The Clinton News Record, 1939-07-20, Page 7THURS., JULY 20, 1939
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS,
The Perfect Thirst Quencher
THIS MODEST CORNER IS .DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will. Sing You Their Songs -Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful
and Inspiring.
LOTS OF TIME
Lots of• time for lots of things,
Though it's said that time has wings,
There is always time to find
Ways of being sweet and kind.
There is always time to share
Smiles and goodness everywhere.
• Time to send the frowns away;
• Time a gentle word to say,
Time for helpfulness, and time
To assist the weak to climb.
MY WORK
This is my work, the thing I do
each day,
Not for the petty . wage that conies
to use,
But that I might express in some
small way
T'he urge within that clamors to be
THROUGHOUT TIIE DAY
I look about, while day is young,
To view the work that must be done;
Then bow my head and pray for
power
To carry on, from hour to hour.
Tasks may be hard, but this I know,
God's grace is all sufficient, so
In confidence I look to Him
For light that never will grow dim.
And all the way, throughout the day,
I'll keep my eyes upon the goal,
Assures} that he will ever be
The Joy and Comfort of my soul.
MY LIFE
My lite is a wearisome journey
I'ni sick of the dust and the heat
The rays of the sun beams upon me
And the briars are wounding my
free. feet.
This is my work, then let me do it 'Ent the city to which 1 am going
well, Will more than my trouble repay
Not shirked or skimped in any hid- All the trials of the road will seen
den part, nothing
So any viewing it might plainly tell When I get to the end of the way.
What thoughts and motives ruled by
inmost heart, ! There are so many 'hills to climb
This is my work, a blessing not a upward
doom, I often am longing for rest
For idleness breeds woe and misery,
eatd though 1 fall to dust within
my tomb
.My work shall stand a monument
to. ane, —Oliver Dewey Bell.
1But he who appoints sue my pathway
Knows just what is needful and best.
I know in His word he has promised
My strength shall be as my day
And the trials of the road will be
I nothing
When 1 get to the end of the way.
-Anon.
STAND STILL :AND SEE
I'm standing, Lord:
There is a mist that blinds my sle:, ,
Steep, jagged rocks; front, left and
right,
;,ower, dim, gigantic, in the night-
Where is the way?
I'm standing, Lord:
The black rock hems me in behind,
.A.beve my head a moaning wind
Chills and oppresses heart and mind --
I am afraid!
'!ireZ 'bu=`ela !1I N AND fYt
ELEPHANT
1 By John G. Saxe
It ' was six men of Indostan,
To learning -much inclined,
Who went to see the elephant
(Though all of thein were blind)
That each by, observation,
Might satisfy his mind.
The first approached -'the elephant,
And 'happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl,
"O bless me! but the elephant
Is very like a wall!"
The second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried: "Ho! what have we here,
So very round, smooth, and sharp?
To me 'tis very clear
This wonder of an elephant
Is very like a spear!"
The third approached the animal,
And, happening to take
The squirming trunk within his Bands
Thus boldly up he speke:
"I see," gttoth he, "the .elephant
Is very like a snake!".
The fourth reaehei out his eager
hand
And felt around the knee,
"What most this wondrous beast is
like.
Is very plain," quoth he:
"'Tis clear enough the elephant
Is 'very like a tree!"
The fifth, who chanced to touch the
ear,
Said "E'en Said, E en the blindest man
Can tell what this 'resembles most;.
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an elephant
I Is very like fan!"
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The sixth no sooner had begun
I About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quatil he, "the elephant.
Is very like a rope!"
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed' loud and long,
Each in his - own opinion •
Exceeding stiff- and. strong,.
Though each was partly in the right,
And all well in the wrong!
Moral
3'm standing, Lord:
The rock is hard beneath'my feet;
I nearly slipped, Lord, on the sleet,
So weary, Lord! and where a seat?
Still must I stand?
He answered pie, and on His face
.A look ineffable of grace,
Of perfect, understanding love,
Which all my murmuring did ieniove.
I'm standing, Lord:
Since Thou hast spoken., Lord, I see
Thou ,hast beset -- these rocks are
Thee!
.And since Thy love encloses me,
I stand and sing: --Betty Scott Stain.
AS THE TIDE COMES IN
The quivering terns dare wild and
dive,
As the tide comes tumbling in.
The calm rock -pools grow all alive,
With the tide tumbling in;
The crab who under the brown weed
creeps,
And the small who lives in his house
and sleeps,
Awake and stir as the plun,g3?s,
sweeps
Of the tide come tumbling in.
