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The Clinton News Record, 1937-07-15, Page 7"• `THUgS., JULY 15,;1937. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS COOKING HEALTH mommmommr CARE OF CHIT.IREN Trey Salado Ora ge Pekoe Blend vosimmmo • YOUR •WORLD AND MINE •1 (Copyright) by JOHN, C. KIRKWOOD VW.I W.i•uhre'We'15i.'W. i r'r'AVAWN In the north-east section•of Toron- to -of Greater Toronto—is Bayview. It is mostly fields, but here and there are to be found "estates" — spacious properties where rich men • are building for themselves costly. homes that they may be neighbours •of other rich families whose home have already been. established in the Bayview district. • ' If you will motor about, you may i. see some houses`which are quite un- finished—windowless, doorless, bleak. They were begun when their builders had plenty of money, but some, quick smash in the fortunes of these build- ., ora made it impossible for them to to complete their mansions. The architecture of some of these Bayview honies is nothing to shout • about. To me the exteriors are de- finitely ugly. They are modern in the modern spirit, but they will be- come as dated as are the "mansard roof" houses of the '70's of last cen- tury. One must have a very large in- -come to ` maintain these Bayview homes—several miles away from the heart of the city. One must own several motors—one for the master, one for the mistress, and one or two for the children. For one can go no place without a . car. Big homes suggest leisure. They cty out for occupancy all the .time. This means persistent entertainment. Modern families consist, of but 3 or 4 persons, and small families most •certainly do not need large houses. read, and I can look forward to this programme evening after evening. Occasionally friends . visit us, and then we have pleasant conversation— not bridge with its intensities and absence of conversation. It is a very rare thing for us to be out of our home evenings for myself and wife., It is different in the case of my two daughters. They are out oftener than they are in evenings, since each of them has many activities and friends. The visitors who come to our home are chiefly young people, friends of my daughters. They come. not for games, but for fellowship. They leave by 11 or earlier. They come in plain clothes. There is no necessity to have new clothes—visit- ing clothes—every month or so. If refreshments are served, they are of the simplest description. When the evening is over, nobody is worn out. When everybody wakens about 7 a.m., everybody ` rises, and the day and its tasks are begun with good- will and With freshened minds and bodies. Our friends—very staunch friends— are much like ourselves, and live in homes much like our own—comfort- able homes, no larger than what is required for the suitable accommoda- tion of the members of the family, With it may be, a spare bedroom for the occasional overnight guest. Why do I write of these large and costly and enervating Bayview homes and of the humbler homes Which I know best and like best? It is to say what I have so frequently To fill the rooms one must have many said in these contributions of mine visitors, and to have visitors one must to The News -Record, namely, the. " have leisuraa to entertain them. Large simple life is the ideal life — the houses require large and costly en- wholesome life. tertainnient-rather flashy entertain- • meut high-speed entertainment. This is not tine same as saying ' This entertainment is provided for that I would not like. a finer home evening hours --and goes on far past than the one which I live in. If I midnight. It must be convivial en -1 could afford it, I would build me a tertainment—lots to eat and. drink. home,but not a mansion; and I would . One does not wish to rise early when put fine furniture and furnishings in one has been dancing, it, and as roue, good pictures and as or "partying"I until 3a.m. or later. And one is apt much fine china and glass as there to wake up very much out of sorts, l would be room for, and I would try and is pretty certain to be thorough -'to have a beautiful garden. But this ly fatigued—the fatigue which is the home would not be a large-scale one, ' sum of many successive nights of demanding many visitors for its 00- gaiety. i cupation. I would not want my mnan- For the Ivan of the house, there is per of life greatly changed. I might • pretty certain to be his business—a want intimate friends to come to us business requiring his presence and oftener for an evening meal, or for experience and counsel if it is to be the pleasures of conversation in the kept prosperous. This means that he evening hours. But I would want may not lie a=bed until 11 a.m. but most to have my home for myself— must get up at 8 or 9, and be at his' for the pleasures and refreshment office at 10 at