The Clinton News Record, 1933-05-25, Page 7THTJ 3$., MAY 25, 1933
THE 'CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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Health, Cooking
Care of Children
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"Fresh From the Gardens"
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Especially for Women—
But Not Forbidden to Men
When you've had the dull rooms done
over,
And new curtains grace each pole,
Think how worthy an investment
To redecorate your soul!
These !high walls were brown and
solemn,
Frowning out each wisp of light;
Now they laugh a burnished yellow,
At the sunbeams' silvery light.
Once this mantel held cracked vases,
Drab, an insult to glad flowers;
Now blue Chinese bowls adorn it,
Anda clock that chimes the hours.
aded cotton hid these windows;
Now they smile through lacy frills,
hile twin flower boxes glisten
On what once were barren sills.
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It would be a simple matter,
Though your soul be dull as mould!
Tutt a bit of care would turn it
Lar]sspur blue and marigold!
—Violet Alleyn Storey.
A housewife made what I consider-
ed a very wise remark recently. She
was talking with others about her
work of managing a house and fam-
ily and was telling of having to
leave some very important task to
attend to something which she did
not consider so important but which
members of her family wished done.
She said: "I left niy work and went
along. I thought that after all a
house was °lily a house and that
there were other things more im-
portant." The expedition upon which
site went to please 'her family was-
n't reaIly important at all, only as
it made them happier, and after all,
what greater work .could any woman
do for her family than minister to
`their happiness? If the depression.
(somehow we cannot seemingly get
away from the use of that word)
makes it possible for families to en-
joy simple pleasures together it
will not be a complete loss, and I
have heard of little incidents which
Seem to point that way.
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The subject of a community picnic
was discussed last week at a meet-
ing of citizens. The idea seems to be
an excellent one. :There is no rea-
son why a community like this
should not meet together as one
family and enjoy an afternoon in
some open space and be all the bet-
ter for the outing. If the Board of
Trade sponsors such a day's enter-
tainment it is to be hoped that citi-
zens of town and all the surround,
ing eonnnunity will fall in with the
idea and make it a huge success.
Some Household Hints
Here are a few suggestions which
may be a help in serving varied
meals:
A few cooked prunes added to a
Waldorf salad" make an agreeable
addition.
Stoned and chopped prunes added
to meat loaf give it a pleasing flav-
or and an added food value.
For en easy, quick dessert thicken
the syrup from cooked prunes or
canned peaches with tapioca or corn
starch, making a smooth syrup,
add flavouring, and pour back over
the fruit.
Pour the syrup from prunes over
the rhubarb pia just before adding
top crust. This will take the place
of other liquids and part 'of the sug-
ar.
—PJ BEICAID
Hints for the Making
of a Lovely Hone
Garden
People love to be technical and
take things seriously. After a few
days of golf, or contract bridge or
even fishing, they arm themselves
with all sorts of meaningless ex-
pressions, expensive ectuipment
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LIFE IS LIVING ,.., the crabbed, thin individual whose
diet is the constant subject of his
conversation. There is no reason
why ]sappiness and proper weight
cannot go together. What we mean
is that we think it is more important
to be happy than it is to be the eor-
health cranks, like all other cranks
-are a nuisance They lose sight of
-the idea that we all went to be hap-
py, and theeesptea d tinie in shrik-
ing people afraid of this and that.
A life that is full of fears, a life reef weight.
that is guided by the principle that The Iaws of health are a simple
statement of the laws of natural liv-
ing. It is because we get so far a-
way from natural living that it is
necessary for us to remind oursel-
ves of the laws of health. Because
in cities there is generally a lack of
you must never do what you want to
-do because. it is bad for you—accord-
ing to eomeone—such a life is not a
happy life.
Happiness and health can and
should go hand in hand.- Do not do
`things because you should do them, open spaces, we have to plan for
"but do them because you Like to do play spaces for children, so that they
'them. Get out in the fresh air and may play as they want to play, as
sunshine because you like it; take nature urges them to do and as
'baths because you enjoy them; eat
fruit because you like the taste of
it; drink water because it satisfies
-your thirst"
There is more real pleasure in liv-
ing a healthy life -than any other
icind ,of life, and that is why you
want to live a healthy life. The
'things the child wants to do are, as
a rule, good for him, and if our
tastes had not early -been distorted
by faulty training, . thesaltie, thing
might be said of adults.
