The Clinton News Record, 1933-02-02, Page 8'THURS., FEB., 2, 1933
Health, Cooking
Care of Children
Edited By Lebam Hakeber Kralc
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Column Prepal ed Especially for Women—
' But Not Forbidden to Men
THE,'LITTLE 'THINGS
It is the little things
-Bring happiness;' the winnow of soft
wings
Beneath the bright tindrooping of the
dawn;
..A kiss, a smile;• sunlightupon the
lawn;
A: tender word,
-Breathed in the twilight hush; a
rose leaf stirred
To deeper crimson when the moon is
bland;
A hand wave, or the teaching of a
'' hand;
A glint of moonlight; notes from
plaintive strings.
-It is the little things!
"-Clinton Scollard.
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Sometimes you, hear people ques-
- tion the probability of life after phy-
sical death; a future existence. But
"'to me one of the strongest proofs of
such an existence is the fact that we
are only beginning to know how to
-'live when this life is almost over.
•Did you ever hear a man or woman
who was nearing the end of life
speak of the things they would do if
'they had another chance and diel, any
one such ever regret doing kind and
lovely things for other people and
wish that they hadn't been kind and
-had been hateful and unkind and
made people suffer?
No, as years pile up the normal
person becomes more tolerant of oth-
ers' faults, albeit, perhaps, more
stern with his own. He is willing
to believe in the honest motive of
others, even when that motive is not
always apparent; he is snore con-
'•eerned about doing the little things
which bring happiness to others than
the great thing; which he hopes will
bring him 'honour and. acclaim.
Youth is selfish; it is thinking of.
'itself all the time, youth wants to do
some great -thiing which will Make
him famous, but as the years go on,
if we are wise, we learn that self is
a'very poor end to serve exclusively
and we begin,to look about for some
snore worthy 'object ,of service.
Or our ainbition may be unselfish,
we may. wish to do some great'thing
for others; we may have great dreams
of what we may accomplish for ette
fellowmen. • But, alas, time goes by
and no opportunity presents itself.
for 'the accoalplishment of this great
work and then, quite gradually may
come to us the realization that after
all it is not a great task which is re-
quired of us, but a multitude sof lit-
tle tasks; myriads of small services
to ever -so many insignificant people.
If we can go on happily doing these
unimportant little things, doing theni
as well as we knew how and thus
helping our fellow -creatures, we
may be ready when our time comes
to be promoted into a larger room,
to snore important tasks in the future
existence to which we are looking
forward. I do not for a moment
think that we shall sit with harp in
hand, (I've never been able to learn
to play on any kind of a musical in-
strument, anyway), idling the eternal
hours away. I think we shall go
from task to task; as we grow in
proficiency, so it would be well fov
us to do our best here so that we
shall not be ashamed when the Mas-
ter comes to promote us to the next
class.
REBEKAH,
DINNERTIME IN JAVA
Margaret Holloway, writing in Ov-
-erseas Magazine of Javanese food,
says:
"In Java I had the biggest meal I
ever enjoyed. Seated at a large
table 20 odd Javanese waiters silent-
ly bear down on us, carrying shoul-
der high groaning dishes of food. As
a foundation, I take my shave of the
mountain of rice, then portions of
Java sauce. Nowa taste of the vege-
table dishes as the 'boys' file past
in quick succession—cabbage, beans
young corn, and many others. "This
nice, Mem', said the bearer of the
heart of a cocoanut palm, fearing I
may overlook that delicacy. Then liv-
er, minced meat, sausage, small fish
'iltan kering,' delicious prawns, and
a fried egg to crown the formidable
plateful. Beware of the man now
standing at your side and take spar-
ingly of the biting pounded chiles,
hot chutney and highly flavoured an-
tonsils—has been stirred up afresh
by Sir George Newman, Chief Nledi- -
cal Officer of . the ; British Board of
Education, warning the public that
too many operations for the removal
of tonsils are being performed in
England,
Sir George's statement has result-
ed in; the reopening of a. very old'
controversy. He states that nowa-
days this operation Is performed on
about half of . the children of well to
do parents in England.
