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The Clinton News Record, 1932-02-25, Page 7GRANT•FL8MING,' W1.b, r" ASSACrATg SECNETAHY adarldididdaddidaltddeadaVIRIMINIMIEAMMEINIddidaladdddidladdidadiddtdit T 'URS,, FEB.'_25, 1932 THE CLINTON NEW<<3-RECORr1 health, Cooking Care of Children. ;Edited By T,ebani Hakabel' Kralc IIM1BIIIIEI 11 S Collura Prepared of Re6eta� Especially for Womlen— J ut Not Forbidden to Men A SENSE 'OF 1t I OR, What it is, can't just say,`on know • it saved the clay, ;trove th gatheeing clouds away. Just a twin kle • be the eye, just a smile instea . of.".sigh; Lel the germ passed rig. by ✓,illi "through a sense .of hum ° What it is, don't just know, but an rich 'laughter flow, 'life took on 'a 'rosy glow: troubles shrank. t " half 'their size; sorrow wore a ehe ful guise; work appeared to be th prize -:a11' through a sense of hum - Things -were going very wrong flowers no colour, birds no song weakness ousted courage strong — stepped in a sense of humor; put th Balance right again, saved two peopl lots of pain, brought the sunshin 'after rain -and that's a sense of hu mar. Wilhelmina •Stitch. dy may. be blissfully oblivious though ly the baby takes a notion to sit down e. on a newly -painted floor or to dabble -' his fingers in the paint pot. He is do- g ing a great work, you see and cannot ht be •bothered noticing trifles. Each r, child can also help, doing some small, It anti it may- be unaccustomed. chore, and all will help. o - By enlisting the assistance of the er<' other members of the family, organ, e' izing that assistance so that it will ar. materially lighten her own task, planning her work so that it will not swamp .her by its volume, planning that adequate and satisfying meals, e although they -may be simple : ones, e are served regularly, and the exer- e else of her sense of humor the; houses wife may manage to guide the do- mestic ship through even the troub- led waters of -the spring houseclean•+ ing campaign without coming to grief -on the -many shoals that -infest such waters. Women especially, have been going about with fearful hearts during the past few weeks, dreading to look at the papers ,or listen to the news an- nouncements over the radio in anti- cipation of more serious develope- ments in the East and fearing that other nations be brought into the war. Miss Combo of Clinton, while visiting a friend elver the week -end, a daughter of Bishop White of Honan, North China, while there heard a letter from the Bishop read, in which he expressed the opinion that -Cana- dian and United States newspapers were being fed a good deal of pro- paganda from China. He said where he was you would hardly know there was a war, -that conditions were much better than during a period not ee far back when bandits seemed to rule and no one's life or property was safe. The implied inference seemed to be that China might be benefits ted by a bit of a lesson from Japan. And that might, be, too, as things have been in is terrible state there for years, and this trouble with Ja- pan may have a unifying and stab- ilizing effect. But what therest of the world -fears is that it will not be con- fined to the two nations involved. .Japan's 'attack on 'Shanghai, looked like a deliberate attempt to involve other nations. But we hope -for the best. Women are beginning to gnaw a • bit uneasy, have you noticed it? • Rave you become aware of the grads tial approach of the housekeeper's annual malady? It is quite apparent to the 'observant. , The first sign is • usually an exclamation something • like 'this: "Really, I don't see where all the dust canoes from. I try to keep my house as clean as I eau but :•was ashamed yesterday when Mrs. So -and -So called. You could almost write your name ou the furniture." Or it may be: "How dusty every- thing looks when the sun shines in these days. • It will soon be house- _ cleaning time and my house will need 'it," Orli, Yes, ' it is eoming, SPRING, CLEANING -TIME. spelt with cap- itals, and we might as well be pre- pared for it. It is a time of trial, -both to 'the housewife, upon whom falls the burden of the task, and also to the tlleinbers of her faintly, from the husband and father down to the ' babe in his crib. And one of the things whielo makes ' this time a time of trial is the fact that nobody except the housewife, unless it be that she has grown daughters who share the work and responsibility of the house,. realises :that housecleaning time is not really a picnic organized simply and solely for the enjoyment of the poor, tired, 'overwraught housewife. No plan 'that I ever heard discuss ' it but seemedto think that house -cleaning was quite unnecessary, if only his