latest, But if he had which it could give me. I would not been staying up late, night after! want to be running away from it, in night, eating and drinking to excess, motor ears,. all the time. I would he. cannot .be very , fresh -minded when he gets " to business. For the women mistress and guests—there .may be no necessity to rise early, and they may refresh themselves with baths, massages and beauty treatments. But all this re- fresldfig .becomes consumed in the afternoons by visiting and teas, and visits to dress -makers; so that when theist have such a home and home life evening comes, with its multiplied de- as I have described. It is honies and maids, there is bound to be a re- honelife like that I have praised that newel exhaustion, with all its had keep families happy effects on tempers and habits., Imagine the effects on young peo- ple of such life. Young people are bound to -become 'prenmaturely, old in experiences — not always wholesome experiences. Their names, and those of their parents and their "set" may be frequently in the society columns of Toronto newspapers, for their own delectation and that of others • with .snobbish instincts and desires. leave it willingly mornings to go to work—well rested; and I would re- turn•to it gladly, for its sirnple and wholesome and refreshing enjoy- ments. A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA for the o SWAT THAT FLY! The common house fly in addition to being an anoyance, is ,a real men- ace to the health of your family. It has been repeatediy proved that the house fly is capable of transporting disease germs and in this manner spreads infection. This is particular- ly•true of infections of the, digestive tract and a good deal of evidence is accumulating that the common pest may be responsible. for the spread of diarrhoea which occursduring the summer and autumn months. A large metropolitan children's hos- pital recently conducted a study of the homes from 'which patients with summer diarrhoea were admitted. By far the greater number of children came from the poorer section of the city where screening was inadequate and open garbage pails were a com- mon sight. • Investigators actually made counts of the number of flies in these houses and found that they were far more numerous than in oth- er parts of the city. In many of these homes several members of the fam- ily were ill with a similar complaint and when the flies which swarmed around the pail containing soiled diapers were seen to fly to the fam- ily dinner table it was not hard to believe that transmission of infec- tion might take place in this way. The lesson which all should learn is that flies are dangerous carriers. They should be excluded from our homes by properly fitting window screens and screen -doors. All filth and decaying material should be cleaned up. Garbage and other re- fuse should be wrapped and placed in cans which have tightly -fitting lids. Outdoorprivies in farming areas and at summer cottages should be properly constructed and looked after to exclude the flies. The few survivors who are clever enough to penetrate these defences may be dealt with in the house by means of sticky fly paper or a full swing with a fly swatter, Anyone who has visited the East, where millions of people are prevent- ed by religious injunction from tak- ing the life even of a fly will tell of the horrible sight of flies crawl- ing over the ugly sores of a beggar and transferring their attention next to the eyes and mouth of, a sleeping baby. It is possible that this toler- ation of the fly is responsible for the. appalling death rate from intestinal disease which prevails in these countries. Canadians should realize that the common house fly is a dan- gerous animal and should take the simple steps necessary to prevent its ravages. Questions concerning health, .ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personally by letter. I confidently believe that most rea- ders of . The'News-Record want a home and a borne life such as I have described. And I hope that most of I hope that none of the readers of "The `News -Record crave for such, . a life as that I have described. 1 know that ,I -personally do not want a Bay- view home. I like my own humble home very much. In this home I can find needed ` that and restoration. When I get homefrommy office at 6 o'clock or earlier, it is to simplic- ity and plain comfort. After the ev- ening meal I' can go to my desk or "t couch and there'do what 1 want to do, most evenings, from 7 until 11. Us- ually my occupation is reading -- reading reading the books `whibh -I want to Accident Totals Show Increase There were -6 357 accidents reported to The Workmen's Compensation Board during the month of June, this being the highest number during any month since November of 1929 when there were 7,006, and 1,288 more, than the number reported during May of this year. The benefits awarded amounted to $508,448,58, of which $408,684.76 was for compensation and $99,763.82 for medical aid. ! This brings the total .benefits a- warded ' during the half year ending ;June 30 to $3,086,736.89 as compared with $2,722,211.90 during the corre- sponding period of 1936. 