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The Clinton News Record, 1937-07-01, Page 7• ''THURS., JULY 1, 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS COOKING Enjoy tea at its best ft t`•RY°YiiNWAIMPiY1'a'riY°°°L'6°°°r°°•'°°M°°'i eti° "r1IPs"°"d'o'iNWL'°'°°IW1 YOUR WORLD AND MINE (Copyright) ' by JOHN C. KIRK.WOOD rr rxv wre ,r.°.wttiw XR`Nr•1'ae�'S"rw■YNir.'.'N�W�`.Y�i" ti • A story is 'told of two Irish Mimi- , grants, but recently arrived in Can- . ada; They chased a wild tat into a tree. Pat went ups to shake it down, and Dennis stayed below to catch it. Dennis caught it, whereupon Pat . called to him, "Dennis, shall I 'come down and help you hold it?", and Dennis called back, "No, begone, • come down and help me let go of it." This story occurred to me as. I • contemplated the present madness of workers in their readiness to strike. •' The strikers appear to be winning, but someday perhaps not far off— 'they may wish that they hadn't won. • Often one gets something by crying for it that later on he will be sorry • he got. King Midas is an example. . He wanted the golden touch. His wish was granted hint. Blt when his beloved child turned to gold when he touched her, he quickly wished to be rid of what he had obtained. Strikes as a means of having indus- • trial wrongs righted and conditions improved are legitimate — this when all.other means fail. But the present epidemic of strikes is not a conse- • quence of a deep-seated discontent, but rather of agitators' activities. These foreign agitators—foreign in the sense that they are not local' men —enter a community to breed discon- tent. It is easy for an agitator to rouse the passions of workmen. Workmen in the mass always feel aggrieved. ' They are prone to exaggerate the im- po tance of their contributions to in- , dustry. Also, they seem to imagine that their employers are underpaying them, quite forgetting that :there is an economic limit to what an employ- er can pay as a wage. Employers have to sell their products in a high- ly competitive market, and it is pos- • sible that they have to meet the com- petition of products made in foreign countries where wages are quite . shockingly low, 'Employers' have a • very deficient understanding of the problems of employers - which is probably the fault of employers. It would be wise in employers to take certain elected employees into their • councils, employees possessing the .full' confidence of their fellow em- ployees. • The task of employers is to make a net profit, an adequate one,. in or- der to keep their business going and to enable them to grow, thus stabiliz- ing employment and increasing it. To make an adequate amount of net pro- fit is astern task, a very much hard- er task than is the production of goods. As a matter of fact it is the sales organization which has the hard job at the time. It is salesmen who keep all others in their employment. Undoubtedly the great majority.. of strikes- are dueto a failure 'of both employees and employers to under- stand each other's points of view, this all the time. Usually exchanges of points of view do not take place until trouble is brewing, and when tempers are hot: Injustice is not all on. one side. When strikes occur, neither side wins. Employees may get better --wages and shorter hours, but when the increase in wages is set against losses it may be found that there was no real gain at all. What workmen want, so they say, is security of employment. This is hard to guarantee in these complex days. Employees who make it dif- ficult for their employers to sell their products in highly competive markets, this by striking and by demanding. • higher wages, are not contributing` much to the security of their own em- ployment. On the contrary, they are making it hard for their employers to ',continue giving them employment; • Higher wages do not always benefit greatly those who receive them. What is a fundamental cause of discontent among workmen is their very unsat- isfactory domestic conditions, poor houses, ill -kept homes, lack of many of the amenities of life, wives who are lazy Mid•poor'housekeepers. You will find many who argue that em- ployers 'should give constant attent- ion, to the domestic life of their em- ployees, doing all that they can to make domestic conditions more toler- able. Getting $2 a week extra in the pay envelope is not a cure of workman's complaints. Their diseon tent remains. The $2 extra is apt to be misspent. This same money, if applied to rent, , would permit the workman . and his family to live in a much better home, and living in a bet- ter home on a better street, he would feel happier—so it is argued. What many workmen fail to see is that the true goal of life is content- ment of the better sort -not content - men with dirt and disorder and low living standards, but content with good living conditions. So many workmen think that the main thing is to have a lot of money. Well, let workmen look about them and see if the rich about them are happy. The fact