Wife could be brought to see' It 'that way, and the children, • while rather enjoying the disorder arld coiif4ision it •occasions, still dread • it because it is bound to bring them unexpected tasks and because mother ' is so tired while it is going on that 'she is apt to be a bit "cranky." • Of course any woman who has ever had anything to do with house- keeping knows 'that after the long winter, with fires going and the fain. By living in the house so constantly, 'that the house needs to be thorough- • ly denoted; that closets must be eleared out, heavy winter bedding washed and put away; curtains and • hangings taken down and cleaned or \\TA d, wallpaper renewed where needed and things freshened up with a coat of paint, Almost everyone will 'admit when all is done that the im- provement is wonderful, that is, they - will unless the ordeal has been •so severe that they cannot even lank upon the result With unprejudiced - • eyes. I know enough about housecleaning to sympathize most heartily with the housewife Who bears the heaviest bur- den, but I also can understand to some extent the feeling of resent- ment with which some 8181) n,•o home from the field, the office 41' the store to find the house in a Huddle, no pro- per meal ready, the baby crying anis ' a tired and cross -wife, ready to scrap on the least provocation. I have •'always thought that the housekeeper who tried to do too much in. a 'day or 'a week was not only unfair to her family 'but unfair to herself. .She *should not overlook^ the fact tha' peace and harmony in the household is more precious than even a spotless house. It is possible, provided . the •housewife makes" lees • her plans iii ail - Vance and sticks to them, to get through this trying ordeal of spring houseeleaning -With even tempers aril as a sort of game. In the first place. ' the hushand and father should •be. willing to assist as much as possible •. by moving all heavy articles of fur enure, beating rugs and putting -oe the daubs of paint; if he tan :find time to do the Fatter. ''Most men love tot • dabble 18 paint, • so let "them amuse 'themselves. But keep an eye on the - babies while it is in progress. "Dad - An article in the last issue of The New Outlook gave food for thought It told of a visit of a minister to a community in Northern Ontario which .had not had a preaching ser- vice or a'visit *ono a minister -af the gospel for fifteen years. His going to hold a service and .to baptize a number of children.. sixteen in all, was an event in the lives of the peo- ple, who had gathered ie the school house, men, women and children, to the number of about sixty. They list toned to the simple service, presented their children for baptism, then later hada community supper and seen' the evening together mostly sing- ing hymns, The writer concluded. "Next day I visited the homes of a number :of settlers. I found peoplr who had lived in that community for fifteen years and they ,informed me that this was the first religious ser- vice ever held. They were so grate, tui that it was really pathetic. I thought of the many communities who have maintained churches, poor- ea ly attended, within a few miler of Wi each outer, I thought of the thous- ca ands of dollars we ,have lavished up- on , beautiful churches and equipment and excused -ourselves by these very expenaitnres from raising our Miss s10881y and 'Maintenance allocation. Then I thought of this little com- munityin the Northland fifteen years -without a religious service!" Anel I thought of nur many chur- ehes in Clinton, in Londesboro, in Bayfield, in Varna, and all the sur- rounding coinmunity, churches noon churches, and so many services that we sometimes consider attendance un - on them a buuden, and these pel�plll starving for the crumbs that we re- fuse to bestow upon them. We sometimes think. that men who pile to up millions .of money while others aro 'starving are very wicked and e that God will •punish then,, J wonder what He thinks of us whilecall our- selves by His name and who ,profess to follow Hon, who beep to ourselves this 'lavishness 'of religious services, refusing to share with ethers why' are longing for even a sine]] share? Will we be judged accordingly, and which is the worst form of selfish- ness? elfish tt ess ? Women WDM PAGE 7 klousel}old Economics By '`Y. y." in the New Statesman number. To them pian is the great and Nation (London). foreigner; and they think of hien not merely as an individual, but as a sex. Woman has been talked about and Written about by'lnillions of men 'A woman ismore likely than a man for thousands 0! years, but it is clear that the last word has'not been said on her ;yet. Judges are repeatedly