Grey driftwood •swishes along the
sand,
As the tide: comes tumbling in,
With wreck and wrack from many a
land,
On the tide, tumbling in,
.about the beach are a broken spar,
A; pale anemone's torn sea -star
And 'scattered scum of the waves'
old war,
As the tide tumbles in.
And, oh, there is a stir at the heart
of me,
As the tide comes tumbling in.
.All life once more is a part of me,
A e the tide tultibles in.
New hopes awake beneath despair
And thoughts slip free of the sloth'
of case,
While beauty and love are every-
where—
seas the tide comes tumbling in.
=-By Cale Young Bice, in a Seas
Levee's Scrip,
So often in the logic wars,
The disputants,' I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean
And prate about an elephant
Not one of them has seen.
THE 'CLINTON NEWS -RECORD:
HEALTH
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COOKING " CARE OF CHI .DREN
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Making the Best of It
By "PEG" essaes+.rn..esassewrevww;
From tune to time some interested that Ile mighthavepassed through
friend gives, us the advice to make every trial which would ever come.
the, best of a bac! job. How much to us. In this way through 'His
better it would be for us if we could suffering and oursmeeting we may
Suetturn the so-called job ,into a be in partnership with Him.
good one. That method of dealing We are, free to turn our troubles
with problems is really the founds- to good account or they may become
tion of a successful life, a complete failure. If we individually
There are two: kinds of success, make up our minds that we will live
One is that obtained by methods a miserable life no one else can live
which are not honest, in other words a happy one for us.
a worldly success; the other id a' When our last call comes will peo-
steady promotion towards the desired pie say of us, "There was not much
graduation from the • workshop of pleasure in life there" . or will they
Jesus. Christ. . • feel that we have in some way help -
The fact that we have to pay taxes ed them:
in order to support scale inspectors,! If we are discouraged we have, so
building inspectors and officials who to speak, got to get behind ourselves
go about enforcing the law proves and push, and in these days we must
that there is a great deal of wrong push ,hard.
success in the world. The people who, Are we doing our best in the sight
practise dishonesty are surely making of God? All Earthly things will
the most out of •a bad job. They are sooner ,or later fade away from us,
constantly in fear of being found out but if -we are right with Jesus Christ,
and punished. I the Star of Heaven will send its
beamsalonthe pathway from
Then there is the other side of it.
That is, making the best of what
life holds for us from day to day. I
A story is told of two women who
in later years were required to wear
glasses. One of them for the first
time'in many years saw more clearly
the beauty in her surroundings and
was constantly on the lookout for it.
She was looking for good and passed
the unpleasant' things by. The other
used the extra sight to find fault
with her children, her husband, her
home, and even with God's good'
world. She was looking for trouble,!
Needless to say she did hot fail to
find it, not only for herself, but for
everyone connected with her. Our
attitude towards the world radiates
out from us.
Do we come in from work with a,
grouch, do we criticize everything
which' has been done since we left
in the morning? On the other hand
do those who are in the horse greet
the incoming members of the family
with a list of unhappy things which
have taken place during the day, or
do they co-operate with one another
and make the home a happy meeting
place. In other words do we "make
the best of it."
We have ourselves to Iive with!
now, and we always will have, so
why not try to be as ]sappy as we
can be and daily prepare ourselves
for that self which we will have to
live with in the years to conte.
Does one want to be in the comp-
any of someone who is continually
complaining, someone who cannot see
any brightness he the future? When'
we- are 'in trouble of any kind we
should realize that we are not the
only one who has had such trouble.
It may be bereavement, has come in-
to our lives. Much as we miss our
dear ones and lonely as we are, yet
countless others have. passed through
the same experience and have brav-
ely carried on.
Have we been laid aside? Maybe
months have elapsed since we have
been able te- work. Some have spent
years in bed. They realize that they
must just make the best of it. They
keep their• glasses bright and shining
in order that they may see only the
good things in life, They have put
their trust in Ilim who will care for
thein as He will care for all those
who give themselves into His care.
There are many to -day who are
facing financial problems, enduring
unompleyment. Truly things do seem
dark to them. Although the will is
there it is very hard to find a way.