is that the very rich are usually most unhappy people. They have quite too much money. Wives and children quickly become unhappy. The simplicity of living is unknown to them. Leisure, plenty of spending money, social ambitions, the impulse to "put on style" and entertain, and a good deal of naughtiness destroy happiness. One can have true happiness on a wage of $25 or $30 a week, As a :natter of fact, the great majority of persons in this country earn less than $1500 a year—even professional peo- ple. This income means that about $30 a month is all that can be afford- ed for rent. Or to put it another way, one •cannot afford to rent for a month more than a week's wages. Some say that one-sixth of one's income is the maximum -which can be afforded for rent. A middle figure is one- fifth. What remains is sufficient for bread and fuelandclothing and many amenities and for a saving fund. It means, however, living according to a budget. Talking about budgets: I read a story of two young people with a tod- dler son. The husband had got into debt to the extent of over $3000. He 1 owed everybody. He went to a law- yer friend. This friend offered to get him and his wife out of trouble— on conditions. One of these conditions was that the husband should hand ov- er to the lawyer each week his pay envelope unopened. The lawyer ap- portioned the contents of this envel- ope in such a way that both husband and wife had ample for their house- hold and personal needs. The rest of the money was equitably distributed among the man's creditors, each of who agreed' to take so much a week, spread 'over a long time, in order to get his account paid. Also, the law- yer:was able topay for a policy of life insurance. The man gave up his club member- ships and his car. He mowed his own lawn, He cut down on his spend- ings on ties and shirts. He and his thehousework,so got a- longwife did and long without a maid—and most maids were wasteful. The sum of it was that this man and his wife learned how to live happily and comfortably within. their income. The mans whole character changed under` the discipline of this experience. Workmen who carry a chin on their shoulder all the tiine—ever ready to quarrel -with their employers — just breed trouble for themselves—and un- happiness. Instead of being always "fighty" .in their attitudes, they would do much better for themselves and families by doing a good day's work in 1 good spirit. Carrying grievances to and from work destroys happiness and content After strikes, even when one gets strike nay, there is usually a very bad patch—paying up debts contracted during the strike neriod. Character has been impaired, and perhaps permanently impaired. Most strikers when strikes ares' past, wish to heaven that they had never struck; and I am pretty sure that the foreign agitators who persuaded them to strike are very thoroughly hated and are regarded as the enemies of work- ihg men rather than their friend. lg n. SUMMER MILK DRINKS ' A. milk drink is a food as well as thirst quencher. On hot summer days when appetites lag and a keen desire foe something( tool and re- freshing persists, . milk drinks are most satisfying. They not only allay, thirst, but offer another way of as- suring an adequate amount of milk in the daily diet. Milk Shakes 2 or 3 tablespoons syrup 1 cup milk. Combine syrup with the milk, Beat thoroughly. Serve well chilled. The addition of about a tablespoon of ice cream to the milk shake makes a richer drink. Commercially prepared syrups are now on the Market in quantities suited for home use. If preferred syrups such as the following may be made at home: _Chocolate Syrup 1-2 cup sugar 1-2 cup cocoa 2 cups water Pinch of salt. Mix sugar and cocoa with suffi- cient water to form a paste. Add remaining water and cook 5 min- utes. Cool and keep in a covered jar. Orange Syrup 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup‘ sugar Boil juice and sugar together 5 minutes. Cool. Vanilla Syrup 1 cup sugar 3 to 4 tablespoons vanilla 1-2 cup water. Cook sugar and water together to make a medium thick syrup, Re- move from heat and add vanilla. Fruit Syrup Combine juice from canned cher- ries, pineapple, strawberries, o r HEALTH raspberries with sufficient sugar or honey to make syrup of desired sweetness. Cook until mixture is of a medium thick consistency. Cool. If using fresh berries, crush and boil 5 minutes in water to coyer. Strain and add sugar. Cook to a sy- rup. Milk Juleps ' Combine 1 cup milk with -2 to 3 tablespoons of any of the syrups, suggested for milk. shakes. Break 'a whole egg .into milk and beat thor- oughly. If available charged water may be added to the julep just be- fore serving. The Modern Bathroom theprosaic bathroom is The day of b >r m gone forever. No longer is it just a room for one's bath and a place to hide the mop and carpet sweeper. It has become an integral part of the decorating scheme in the modern house. Daring eoleur schemes frequently appear and close attentionis given the most minute detail