drink, the sweet, •
and send portions urito him for whom____
“nothing is prepared; for this day is
holy unto our Lord”. See Deut. 16:14; .
Esther 9:19; .1 Sami 9:13; 2 Sam. 6: ■
19; Ezek. ‘39:1,7-20. “Neither be ye
grieved; for . the ’ joy . of Jehovah is
your., strength". ; There, is, a natural,
adaptation or ..provision- in the gospel, ?'
both of .what it brings to us. and by .
what it lakes away from us, to make
a calm, and settled, and deep glad- <
ness,.the prevalent temper of the
Christian spirit. . • .
“So the Levites stijlled all t‘ha
people, saying, Hold your peace, for
the day is holy; neither be ye grieve
ed”. ‘‘And-all' the people went their
-way^(y-eatra’ffd“V(rdHnk7^n^'To~sehd
portions, and to make, great mirth,
because they had understood the
words that were declared unto them”.
The people had sorrowed because.
. they had not kept the law:, they Were ,
able to understand the law.
An Old Man’s Thoughts at
■ ' ■Christmas
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Old Santa Claus, a tough old chap
Oh surely -he must be, •*He’s. made the trip each. Christmas)
• • eve, ■
Since I was only three. w •
And now I'm over seventy, :.
And like to take my ease;
Yet Santa still is on the-go,
You’d think he’d surely freeze.
And. he must have came the chimnajn
• way, .
*A.s nimbly as of old; .... . ....................
For the windows/and; 4*h.e_.doors are’-
fixed . ■ __■
Tor keeping, out -the cold. " , “-:/
An'd yet on Christmas morning
Were presents'on the tree and.floor;.
And ’ all the . children’s stockings'
bul.dged ' . '
With toys and sweets galore
I would like to know the secret
Of hOw Santa keeps so spry,
Aud.of;how he always keeps that
Merry twinkle in‘his- eye. ‘
Of course, that trip behirid The deer.
Is dandy for his-health;
But it takes’ some pluck to tackle it;
-I'd- hate (he ■ job- -myself: 7'"....
good luck to Santa, ,I So here’s good luck to Santa, - \
And liis .reindeer an.d:thg sled.
And also in his s.now-white beard,
And to. his coat of red.
And; may he long; continue when the
Winter -breezes blow,
To make .his trip on .Christmas ,eve. , •
At forty-odd below.
And fill the children with delight
And. make the old folks glad,
Wlieu -they think upon 'old Santa [
And the happinessthey’ve had.
“Though all; approve of . general.!
peace, .there-arc quite a number who
are unprepared to ru^ any risk in
ordeij to preserve it.’’—Viscout Cecil.
wl a \i
Smith was first ashore. "Li<
>Ur ears open," he tdd lns|
From his voice 1 knew this
of the. Thames, the threat
of Fa Manch'u's nearness,
had unstrung
oven Smith's
Iron nerves....