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The Clinton News Record, 1937-07-08, Page 7THURS., JULY 8, 1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS COOKING HEALTH PAS CARE OF CHILDREN Canada's Favourite Tea "SALAD SEA W1.YawNWYe•Weleareil9/W06;Wii YDS W's%.Y.'.iWe'Ve'We o'.ey YOUR WORLD AND MINE (Copyright) by. JOHN C. KIRKWOOD A rich 'woman in Toronto was try- . ing to find a man and his wife to take with her to her summer cottage on Lake Simcoe. One couple wanted $95 a month for the two. months—July and August. Other couples wanted about the same. There was, in each in- stance, an inquiry concerning laundry work, how many afternoons ' of free • time, and if there were children. But no couple seemed to be very keen: all of them were disposed 'to .bargain. An English person to whom I told of • this incident seemed aghast at the 'high wages asked. A social worker in Toronto says that the organization to which she is attached is repeatedly asked by Wo - : men about maids. This organization deals with girls up to 16 years of age. Women are willing to pay from $20 to $25 for a "green" girl; but this in- • stitution is unwilling to let any green girl go into domestic services at a wage higher than $15 a month to a live-in job; it says that it spoils a young girls when she is overpaid. Well-trained domestic servants can get in Toronto from $35 to $40 a month; and one exceptionally 'good maid' of whom I heard was paid $50 —until she returned to England. Domestic servants have grievances • —some of them quite legitimate, For • one thing their hours are very long —up to 9 p.m. and sometimes later— ' -this when meals are served' late and when the hostess is entertaining. Then, too, many women are unpleas- • ant persons—rude and lazy and bad- tempered; also, children are often sore ' trials, One does not wonder that • some women are never able to keep ' a maid for very long. Domestic service in ',Wile homes ss no hardship at all. I know more than one home where the maid is what ' they call a "treasure". This is be- cause her employers treat her with all consideration, and almost make her a member of their family. These "treasure", maids do not measure their service: they give as perfect a service as they. know how. They are liappy in having a good home and ' kindly employers; and they are able to save a good deal of money in the • 'course of twelve months — far more } than can stenographers who have to pay their board and who feel them- selves to be under compulsion to spend a lot on their clothes. Good maids in good homes -+ in homes where there may be no more than 2 to 3-persons—do not.have to work sohard as did our mothers and sisters in past days—when all wash- ing was done, in the home; when all food was cooked in the home; when oil lamps and coal and wood stoves were used; where there were no va- cuum cleaners; where there were no bathrooms, no electric washing ma- chines, no running water in the house, when everybody had to 'be a good sewer; where families were large; when there were no movies to go to evenings; when the comforts of mo- tor car transportation were unknown. In the old days—of our mothers and grandmothers, mothers had very little leisure time. They mended and darned evenings until bedtime, and all labour was hard. By comparison, maids of today, in city homes, have an easy time of it, and they are get- ting wages which enable them to save several hundred dollars a year if they are that way inclined. I feel very sure that there are many wageless wives who would be glad to change places with many maids. Many girls prefer to work in stores and factories—largely because of the social factor; they are side by side all day with other girls, and can gossip; and their labour ceases at 5 or 6 o'clock, with their evening hours quite free; and with Saturday after- noons and Sundays free; and with all public holidays free of their ascus- toured labour. Factory work may be physically hard, and may be coarsen- ing to one's nature; and one's asso- ciates may be rather low -bred. Even so, factory work is definitely attract- ive—more attractive than is domestic service to many young women. But perhaps it is work in offices and stores that is most attractive to girls who go to work, In offices and stores one has companionship and there are opportunities for gossip. Also, one can be attractively dressed all day long. One's hands do not be- come dish -pan hands and wash -tub .TELEPIEONE TALKS IN immeeimemeiniftemeni THE WATSON FAMILY "Here's Dad it's his turn no;v!" Friday night's a special night with the Wateons. Promptly at 'eight the tele - hone bell tinkles and Bob's hearty Y voice comes booming over the "wire then Muri:el'•s and the youngsters'. "Long , Distance keeps us young," say their • grandparent&"It's the cheapest pleasure we know of.? Like dr.: •.P7atson family, you Coo will find Long Distance the ideal way of, keeping in touch with out-of-town rela• tives or friends.: The lour cost wilt sury.Iise. your,' row Night Bates begin every evening t seven, and appy AL4 DAY SUNDAY!, A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES • IN CANADA PASTEURIZED MILK Some ten years ago, one of the largest cities of Canada; had a devas- tating epidemic of typhoid fever. In thecourse of a few months - there were 5000 eases of the fever and more than 500 deaths. The outbreak crea- ted local consternation; it was . of