creating sensations by making new remarks about her, such as "Some women are extravagant," "A woman ought to dross well," or "A woman may, be freinds with a man who is not her husband,," and a ,world that has never before conceive ed the possibility of such things gasps with astonishment and en- thusiasm. "I do not know why it is that judges have a special gift for ,throwing the. nation into a state of excitement by 'making generalisa- tions about women, but the faet that they have is obvious. Let anyone who is not on the bench try to cause a furore by making an epigram • re bout women, and he will quickly learn that he is attempting the impossible. If I, tie a journalist, wrote' the wisest sentence about woman, I should not get a headline or even a three -line paragraph in a single evening paper. Take'any sentence you please, for ex- ample, "Women are more reasonable than men." If a judge said it, all the newspapers would publish it proaninenty ender a large -type bead- ing, "Bachelor Judge' Says `Women are the Reasonable Sex'." You and I, however, might say this, or the op- posite, till we were black in the fate, without attracting the slightest at- tention. Hence it seems to me that ally young philosopher who holds or- iginal.opinions on the subject of wo- man would be well advised to go in for the profession of law and work hie way rapidly up to a seat on tie bench. There he will be sure of the public ear for his tiniest pronounce- ment. He will be able to set every home discussing such questions as "Should women play lawn tennis?" Why women are to the majority of mankind the moat interesting of all topics of discussion, it is difficult to understand. Perhaps it is that men in the past have done most of the discussing, and that to men women must always. have the interest of for- eigners. Woman is the most retnark- able foreigner with whorl mail comes in contact. From the first he seems to have regarded her with the suspi- cion with which it is natural to re- gard foreigners. It is clear from the early records that he saw in her a potential eneiny She had scarcely been created when the only man in .the world accused her in the reveal•. ing sentence, "The woman tempted are"; and for centuries civilised Eu- rope has been brought up in the be- lief that, but for the wickedness of woman, death,would have been - un- known. It is said that the proverbs of most races show a similar hostil- ity to woman. She is accused of treachery. of backbiting, of tempting men to their doom. Fortunately far the peace of the world, men mingled their fear of this mysterious foreign- er with an idealistic awe. They found her company necessary and came to terms with her, sometimes as a slave, sometimes as a goddess, But never dict they understand her. They found her as difficult to live with as to live without; and both their humor and their satire have been expressions of their perpetual bewilderment. She remained the greatest object of eur'iosity in their' lives, and they made jokes about her that would have ex- asperated any less patient sex into revolt. And they continue to mato„ jokes about bet today, Even in old age they go on talking whout her be- hind her back, saying such things to ch other as "Never trust a woman tit a secret," or "It's women that use all the 813501116f." In the pub; lie Houses you will hear men saying: "If a marriage is unhappy, it's gen- erally the woman that is the cause of it." And most of thein believe it. Comparatively seldom, on the oth- er hand, will 'you hear melt making generalisations about their own sex. They do not say. "Men are the quarrelsome sex" or "Men never keep a secret," . They do not even say many things in praise of themselves. They are not particularly interested in men as 1nen. If they discuss a man 1t is as an individual, 11At as a representative of an entire sex. :If they say that a marl chinks too much. they do not imply that all men drink n much, if a man rebs his employ - x, they do, not make this an excuse accusing all men of. ''dishonesty. nlet sew in his mother's sin a red - for believing in the frailty of the le female sex. But he did not see his wicked uncle a' representative rho mass of men. . Perhaps men ow ted much about themselves to nt generalisetions about men. do net l, -new whether women e quite ; s0 many generalisations It Allen 8l ,lien make about wo- 0; but they make a considerable for Ha.l son whe in of i kn rove malt abet REBE3iAH. me tq say, ",Men are like that,' or "All. husbands are unticly"—both of them manifest falsehoods. I de not think that women are so -much given to, uttering general comments On wives as .on husbands. They know that it is impossible to generalise about wives without saying what is untrue, We shall' know more 'about the gift - tilde of women in these matters when the first -woman ledge sits on, the bench. Will she, I wonder, obtain - the seine publicity for her sayings' about men as a'male judge obtains for his sayings ' about women? .. Will the newspapers ;announce, "Spinster Judge declares husbands Spend Too Much en Beer?" WilI. a nation •be stirred by her proclamation that a husband has a right to stay out after midnight? Perhaps it will; but this will not be because she has made a remark about :nen, but because it was a woman who made the remark. Wo men, as Miss Rose Macaulay . 