It is fairly generally agreed that
overweight is undesirable; neverthe- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron-
'less a happy and somewhat fat per, bo, will be' answered personally by
son is a muchbetter citizen than is letter.
health requires that they should. Be -
tense without proper control hewers
of all types would be built, we need
laws requiring that all rooms have
windows so that we may sleep in the
fresh air which we enjoy.
Think of health as a means to an
end. Health brings happiness and
so makes life more worth while. Do
not be fussy. Consider the rules of
health as reminders that the simple
way of, life is the best way,
Questions concerning Health, ad.
dressed to the Canadian Medical As•
and various systems in an effort to 1 the bricks over the door were smear -
impress the neighbours and them- - ed with honey. For twenty-eight
solves with the new hobby. Even days after the marriage this sweet
in gardening this thing crops out aroma clung to the house and from
and people who: only a few short it the man and wife were expected,
to acquire a sweetness which would
temper the remainder of their mar -
tied days.
Honey in olden days was 'served
with locusts, with oatmeal, and with
spring onions. ''The ancient counter,
part of the "apple a day" adage was
that he who ate 'honay and spring
onions before breakfast need never
worry about his health. Meats were
baked with honey, breads made with
it, wines, flavored with it, fruits
sweetened with it,
Stoney is merely the nectar of
flowers. But we are indebted to the
bee for extracting it from the blos-
soms and converting it into the
form in which we enjoy it "As busy
as a bee" really means busy, for it
takes an enormous amount of energy
to produce one pound of honey. It
is estimated that the bees must fly
40,000 'miles to make one pound of
honey, •or make 20,000 trips to the
field. The bee loads its honey sacs
full of nectar and carries its burden
back to the hive. The fanning of
the wings of literally thousands of
bees, couliled with the teenpteratur
of the hive, condenses and inverts
the nectar into honey.
This natural sweet finds its way
onto our modern tables in many
delicious combinations.
years ago got a lot of fun: out of
growing things, now 'burden their
brains .with long Latin names and
send .clear across the continent for.
special varieties. It is not nice to
shatter illuSions but truth compels
the statement that as far as ordin-
ary gardening is concerned, there
is nothing to it. It isnot a difficult
thing to have beautiful flowers,
wonderful shrubs, and a huge supply
of the freshest vegetables . from
almost any sort of soil. Even the
'most professional expert, . will often
admit in an unguarded moment that
the best garden he ever had was that
of his first year's efforts.
Flowers That Are Easily Grown
While there are a lot of flowers•
which require skill and special ef-
forts to grow, on the other hand
there is just as big a list which any-
body can tackle and with the . most
inexperienced care will get wonder-,
fel results. Take Zinnias, for in-
stance. Here there is a range from
little chaps about the size of a grape
to huge cone shaped flowers of the
brightest colours imaginable. The
mature plants will range in height
from eight inches to a couple of
feet. With this flower alone a whole
bed can be laid out, with 'the dwarfs
in the front and the taller types to-
ward the rear. Seed can bo sown in
the open ground about the time all
danger of frost is past and later on
the seeding thinned to six to 12 in-
ches apart depending upon the full
size of the variety. An open sunny
position is best and the ground
should be stirred occasionally until
the plants reach full development.
Another flower, just as easily grown
is the Marigold. Colours here are
mostly yellow and orange and height
depending on the type will run from
six inches to over two feet. The
Cosmos is another. The flowers are
pink, red, or white, and the plants
tall, running up to four or five feet.
They make splendid background
and are ideal for fall bouquets.
For Special Locations
"Ah but my garden is not in an
open, sunny position," some person
will exclaim. "The soil is poor and
the corners are either too hot or too
shaded." But this is not a sufficient
excuse. In fact gardening under
these conditions is even more inter-
esting, just as arranging a aoont
where there are many corners, slop-
ing walls lied queer shaped windows.
In permanently shaded quarters that
is where there is shade from some
building or fence the year round
Tuberous rooted begonias, Pansies,
and wild flowers will do well, In
fact they prefer this location to any
other. In partial shade, Clarkia,
Annual Larkspur, Lupine, Nicotine,
Phlox and Verbena should be grown.
On poor soil, Portulaca is favourite
as well as Alyssum, Sweet -scented
Stocks, Linum, Calendula,, Cailiop-
sis, Sunflowers, Schizanthus, Sal-
piglossis, Marigolds, Petunias, and
many others. These will also sue-
cessfuily resist dry weather. For
cutting purposes, there is a long list
to choose from but it should include
Gyttsophila (Baby(, Breath) useful
for !raking up bouquets, Salpiglosis,
Sweets Peas, Zinnias, Cosmos, As-
ters, Marigolds and Scabiosa. If
fragrance is desired include Stocks,
Nicotine, Mignonette, Alyssum,
Sweet Sultan and Verbenas. In the
evening particularly, a few of these
will fill the whole garden with a de-
lightful odour. There are several
hardy annuals which can be picked
with the long stems just before the
bloom opens and dried for winter
bouquets. These include the Straw
Flower, Statice, Aeroclinium Rhod-
anthe and many others,—Exchange.