great international interest. Officials of health departments from all parts of the continent visited the city in- tenlitto learn the cause of the disas- ter. .Committees were. appointed to study the causes of the outbreak; there was thorough investigation made of the whole subject. Most of the cases of typhoid were on the route of a certain dairy. It was dis- covered that the dairy's pasteurize - tion plant was defective. The out- break and its results were rightly at- tributed to the lack of care in the company's plant. The matter of pas- teurization is not always understood by the public. It is simple, It means that the milk is heated (not boiled) to a temperature of about 154 degrees F. and maintained at this temperature for 30 mindtes. The milk is . then rapidly cooled to 40 or 50 degrees and kept ,at .this low temperature until hands. Always there is a measure of diversion—meeting executives in of- fices and the public in stores. Those who work in offices and stores feel that their grade of work is higher than is the grade of work done by domestic servants—and understand- ably a girl prizes social status very highly: she imagines that she will "marry better" if she has an office job or a job in a store—which may be true. School teachers feel themselves to be very much aboveoffice workers and sales women in the matter of status. Theirs is a supposedly "intel- lectual" occupation—which, also, id seldom is. Their work is nerve - straining, and does not end at 4 o'clock as is imagined by so many. The reading of examination papers consumes many of their hours after 4 o'clock. Many school teachers are al- ways "tired to death", and they lose their health, Many school teachers are rather obscure persons in their own community, being known to a very small section of their commun- ity, Their holidays—which may a- mount to 100 or more days in a year are not so "wonderful" as many non teachers imagine. Then there is that feminine occupa- tion, nursing. It looks to be attrac- tive, but after one has been a nurse for several years, nursing regarded as an occupation seems to lose its rosy hues. The training period may have its adventures and always ex- pectancy buoys one up; but as I have heard 'them speak, and have heard about them, nursing regarded as a. vocation .is not all that many fancy it to be. Being with sick persons all the time is not my idea of agreeable work. Hero's what is in my mind: there is a surplus of office and store workers, of school teachers, of nurses, of fac- tory operatives; but there is not a surplus of domestic servants. Looked at from the money point of view the domestic servant who gets from $20 to $45 or $50 a month is pretty cer- tain to have more :money at the end of the year—if she is thrifty -than girls who work in offices and stores and factories. If she gets into a good home, she will Iive as comfortab- ly as do her employers. She may have to be on her job until '9 or 10 o'clock quite often but she does not have to- work at high pressure from rising until bed time. , She has a few anxieties. She will have much oppor- tunity for cultural employments. She can hope to remain in her place of employment for years and years, if she wishes to do so, without fear of losingher job. In good homes she will be very well treated, even in- dulged. She may be taken with her employers to their summer home. She will be surrounded with the amenities of life. She can acquire fine manners, if she lacks them at the beginning. And if she marries, she may find her- self working twice as hard, for no wages at all, and probably in a very humble home. It is when one contrasts her lot and life as a domestic servant: in a good home with the lot of many of her married friends and acquaintances that one begins to see the attractions of being a wage -paid domestic ser- vant. used. Pasteurization properly car- ried out, kills the germs of a host of. diseases which may be carried by milk, including typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, undulant fever, tub- erculosis and cholera., In addition septic 'sore throat and the summer complaint, of ,babies. are frequently prevented by the use 'of milk which has been boiled or pasteurized, be- cause the effect of boiling and pas- teurizing ofmilk is much the same. In the smoking compartment nt of a fast train speeding westward from the city in question. a group of men were engaged in argument. The dominant figure in the argument was a very voluble Irishman, who like Ir- ishmen at their best, was an admirer Of British institutions: In every case he had the best of the debate. Someone in the group had the tem- erity to suggest that the epidefnic of typhoid, referred to, might not have occurred at all if the city's milk had been properly pasteurized. This a- roused once more the fighting in- stincts. of the Irishman. "Why," he exclaimed, "I wouldn't have pasteur- ized milk in my house. Look at me!" he cried. "I'm one of eleven an' nine of us- are Iivin', an' I'm not ,a bad specimen." He wasn't. He was a fine upstanding figure of a man. He went on. "D'ye know what our mother fed us on?" he enquired. "I'll tell ye. She put a little.milk in a porringer on the stove and brought it to a boil: Then she broke a little bread in it. That's what she fed us." An elderly man in 'the groupsmoked his pipe: Ile had so far taken no part in the discussion. He remarked to the Irishman, "You should thank God for such a mother, for she fed you on milk -that was the practical equival- ent of the pasteurized article." For once the Irishman was beaten, but he was a good sport. "Sure," he said, "I did'n't know what I was talkin' about. I'll never have another word to say against pasteurized milk as long as I live." Pasteurization or boiling of milk are guarantees against milk -borne diseases, but the pasteurization plant must not fail to deliver a proper pro- duct. If it so fails, there may be dis- aster. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personalty by letter. Increasing Interest In Farm Club Work One of the distinctive features of modern agriculture in the Dominion is the prominence of youth in all that pertains to the industry. This was not always so. In times gone by, ow- ing to force of circumstances there was little inducement to youth on the farm further than a love of hard work, but since the interest of young people has been aroused, the love of achievement in the oldest and great- est of all industries has placed the young farmer in a position of com- manding importance. This commanding position is in reality the outcome of one of the most progressive and encouraging inovements 'of modern times, namely, farm club organization for girls and boys. Officially known' as "Boys' and Girls' Parini Club Work in Canada," the nnovenient is designed to develop interest in the farm and fang life; to provide a practical education in agriculture and home economics; to improve farm practices; to encourage the use of better livestock and seed; and to train young people for citiz- enship in their respective districts. The boys' and girls' -farm club work is encouraged by Dominion and Provincial Departments of Agricul-: ture, and Extension Departments of the Universities and Agricultural Col- leges, and is consolidated and co-or- dinated through the "Canadian Coun- cil on Boys' and Girls' Farm Work". The movement is national in its scope. and outlook, and the increasing enrol- ment of members is encouraging.. In 1931 there were 1,215 clubs with a Membership of 21,142. In 1936 the nu fiber of- clubs had increased :to 2,- 098 and the membership to 34,457. The .membership of the Canadian Council on Boys' and Girls' Farm Club Work includes the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, the Provin- cial Departments of Agriculture, with the exception of Saskatchewan which is represented by the Exten- sion Department of: the University, and several business institutions and associations. The central office of the Council is in the Confederation Building, Ottawa, and the General Secretary is A. E. MacLaurin, 1)0 YOU KNOW That it takes the average, driver a- bout 8-4 of a second to get his foot off the "accelerator -and on to the brake, and that at 40 miles an hour the per- formance of this action takes up 44 feet or more than a third of your to- tal stopping' distances'? • SALAD ;DRESSINGS The art of preparing salad dressing is the key to success in making taste- ful salads. A few tested recipes for dressings are given below. Boiled Dressing No. 1 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1-2 cup vinegar 1 level tablespoon mustard 1 teasppon salt, dash of pepper 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup cream. Mix the flour, sugar, mustard and salt well,, and add to the vinegar and. butter. Cook the mixture in a double boiler until it thickens, stirring con- stantly to keep it smooth. Cool, and then add 1 cup of cream. Do this gradually, or fold in whipped cream just before using the salad. Boiled Dressing No. 2 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon mustard • 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons sugar 3 egg yolks 2 tablespoons butter 2-3 cup milk 2-3 cup vinegar Speck of cayenne pepper. Heat mill[ in double boiler. Mix dry ingredients and pour hot milk over. Return to double boiler and stir constantly for five minutes. Add egg yolks, stir until thick. Add vinegar, slowly; add butter, stir until dissolved If heated vinegar is used, it.may be added more quickly. Cream Salad Dressing 1-2 cup heavy sweet cream 3 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon mustard Vinegar or lemon juice. Beat cream until stiff, add mustard, sugar and vinegar, or lemon juice to suit taste. Beat again, and the dres- sing is ready for use. Fruit Salad Dressing 2 eggs 1-2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons sugar 2 lemons 1-2 cup whipped cream.. Beat eggs until light. Add salt and lemon juice and sugar. Stir ov- er boiling water until thick. Cool. Fold in cream before serving. Honey Salad Dressing 3 tablespoons salad oil 1 tablespoon fruit juice 2•tablespoons honey 1-3 teaspoon salt. The Wife -Saving Kitchen A kitchen that wastes no steps but has all the necessary equipment is the aim of nearly every housewife. Streamlined kitchens are as much in vogue a s streamlined automobiles these days., An old-fashioned large kitchen may be modernized through the aid of the Home Improvement Plan. The house- wife will find that she is not as tired at the end of the day if she has less space to walk around in to locate the mixing bowl, the flour or a clean dish towel. The kitchen of one house was di- vided in half and one side was made into a breakfast room. Tile, cleaned with a 'flick of a 'damp cloth, covered the walls' of the modernized roma. The stove, woodwork and other acces- sories were finished in yellow or white with ;black trim. Closets were built where they were easily accessible. 