'nee -said, are news. They are news when they say things, and they are news when "things are said about them. They are news, I inlagine,` even to themselves. This being so, the news- papers are fully justified in giving prominence to the remarks of judges .on women,their faults and follies, their rights and wrongs. I myself never fail to read their judicial pro- nouncements, though I admit that if they were made by a stockbroker in the City I should pay little heed .to them. A judge, however, is a Solomon whose words demand attention. He, too, is evidently news. Perhaps it is his wig that gives him also the in- terest of a foreigner. Importance o Institutes While the 1200 Women's Insti- tutes in the Province of Ontario ore devoting a good deal of time and thought and drawing upon their re- sources for relief 'end community 800. vice of various kinds, thein' main ob- jective is educational. The country women at their reg- ular monthly meetings pass on to each other much valuable informa- tion gained through practical exper- ience, and they are utilizing to splen- did advantage the literature available from various sources. The Institutes Branch of the Department of Agri- culture provides graduate nurses, dietitians and seamstresses to give systematic instruction to groups of women 'and girls in their home cen- tres. Last year there were 75 ,twos week courses in sewing, 41 in home nursing, 25 in food values, and in addition there were 74 three-day courses covering these lines. In a few cases special instruction in handicraft, needleeraft and house furnishing were given. Nearly 5000 Arts and women tonk advantage of these special courses. During 1931 there were 31 courses of one montll's duration for girls. Twelve hundred young women. meetly girls, from the farm took ad- vantage of this systematic instrne, tion which covered housing, clothing and food problems, with classes n4ornillg and afternoon, , . ' i De- 'pertinent of Agriculture is, in this way, trying to take to the girls of rural Ontario some of the advantages enjoyed in the 'centres of population through classes established in the technical and high schools, as well • as in the higher foams of the public schools. TITIN COMMANDMENTS FOR LEAP YEAR MAIDS A Kansas City judge has announe- ed ten commandments to guide wo, men seeking to ,take advantage of leap year. They are as follows: Don't pick a shies;. Don't let a handsome fate • influ- ence your better judgement. Don't Shy frons the bashful be- cause : the bashful are shy. Consider the man who considers his 1-ickles. .Believe nbt the man with mo- tor ear has the only vehicle to hap- piness. Remember, Clothes may make the man anal fill the clothes closet, but they don't fill the pantry. Don't delay the prloposal because he is old fashioned he may be like yogi' father, Demand nitic'.h character but be satisfied with a small part of the pay check.. - Don't be finicky; you have faults yourself. , Let love be the only consideration; after. all; ,uathjng else ,counts, FAMILY AUTOMOBILE NOW RAT- ED AS "HOUSEHOLD EFFECT" Like the kitchen table the Ches- terfield hes-terfield suite and little Jimmy's playthings, the family car in future will the considered by Canadian Na- tional Railways freight effioials ;as just another "household effect" for rating purposes, as a result of a new ruling that has just become effective: Under the new schedule when household goods are ;coved in -car- load arload lots from points. in•western Can- ada to the east, or between points in eastern or western: Caned°, the fam- ily autenlabile, whether it be a tin lizzie or an expensive limousine, may be included in the shipment to move at' the same rate as that charged for household goods. This new rate is considerably lower than that pre- viosly eharged for this type of traf- fie. The sante Ruling will shortly be made to apply to the shipment of the family atuomobile with household ef. Teets afrom eastern centres to the West. COLB.ORNE TOWNSHIP DEPUTA- TIOl`1 ASKS GO»ERICR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CASE