by the fas- tidious housewife who exerts her decorating ability on this room. An old-fashioned bathroom is an Inconvenience which need not be countenanced. Under the terms of the Home Improvement Plan amounts up to $2,000 may be obtained from any Canadian bank for modernization of a private home: One bathroom showed what :nay be done through modernization. A non- descript cubicle was transformed by an ambitious home owner into an at- tractive room. A particularly interesting feature is the shelf which was built between the bath -tub and the wall. This holds bath salts, dusting powder and other accessories and is a decorative asset as well. A composition covering in marble design was placed on the floor and a washable wall paper covered the walls. The picture mould was paint- ed a dark colour which harmonizes with the paper and borders the ceil- ing. A central lighting fixture gives adequate light for the entire room. The cabinet in which the wash ba- sin is set, is purchased as a complete unit and serves a double purpose. It completely hides the plumbing fix- tures, and makes repairs possible without the disagreeable task . of tearing out walls and floors. Space in the top may be used for the stor- age of bathroom linens. The mirror serves as a door to the medicine chest. The woodwork, around the window is an original note. It was painted to harmonize with the two -toned floor covering. A modern bath stool was purchased, by the owner to complete the modern room and , is in keeping with t h e chromium. -legged wash stand. Household Uses For Lemon To Replace Vinegar: Lenon juice may substituted for vinegar in any recipe that calls for the latter, except' pickling. To sour Milk: Lemon juice added to sweet milk will sour it suitably for cooking. For Stewing Dried Fruits: Add a small amount of lemon juice and grat- ed lemon rind in stewing such dried fruits as prunes, figs, peaches, and so on. In Cooking Meats: Tough meats will be made tender by adding a tea- spoon of lemon juice to water in which they are boiled. A HEALTH SERVICE OP THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA. i DAILY NUTRITION Our new knowledge of vitamins in relation to general nutrition is high- ly important. Every intelligent citi- zen knows something about Vitamins. This knowledge has been slowly growing since the time of the Cru- sades at least. Sir Robert McCarri- son, C.I.E,, M.D., one of the greatest authorities on vitamins and general nutrition, said some years ago that "the newer knowledge of nutrition is the greatest advance in medical sci- ence,since the days of Lister. When physicians, medical officers of health, and the lay public Learn to apply the principles which this new knowledge has to impart ... then it will do for medicine what asepsis has done for surgery.." What are the principles of this new knowledge and how are we to apply these principles? The newer knowledge of nutrition centres around vitamins, their sour- yt}7mTmtOLlaE�eget\as0ti9• AD ine. tisat O tot by lMa DloaaoQ Used L 'T LAUNDRY SOAP PURE SOAP—EASY ON THE HANDS HIGHEST QUALITY. DELICATELY PERFUMED. ENT SALE . / u LUQ s\v.,, iiUERWAYTOAVOID DEFENDING �Ni CET ONE �RC4 REG. PR[CE..._...:ec ' - �rE FOR............ lc % p F SOAP FLAKES r_otffin9. You can't buy a pester so,,, ,,sella". bettor jot oink etoato.4. Per 111 Tap. ing °spatially /or 17 Br. clean. foo �° nIn. ata. eu9bly.. THESE SPECIALS ARE ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING STORES: CLINTON. J. F. Scott. T. R. Thompson. M. C. Jordan. Clifford Lobb. Mutcb Eros. Wm. T. O'Neil. HOLMES'VII.I.E: Daniel Glidden. • BRUCEFIELD; H. F. Berry. A. C. Brandon , CARE OF CHILDREN THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes $ad—But'lways Helpful and Inspiring. THE HOMEY HOUSE I like to see a friendly house, With vines around the door, And home-made rugs all cozy -like A-Iying on the floor. I like to see "e homey place— Where neighbors' kids all meet, And where the woman of the house Is always sure to treat Those kids, with cookies filled with spice, And milk, all foamy -white, Before they trudge their way back home; Oh, yes, its pure delight. To find a house that's really loved Just simply cause it's home, And all surrounded by clean dirt That some folk say is loam: Where little fat and nubby hands Can plant their weeny seeds, An' learn a lesson for themselves When pullin' out the weeds; Oh, yes, it's nice to find a house That boasts a mother's care, A house that listens every night To kiddies bed -time prayers. And even tho' its papered walls Are faded with the years, A house that's sheltered kindly hearts,. And oft put up with tears— Is really almost human -like, And when at last the night Falls softly on that humble house And blurs it out of sight-- I ight—I shouldn't wonder that it smiles, Then dreams the night away, And then wakes up with dawn -filled eyes To live another day. PLOD ALONG Does the goal seem far away? Plod along. Gain a little, day by day. Plod along. Every forward step you take Must the distance