The Clinton News Record, 1940-01-04, Page 5THURS., JAN. 4. 1940
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ISDEDICATED
MODEST CORNER E. R
TIHS
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
A GRACE FOR THE NEW YEAR.
Lord, for what we have received,
For the kindness and the grace
Learned and loved, unlearned,
aehievled;
For our measure of success,
Failure, cares and fears no less;
For the joy and stress and strife,
All that truly counts as life,
For the kindness and the grace
On each friendly human face;
For a larger trust in Thee—
May we truly thankful be!
And for what if we should live,
We are going to receive;
For the rapture and the pain
Certain to be ours again;
Far the future still unseen,
And the veil that hangs between,
For the knowledge all is right,
Though the darkness hide the light,
Though Death himself should draw
his sword—
Make us truly thankful, Lord.
THOUGHTS FOR THE
NEW YEAR
Would you be happy this New Year?
Then fill up your pockets with penn-
ies of cheer,
And dollars of kindness, to comfort
and bless
Those who are needy and know not
success!
Would you be prosperous? Then prac-
tice the law
Of loving your neighbor and picking
110 flaw;
Be patient, be kindly be noble, be
strong,
And all of God's riches to you will
belong.
Would you be better? Then try to
endure,
And carry a sign that is steady and
sure;
Be thoughtful to many, beware of
but few,
And be true to your friends, as your
friend is to you!'.
Would you be strong in tha good
you can do?
Then welcome the stranger on coming
to you.
Be courteous, be cheerful, be honest,
be true,
'Twill bring an abundance of glad-
ness
ladness to your
Would you be wiser? Then learn to
forget
The fears and the worries, and last
year's regrets. -
Be earnest, be watchful, be prayer-
ful, be kind,
And you will rejoice in the cares
left behind!
•
Old Year, that is gone, we bid you
adieu,
Your joys and your sorrows, and
welcome the New
With thoughts that are kinder, good-
will and good cheer,
And best wishes to all—for a happy
New Year!
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
I am going to try to live each day,
each hour,
With all the force and all the loving
power
Which the Creator gave me to apply.
I am going to try.
I am going to strive to live along
life's way,
To sing, to laugh, tc work, to play
and pray,
To let all envy and all malice die..
I am going to try.
T am going to try to feel the life in
me
Ts but a trust, which in my custody
Must be accounted for to One on
high.
I am going to try.
—Exchange
'BELIEVE IT OR NOT—I've spent a quarter of my life in The Hospital for Sick
Children. But then, I'm only six months old. My little feet were being straightened so
that I'd be able to romp and play when I'm older.
"I'm all better now— going home to -morrow. I feel just fine, too, except when I
think of the debts I'll be leaving behind. You see, Daddy isn't able to pay for the
wonderful care and treatment I received.
"The Government and the city I live in, together, paid $2.35 each day I was here.
Unfortunately, that isn't enough because it costs the Hospital an average of $3.45 every
day to treat me and each other little patient.
"More than eight thousand little children were cared for here last year, just like me.
We're the ones who cause the Large deficit of The Hospital for Sick Children every year—
but everyone admits that we're worth it.
•
"It isn't our fault that we get sick or become crippled, but the least we can do is
appeal to you for help—particularly when we know that this Hospital does not .share in
the Toronto Federation for Community Service funds because Public Ward patients are
admitted from any part of the Province.
"Won't you send a donation to the Hospital to help meet this deficit? Even a small
gift would be greatly appreciated.
"PLEASE ... send. n9 TAY!"
HOW JANUARY GOT
IT'S NAME
January, the first month of the
year, was held sacred by the Romans,
to Janus, from whom it derived its
name, and was added to the calendar
along with February by Newman; but
it was not until the 18th' century
that January was universally; adopted
by European nations as the' first
month of the year, although .the
Romans considered it - as such as far
back as 251 B.C.
Janus was one of the most ancient
Latino divinities. He was the spirit
of the doorway, invoked at both -.en-
trance and exit, and for this reason
each head of a Roman household was
his "flamen", so to speak—assuming
the role of a priest devoted to his
particular worship, and service, and
there was only one real priest of his
worship, the Rex Sacrorum, Since the
door was theentranceof the house,
Janus canoe to be revered as the
divinity presiding over all beginnings
and was the first invoked in both
public and private prayers. els the
spirt of openings, Janus was the God
under whose care were all Januae, or
gates, in Rome. Above all, he it was
under whose protection was the arch-
way out of which the army marched
to war and by which it returned.
