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The Clinton News Record, 1932-12-29, Page 7Health, -Cooking Care of Children r y INTEREST T Edited 13y Lebam Hakeber Kralc Mmolos,omoA-W.(,:wailvoitwiw Avow RuMivahioll of ke6e�aV A Column Prepared Especially for Women --- But Not Forbidden to Men SIMPLY LIFE Always at one's elbow, always at “one's ear, ,saying "Here's a task for • you; do it now, my dear." Saying, ""Someone needs you, someone in • distress." Who is this vital person? Makea guess. Wakes one in the morning, "Lazy banes, arise! Do not waste the pre- -cions hours, swiftly Old Time flies. Come, now, da not linger; put old Sloth to rout! Who is this vital per- son? Think this out. Brings ane cause for laughter, sometimes cause for tears. Inspires -ono with great courage, depresses with cold fears. Peacemaker and disturber, brings both love and strife. Wha is this vital person? ',Simply life!—sWilhelmina Stitch. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS Another Christmas has come and •^gone and now we are facing the new year. What will it bring to us? 1982 has been a troubled year; it •:has seen want and discouragement in many a home in this fair land, as well as in those of other lands, and perplexity and un- -• certainty have stalked unhindered% Fire Iook , for a betterment in the coining year and trust the change may soon be evident. C -.7C -3;i Did you hear the Empire Broad- cast on Christmas morning? And wasn't it thrilling to hear all those messages frohi all parts of the Em- pire, even from the ships in mid - ocean, and the bells from the "little town of Bethlehem." Then the sim- ple, heart -felt message from His Majesty, Xing George, a fitting climax to the whole wonderful per- formance. I couldn't help wondering as I listened what Old Queen Vie- toria would have thought could' she have known that her grandson would sit in the drawing room of Sand- ringham and, in his ordinary voice, speak to his people all over his vast Empire. Truly, radio is one of the wonders, not only of the age, but of the ages. It prepares one for al- most anything, —R19BEKAII. After Christmas Cooking After Christmas most people like to go back to rather plain fare for a while, to wholesome, everyday cooking. Barbara Brooks gives some recipes for dressing up such dishes to make them more attractive as follows: First of all there is the old-fash- ioned creamy rice pudding. Raisin) add both color and flavor to a white dessert. But do not put the raisins in until the last half hour of baking —otherwise the fruit acid may cause the milk to curdle. Next there is cornstarch pudding --:dignified on menus by the words "Blanc Mange.'j If this dessert is sweetened with brown sugar instead of white ani) raisins added, it becomes a caramel fruit pudding which makes a pleas- ant change from the usual recipe. Gingerbread is made better by the addition of raisins. Below we aro giving our favorite recipe for Bran Gingerbread with raisins. In addition to these ways we put raisins in Ibsen muffins, in spice cake and in yeast bread. The ad- vantages are that raisins' add variety TSCIVite Gattabiatt OF THE edual.Association ► and Life Insurance Companies in Canada. Edited by GRANT FLEMING, M.D., Associate Secretary EARACHE Ears are useful if not always or- namental. Bearing is essential to the communication •of speech. Speech • differentiates man from the rest of creation: If you look into an ear, you see a • canal which is closed at its far end 'by a membrane which is known as the drum .of the ear. The drum •separates the canal, or outer ear) from the middle ear. Beyond the middle ear is the inner ear, which is really part of the brain, for it is in -the inner ear that the sense of hear- ' ing is located. The middle ear is connected with the 'throat by the Eustachian tube -which controls the air pressure in the middle ear. The tube is gener- ally closed, hat is opened in the act '•of swallowing. The fluid which is secreted in the middle ear is dram ed off, through the tube, into the throat. Earache which is due to inflamma- tion of the middle ear generally comes from the throat and not from ••an outside cause. Any inflammation of the nose and throat may spread up the Eustachian tithe. and set up an inflammation of the middle ear resulting in a severe earache. The most common of such occurrences "is associated with heed colds. When a young child who is suffering from a cold in the head is particularly iris- -tressed and cries bitterly, the reason may be that 'there is inflammation "in the middle ear. ' Communicable diseases, such' as --scarlet fever, •measles "arid diph•llier- ia, often give rise to middle ear in- fection in the salve manner. The frequent 'occurrence of earaches suggests some abnormal condition of the throat or nose, such as ade- noids, diseased tonsils and infected sinuses. We stress the importance of ear- ache as a symptom, because prompt treatment of earaches may prevent the spread of the disease to the in- ner ear, and so eliminate the neces- sity of a mastoid operation and the possibilities of a meningitis or