shorter make; Don't let hope or courage break, Plod along, Never mind the speedier proud. Plod along. Never mind the jeering crowd. Plod along, What if help is not bestowed? What if long and steep the road? While you've strength to bear the load Plod along. Step by step is slow but sure, Plod along. Little hard earned gains endure, Plod along. Let the flashy take the lead. Great the risk when great the speed. Plod along. —Edgar Guest. ces, and their power in nutrition, We have learned to beware of deficiency diseases which are caused by a de- ficiency eficiency of vitamins in our food, but we have not yet learned to protect our health by eating every day and at every meal protective foods which protect our health and keep us well. In other words, we have not yet got all the facts into our minds. Protective foods are not expensive foods. They are the good old foods that we have always known. But do we eat them? The causes of dental decay bring some of these facts home to us. The food of the mother before the child is born is most important, What she needs is milk—one quart of milk a day,—butter and other dairy pro- ducts, some raw food, plenty of green vegetables, wheat germ, some fresh fruit, an egg, :neat or sea -fish once a day and some bread and whole grain cereals. Cod liver oil is a great safeguard and is a necessity for both the, mother and her baby. In this protectivedietwe have the minerals needed to build bones, which are calcium and phosphorus; we have the vitamins neededfor the structure and health of the teeth, and for the gums and surrounding tissues. Teeth are built before birth, Teeth decay because the prospective mother's- food was poor. Such a protective diet is what ev- erybody needs for health. • Adults may do with a pint of milk a day al- ter they get their growth, but they need the same general diet. Water is of outstanding importance to the body: it forms two-thirds of the structure of the body. Six glasses a day are needed. Water should be ta- ken an hour away from a meal, Oxy- gen,. that is, air -fresh = air—is es-. sential. Of all the various supplies our bodies need ,air and water are the chief. . Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the -Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be. *nswered personally by letter., MOTHER'S DIARY I found a little record of her days At the old home, A. few short linea, Each day were all she wrote. My. mother's ways Were simple. When she planted ca. lumbines She put it down; the day she set ai hen; The little calf she weaned front mother -cow; Her daily household tasks, or when She visited the sick ... But 0; somehow One line apart from others seems to stand— "I went to the gostoffice" she would say I look upon it—here in her own hand That one short line she wrote from day to day. Dear God, on high, can Mother seep tonight These tears for letters that I failed to write? —Elsie Duncan Sanders, • THIS DOG OP MINE 'Tis not his breed or pedigree, Nor yet his silken coat so fine, Just everlasting loyalty Endears this dog of mine. 'Tis not that he is beautiful In every streaming curve and line. Itis just that he believes in me; This good old dog of mine. 'Tis not his keen sagacity In things mundane and dreams die vine, It's just his trustful constancy Endears this dog of mine. ' 'Though fortune frown and friends depart And not a silver lining shine, There still remains one faithful heard In this old dog of mine. So when I reach the River Styx '1 I hope to hear a friendly whine, And groping through the waters dark Find this old dog of mine. —J. Ann Allrey. SPRING CLEANING Spring cleaning? Yes, we've chased the cobwebs out, Flung' wide the doors and put the dust to rout, Got into little corners with a pin, Hunted the places -where the dirt has been, Uprooted rugs, cleaned carpets on the stairs, Even the attic came in for its share. And now the house is shining; walls and floors, Even the doorknobs glisten on the doors; The rooms are street with a new paint- ed look, You'd never dream the little time it took To make it clean within, where Love might stay And rest at the sweet even of the day. If hands can work such miracles, oh take The hidden chambers of my heart and make Them clean and fair; that secret blot or stain, Cleanse them in the bright flood of April rain. Oh, make my heart a doorway shin - trig bright, That I may appear spotless in Thy sight. —Edna Jaques. A PRAYER O Lord increase my capacity for? receiving Thy Holy Spirit O come into my heart dear Lord And drive out all my Sin. Rev. 3:20. I would not keep one little spot Thou canst not enter in. O Lord increase my willingness to be guided by Thy Holy Spirit O take •this stubborn will of mine. —John 5:40. Phil. 2.13. And :Hold it to Thine own,—Ps', 110:3 That I my joy may ever find Of serving Thee alone, O Lord increase my dependance upo) Thy Holy Spirit -Acts 13:2. In' all the little acts :of. life -Acts 8.29. Thy hand upon me place -1 Chron... 4:10. And may I ever carry 'round Thy Peace upon my face—R. 22:4. 1 —Selectee