This is one of the questions en
whichdoctors differ. ,In the firs+.
place nobody knows exactly what
the tonsils are for.Some authorities
believe: they protect the body against;
disease. Others think they may have
been useful to our ancestors, but
cannot be useful now, and may be
dangerdus.
Ugly -looking tonsils can sometimes
becured by attending to the diet
rand general health. • It is equally
clear -that a clean surgical removal
of these masses of infected tissue of-
ten works a miracle .on an ailing
child, or even adult.
chovies, grated coconut, and 'hell -fire
sauce.' And still they come with
further additions to the feast, which
etisuette demands to be placed •on
one's small plate. Rumor has it that
the Chinese duck's eggs have been
buried for 20 years, but their pres-
sent piquant flavor soon overcomes
any question of their past. Stuffed
scarlet peppers, salted monkey nuts
fried bananas, 'lcroeboeks' the
end is in sight a stick of pork
'stitch' and a -wedge of cooling, refre-
shing cucumber as the last 'boy'
leaves my side. 'The Mem has e-1
nough?' asks an attentive waiter."
OLD CONTROVERSY REVIVED IN
ENGLAND
Whether Tonsils Should be Removed
or Not—An Open Question
The riddle of the •tonsils whether
a person is bettered in health and
comfort by the removal -of his or het
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I'LL DIE FIRST"
"I tried to work it off" was the
•frank excuse given recently by a
middle-aged man; ill in bed, when
told by his physician that he was
suffering from pneumonia. A battle
between life and death was the price
this man paid for his neglect of a
cold.
"I'll die before Pm operated on" is
a statement that is not infrequently
made. The individual who maker
the statement often gets his wish
' Conditions which require surgica'
.care, unless given such care, usually
grow worseand worse until it may
' be too late to' save life. Excluding
accidents, it 'is cases such asthese
-which constitute the majority of ern-
- operations, and the number
of deaths after emergency opera-
- tions is much - higher than it is in
ordinary surgical cases. The neg-
lected appendix and hernia are typi-,
cal examples.
"I thought' it was only a son,-
'throat," exclaims ' the distracter.
mother to the doctor attending her
childwho is critically ill with diph-
theria. And yet, time and time a-
gain, she had read in the newspa-
pers, had been told by her doctor, or
• had learned at the Health Centre
how this tragic disease could be
prevented, by the simple injection of
taxied. Thousands of cases of diph-.
''theria occur annuslly •in all' toms -
tries, some snore, some less, depend-
ing upon the number of children who
have been protected against diphther-
, is by immunization. Last year, six
hundred and thirty-five deaths occur-
red in Canada from diphtheria. The
vast majority of these lives could
have been saved had diphtheria an-
titoxin been given soon enough. two
weapons which are available, one
for prevention and another for treat-
ment were not put to use.
Three types of individuals found
in every community have been brief-
ly described. In addition to them is
the unskilled person who takes upon
himself the role of medical adviser.
People of this type belong to a
group, happily becoming fewer, who
not only do not avail themselves of
the benefits of medical science, but
who exercise all in their power to
keep these benefits from others
Countless lives would be saved year-
ly, and much suffering and poverty
would be avoided if advantage Wan(
takenof medical resources which are
now available. These resources
should be used by everybody; childrer
especially should be given that pro-
tection from disease which is theirs
by right.
Questions concerning Health, ad,
dressed to the Canadian Medical As.
sociation, 184 College 'Street, Tenon -
A, large proportion of the opera-
tions are now done with the abject
of preventing ill -health, but it is be.
'coming increasingly doubtful whether
this hope has any justification.