brain abscess. Earache comes from within. Ob- viously, if the source of the trouble. is in the throat or nose, it is not go- ing to be removed by pouring some- thing into the ear. The external ear may also ache. In children, the external canal may be injured by in. themother who is over -particular cleaning her child's ears. Children's ears should not be pulled, or 'boxed, or poked at; real and serious harni may result -from these practices, The nose, mouth and throat of a child should be healthy. The child should breathe through his nose. The nose should never be •compres-. sed when it is being cleared. Colds are to be treated as serious condi- tions.' Earaches need prompt and proper attention if serious conditions are, to be avoided and bearing pre- served, Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian 'Medical As. sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. ViIOMEN Household Economics to common foods and from a nutria tion standpoint they furnish a whole- some •'sweetening together with min- erals which are needed by our bodies. Raisin Bran Gingerbread 1-4 cup shortening, 1 teaspoon soda 1-2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ginger 1 egg, 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 cup all -bran, 1-2 cup sour milk 1 1-2 cups flour, 1-2, cup molasses 1-2 teaspoon salt,; 1-2 cup raisins; Cream shortening and sugar to- gether. Add the egg; beat well. Add the all -b an. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add them to the creamed mixture, alternately with the sour milk and molasses. Add raisins. Bake in a moderate oven (370 degrees F.) from 30• to 40 min- utes. Yield: 1 loaf. Sultana Corn Flake Roll 1 cup sugar, 1-2 teaspoon salt. 1 cup raisins. 1 teaspoon baking. powder 1 eup corn flakes, 11-2 this, lard 1 cup flour, 1 tablespoon butter Put raisins, sugar, corn flakes into saucepan, cover with water and cook slowly until the raisins are soft and the juice like syrup. Sift flour, salt and baking powder into mixing bowl, add lard, mixing with finger tips. Mix to a soft biscuit dough with cold water. Roll to one-fourth inch thick- ness, spread with raisins and corn flakes, and roll up, pressing the ends firmly together. Place in well butt tered pan and pour the juics over, add +butter•, one-half cup of cold water, and bake in hot oven for twtnty min- utes. Serve hot with sweetened whipped cream, Need for Women Doctors In a recent issue of the Mail and Empire appeared an interview with Dr. `Joseph Coit Bloodgood, of Johns Hopkins University, reputed to be the continent's leading cancer spe- cialist. In the course of the inter- view Dr.' Bloodgood gave out in- formation concerning the prevention of cancer in'rnother4, which he stated the press of the continent seemed to be unwilling to print and the medi- cal profession to give them in lin= guage fit to print. Dr. Bloodgood stated that the mother's best pro- tection against cancer of the eervex depends upon the repair' of all in- juries and irritations following the birth of a child and semi-annual pel- vic examinations. thereafter. The important matter to which Dr. Blood- good calls attention, again impres- ses upon us what many people have felt for years, and that is, that there is a need for women physicians in local communities as well as in large centres for the treatment .of women's diseases. Up to ,now women doc- tors have not fared too well perhap:i but the development of preventive medicine as web as the greater at- tention given to ,natters orf health from year ta year, should mean greater encouragement for women praetictioners, thereby filling a Pre- sent definite need.—'iixchange. A LONG WAIT "My. dad, who dealsin beef and bogs, Says trade has tumbled to the dogs; My grandpa notes the world's worn cogs And says were going to the dogs. His grand -dad in his house of Ioge, Swore things were going to the dogs. The caveman in his queer skin togs, Said, things were going to the dogs. But this is what'I wish to state— The. dogs have had an awful wait. A MISSING LETTER , The editor of a shall town news- paper explains the loss of the letter "s" .from his composing room as follows: "Latht night theme thneaking then of a theoundrel thtole into our compothing' room and pilfered the cabinetth of all the eththeth! There- fore we would like to take thith,op- portunity to apologize to our read- erth for the general inthipid ap- pearance of your paper. We would altho like to thtate that if at any time of the yearth to come we thhould thee thith dirty thnake in the grath about the premitheth, it will be our complete and thorough thatithfaction to thhoot him full of holeth. Thankth!" They had been harried only a year and were very much in love with each other. Upon the young husband's return home one evening the young wife coyly snuggled into his arms, and hiding her •blushing face on his shoulder softly whisper- ed: "Oh dearest, I have such a won- derful something to tell you. Soon —soon—there is someone coming, and then there will be three in our home." "My precious one! Are you sure of this being true " "Oh, sure! Mother