A man who once held a good position
in a reilway .office has through cir-
cumstances been forced out of his
position. Today he is cleaning in an
institution and working just as faith-
fully as he would have clone in his
higher office. Ile did not allow the
workings over which he had no con-
trol to crush him. He determined to
maks the best of a bad , job and to
carry that ,hest into the work which
he is doing. i
A gentleman was one Gay walking
.near a building which was in the
course of construction. He saw a
stone cutter sworking on a block of
stone. Going,up to him he remarked,
"chiseling?" On receiving an af-
firmative answer he asked, "to what .
part of the building does this stone
belong," "I don't know", replied the
stone cutter, "I haven't' seen the
plans", and then he wertt ort chisel -
g
Eternity to us and will thus guide us
to our everlasting home where we
will spend the Eternal ages with our
Saviour and our loved ones.
"Ile knoweth the need of my life
For shelter and raiment and food;
In each trifling care of the day
The word of His presence is good;
He knoweth my thoughts from afar,
The wish that I never have told,
And every unspoken desire
His wisdom doth grant or withold.
He knoweth me—yet He can love,
Can wait with love's patience divine,
My stubborn and arrogant Heart,
Its will to His own to resign.
He knoweth my franse"is but dust,
He knoweth hose much it can bear;
I rest in that knowledge supreme,
I trust in His power and care."
"PEG"
TODAY'S FISH STORY -AN
ANGLER
The Angler is a fish that carries
its own fishing tackle. Cicero -wrote
of it. In popular speech it is some-
times sailed the monk -fish or, in-
deed, by any one of half a dozen
names.
The angler is found on both sides
of the North Atlantic; though it is
not ordinarily used for food on this
side of the water it has been a staple
food fish in different European coun-
tries for a long time. The flesh is
firm and white and is perhaps most
suitable for, frying.
The fish is one of the most anc-
ient, and in some respects one of the
most peculiar, of all the many species
occurring in Canadian waters — the
waters of Atlantic provinces. A weird
creature, it takes the name of angler
from the fact that it carries on the
top of its big head a spiny ray bear-
ing resemblance to a fishing and
complete with bait. This ray gives.
the fish the appearance of being
equipped with fishing tackle all its
own and, as a matter of feet, the
ray does serve in a,sense, as fishing
gear, A bait -like appendage to the
ray glows with radiance in the deep
waters and apparently lures other
fish as they swine about in sear&
of food. There's foot] then, all right,
but the would-be diners become the
(linner. Too sate, they find the ang-
ler's 'wide mouth gaping for them
and a moment later they've been
gobbled up,
The angler is a voracious creature
and eases have ween reported in
which specimens have been captured
containing in their' distended stom-
achs other fish as. large as the de-
vourers themselves,
e-vourers.theniselves, ' Nor does the
angler stop at eating only fish;
sometimes it is called the Goose -fish,
taking .that name from the fact—
recorded hi a bulletin written by a
Canadian scientist but dealing with
the general historyof the fish and
not only • its history in Canadian
waters—that "it is known ,to have
swallowed geese which were floating
en the surface ,of the water." Seven
wild duels are said to have been.
found in the' stomach of one angler,
and six coots in arsother,' The head
is bizarre and feaesmne-uneven, in
surface, spiny, with enormous mouth,
lower jaw projecting, each jaw carry-
ing fourrows of teeth,large and
prominent eyes staring from the top
of the head.
ing, chiseling. We have not seen the) In colouring, the angler Is usually
plans of the Master Architect. We a mottled chocolate on the upper
each have our work to do and we portion of the body and white below.
must just keep .chiseling away on The average size of adult specimens
our' block of life. At -times it really captured during the Canadian' investi-
does seem to be shade of stone, `but gation was about three feet, bub the
if we persist it will . be fashioned fit fish run to larger sizes than that.
for a place in God's building, On the average, the specimens ex-
It is fatal to one's peace of mind: ambled weighed about 28 pounds
to sit idle. Life does not always but only some 10 pounds of the total
run smoothly for anyone. Christ died weight was marketable, thanks main-
the cruel death on the cross in orderly to thatbig' head,
Tested 3:2j
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Recipes
CHERRIES ,RIPE AND RED
Make Delicious Jam and Jelly
By:. Katharine Baker
'MAKE SWIMalIING SAFER!' icial respiration and to impress upon
The swimming -season is in full those in charge of supposedly drown -
swing at Ontario's numerous resorts ed persons to continue efforts, for
'ally parents, t o recall for a . ',Phan' there have been the League's
noxnetat the largo number of drown- many warning against the use of
ngs which have occurred in the past raw milk.
throughout Canada during the sum- in addition, at this season it is
mer.•pointed out that every sere should be
Nor does death by drowning write taken to ensure the utmost sanitation
"Finis" to such tragedies, for those by the burning of .waste, with care.
