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HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
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• 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.
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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-
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, 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
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