is corning to pay us a long visit." APPLES AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS The apple as a Christmas gift from Canadians to relatives and friends in the British Isles and Eur- ope continue to grow in popularity. Many thousands of individual Christ- mas gift boxes of Canadian apples from various parts of the Dominion were sent for delivery at Christmas to all parts of Great Britain, North. ern Ireland and the Irish Free State, as well as to points in Europe. A woman was having the upper rooms of her house painted and she fancied that the painter was slack- ing on the job. "Painter are you working?" she shouted at the foot of the stairs. "Yes, ma'am," came the reply. "I cant hear you." "Well, do yer think Din putting it on with a hammer?" HEARD AT THE NAVY CREW RACE Biddy "I suppose you've been in the navy so long that you are accus- tomed to sea legs?" Middy—"Lady, I wasn't even look- ing." BLOW TO HIS VANITY Friend (to actor who has been caught in a night club raid)-a"Cheer up, old man --you'll get off with a i taut on." Actor (—gloomily)—"It isn't that, laddie. They had to ask me inyl. name!" Physicians Skill Is Taxed Little gray -eyed Philip gases at you hopefully. Perhaps you can mend his damaged toy? Yes, that can soon be done—but to help mend his damaged lunge. his weakened little frame, Is a work of far greater moment. It will tax all the caro 4nd skill of the kindly doctors and nurses of the Queen Mary Hospital for Con- sumptive Children to bring ' this about. however, there is 'hope even for Philip, as there isforso many other little children who are being, cared for in this institution. Contributionstoassist this great work are needed, however, and a gift of money from you will be most welcome. Please send it to G. .A. Reid,228. College .St., Toronto 2. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their .Songs --Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always ' Helpful and Ins pfrin'g• NEW YE'AR'S EVE The snow, a glistening mantle, cloaks the ground; All noise seems hushed; no slightest sound Disturbs the silence 'of the listening air; Ceased for a moment, , all earth's endless rush, • Held, for a moment, in one breathless hush Of exxpectation,;YHark! there! The midnight chime rings clear A thousand welcomes to the new-born year! Back, with thelclamouring bells comes ' earth's familiar noise The old year's gone; forgotten all its joys; Its pains, its disappointments, all forgiven, Closed in Time's dear book and that grim old sage Opens the next .one at the first clear page And waits for that he shall be driven To record; while gay and oh, so sll- • ver clear The welcoming .chimes ring in the glad+' New Year! —Molly Bevan. THE LAST OF ALL Whether it's Heaven—or whether it's Hell, Or whether it's merely sleep; Or whether it's something in between Where ghosts of the half -gods creep; Since it comes at once -wand it comes to all— On the one, fixed, certain date— Why drink of the dregs till the Cup arrives On the gray day set by Fate? The coward looks to the gray beyond And bis heart grows white with fear; The dark is deep that he may not sea As the end of the game draws near; But the valiant turns to another road That leads to the outbound gates, Where each drab soul of the reahu must fare And the Great Adventure waits. One by 'one till the line is passed— The gutter -born and the crown; So what is a day or a year or two Since the answer's written down? What is a day to a million years When the last winds sound the call? So here's to the days that rest be- tween— And here's to the last of all! —Gratttland Rice. o=bi THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR With a thunder -driven heart And the shimmer of new wings, I, a worm that was, upstart; Ring of kings! I have heard the singing stars, I have watched the sunset die, As I burst the lucent bars Of the sky. Lo, the argosies of Spain As they ploughed the naked brine, Found no. heavier -girded main Like to mine. Searing from the clinging sod, First and foremost of my race, I have met the hosts of God Face to, face: Met the temptest and the gale. Where. the white moon -riven cloud Wrapt the splendor •of my sail In a shroud. Where' the ghost of winter fled Swift I followed with the snow, Like a •silver arrow sped From the bow. T have trailed the summer south Like a flash of burnished gold, When she fled the hungry mouth Of the colds I have dogged the ranging sun Till the world became a scroll; All the oceans, one by one. Were my' goal. Other winged men may come, Pierce the heavens, chart the sky, Sound an echo to ley • drum • Ere they die., I alone have seen the earth, Age -gold fetters swept aside, In' the glory of new birth— Deified! —A'hrold Trowbridge Pulsifer, .BEY011D THE PATH OF THE OUTMOST SUN Beyond the path of the outmost sun, through utter dar:cness hurled' Further than ever comet flared or vagrant stardust swirled - Live such as fought and sailed and ruled and loved and made your world. They are purged of pride, • because they died, they know the worth of their, bays; • They sit at wine with