Honey--- The Original
Sweet
From the beginning of time, says
Barbara Il. Brooks`, man's most im-
portant tooth seems to have been his
sweet tooth, not his wisdom tooth.
Be cuts it soon after birth and it re-
mains with him to the grave. Hon-
ey is the delicacy which first sating
fled the human *craving for sweet,
It has since been used by all peoples
as a staple articles of food. In an-
cient Egypt and Africa honey was
considered so important a food that
it wet offered to the godsin relig-
ious ceremonies and bees were rel
garded as sacred. The chief at-
traction of the Promised Land 'to the
Israelites lay in the fact that it was
a land `flowing with milk and hon -
Or"
Ancient Babylon claims the orig-
ination of the "honeymoon." When
a new sun-dried briek home was
built to receive a bride and groom
Honey Bran 'Muffins
3 tblps. shortening, 1-2 sup honey;
1-3 cup buttermilk or sour milk; 1
egg (well beaten) ; 1 cup bran; 1
cup flour; 1-4 tsp. soda; 1-2 tsp. salt;
1 tsp. baking powder:
Cream shortening and honey. Add
milk, egg and bran. Sift dry in-
gredients and add to first mixture,
stirring only until the flour disap-
pears. Fill greased muffin tins two,
thirds full and bake in a hot oven
(425 degrees F.) about 25 minutes.
Yield: 12 small or 8 large muff-
ins.
Honey Strawberry Shortcake
2 cups sifted flour; 4 tsps. baking
powder; 1 tsp. salt; 3 tbsps. butter;
about 3-4 cup milk; 2 boxes straw-
berries; 3-4 cup honey.
Make a biscuit dough of the first
five ingredients, roll out, cut in
rather large biscuits and bake. Mix
the honey with the crushed or cut
berries, and spread between and on
top of each loot biscuit, which has
been split and buttered, Serve at
once with more honey, if desired
sweeter.
Honey Pecan Toast
Spread slices of toast with butter,
then with paste of honey and pecans
and a light sprinkling of cinnamon.
To make paste mix 1-2 cup chopped
pecans with 1-2 cup warm honey.
The toast may be cut in strips and
served cold with fruit salad.
FAMOUS RED COATS ADOPT
LATEST METHODS
The Royal Canadian Mounted Pol-
ice, famed in fact and fiction, are be-
coming mechanized and as a mounted
force they may soon pass out of exis-
tence exeerlt for ceremonial purposes.
Although the horses may disap-
pear, the force itself, however, will
not. It is growing in size and pres-
tige. To the usual duties of the
force has been added customs pre-
ventive work and six of the provinces
have scrapped their provincial forces
and have turned the police work over
to the federal force, Because of this
the force now has a strength of 2,500
officers and men and its equipmeail
consists of 369 automobiles, 27 motor
cycles, 13 trucks, 101 boats, both sea-
going and for use in inland waters,
445 sled dogs and 256 horses. The
dogs are still much in demand for
work in the far northern sections of
Canada, though in emergencies the
police now take to planes and cover
in a few hours distances that take
days or weeks by dog team,
OBSTINATE FISH BREATHE IN
AIR
Some fish, particularly those of
South America's inland waters, pre-
fer to breathe through their mouths
at the smdare of the water, instead
of through" their gills beneath the
surface, according to observations
made in the announcement that a
party of Cambridge, England, biol-
ogists will proceed to British 'Celina
this Spring to spend several 'weeks
studying the matter.
Explanations reveal that there is
little air mixed with inlargl tropical
waters. This "extra -water" 'breath-
ing is a subject that may cast light
on "the .origin' •of air -breathing in
terrestrial animal's, such as man,"
British Guiana is a little -explored
jungle, Britain's only colony in South.
America. The capital is Georgetown
and a major interest is I{aieteur
Falls, said to be the world's highest
perpendicular falls.
THIS MODEST CORNER IS
TO THE POETS
and Ins piring•
TRUE FRIENDS
There is 'no human love so deep
As is a mother's love,
God matte it constant and complete,
Like stars that shine above..
Two friends have 'I who never fail,
Amid life's trials and strife—,
The mother of my childhood frail,
My manhood's loyal wife.
