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The Clinton News Record, 1932-01-07, Page 7"THURS., JAN. 7, 1932 Health, Cooking Care of Children PA6 TILL CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Edited By Lebam Hakaber Kralc 11M11111111 A' Column Prepared of flcij'eKaD Especially for Women -- But Not Forbidden to Men A NEW YEAR QUESTION Ah Life, what do you bold for me? A loaf of bread --a cup of teal You offer these with taunting grace, A. mocking smile'upon• your face, When I would` rather have instead A glass of wine, golden or red, The touch of night wind on my hair. Frail scent of violets in the air, The promise,of a dawning day, With rainbow colors en my way: And oh! T would much rather far Have touched one distant, trembling star, 'than lived my life prosaically On loaves of bread and cups of tea! —Clara Bernhardt.. How can we keep the creatures in then.• places? We hate tried, Heaven know! 7� we hacl dared to make a law against their swimming and flying we would have done so. When they evanted•tc baceine doctors, they were resisted; one is proud to. recap'„ with the cant that pretended they were too pure and delicate to face, in the respected and ' often lucrative . 'profession of one down- as a cad and a coward 's medicine, the eights and .sounds they the taking, of a risk, failing, and then had for centuries faced in the ill -paid blaming the. ether fellow. profession --.of nursing. When. they What is much better than Iiving wanted to become voters, they were 'dangerously" is living "gallantly," told to go home and tnind the baby; After all, there is no great merit in but soanehow"they got the better oe going out and riskingone's life or us there. Now_that.they seem'to one's reputation ueecllessly, . In fact, think they should have a part, not foolhardy people are not superior in merely in the general control but in either intellect or courage. They are the actual central'machinery-of gov- just . foolhardy, and their taking of eminent, our opposition rightly takes needless risks nate only ' endangers' a higher line. We appeal to their themselves .but brings trouble and pride. We rebuke theta for their needless Bain to others. humility. Would they really care to But in the ordinary life there are be "admitted as women, ,just as in the endless opportunities to put into old days (not so long ago) they were practise the quality or courage. We as 'women excluded? . If they would, need not allow small disappoint it night scarcely he surprising: rents to discourage us; we; need not there is. such •a thing, after all, as allow large ones to make us dis- redressing a 'balance, as trying to a- Whatdoes the new yoar hold for pair. To meet difficulties with a tone for 'a wrong. But in fact, with us? Just "loaves of bread and cups `gal:ant spirit makes then: mueh eas- -that infamous devotion to logie which of tea ?" I wonder! . ser to surmount ,and after all, that makes their attitude so eorrect and so No doubt we alt feel at times that is the chief use of difficulties; to repulsive, they bave said nothing of we would trade all the "loaves of give. us a chance to surmount them, the hind.' Nowhere has the sugges- bread and cups of tea" that ever to put them aside, to achieve what- tion been put foinvard that an incite.: came or ever would come to us for ever aim we have in mind in spite able woman should be exalted, to one chance to live gloriously for a of them. To be able to go forward, make up for the innumerable oocas- thee. That longing is what •proves in face of difficulties, and cheerfully ions on which capable women have the mtdoing of many, both men and accomplish whatever we have set bean rejected and humiliated. It has women. They wish to reach the ourselves to do seems to me to be a simply been urged that, where wet' star's, to ride on the crest of the pretty fine thing. I'm not wishing men are as good as men. they should wave of romance; prosaic treading for the thrill 'of "living -dangerously" have as good a showw. The hussies! on the solid, brown earth is distaste- but I would like to Ecol that I'm fue to them. It was Neitzsche who sh°mng• a little bit of a gallant said; "To live dangerously Is to spirit in the manner of my living, -taste the most e:cquistite pleasure Life and I trust that life holds for me has to offer," or something •to that until the end .sufficient "loaves of effect, And many decide to "live bread and cups of tea," for, while we dangerously," either physically or do not live by bread alone, bread is morally, taking the risk in the hope 'nighty necessary, And, after one of the thrall: has 'net the world as gallantly as Sometimes this works out well, one can. it is a comfort not to be sometimes ill, .