OF FIRE GODERIOH: A . deputation from the Township of Colborne consisting of Reeve •Goldthorpe and Councilor McCreath waited on the Town Council an Friday night to ask if some ar- rangement could be made whereby the town could give fire protection to Colborne. Mr. Goldthorpe said: "We want your equipment and we'll pay for it" According to a ruling of council the fire equipment is not al- lowed to go 'out of town because of a dispute regarding remuneration. Consideration of the request from Colborne will be given at a joint meeting of the Fire Committees of town and township, Mr. McCreath asked, "would you respand if a' fire occurred in the village of Saltford?" and His Worship with the consent of council, assured slim there would be no hesitation in responding. In the meantime the matter was referred to the Fire Committee on motion of Councillors Colclough and Woi'sell, Reeve 'Goldthorpe also spoke of the trouble experienced because of two dogs owned in tbwn worrying sheep recently. "If you harbor the dogs and they come out and kill our sheep we want redress," said the reeve. "A dog which kills sheep should be done 'away with." He contended that the license for the dog was given by the corporation and steps should be tak- en to have the dog destroyed, as it would be a constant menace. "There are too Many dogs housed in your -corporation." Last year Colborne paid around $100 for sheep killed. Mayor Leo promised the matter would be looked into. CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTPATHS ALONG HIGHWAYS RESTS - WITII TOWNSHIPS Iron. Leopold Maccauley, Provincial Minister of Highways. Answers Criticism of Winona Rector Foi- lowing Recent Fatal Accident. TORONTO, Feb. 19.—Rosponsibil- ity for construction of footpaths a- longside the highways of Ontario rests with the townships in which they lie, said Hon. Leopold gaccau- 1ay, provincial minister of highways, commenting on criticism voiced on Thursday by Rev. IT, H. McLaren rector of St. John's Anglican Church, Winona, Mr, McLaren criticized the Govern- ment for not providing means for footpaths, speaking at the funeral services for,; Mrs. Verna Robertson and her sister, Nettie Stewart, both of Winona, tivha were struck by' an automobile en the highway on Sunday last. Tile Government contributed to the townships, 40 per cent. of the cost of construction of such footpaths, said Mm. Macaulay. MAGGOTS APPLIED TO INFECT- ED LEG SAVE LIFE OF YOUNG WRESTLER Toronto, Ont., Feb. 28. --'Details of how two poultices of 1,000 live mag- gots cured George Robson, young amateur verestler, of an infected leg, are contained in a report of Dr. C. N. Mooney and Dr. C. S. Wright. staff surgeons of a Toronto hospital. Robson'e ease arose from a severe mat burn during a recent match. In- feetion set in. His temperature be- came high and general -blood poison- ing threatenee the young wrestler's life. - ile was ruched top the hospital where an operatics was performed. A gallon of pus was :drained from his leg. ,Drawing on their experience at. the we that cases where maggots had developed in the wounds of ex, posed soldiers never seemed to de, velop blood poisoning, and quickly healed ai'teet'hey had eaten' away the GODERIC dead tissue, „Dr. Mooney •and Dr.' Wright sent tn L 'le e Laboratory a atomy m ' New York, where they knew 'a sup- ply ,of Maggots was kept for thiq, tYpe of treatment., The .first shipment of 1,000 mag- gots was •sent et once, and five.idays later a second"lot arriyed, since mag- gots only live for five days befere turning' into flies. , They were applied to the young athlete,!s leg by means sof a speoiai- ly.constructed wire cage. The treat- ment :was surprisingly successful as a meeting place. He said that it RobsoO'a temperature dropped irehad 'always extended a warm wel- mediately, and .in 10 days he was come to those convening for the pronounced practically cured. _ annuaI meetings, Me welcome d two of the ex -mayors of the city to the MAN NEW HEAD OF COMPANY At the annual meeting of the 'Western Farmer's Weather In -se, once Mtuual Company, which 'WAS held at Woodstock on Thursday af- ternoon, James Connolly of Goder- ich wap elected president. The new officer has been with the company for some years and is considered a very valuable member. In address- ing the meeting,. Mr. Connolly highly commended . the city of Woodstock WHEN MONEY CIRCULATES The fanner sells a load of wheat, And all the world grows fair and sweet He hums a couple cheerful tunes AMI pays the greeer for his prunes. The groeer, who has had the blues, Now buys his wife a pair of shoes. This Ten, the shoeman thinks God: - sent And runs and pays it on his rent. Next day the Tentman hands the'bill To