God bless my mother's sunset years,
Fill full her cup of life,
And make me worthy sof both dears—
My mother and my wife!
Anonymous.
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A TREE
"A tree is ,one of Nature's words,
A word of peace to man,
A, word that tells of central strength
From whence all things began,
A word to preach tranguility
To all our restless clan.
Who loves a tree, he loves the life
That spring in star and clod;
He loves the love that gilds the
aloud,
That greens the April sod;
He loves the wide beneficence;
His soul takes hold an God."
—Massachusetts Audubon Bulletin,
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SING A SOFT LULLABY
Somebody's life is empty of song,
Sing a soft lullaby;
Troubles encompass them, joy tar..
ries long,
Bend o'er them gently and bid them
be strong,
Sing a soft lullaby.
Somebody's heart is throbbing with
pain
Sing a soft lullaby;
Sing of the clear shining after the
rain,
Seed sown in sorrow is never in
vain;
Sing a soft lullaby.
Somebody's soul is groping for God,
Sing a soft lullaby;
Point to the path that IIis sinless
Son trod,
Bearing for others the weight of
the rod.
Sing a soft lullaby.
—II. Isabel Graham.
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MUSIC IN SOIITTJDE
In this valley far and Ionely
Birds sang only,
And the brook,
And the rain upon the leaves;
And all night long beneath the eaves
(While with soft breathings slept
the housed cattle)
The hived bees
Made music like the murmuring seas
From lichened wall, from many leafy
nook,
The chipmunk sounded shrill his tiny
rattle;
Through the warm day boomed low
the droning flies,
And the huge mountain shook
With the organ 'of the skies.
—Richard Watson Gilder, in "Com-
plete Poems."
WEST WIND IN THE TREES
The west wind's blowing from the
moor
O'er every greening tree;
Oler tasselled larch, and silvetr
birch --
And I'no not there to see!
The doves are cooing in the pines;
And in the blackthorn near,
The mavis whistles to his love—
And I'm not there to hear!
Not see! Not hear! Ah! evermore,
While springtides cone and go,
The softest whisper mid the leaves
My heart will hear, and know!
—!Margaret Campbell Scott.
UNANSWERED PRAYERS
DEDICATED
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Here They Will Sing You Their , Songs—Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad- But Always Helpful.
I try to think
He sends the answers to my futile
prayers;
Where they will help
Another weary one to reach the goal.
—Elizabeth V, Munro.
FUGITIVE MOMENT
Tarry, tarry,
Lest too late -.
Beauty pass
Beyond your gate.
Tarry while
Your soul can see
Budding lilacs
On a tree.
Tarry while
Your heart can sing
Duets with a lark
A -Wing
Wait upon
The sweet, sweet hour
When the violet
Is in flower.
Tarry while
On yonder vine
Morning-glory
Faces shine,
These will mould
You to their will--.
Wind and cloud
And sunny hill.
Tarry though
The heavens fall,
This, your moment,
Is your all,
Ah! believe me,
For I know
Beauty is so
Swift to go.
--•Ella H. Eckel,
THE PIPER
Over the hills and into the silence,
Where the sun sets, ruddy and dim,
Lingering notes of magic music—
The piper calls and we follow him.
All forgotten our sins and sorrows,
I•Iope and failure and toil and play --
All our hearts astir to the piping,
Calling us to the far away.
Men turn back from their ceaseless
' striving,
Toys are dropped from the childish
hands;
One and all we follow the piper,
Piping us to the unknown lands.
Each one hears in that magic music
Promise of that his soul holds best—
ChiIdren yearn for a world of laugh-
ter,
Olcl mien turn to a land of rest.
So, to each soul on earth forever,
Sometimes eometh an evening dim,
When, to the lands beyond the sem-
set,
The piper calls and we follow him,
—Norah M. Holland.
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A PRAYER
(The following Prayer is to be found
in Chester Cathedral, Chester, Eng-
land)
"Give ane a good digestion, Lord,
And also something to digest;
Give ane a healthy body, Lord,
And sense to keep it, at its best.
"Give me a healthy mind, good Lord,
To keep the pure and good in sight
Which seeing sin, is not appalled,
But finis the way to set it right.
"Give me a nand that is not bored,
That does not whimper, whine or
sigh;
Don't let me worry overmuch
About that fussy thing called `I'.
"Give me a sense of humour, Lord,
Give nae the grace to see a joke,
To get some happiness in life
And pass it on to other folk."