-It depends, sometimes despised to journey homeward to a upon oneself, sometimes upon some "loaf xf bread and a cup of Los." One fact remains as a proof of sin- cerity, The people and the papers who, and which, are now so mueh. disgusted by what they.;magiue to be women's refusal of the principle of equal opportunity -these people and these papers were equally disgusted jn those so -recent old days, by men's refusal 'of the principle. Precisely as they protest now, that sex should Have no right of admission, so they cue else, and sometimes on the de- T wish to my readers in 19$2 the insisted then, that sex should impose conies accomplishment of their aims, thenil tree of danger risked, If one cono stfgmit of exclusion, They, are They to courage to live gallantly and at the wanfor t they always were; They grief 'because of personal fat. ure g want woman to take the same terms oue must do the best one can and try end of the working day the peace of as sten--:they always didl In the to bear up bravely, if the failure a quiet fireside with a "loaf of bread long, bitter fight for the women's is due to soneoue else, ane must i and a cap of tea, vote, and such other ..measures of still make the best of it. What wines REBEK"KAH equality as have been attained, they • = „. 4y • stood shoulder to shoulder with those li"who really believed in justice. They { have a right to their 'opinions now! More Impudence From Women This paragraph is ironic, By Gerald 'Gould in The Week -End pertained to the purples, a ,little uhiv- Review, (London). 5117, a little decency, a little sense of comradeship and Candor, might .Some pertinent remarks on a per- induce those with the upper -hand to tennial topic by this well- known shako hands with the lower—purple noveliest and critic. . -• might say to green; "Come into our councils and help, according to your My own well-known view , about capacity, the lot which greens must women is wimple and moderate; I ie common with us support; unies:! think they should be kept in corn- you are all certifiable idiots, you pounds and chased with bloodhounds. must be able to contribute some But we tive in a meaty -mouthed and thing of direction: if, indeed, you dif lily-livered age, when even our situ- ler fundamentally front ourselves ein pie pleasures of murder by hanging gift and nature, by that very token „and torture by flogging are called in it is impossible for us to know your. •question by sentimentailsts and spoil- needs: unless you share government sports; and we trust accommodate with ourselves, our governance of ourselves to the palings of reform, you is an imposition of servitude; hur- The last hope went down in the last ditch when women of adult years. and wage-earning, experience were accorded "the flappers' vote"; and an ominous, hideous tide of justice and equality is forcing our defences. "There are even some women who have had 'the impudence to deplore that there is no woman in the pre•: sent Government. Why anybody, shun?(! want . . but there! --these high 'natters I must not discuss; the fact remains that the Gevee'nneet ie unisexual, it is mannedeby,men, and the complaint has been raised in Oa You Really Wish to Reduce If you have too much flash on your hips, there is nothing to do but remove it. If you want to maid' sure that it is gone forever, ;here are certain exercises, which, if prac- tised faithfully, will put it through such a strenuous pace it won't come back again. Stand erect. limits together,-' arms extended in front of you. Separate the arms sidewise, and inhale through your nose, exhaling as you restore your arms to their first posi- tion. This exercise and all the (there, re into the inner •chanber, and let u4are -to be performed ten tines ;every bear your voice!" So might it be lemming. and night, the ntnnbor argued; but there are no purple men, and no green ones: the whole notion is fantastic,. Oddly enough; however, the infer - gradually being inereased to ons hundred. Now stand erect again, with your howls supported on the .hack of e for sax does not advance any such chair, and squat to a sitting position, plea as I have adumbrated. It seems keeping the back straight. aln,tst, sickeningly enough, to 'be but Chea etre erect, with.tips, to- .e•ether, put ,your hands an hips, and haif-aware of its iuferlority. Con- kick the right •foot