Janus, the god of the gate that open-
ed both ways, was therefore repre-
sented by an image having a double
head that looked both ways.
The birthstone for January is the;
garnet, which we think of. as a deep,
transparent, glowing red gem, but
there are also green and yellow var-
ieties. The name comes from the
Latin word "granatus" meaning seed-
like, as the smaller crystals embedded
in the mass of rock resemble seeds.
In early tines garnets were used
as bullets by Asiatic peoples, in the
superstition that their glowing colour
caused diem to inflict a deadlier
wound. It has been mentioned, too,
in accounts of Southwest Indian Wars
in America. Through the centuries
it has also been used by travellers
as an amulet or charm against ac-
cidents just as some people today
carry a rabbit's foot. It has been a
tradition with the Persians to set
their sovereign's image in garnets, so
that it is often regarded as a Royal.
stone. Garnets are extremely tough
and durable, and are not as expensiy le
as other genus.
It is interesting to remember in
connection with the first of January
that the most important shipping
transfer in Canadian history took
place January 1, 1916. The Canadian
Pacific ocean services on that day
took over 16 ships of the Allan line,
thea pioneer steamship company of the
St. Lawrence.
QUICK DESSERTS
There are tines when it is neces-
sary to have a dessert that can be
put together very quickly. We get
home later than we expected to, or
guests appear when we did not ex-
pect them, and yet there r-''st be a
dessert. What shall it be? Following
are a few desserts than can be made
on the spur of the moment and which
are very delicious.
Sugared Cornflakes
When you are ready for dessert,
melt 3 tablespoons butter with 1 cup
brown sugar. When smooth add 4
cups cornflakes and stir with a sil-
yinr fork. Serve hot with whipped
cream or with plain cream.
Gingerbread Cream
Mix gingerbread, which is first
crumbled, with whipped cream, and
serve. A second way is to put the
mixture into the freezing tray of the
icebox. This would be a Gingerbread
Mousse.
Toasted Angel Cake
Buy an unfrosted angel cake, and
slice into inch .slices. Spread both
sides with butter and put in the
electric grill. Serve hot with ice
cream or a cornstarch pudding.
Apple Toast -
Butter a slice of bread. Place half a
pared apple upon: it. Add sugar: and
cinnamon. Put in oven until apple is
cooked and serve with cream.
Marshmallow Russo -
Cut marshmallows into small
pieces. Add to whipped cream. Serve
on sliced sponge cake. Add a tea-
spoon .of ground nuts on top.
Apple Crunch
Put applesauce in a pie . plate
(canned applesauce is the right con-
sistency). Add sugar and cinnamon.
Mix 1 cup sugar, rA cup butter and
s/, cup flour with your fingers until
it gets "crtunbly" like meal. Scatter
on top of the applesauce. Put into
oven and quickly crisp it over.
Toasted Doughnuts
With your custards and jello serve
toasted doughnuts. Gut each dough-
nut in half, spread with butter and
CARE OF CHITuDREN.
By "PEG"
The first day of the New Year has
come and gone and with it many of
the. good resolintions we made. We
wonder if it is worth while making
resolutions but the very fact that we
do make them tells us that we have
a desire to do better things than we
did irn.the past year. We are aiming
at something higher and as long as
our :aim is high 'We will 'strive to
attain to it.
During our school days in ponder-
ing over -examination time we would
never think "I have made up -my
mind that I am going to fail". Were
we to have that idea our work during
the year would certainly be hampered
and in all probability failure would be
ours. The same applies to sportof
any kind. A runner or swimmer would
certainly be "crusted over the mind"
who would practice for months and
on the day of the event would decide
that he could not possibly vin. In
all probability he would not. It is
the fact that we keep a high standard
before us and try to climb to that
height which makes us successful.
These "high days" in our lives such
as Christmas, New Years, Easter etc.
carry experiences which we would not
care to do without.