left behind, the wives, mothers, Fath- lest the fire spread. No waste mat-
ers, sisters
and brothers of the vie- erial should be' allowed to reach the
terns must bear a burden of sorrow lwateris^aon of ivy sprinshog,uld be:avoided and
river or lake,
almost impossible to describe. Po
summer living
Many swimming accidents are un- . quarters screened
avoidable,. but there are far too against flies and mosquitoes. All
many tragedies at our beaches which 'food, of course, should be screened,
could be avoided with a little fore- and if possible refrigerated.
sight and the observance of a few Diets hould be given attention,
simple rules. Here are some "don'ts" green vegetables replacing many of •
for swimmers. bathers and just plain the sugars, starches and fats.
"paddlers" which, if observed, should fight -colored, loosetting cloth-
help to make our summer resorts ing should be worn, changes of un
safe for aII: derwear should be frequent, with the!
Don't go into the. water, immed- I daily use of the bathtub.
lately following any mesh Have Finally, there is the warning that
half an hour's rest' and you will feel while sunlight supplies the valuable
better and swim better.•Vitamin D and is known to increase
Don't go out beyond your depth one's power of resisting disease and
if you are not a strong swimmer.to promote health generally, there is
Don't lay on floating rafts, logs such a thing as danger from an ex-
or old tires unless you can swim far, cess of sunlight. The skin and the
more than the distance they may! eyes should' be guarded againt too
drift from shore. much strong sunlight. Twenty min.
Don't go in swimming after dark l utes to one half hour is sufficient
unless you are an expert swimmer.; for most people to expose themselves:
You may get into difficulty' and the first day out in a bathing suit.
It is time for ell of us, and espec- hours if necessary.
Luscious, ripe, red cherries are a
lovely sight. But they have other
important uses than pleasing the. eye.
Made into jam and jelly, they please
the palate too and bring back the
memories of the fresh fruit all
winter, Now is the time to capture
the'ripe flavour and color of cherries
and seal it away for later use. When
the fruit is at its ripest, it's at its
best for making jam and jelly the
short boil. way. There is no -long
boiling to waste the ,goodness of the
fresh fruit.
A. dash of cherry jelly on plain
desserts will add a touch of bright-
ness, it's .grand on toast and tea
biscuits too and this recipe makes a
Bart jelly that goes particularly well
with meat.
SOUR CHERRY JELLY
Rsf ,cups. (1s% lbs,) juice
7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar
1 bottle fruit pectin •
To '',prepare juice, stem and _ crush
about 3 pounds fully 'ripe cherries.
Do not pit. Add ee. .cup water, bring
to a boil, cover, and simmer :10 min-
utes. (For stronger cherry flavour,
add 3 teaspooh almond extract be-
fore pouring.) Place fruit in jelly
cloth or bag and squeeze out juice.
Measure sugar and juice into large
saucepan and mix, Bring to a boil
over hottest fire and at once add
bring to a full rolling boil and boil
pectin, stirring constantly. Then
boil hard •r/s minute. Remove from
fire, sides, pour quickly. Paraffin and
cover at once. Makes about 10
glasses (6 fluid ounces each.)
SWEET CHERRY JAMI
4 cups (2 lbs.) prepared fruit
1 bottle fruit pectin
7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar
14 cup lemon juice
To prepare fruit, pit about 234's lbs.
fully ripe cherries. Crush thorough-
ly or grind: Add 34 cup water, bring
to a boil, cover and simmer 15 min-
utes. (For stronger cherry flavour,
add les teaspoon ainioted extract be-
fore pouring.) Add lemon juice.
Measure sugar into large kettle. Add
prepared fruit, packing each cup sol-
idly and filling up the last cup with
water, if necessary. Mix well and
bring to a full rolling boil over hot-
test fire. Stir constantly before and
while boiling. Boil hard 5 minutes.
Remove frons fire and stir in bottled
pectin, Then stir and skim by turns
for just 5 minutes to cool slightly,
to prevent floating fruit. Pour
quickly. Paraffin and cover at once.
Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid
ounces each,)
COLOURFUL FOOD RICH IN
VITAMINS
Dr. Victor Heiser, last week gave
advice on diet, pointed out that the
simplest way to be sure of securing
enough vitamins is to eat bright, col-
ourful foods.
Yellow foods, such as butter, corn,
carrots, eggs are rich in vitamin A
which is essential for good eyesight.
Greens are rich in minerals, and in
vitamins A. B. and C.