ferwa"d, bring templating the bewildered gentternen ie back to position, and kiek the left who form the bulk of this Cabinet foot forward. (turd of all Cabinets), it has dared to suppose it could advance a specimen 'slaking exactly the 'same position. public. Publicly, and immediately, or two not more ridiculous. "Tt eoule instead of kicking year lege forward has come the obvious retort: Why Pet be argued" some of its r-epree- this time,raise them sideways up should women, as women, be admitted enatives have written, "that on the ens! down, one at a time. anyevhere? Have they not the sports.: Government side of the House there Recline on a stat, perfectly re manship—or sportswomanship to take were no women as well suited to un- taxed. Neve draw both knees up to in even chance with their betters?-dertake the work of a Minister as your chest, lowering themhack to !vier are not put into Governments many to whom positi•onrs were offer- your first position. When you have oecause they are men; they are put ed." Not, you observe. the plea (so done this a, • satisfaetery number of n beeanse . .. hut, as I say, I must easy to set up as a ninepin, so easy tunes, describe a complete circle iii lot discuss that! Are women really I to knock over) that warren qua .,,,,o, stile •air, with first your right, and co indecently modest,. so lost to all • men should be admitted to respon- thee your left leg, hi bievcle fashi°ti, reuse of shamelessness,' as to clout siiblity, irrespective of their power 1 ` The next step is to raise your lege ry privilege what they cannot coin- to wield it well: merely the plea DO sidewise, one at a tithe, as far ;ass through desert? Do they want teat, possibly, intelligent women. as YOU can, lying first.on one side, patch, a reservation, a wailed gar- should not be set aside !because of and then on the other.. len, whither their sex shale shepherd their womanhood, to make places for i T fnaily, lie on your right side and hem;, and where their inootnpetenee stupid Oren. The irritating thing a- : swrng pelt'' left seg forward and heat any claim is its iustioe; nothing your. r44ht leg backward' Now e" much as.reasonableness inflame« rhe"ge sides and reheat the exercise. the passions. And women, confound Tf these exercises are'eonsirleeeci toe them, have stuck, -in all their lean- .etremtmts lie down, flat- on a hard peigns for. equality, so horrilia: to flume and rollfrom side to side. hall keen them sheltered? The id 3tsl The nincompoops! The wo- len! It Wright be argued, of course, that, ven if one sex is admittedly inferior, reason (the very (nullity that we 1 nd therefore in fairness must be have tried. net to admit they could jmpelled to compete on equal terms, puss---" Where they le net _ still has -a point of view—the oint p C view of the inferior—end that its ,l -rest "should be eafeguarded by Efiee as well as. by representation, 1 a community of green men and aeple men (it might be said: but st by rte. 0 never by me!),eaven if :ven-tenths of the physical strength, id ninetenths of the tv nt ! reesereerstereetteestees compete, they hove not eompetee: one has: never 'tea;d: uf'a temente being i•t'ained for the heavyweight honing eltampiehibip .ef the world. Where they could compete. they have cotn- potai simple-eanil.'.las, only icon etre. Bess ully! They did not ere•ue about their eight to swirl' the •Chane.«:l er fly the ocean; they swain, they flew, Advertising TO NIWJ WJPdVK•P8`IP THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED ED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes Gay, <Sometimes Sad --'But Always -:: Helpfuland Ins piring w+w+svw.rwo THE NEW YEAR The New Year is with us, the New Year i$ 'here,. So let us all greet her, with a smile and- cheer. She carnes fn among us, in bright shining clothes, So radiant and blooming, as pure as a rose, Her face it is: beaming, 'tis just like the sun, Her ways they are perfect; of faults she has none. . She steals in at midnight, from space she is hurled, And waits here so sr.lent, untouched ty the world, Now how dare we claim her, our robes are so grey, By sin we have spoiled them, Alt! many a day. Ah! will she stay with us, to keep our way light, And so lead us onward, in days that are bright. We all long to keep her, a new hom- age pay, Right gladly she'll banish, our dull robes of grey. —Peery] Willem. PROFITEER IN JOY be a profiteer in joy, It works like this you see----- .t The more T give to other folks The more returns to me, —The' Cheerful Cherub, tt WISH I wish—and dear in this believe me true-- Your joys be many and your sot'rows few. While life bo given. Anti when ;Weevil the vale the slmd- OWS slant, And life is o'er for use -God grant— We meet in Heaven. -!'inn McCool. BOUNDARIES I can see from where I lie ..