'Drawers under the sink took care of towels, silver and other utensils, pans, cleansers and soaps. A. screened door hid the plumbing from sight but al- lowed free circulation of air. Indirect. lighting in the ceiling over the sink gave an even light but avoid- ed glare or unpleasant reflections. Outlets over the sink,,,hewever, took care of electric mixing bowls and oth- er implements' The fastidious housewife will be as particularr about the little details of the kitchen as she would be of a guest room ensemble. Towels may be had in pleasingcombinations, potholders. have become things of beauty and ev- en soap flakes may have the contain- er ontain-er, hidden in an attractive holder to match any colour scheme., The kitchen which 'was modernized had a floor of black composition ma- terial, easy to clean and blending. with the other details of the, room's deooration. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED' TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad -But Always Helpful and Inspiring. THE MAPLE Oh, tenderly deepen the woodland gloms, And merrily sway the beeches; Breathe delicately the willow blooms, And the pines rehearse new speeches The elms toss high till they reach the sky, Pale catkins the yellow birch laun- ches, But the tree I love all the green- wood above Is the maple of sunny branches. Let who, will sing of the hawthorn in spring, Or the late -leaved linden in sum- mer; There's a word beforethe locust -tree, That delicate, strange new -corner; But the maple it glows with the tint of the rose When pale are the spring -time re- gions, And its towers of flame from afar proclaim The advance of Winte'r's legions. And a greener shade there never was made Than its summer canopy sifted, And many a day as beneath it I lay Has my memory backward drifted To a pleasant lane I may walk not again, Leading over a fresh, green hill, Where a maple stood just clear of the wood— And oh! to be near it still! —Charles G. D. Roberts. ANTICIPATION Anticipation is the oil that feeds The flame of life, It is the siren fair - That sings at twilight in the hollow reeds, And drowns the moaning discord of despair. Nay, now in darkest night it conies to me It dulls the edge of present care; Blots from the tablets of the memory What hath been "111, or is inscribing there In Olden letters that which yet may be. 0f earth's good things in my indi- vidual share. And should the days be clrear in age, And disappointment part of mine estate, With fortune I shall not a warfare wage, But sing my song as now—as now anticipate. —George Frederick Cameron. STOP WORRYING The hardest thing you ever do Is worrying about it; What makes an hour resemble two Is worrying about ft; The times goes mighty slowly when You sit and sigh and sigh again And think of work ahead, and then -- Keep worrying about Just buckle up and buckle in— Quit worrying about it. A. task is easy, once begun It has its labor and its fun; So grab a hold and do it, son— Quit worrying about it! —Anon. JULY Fair was the morn today, the blos- som's scent z Floated across the fresh grass, and the bees With low vexed song from rose and lily went 1 A gentle wind was in the heavy trees The earth no longer labored; shaded lay The sweet -breathed kine, across the sunny vale, From hill to hill the wandering rook did sail, .Lazingly croaking 'midst his dreams of spring, Nor more awake the pink -foot dove did cling Unto the beech bough, murmuring now and then; All rested but the restless sons of men. And the great sun, that wrought this happiness And all the vale with fruitful hopes did bless. —William Morris, A BOX AND BIS DOG A boy and his dog make a glorious pair: No better friendship is found any- where, For they talk and they walk and they run and they play, And they have their deep secrets for many a day; And that boy has a comrade who thinks and who feels, Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels. He may go where he will and his dog will be there. May revel in mud and his dog will not eare; Faithful he'll stay for the slightest command And bark with delight at the touch of his hand; Oh, he owns a treasure which nobody steals, Who walks down the road' with a dog at his heels. No other can lure hint away from his side;. He's proof against riches and station and pride; Fine dress does not charm him, and flattery's breath Is lot on the dog, for he's faithful to death; He sees the great soul which the body conceals Oh' it's great to be young with a dog at your heels! —Edgar A. Guest. THE Let's play it out—this little game cal. lid Life, Where we are listed for so brief a spell; Not just to win, amid thb tumult rife, Or where acclaim and gay applauses swell; Nor just to conquer where someone must lose, Or reach the goal whate'er be the cost; For there are other, better ways to choose, Though in the end the battle may be lost. Let's play it out as if it were a sport, Wherein the game is better than the goal, And never mind the detailed "score's" report Of errors made, if each with daunt-, less soul , But stick it out until the day is done, Not wasting fairness for success or' faire, So when the battle has been lost or won, The world at least can say, "He play. ed the game." --Selected. 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