The best medical opinion is at pre-
sent in favor of reserving the opera-
tion for cases •in which the tonsils
can be shown to be doing barns to the
rest of the body.,
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tion dnhurriedly. The choice was
his alone, but those selected respond/
ec! readily. The number twelve wah
significant. Just as 'there had been
twelve sons of Jacob' and twelve
tribes, .so we would have twelve dis-
ciples. These' fellow workers . wit1
Jesus served ,.a -' twofold purpose
They gave him, companionship and
one day they would also go forth,tq
preach and heal. Admittedly 'Jesup
is the most influential' person who
ever lived, but, he Could not •do his
Work alone. He sought and gained.
Cooperation. • He was willing to
spend much of,his.time working with
a Small group beclause he knew what
eould•be accomplished by•a'few; even
by twelve, if only those twelve were
loyal. -
The Disciple- Personnel, 17-19
The first discipleswere a varied'
group. There:. were two pairs of
brothers, several fishermen, one' tax -
collector, one radical and a few quite
average 'men. The distinctive -thing
about them was not what they- were
at the start, but what they became un-
der the leadership of Jesus. It was
necessary for Jestos to hold the con-
fidence of each individual disciple
and also to keep them in aggreement
with one 'another while travelling a-
round from place to place. •It is one
tribute to his power that he was able.
to give his spirit to these somewhat
commonplace *nen and make them
into the heroes of the apostolic
church. All but Judas, the only one
who was not a Galilean, the traitor
who betrayed him! When we thiol'
of the failure of Judas. let us not
overlook the success of the eleven.
Eleven successes to one failure! How
many groups can show as high a
percentage of success? Certainly
few congregations and Sunday
Schools!
JESUS CHOOSES THE TWELVE.
GOLDEN TEXT, "I have chosen
you, and ordained you, that ye should
go and bring forth fruit." --John
15: 10. •
LESSON PASSAGE: Mark 3:7-10
Where in life's common ways
With cheerful feet we go;
Who trod the way -of woe;
Where He is in the heart,
City of God, thou art!
—Francis Turner Palgrave.
The Attractiveness of Jesus, 7, 8
Jesus could not escape from peo-
ple. Even when he withdrew from
the town and went with his disciples
out along the lake -shore, he could
not gain solitude. People came from
Galilee where he hail spent his
youth and from Judea where at this
time he was little known. They came
frcm within the boundaries of what
we now call Palestine and from a-
bout'Tvre and Sidon beyond the bor-
der. The radius of interest was,
very great considering that news lead
to spread by word of mouth. Why
did the people come to Jesus? They
had heard of the marvellous things
he was doing, but there was snore
than mere curiosity. This teacher
seemed to understand 'them better
than any one whop they had ever
heard before. Life became a nobler
and snore zestful experience to those
who heard his words. Very natur-
ally those who heard him told others
and they came to listen also. So the
numbers grew.
Unruly Crowds, 9, 10
These crowds presented a difficult
problem to Jesus in his work of
teaching. Mobs then as now became
unruly. Those in front could .not
restrain those pushing in the rear.
To avoid cllsorder, Josue asked Miry
disciples to have it small beat in reg-
diness in case the crowd should get
out of cnotrol, These people had no
intention of causing a disturbance.
but some of them were sick and they
had come a long distance just on the
chance of being healed. They believ-
ed t{sat no cure could be effected un-
less they personally could touch Je-
sus, and so they pushed in at 'the
tisk of the mass of people being
swaved into the lake. Early in his
ministry the word spread abroad that
Jesus was both able and willing to
help all sufferers. His deeds of
mercy neust have been startling to
weed so far in such a brief period
of time.
An Injunction of Silence, 11, 12.
Several in the crowd, afflicted with
disordered reason. fell down at his
feet e"vine.out, ."Thou are the Son
of God.'" Jesus strictly charmed them
not, to make him known. Why? War'
it because he was unwilling to be
twen'nmended by this class ,of people?