the Maidens Nine and the Gads of the Elder Days. It is their will to serve or be still as fitteth our Father's praise: , It is their's to slip through the ring- ing deep where Azhatl's outposts aro Or buffet a path through the. Pit's red wrath when God goes out to war, Or hang with the reckless Seraphim on the rim of a red -maned star. They take their mirth in the joy of the Earth --they dare not grieve for her pain— They know of toil and the end of toil, they know God's Iaw is plain, So they whistle the Devil to make ' them sport who know that sin is vain. And ofttimes cometh our wise Lord God, master of every trade, And tells them tales of his daily toil, of Edens newly made.; And they rise to their feet as He passes by, gentlemen unafraid. Td those who are cleansed of past Desire, Sorrow and Lust and Shame— Gods, for they knew the hearts of men—men, for they stooped to Fame, Borne on the breath that men call Death, my brother's spirit came. IIe scarcely had need to doff his pride or slough the dross of Earth— E'en as he trod that day to God so walked he from his birth, In simpleness and gentleness and honour and clean mirth. So cup to Hp in fellowship they gave him welcome high And made hila praise at the banquet board—the strong men ranged thereby, Who had done his work and held his peace and had no fear to die. Beyond the looin of the last lone star through open darkness hurled, Further than rebel comet dared or hiving star -swarm swirled, Sits he with those that praise our God for that they served His world. —Kipling. elb THE NEW YEAR Three women looked into the New Year's face, Wath a wondering smile, and a wist- ful stare: As he moved like a princeling to his place, They each stood questioning with him there. "Come," said the first, "what gifts are you bringing? Open your casket, and show them " to Mme. Have I not longed for you, wooed you with singing, Dreamed of the joy that your com- ing might be? Now, you, three hundred days and more, Are knocking loudly at my door: But, is my Golden Day Among them? New Year, say!" "Why, they may all be golden days For you to take and use; To lead you into royal ways, A.nd queenly avenues. This depends • on how you greet 'them, With what `comradeship' you meet thein, I bring them to you, fresh and fair, But you : will set the imprint thdre." "So, you've come!" The second Wo- man smiled, And wrapped her arms round a little child. Her •cheeks v(ere' dined, ' but her eyes were sweet As the young May dawn,, over springing wheat, "I suppose you've brought me the usual dole Of wear and tear, for body and soul. And every one of your precious hours Will be filled right up with sunshine - and showers. That your days of darkness and days of light Will every one of them work out right. But cooking, and washing, and mend, ing clothes, Is all you've got for me, I suppose." "I've brought you more than that, I know. I've brought the sweets of living! Yes, time to till the ground and sow; Grand opportunities to grow: Chances to go on giving! High, everlasting doors are these, I bring them near. You hold the keys." Said the other woman: "At my gate I've seen four -score of your kindred wait. There's little now, that you can bring To make my earth -worn lips to sing. There's little I can give, to make Life sweet, for anybody's sake. Your fair young face is but a token, My golden bowl is nearly broken. How is it that I sense The real life, and the true, Beyond my poor experience, And my best thoughts of you?" "Why, when the hands hang down, And knees are feeble things, When hopes are shrivelled brown, The Soul will find her wings. And, blessed is the one, Whate'er her name may be, Who knows the setting of her sun Means Dawn—across the seal" may Inchfawn. 4=llt�.Y DAWN Pain, you were with me in the haunted darkness, Withholding the slow light; 1 strove with you through all the heavy hours, Nor conquered quite, Then came fair day, dull -glowing at my curtain, Across the shadows deep, And I, who through the night had fought with terrors, Fell fast asleep! So when our troubled night has left us broken From grief and care and pain, God stretches out His hand with leaves of healing— Peace collies again. 0 pain, who held me stricken in the darkness, The morn has set me free; I shall not dread the midnight when the dawning 'Brings liberty! —Nina Moore Jamieson, in "The Cattle in the Stall." A MODERN EXHIBITION OF THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP An unclaimed frieght auction sale in the Canadian National Railways sheds in Saint John, N.B., recently, resembled somewhat the Old Curios., ity Shop described by Charles Dick- ens. In the lot were washtubs, bed- steads, a tank top, a grindstone, emp- ty animal crates, sewer pipe, auto parts, tires, sinks, a stove, an oven, a sled, pork barrels, empty btottle barrjegsy •kitgihen chairs, mattllesses, a doll's carriage, child's rocker, a but- ter churn, a tripod, baskets, a marble headstone and a case of bottle crowns, Bidding was brisk and prices ranged from 10 cents to $10.00. 1,11,•. 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