-Great cranes a -swinging by, Slate roof• -with chimneys red Through the window from my bed .. Dear "Lord, As I wake from when I die, Let me see Blue sky, Let me see the flying spray, Sense the boulders steady gray; Let me know , The things that keep As I rouse from my long sleep-- Oren settee, The Face. • —Dorothy May tfl'aser in The Canadan Magazine. TELL ME NOW When 1' cash -in- I will not care a yen For &J the praise and honour heaped upon me then: Serene and silent, in my handsome boxI will not heed their laudatory talks. Then tell me now, when I am on the earth— Your estimate of my amazing worth; 0 tell rife what a lulu bird I am, And fill tee full of taffy acid of jam. —Walt. Mason. SINS OF OMISSION "One virtuous and pure in heart did pa', 'Since none I wronged in deed or word today From when should I crave 'pardon? Master, say.' A. voice replied: `Front the sad child whose joy thou bast not planned; The goaded beast whose friend thou didat not stand; The rose that died for water from thy hand' ' county old age pension board held (With •'tore lase week it was revealed If you that people 68 and bbl years of age about you were- applying for pensions; Their Are losing theirs and blaming it on idea was to get their names ie ear- age; ly so their when they reached 70 'If you do all the thing you know you years their names would be at the ought to, top of shelist. Sixteen out of 22 Then you don't need to wander down applidations wore granted. the a e Apclogies to Itudyard Kipling) can keep your health when all 1f you can 'hike and swim and fish and paddle. - And conquer some big job from day to day; If you can pitcha tent and pack a saddle,: You know it's health makes life and work all play. If you can have a plain. and balanced diet; Know sun and water can't be hdd too mueh; It's free; don't fool yourself and try to buy it. Good health puts on "the skin you love to 'touch," If you can steep all night with win- dows open And walk ten miles without an ache or pain; You'll find'yeu need no pills or oth- er dope'n; You'll live long years to do it oft again. If you can curb the vain desire tc hurry And calmly walk while others madly run; Go slow, keep cool, relax, let others worry, Then you'll be going strong when they are done. If you can make health rules a daily habit And yet don't let. them be your only aim; To live life to the fult those years you have it Is better :Fax than honour, wealth, or .fame. --Anon, THOMAS ALYA .EDISON 184:-1931 His genius he was quite content In one brief sentence to define: "0£ inspiration one per cent., 0f perspiration ninety nine," A humble boast; but humbler yet We felt, who heard, and knew full fine One drop of that immortal sweat , Was worth a .sea of yours or mine. —Jan Struther in the New States- man and Nation (London INTERNAL HARMONY Assured of worthiness we do not dread Competitors; we rather give them hail And greeting in the lists where we may fail-- b2ust, if we bear an aim beyond the head! My betters are my masters; purely fed By their sustainmeitt I likewise shall scale Some smoky steps between the mount and vale: Meanwhile the mark I have, and I will wed. So that I draw the 'breath of finer air, Station is nought, nor footways laurel -strewn, Nor rivals tightly belted for the race. Gohd speed to them; My place is here or there; My pride is that among them I have place; And. thus T keep this instrument it; tune. —George Meredith, Poems. EARTH AND SIfY The sky is beautiful, but T, I love the green earth more. The heavens seem so very far, The world so near my door. Above the are the splendid stars So radiantly bright, But 'here are r paths, • and pasture bang And little lamps at night. The sky ie beautiful, ah, yes, And yet the, good, green earth Gives me each day her loveliness, • Each day a whole life's worth, How many of his weary ones' The sun has left a -thirst! But, oh, how many of her sons Old Mother Earth has nursed. The sky is beautiful, but flow'rs Are beautiful to see, And al'. the cycle of the hours Earth spreads a feast far me. And even when the thing is through, When .all of life is past, Earth's is the breast I turn me to And find my rest at last, p��. —,i)ouglas MalIottgh. MRS CLINT° WHEN THE CO(IHY JAE IS'FULL Rheros a time of great rejoicing and a Season of