At almost every . sacrament as we
take the elements of Christ's body and
shed blood into our hands we feel that
we are partaking of these unworthily.
An elderly lady made the remark re-
cently that she did not like communion
because there were so many taking it
who did not live up to it. If Jesus
Christ had died in order that only
those who were worthy night come
to Him, His table would always be!
empty of guests. Not long since a
clear old lady on being handed the
communion cup said as she partook "I
am not worthy." Her aim in life
was 'High. She felt that she had not
reached up to it, but she knew that
Christ had died for, just such as she,
those Who were unworthy. If only
the worthy were to partake none of
us who call ourselves Christian could
ever enter His presence.
It is not our privilege to judge
others We have permission to judge
ounselviss and we know that we fall
very far below our objective. We be-
come discouraged but let us just al-
ways keep on trying. As far as our
Christian life is concerned we will
never reach our goal, for the standard
of Jesus Christ is beyond anyone of
us, but as we walk along with Him
we will have the pleastue. and com-
fort 'of His presence. He will guide
us even although we are unworthy.
There is one thing certain we will
never achieve any higher than we aim.
An Alpine guide perished in endeav-
oring to ascent that noted peak of
mountains. On nus grave is a stone
marked "He died climbing". No one
can afford to stand still. In fact no
one ever does stand still. If the are
not going forward we must be going
backward, and to go backward in. the
Christian life is fatal.
An artist has a finished picture in
his mind and works with that picture
in ,vtiew se we have a mental picture
of our life's attainment and as an
artist knows when he is departing
from his view, so we in our minds
know when we are dropping from our
ideal.
William Ewart Gladstone once gave
this splendid advice "Be inspired with
the belief that life is a great and
noble calling, not a .mean and grovel-
ling thing that we are to struggle
through as we can but en elevated
and lofty destiny". - If we would only
make that a rule of our lives lieu
much happier we would be and what
a different world we would be living
in! An elevated and lofty destiny
leavles no room for the mean and -sor-
did things of life such as are used in
rany of the things which are being
carried on in the world to -day. It can
have no part in the European con-
flict.
The Christianizing of the world is
a lofty ambition. At some time all
the world will know Christ. That is
an (Meet we should keep before us
and to which we •should give err
prayerful and monitary support.
Each one of us has had aims which
we have allowed to .be covered with
the dust and dirt of- the sins of the
world. On more than one occasion
an illustrious painting has been daub-
ed over, the value being at that time
unknown. Later it has tediously been
renewed and: the original picture
brought to light. If we 'asks Christ,
He Will come into our lives, will clear
off the g1'ime of the world and will
bring us back toour original coloring,
but if we Want to go on- daubing on
dirt, whitewash etc. He will not stop.
ns. He has put many things in our
way to halt us, but He will not force
His Presence upon us.
put into the electric grill. 'Serve them ` We sometime say, "When I made
hot. l,that resolution I made it in good
faith hoping I would, be able to live
up to it." We do not get very far
by continually making resolutions and
then departing froni them although it
is probably better. that than not mak-
ing resolutions or aneffort at all.
We must try to snakethese good im.
tentions sound stones which we will
put into the foundation of ourlives
and which cannot be moved. If we
try to put the stones together with
the mortar of the -world we will have
no success, but if we lay hold of the
promises of God and construct our
foundation with faith in Flim them
we will have a foundation which the
world cannot shake.
Will we not start out the New
Year with the resolution that .we are
going through the days and months
ahead as a co-partner with God.
"I would be true,
For there are those who trust me;'
I would be pure,
For there are those who care;
I would be strong,
For there ismuchto suffer;
I would be bra*,
For there is mucin to dare;
I would be friends of all—
The foe,—the friendless;
I would be giving, ,"
And forget the gift;
I would be humble,
For I know my weakness;
I would look up
And laugh—and love—and live."
NEW YEAR PRAYER
Good-bye "Old Year" with your hopes
and fears,
Your joys and sorrows, your laughter
and: tears
What hopes I placed in the clays
to be,
What good I have done, only God
can see.
The deeds I have donne, the words I
have said
I pray may have helped, and some-
times- led
A soul to the )nigher planes of life
To linger there in God's own light.