Much more Pleely the " real reason
lav deeper. The work of • heallno'
useful a; it wa`s, would interfere with
me move important task of choosing
his' disciples and training them for
their work. Doubtless the :plait of
having fellow workers lead been neat,'
ming in his mind and now had come
the time to act.
Jesus Ch''naes His 'Helpers, 13-15
Having failed to get seclusion • on
the Lakeshore. Jesus took certain of
Bearing Fruit
The Golden Text tells of the expec-
tation of Jesus concerning his discip-
les. He chose them and trained them
that they might bring forth fruit.
Undeniably they did bear fruit, in
their personal service to Jesus while
he was with them, in their witness-
bearing after he was crucified, in
their own martyr deaths. To this
day their lives continue to bear fruit.
The test of a fruit tree is not the
beauty of its blossoms, but the value
of its fruit. A Christian's purpose is
not self enjoyment, nor even self -ad-
vantage; it is to be a learner of Jesus
in order to win others in his name.
Jesus was impatient with the barren
fig -tree. How much reason he has
for impatience with many of his fol-
lowers whose lives have yielded
scanty harvest in Christian character
and service! Still has he his ancient
power to enter our comparatively
fruitless lives and snake them fruit-
ful.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Wheat did discipleship mean to
the disciples?
S. What does Christian discipleshie
mean to us?
3. What was Christ's "passion for
persons?"
4. Should one try to be popular?
5. How do you explain the defection
of Judas?
THE DOCTOR
(The following was written on
learning of the death of Dr. Gandier
by a friend in the northern part of
the county, but was received too late
for last week's issue.)
e=ll,
'Twas whispered round "Dr. Gandier's
diet's gone"
All Clinton was excited.
For no one thought Isis work was
done
Each clay his skill seemed needed.
What will we do, who can we get,
To fill his place of service?
To rich or poor, whoe'er he met,
He was kind physican, surgeon.
His hours, so filled with usefulness
Knowing all the ills of man,
Nearly all he'd treat successfully
As so few other Dr's. can.
His work is o'er, however great,
His years were -few and busy
Not for himself, bat for other's sake,
Help, cheer, and hope was given.
And now he's taking peaceful rest,
Has thrown the torch to others.
Sincerely saying God knows the best
Then in our turn we follow.
To his loved ones left we pass this
thought
Like him, fill your life with service,
Your sorrow's great, . don't lament
your lot, ' •
God cares, although you suffer.
It won't be long till we too shall go,
'Twill be a glorious meeting.
Meet our loved ones, and our ,Saviour
too
There'll be neither sorrow nor part-
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THE: COTJRTSHIP OF
MILES STANDISH '
V
The, Sailing of the Mayflower
Just in the gray of the dawn, . as
the mists uprose from the mea -
dows,-
There was a stir and, a sound in the
slumbering village. of Plymouth;
Clanging and clicking of arms, and.
the order imperative, "Forward!"
Given in tone suppressed, a tramp of
feet, and then silence.
Figures ten, in the mist, marched
slowly out of the village.
Standish the salwart it was, with
eight of his valorous army,
Led by their Indi, n guide, by Hobo-
mok, friend of the white men,
Northward marching to quell the
sudden -revolt of the savage.
Giants they seemed in the mist, or
the mighty men of King David;
Giants in heart they were, who be-
lieved in God and the Bible,—
Ay, who believed in the smiting of
Midianites and Philistines.
*Under them loud on the sands, the
serried billows, advancing,
Fired along the line, and in regular
order retreated.
Many a mile had they starched,
when at length the village of
Plymouth
Woke from its sleep, and arose, in-
tent on its manifold labors.
Sweet was the air and soft; and slow-
ly the smoke Irons the chimneys
Rose over roof of thatch, and point-
ed steadily eastward;
Men came forth from the doors, and
paused and talked of the weather
Said that the wind lead changed, and
was blowing fair for the Mayflower
Talked of their Captain's departure
and all the dangers that menaced,
He being gone, the town, and what
should be done in his absence.