delight, When the household wheels run smoothly and the household slay. - is bright. When domestic' troubles, scatter as •are feathers blown afar. -- And it comes when overflowing is the household cooky jar. Jollity, content and pleasure by the hearthstone fold their wings, And the children's happy voicesjoin the kettle as it sings, Like a. summer sky, • good -nature by no murky cloud is dimmed, When with seedy circles, crisp and sweat, the cooky jar is brim- med. Oh, that glowing satisfaction! YOU aright widely, vainly seek O'er the country for its equal. Though it comes but once a week, While its sweet enchantment Lingers, hearts are light as zephyr wool; And' tis Saturday that brings it— when the cooky jar is full, —Harriet Whitney Symonds. ROADS There are roads that are highways and roads that are byways, And roads that look at you and run; There are roads that are trodden and roads that are sodden, And roads that Wind up to the sun. There are roads that are old roads and some that are bold roads, And others that hide in a wood; There are roads that are scheming and roads that Ile dreaming, And roads that are misunderstood. There are roads that will greet you wherever they meet you, And turn round and beckon and cal; There are roads that are mellow and smile at a fellow, And I can't help liking them all, Rebecca Heiman,, WOODPILES I know this valley well, and Winters here Are Iong and desolate. Each barn and shed, Anticipating winter, nestles near The houses where the farmers live; instead Of sprawling carelessly; and over- head The naked branches wait the fall of snow. The farms and meadows lie in silent dread; • And near the hems logs are piled to go Their journeys in their gowns of i flame, I know The joy of watching burning loge 1 that try To bring the warmth of summer back; and so I like• to see the wood piled straight' hht. It meansand thaigthough the nights aro long and cold i There's 'imams to dream and stories to be told. ---Gertrude Ryder Bennett, 1 Household Economics ARE h7 LOVLT.T �� T;ST The simple things of earth are laves' Best; A fir on the hearth, the lamp- light's glow; The hour when the heart finds peace` and rest, A mother's lullaby, crooned soft and low; The wayside blossom, tiny woodland stream Tbat, sings a happy, lilting round°.. lay; Soft, billowy clouds that drift as In a. dream, .The hush of dawn, the sun's .last • flaming ray; The friendly trees that give off fruit and shade, The tendrils of the grape, like cling. ing hands; 0, there are scenes more gorgeously arrayed, But these the heart has known and understands. Mankind has reached the pinnacle of power, 'Has conquered land and sky and ocean's crest, And yet, when comes the heart's deep, prayerful hour, Ile knows the simple things are loveliest, —By Margaret E. Bruner. A SONG OF .HOME "Home is where the heart is," With that I quite agree. That means where your 'air folk dwell For there your thought will be. Young feet may go a'straying, Forever and aday, Adventuring down luring roads A thousand leagues away; You may find fame and fortune, And all that fair appears But a Iittle wistful whisper Will haunt you down the years. A little pleading whisper Which somehow calls you back, Against your will or with it, Down memory's winding track, And there you'll find in fancy The things you used to know, The flowers that used to blossom, The dreaans of long ago. And through the mist which hovers Round memories divine You'll glimpse the well -loved face's, You'll see the hearth -fires shine. However far you wander, Whatever lands youl''ree, Yem' heart will still keep turning To your sin roof -tree. And through all your weary roaming, In youth or life's last gloaming, Your thoughts will still go homing Where your ain folk be. Molly Beva EXETER: The old year, 1931, went out with heavy, blustering east tarty winds, rain which turned to sleet, and all fee storm accompanied by flurries •of snow. The great bells in the Trivftt Memorial church tows er pealed forth their notes to the dy- ing year, and the carillon rang in the new year, 1922. Listen in on the glue coal' hour 5.30 to 6.30 every Sunday afternoon, over Station C.F.R.B., Toronto, Now you can positively identify your favorite D. L. & W. Scranton Anthracite (hard coal) before you burn it. it's trade -marked (tinted blue) for your protection. Order horn your Dealer NOW -- and know what 'blue coals comfort means FOR THE COLOR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY SALE SY J. 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