But if in my thought or word or Gleed
I've hurt one soul that was in need
Oh give me this, let me repair
The wrong I've done, in this new
year.
TO FILL UP THE
COOKIE CROCK
Peanut Butter Cookies
Cream together
1 cup buttenw'
1:cup peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar and
1 cup brown sugar. Sift
8% cups flour with
r/ teaspoon salt. Dissolve
2 teaspoons soda in
1/z cup' 'evlaporated milk. Add this to
the creamed . mixture- .alternately
with the sifted dry ingredients. Add
1 teaspoon vanilla. Form in rolls and
chill. Slice thin and bake in. a 350
degree F. oven until brown.
Swedish Macaroon Tea Cakes -
Cream r.
1 cup butter. Add
'/s ,cup, sugar gradually and cream
thoroughly. Add
1 well beaten egg, and unix until
smooth. Add
2 cups sifted flour and
1 teaspoon vanilla. Place a rounded
teaspoonful of batter in very small
anuffin cups. Press the batter up
around the sides so there is a hollow
in the centre. Fill the hollow with
1. rounded -teaspoon of the follow-
ing mixture:
2 eggs beaten light and foamy with
r/ cup sugar. Add
% pound nicely ground almonds put
through the food grinder twice.
Bake 30 minutes in a 326 degree F.
oven. This makes 2 dozen small
Cakes.' You cannot' u&o paper bak-
ing cups for these cakes.
Fudge Squares
Cream
lei cup shortening with
1 cup brown sugar. Add
2 well beaten eggs. Add
31 squares of melted chocolate and
% cup. milk. Sift
1 cup flour with
i teaspoon baking powder and
% teaspoon salt. Add to the creamed
mixture. Stir in
M cup chopped nuts and
1„'.• teaspoon vanilla. Spread in a shal-
low pan and bake approximately
30 minutes in a 300 degree F. oven.
Cut in squares and roll in powdered
sugar.
To see the good that I may do,
The work to speak the prayer to
pray
As new years cones and pass away.
Oh give me wisdom's broadening vliew —C. Fotheringham.
P@CTUREE ON THE MIRROR
'Mirror pictures" are fun. For simplicity in foousing, place your subjects
as close to the mirror as possible. it's also best to use a small lens opening.
TAI{ING reflection pictures, with
the aid of a mirror, is an amus•
ing camera pastime ... and you can
obtain many novel effects, quite
simr, ly.
For simplicity, place your sub-
jects quite close to the mirror, as in
the picture above. Then simply
focus for the distance between cam-
era and mirror, and shoot. Provide
enough light so you can use a small
leas opening.
If the subject is farther away
from the mirror, you must make oer-
tain allowances in focusing. Just
remember that the reflection. lies
beyond the mirror. For example, if
your subject stands two feet in front
of the mirror, the reflection is two
feet back of the silver surface. In
such a -case, it is best to focus for a
.point about midway between the
the alibied and mirror; then use a
very small lens libelling.
Either light from amateur flood
bulbs or flash bulbs can be used in
taking mirror pictures, and in some
cases, daylight can be used. Flood,
bulbs are probably best for your
first mirror pictures. Thor are sine
pre -to adjust, and can be used in
inexpensive cardboard reflectors. In'
taking the pictures, be sure the
bulbs are properly shielded, so that
direct light does not chine on the
camera lens.
Wail mirrors are not the only
ones that can he used for these
shots. If you have a large tray with
a mirror bottom, picture someone
carrying it—and choose a camera
angle that also includes the sub-
ject's reflection. Too, if you happen
to have in your home a dressing -
table with three mirrors, you can
adjust them to pick up multiple re-
flections of a subject.
Here's another idea for come fun.
If you have an old mirror, with a
frame resembling an old-fashioned
picture frame, use it to create some
"period portraits." For example,
make up a subject in comic side -
whiskers, then pose Trim where you
can pick up just his reflection -
teamed in the mirror—not showing
the -subject himself. This is a good
idea to keep in mind for a camera
party this winter.
Those suggestions are good for a
start—now cools up some rmrror
ideas of your own. That's; the real
fun of "doing it with mirrors"—and
it's surprising what you actually,
can do.
257 John van Guilder