Merrily sang the birds, and the ten-
der voice of women
Consecrated with hymns the common
cares of the household.
Out -of the sea rose the sun, and the
billows rejoiced at his coming;
Beautiful were his feet on the purple
tops of the mountains; v
Beautiful on the sails of the May-
flower riding at anchor,
Battered and blackened and worn by
all the storms of the winter.
Loosely against her casts was hang-
ing and flapping her canvas,
Rent by so many gales, and patched
by the hands of the sailors.
Suddenly from her side, as the son
rose over the 'ocean,
Darted a puff of smoke, and floatee
seaward; anon rang
Loud over field and forest the can-
non's roar, and the echoes
Heard and repeated the sound, the
signal -gun of departure!
Ale! but with louder echoes replied
the hearts of the people!
Meekly, in voices subdued, the chap-
ter was read from the Bible,
Meekly the prayer was begun, but
ended in fervent entreaty!
Then front their houses its haste came
forth the Pilgrims of Plymouth,
Men and women and children, all
hurrying down to the sea -shore,
Eager, with tearful eyes, to say fare,
well to the Mayflower,
Hicmeward bound o'er the sea, and
leaving them here in the desert,
Foremost among them was Alden
All night he had lain without
slumber, ; i
Turning and tossing about in the
heat and unrest of his fever.
He had beheld Miles Standish, whir
came back late from the council,
Stalking into the room, and heare
hint mutter and murmur,
Sometimes it seemed a prayer, ane
sometimes it sounded like swearing
Once he had come to the bed, and
stood there a moment in silence;
Then he had turned away, and said:
"I will not awake him;
Let him sleep on, it is best; for what
is the use of more talking!"
Then he extinguished the light, and
threw himself down on his pallet.
Dressed as he was, and ready to
start at the break of the morning
Coveted himself with the cloak he
had worn in his campaigns he
Flanders, '
Slept as a soldier sleeps in his biv-
ouac, ready for action. '
But with the dawn he arose; in the
twilight Alden beheld hills.
Put on his •corselet of steel, and all
the rest of his armor,
Buckle about his waist his trusty
blade of Damascus,
Take fnom the corner leis musket, and
so stride out of the chamber.
Often the heart of the youth had
burned -and yearned to embrace hien
Often his lips had essayed, to speak,
imploring for pardon, •
All the old friendship came back,
• with its tender and grateful entlo-
tions;
But his pride overmastered the nobler
nature within him,
Pride, and the sense of his wrong,
and the burning fire of the insult.
So he beheld- his friend departing in
'angel-, but spake not,
Saw hint go forth to danger, perhaps
to death, and he spake not!
Then he arose from his bed, and
heard what the people were saying,
Joined in the talk at the door, with
Stephen and Richard and Gilbert,
joined in the morning praeyr, and in
the reading of Scripture,
And, with the others, in haste went
hurrying down to the sea -shore,
Down to the Plymouth Rock, that had
been to their feet as a doorstep
Into a world unknown, the corner-
stone of a nation.
There with his boat was the Mas-
ter, already a little impatient
Lest he should lose the tide, or the
wind might shift to the eastward,
Square -built, hearty, and istiiong,
with an cdor of ocean about him
Speaking with this one and that, and
cramming letters and parcels
Into his pockets capacious, and mes-
sages mingled together
Into his narrow brain, till at last he
was wholly bewildered.
Nearer the boat stood Alden, with
one foot placed on the gunwale,
One still firm on the rock, and talk-
ing at tines with the sailors,
Seated erect on the thwarts, all ready
and eager for starting.
ITe too was eager to go, and thus put
an end to his anguish,
Thinking to fly from despair, that
swifter titan keel is or canvas,
Thinking to drown in the sea the
ghost that would rise and pursue
him.
But as he gazed on the crowd, he
beheld the form of Pricilla
Standing dejected among them, un-
conscious of all that was passing.