C. -=7th
APRES LA MORT
I like to think What shall nay quest be
That every little gift of life I craved Throughout Eternity?
And was denied, Those ceaseless questing years --
Has gone, some other lonely soul to To sit at ease and forever rest?
cheer. Ah, no, oblivion were best.
That every wish First, I thall search the corridors of
I breathed to heaven's blue and saw heaven
no more For loved ones lost awhile;,
Has winged its way And, having found, rejoice and smile
To some sad heart and wiped away In deep content,
a tear. And feast my heart in loving.
For only God Then I shall arouse me, and desire
Can know the things we need to fill Some task I missed on earth;
our lives, To send through throbbing space the
And so it is, fire •
That when resentment burns within 1 Of some strong thought of high en -
my soul, _ ., : doavour;
And link, please God, my growing
soul
;Vitth seine discouraged n`s mones,
With
Bidding them fight; and, having won
them
To the right, quest on,
Some other heights to gain;
Porc!hanee to live on earth again,
In some now form, new clime,
To aid poor struggling souls,
Direct and guide blind, stumbling
youth
In paths of rectitude and truth.
Worth all theearthly pain
To veil this flesh again
In vibrant human form
Then live forever in Elysian lotus
fields
Not ease nor rest I ask,
But just some lowly task of serving,
'Tis worth renouncing Heaven for a
speed,
This be my choice:
To serve the human race. -
-A Marion Fox,
EVENING PRAYER
If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray
If I have walked in my own wilful
way,
Good Lord, forgive!
If I have uttered idle words or vain
If I have turned aside from want or
pain
Lest I myself should suffer through
the strain •
—
Good Lord, forgive! �
If I have craved for joys that are
not mine,
If I have let my wayward heart re-
pine,
Dwelling on things of earth not
things divine,
Good Lord, forgive!
If I have been perverse, or hard, or
cold,
If I have longed for shelter in Thy
fold,
When Thou hast given me some part
to hold—
Good Lord, forgive!
Forgive the sins I have confessed to
Thee,
Forgive the secret sins I do not see,
That which I know not, Father,
teach Thou mne—
;Good Lord, forgive!
—C. Maud Battersby,
GODERICH: Five generations of
one family were represented among
the 80 guests who gathered Friday
evening to pay honor to Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Plante, on the occasion
of the 26th anniversary of their mar -
rive. The honored couple have re-
sided in Goderich for 24 years. Mr.
Plante has been manager of Imper-
lel Oil here for 17 years. The five
generations of Mrs. Plante's family
are represented by her father, C.
Jeffrey, Mrs. Joseph Ducharme, Mrs.
Leon Bedoer, Mrs, Lucien Corriceetl
and baby Rebecca Corrleau, all of
Drysdale. Elizabeth Jeffrey and
Gilbert Plante were married in St.
Peter's Church, Drysdale, 'by Rev.
Father Lowsell, on May 19, 1908,
They were attended by Miss Pauline
Plante, now Mrs. Jeffrey, of Zurieh,
and Arthur Jeffrey, now of Goder-
ieh, both of whom received with Mr.
and Mrs. Plante, as did the fathers
of the contracting couple. hive
children have blessed the union:
Mrs, Newton Mixter, the Misses Del-
ena, Doris, Verna and "Ted" Plante,
Roses and early summer flowers in
profusion decorated the rooms. Nu-
merous gifts, telegrams and the good
wishes of many friends all tended to
make the occasion a happy one.
Guests came from Dungannon, Zur-
ich, Drysdale, London, Simeoe and
Detroit.
BLYTIi: A serious accident oc-
curred to one of Epps' transport
trucks Thursday morning on No. 4
highway one-half mile north of
Blyth. In turning out to meet an un-
managable horse the truck tools to
the ditch, breaking down consider-
able fence on the farm of Fred Osier
before upsetting. The contents of
the truck were scattered into the
field. Fortunately the driver was
not seriously hurt. The truck was
badly smashed and was towed away
in parts.
CHANGED NUMBER ON MARKER
In Stephen township one day last
week Officer Lever stopped a car in
which four people were driving in
the front seat, in violation of the
Traffic Act, The officer noticed
something ,peculiar about the license
plates, and on investigation discov-
ered that the final figure denoting
the year had been changed, altering
"1931" to "1933". The colors this
year are the same as in 1931 and
the alteration was said to be so
cleverly done that there was hardly
one chance in a hundred of detection.
Officer Lever got the ono chance,
however, and the driver, a Dashwood
man, was brought before the magis-
trate on. the two charges. There is.
a severe fine for using a false license'
plate.
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