With 'a variety of fresh, gently
cooked vegetables, no healthy person
need worry about vitamin deficiency.
But it is of vital importance to re-
member that violent boiling or pro-
longed frying kills deliciate vitamins.
The ideal diet, and the safest for
delicate digestion, is light meals,
simply cooked, with portions of bare
meats, raw vegetables.
JOURNEY
:Loved little gardens,
Where people go
First thing in the morning,'
Eager to .knoaw.
What went on in the night
In each place of delight.
Green -shadowed distances
Brown rivers trace;
Elm trees holding
Each drapery in place,
And a glimpse near and cool
Where ferns dipped to a pool.
Outlines of hills
By trees overgrown—
One tree in a field
'Musing alone—
How blest man must be
Who spares a lone tree!
Blit of all marvels
Each year come back
Are wind -sown gardens
By railroad t;:ack
Flewers, bracken and leaf,
In wealth past belief.' ,
drown without ever being noticed.
Don't leave small -children in the
water in care of other children. They
1)o not drink water from an un-
known source without first boiling
or • chlorinating it. The Department
should only be teff in caro of res- of Health in Ontario and some other
ponsible young people or adults.
Don't play around in or "rock"
any type of boat you may be in.
This kind of "good sport" has caus-
ed many a tragedy,
Don't. stay in water too long if it EXHIBITION
is real cold.. You may be seized with
cramp in your legs and arms. The only opportunity •that horse
And last of all, learn to swine if lovers of Ontario will have this year
you are not already a swimmer, forts, sec Billy Direct L65, World's
swimming is almost unexcelled as Champion Harness Horse, and his
a pastime for both young and old. equally famous driver, Vic, Fleming,
, Canada's Greatest Reinsman, will be
at Stratford races on Saturday, July
22nd., when they will appear before
Warning signals have been put up the grandstands and will race an ex -
by the Health League of Canada in hibition mile against time. This
the hope of reducing the number of will be the first time in history that
preventable deaths of summer vacs- a world's champ. has ever raced
tionists. over a Canadian track. There are
First, there is the resumption of five other stake races on the pee -
the Campaign commenced last suns- gramme which will be raced on
user to extend a knowledge of artif- standard time.
provinces supply chlorinating mater-
ials for campers at a nominal charge
on request.
A WORLD'S CHAMPION ON
SUMMER WARNINGS
=SNAPSHOT CUIL
CORRECT CXPOSURE
The right exposure --corrected for each situation—yields better pictures.
For this average subject, on a cloudy -bright day, 1/25 second at 1.8 lens
opening is correct. On a sunny day, with the same subject, 1/25 second at
1.11 is proper.
NOW that spring is here, the days
seem brighter as well -as longer.
This apparent brightness may de-
ceive some of us into shortening our
outdoor exposures—but we should
be cautious' in so doing.
Underexposure is the most fre-
quent fault in amateur snapshots. A
picture printed from an underex-
posed negative has a harsh appear-
ance. The shadows are too black and
Lack detail, and by comparison the
bright areas appear excessively
bright. If many of your pictures have
this appearance; you should practice
giving fuller exposure, either
through choice oe a larger lens open-
ing or longer shutter time.
Modern alms have broad exposure
latitude, to take care of reasonable
errors in exposure; But we should
not ask too much, and we should
remember that a correctly -exposed
negative always produces the best
print. When we are in doubt, it is
usually wiser to give a full exposure
rather than one that may be too
short.
Here are typical tarred exposures
for the "chrome" type films that
most of us prefer for outdoor picture
taking:
BRILLIANT DAY: Average subject,
1/25 second at 1.11 lens opening;
open landscape, 1/25 second at 1.16;
water or beach scenes, 1/25 second
at 1.22.
CLOUDY BRIGHT DAY: Average
subject, 1/25 second at 6.3; open
landscape, 1/26 at 1.11; water or
beach scenes, 1/25 at 1.16.
DULL DAY: Average subject, 1/25
at 1.6.3; open landscape, 1/25 at 1.8;
water or beaeh scenes, 1/25 at 1.11,
With box cameras on dull days, a
very short time exposure should be
given, with the camera .on a firm
support. This exposure should be
made with the second stop opening,
and about as fast as you can work
theshutter when set for "time."
Snapshots can be taken with a box
camera on any sunny day or well out
in the open light on a cloudy -bright
day.
Late in the afternoon, or early in,
the morning, light Is weaker, and
exposures should be lengthened ac-
cordingly: Form the habit of correct .
exposure, and your pictures will im-
prove.
ass John van Guilder