Fixed were her eyes upon Isis, as if
she divined his intention,
Fixed with a look so sad, so re-
proachful, imploring, and patient.
That with a sudden revulsion his
heart recoiled Irons its purpose,
As from the verge of a crag, where
one step more is destruction.
Strange is the heart of man, with its
quick, mysterious instincts!
Strange is the life of man, and fatal
or fated are moments_,
Whereupon turn, as on hinges, the
gates of the wall adamantine!
"Here I remain!" he exclaimed, as he
looked at the heavens above him,
Thanking the Lord whose breath had
scattered the mist and the madness,
'Wherein, blind and lost, to death he
was staggering headlong.
"Yonder snow-white cloud, that
floats in the ether above me,
Scents like a hand that is pointing
and beckoning ever the ocean.
There is another hand, that is not
so spectral and ghostlike,
Holding me, drawing me back, and
clasping mine for protection. '
Fleet, 0 hand of cloud, and vanish a-
way in the ether!
Roll thyself up like a fist, to threaten
end daunt nee; I heed not
Either your warning or menace, or
any omen of evil!
There is no land so sacred, no air so
pure and so wholesome,
As is the air she breathes, and the
soil that is pressed by her foot-
steps.
Here for her sake will I stay, and
like an invisible presence
Hover around leer forever, protecting
supporting her weakness;
Yes! as my foot was the first that
stepped on this rock at the landing,
So, with the blessing of God, shall it
be the last at the leaving!"
Meanwhile the Master alert, but
. with dignified air and important,
Scanning with watchful eye the tide
and the wind and the weather,
'Walked about on' the sands, ,and the
people crowded around him
Saying a few last words, and enforc-
ing his careful remembrance.
Then, taking each by the hand, as if
he were grasping a tiller,
Into the boat he sprang and in haste
shoved off to his vessel,
Glad in his heart toget rid of all
this worry and flurry,
Glad to be gone from a land of sand
and sickness and sorrow, l
Short allowance of victual, and plen-
ty of nothing but Gospel!
Lost in the sound of the oars was
the last farewell of the Pilgrims.
0 strong hearts and true! not one
went hack in the Mayflower!
No, not one looked back, who had
set his hand to this ploughing!
Soon were heard on, board the
shouts and songs of the sailors
Heaving the windlass round, and
hoisting the ponderous anchor.
Then the yards were braced, and all
sails set to the westward,
Blowing steady and strong; and the
Mayflower sailed from the harbor,
Rounded the point of the Gurnet,
and leafing far to the southward
Island and cape of sand, and the
Field of the First Encounter,
Took the wind on her quarter, and
stood for the open Atlantic,
Borne on the send of the sea, and
the swelling hearts of the Pilgrims.
Long in silen.e they watched the
receding sail if the vessel,
Much endeared to them all, a some-
thing living and human;
Then, as if filled with the spirit, and
e rapt in a vision prophetic,
Baring his hoary head, the excellent
Elder of Plymouth
Said, "Let us pray!" and they pray-
ed, and thanked the Lord and took
courage.
Mournfully sobbed the waves at the
base of the rock, and above them
Bowed and whispered the wheaVon
the hill of death, and their kindrec
Seemed to awake in their graves, and
to join iu the prayer that they ut-
tered,
Sun -illumined and white, in the east-
ern verge of the ocean
Gleamed the departing sail, like a
marble slab in a grave -yard;
Buried beneath it lay forever all hope
of escaping.
Lo! as they turned to depart, they
saw the forst of an Indian,
Watching then from the hill; but
while they snake with each other,
Pointing with outstretched hands,•and
saying, "Look!" he had vanished.
So they returned to their homes; but
Alden lingered a little,
Musing alone on the' shore, and
watching the wash of the billows
Round the base of the rock, and the
sparkle and flash of the sunshine,
Like the spirit of God, moving visibly
over the waters.
(To be continued next week.)
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