Dr. Carverfor a pill; And Dr. -Carver tells his frou That business is improving now. • Ile cheers her up and says, "My dear, You've been. quite feeble for a year; I think that you should have a rest; You'd better take a trip but west." And in a couple of days his frou Is on the faxen of Joshua Howe, She pays her board to Farmer iiowe; He takes the bill and says, "I vow, Here is something that can't be beat; This is the bili I got for my wheat. He hums a couple oheerful tunes, And goes and buys a lot more prunes. —Saturday Night. gathering. Other speakers were G, Cairns, Camlachie; E. F. Kloff of Zurich; • S. Jackson, Woodstock; James Donald, Listowel; .George Goetz, Stratford, and .Gilbert Ross, Ombro, J. C. •Itenderson of Kintore was elected as first vice-president. The new executive will be composed of the president, James Connolly, and Charles Carroll, James Donaldson, J. C. Henderson, John McLevin, S, R. Wallace, George Meldrum, George Mleintosh and George McKay. JURY BRINGS IN VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH The coroner's jury investigating the death of Mrs. M. A. Charlesworth and Mrs. Samuel McGeoeh brought in a verdict to the effect that the deaths were accidental. The jury further reported that they felt that the deceased had not exercised suf" ficient care, and that a street light was out at the scene of the accident, A sign at the school corner in Eg, mondville to wain motorists, was tee, conllnended by the jurors, • 'p 4 41i' THI - e iia' Assariatiott Earlod•ey FEEDING CHILDREN Good eating habits have much t do with health, and such habits ar of the greatest importance during the years of childhood, when the body is growing rapidly. In addition to knowing what to feed the child, we need also to know how to feed him. Regularity in feeding is desirable This means that the proper foods having been selected and prepare are to be served to the child at legcl lar meal -times. If a child is to enjoy his meals, h should come to the table Hungry and reedy to eat what is set before him The child who is given food between 'teals is not hungry at meal -time he is not interested in his food, and so will likely 'refuse to eat. The child who is both hungry and rested enjoys his meals. No one, child or adult, desires food when tired. Children should have a short period of rest before going to their meals, Children are not all alike, nor do they feel ,just the same day after day. A child will be more hungry on some days than on others, It is not to be expected that all oilildren of the same age will eat the same amount -of food, or that the child will want the same amount of food every day. As long as a child is healthy and Is gaining in weight,:his ,pother does not need to worry if he does not eat as much as her friend's child. She should not feel concerned if he does not eat Iris full allowance every day. Adults must remember that 01111- dren imitate then. A child's dislike for some feed can often •1* traced to some adult who has, by word or ac- tion, shown that • he or she dislikes that particular food. If the mother and father do not eat certain foods, or if they show their dislike for some particular food, they set an example that the child will very likely fol• ° lost'. e Children demand attention, and the meal -time gives the child au excel- lent opportunity to attract attention to himself. If the parent is fussy, or scolds when the child does not eat, all the child has to do is to refuse to • eat and he gets the attention he ' laves. That is cane. reason why it is better for the young child to eat a, lone, or with other children and not e with adults. New foods should be introduced to the ehild in small servings. The • child should be told quietly that when he has taken the new fopcl, he will t have the remainder of his meal—the foods to which Ile is accustomed. 1f he refuses to eat, he should not be given anything else; above all, he should not be coaxed or scolded, nor should the parent show displeasure. Nothing should be given the child until the next meal. It will not do him any harm to miss a meal or twn provided he has piehty of water to drink, to this tray he will become really hungry and will eat the new food. The child who refuses food is, in most cases, seeking attention, Children should be taught to .drink water between pleas, It is a ball habit to drink a glass of water at the beginning of a meal, as this fills the stomach and destroys the appetite. The cause of most difficulties nal feeding is the result of irregularity of meals; feeding between meals, or a mother who is inpatient 0r fussy and who shows her anxiety .or anger to the child. 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