1 The 'accidents reported during the first six months. numbered 31,231; as compared with 27,845 during the same period last year:. BOTANICAL NOTES FOR JULY SUMMER • SALADS Golden Glow Sala d 1 package lemon jelly powder 11-2 cups boiling water 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup grated raw carrot 1-2 teaspoon salt 1 cup cucumber, diced and drained 1-2 teaspoon minced onion. Dissolve jelly in boiling water. Add vinegar and salt. Chill.. When slightly thickened,- add vegetables. Turn into molds. Chill until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce. (Serves 6). Tomato and ligg Meld Salad B 6 eggs 1-2 teaspoon salt 1-8 teaspoon, pepper 2-3 - cup mayonnaise 3 large tomatoes Lettuce. Hard cook the eggs, cool slightly and while still warm shell them and force them through a potato ricer or sieve. Add salt and pepper and pack the riced eggs' firmly into 2 glasses. When ready to serve sal- ad, remove eggs from glasses by run- ning a knife round the edge. It will then be possible to cut the eggs in slices. Peel tomatoes, cut in thick slices, lay a slice of egg on Lop, place on lettuce leaves, pour over all a tablespoonful of salad dressing and serve. (Serves 6.) One day in July is enough for mem- ory to be enriched forever if only with the sight of summer flowers as seen in contrast with their natural sur- roundings of water, grass, foliage and sky. Everything, whatsoever, of beauty is seen at its best by virtue of con- trasting surroundings. A precious gem is seen to perfection only in its setting. At this season of the year a most restful lull in nature appears to take place. Even the hills lie waiting to receive the shadows of the clouds that slip, like birds, from shoulder to shoul- der. These clouds, like everything else have a great richness this month, so proudly filled with white light that they • quiver with intensity, throwing paths 'of ghostlyadiance on the wat- er that is blue, here and there ruffled darkly like tarnished silver -a perfec- tion of contrast, superbly exquisite! The woods are in their prince, but before the end of the month -alas!, there will be signs .that Nature is on the wane. Several of the spring plants that had struggled after blossoming, seen' wilter under the influence of a hot sunshine; but not so thosefurtmr- ate ones which bloom later and are borne in marshy places, ponds and streams. One of the most conspicuously beau- ti£ul of native water plants is the pic- kerel weed,' so-called.. 'because --it is said -that, pickerels lay their eggs among the leaves. Iris found grow- ing. from Nova Scotia to Ontario in mud,.,inthe shallows of still waters. The bright beauty of its long spikes of blue, ragged flowers, seen at a dis- tance will perhaps, suggest lark- spur; close acquaintance, however, BEWARE OF SUNBURN "Sunburn"—that scarlet smarting skm that, many of us fondly hope is the first stage towards a becoming tan, and,find it isn't—must he treat- ed like an actual fire, burn, unless you want your skin damaged for months to come, The first-aid treatment for it there- fore, is something greasy and sooth- ing. _Good cold create is helpful and soothing; so is olive -oil. Pure dairy cream is better, but most of us would begrudge it for a face lotion. Never apply vanishing cream to a 'sunburn- ed surface, or you will find your suf- fering, almost intolerably multiplied. It's. less painful, but equally harm- ful, to wash the skin while it is hot and smarting. If the burn is deep and shows signs of blistering, it may be necessary to leave the skin ' un- washed for two or three days, no matter what it l000ks like. For a' slightly affected skin a most sooth- ing and simple lotion is plain barley - water, made as for drinking, and, used with the chill off. Buttermilk is as good fora scorched skin as for freckles; so is milk—when it is straight from the farm. "Shop" milk sometimes contains a certain quantity of preservative, when it becomes quite harmful to a tender skin. If your skin is apt to burn easily, be careful never to wash it in either very hot or very cold water; use tep- id soft water and a• very mild`soau. And soap should only be used once in the day, remember. Quick Cabbage Salad " 1 quart of cabbage finely shredded 1-2 cup of green pepper minced 1-4 cup of sweet pickles diced 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons of prepared mustard 1-2 teaspoon of salt 3 tablespoons of vinegar 1-4 cup of cream (sour or sweet) Black Pepper. Mix the cabbage with green pep= per and pickles. Combine the sugar, salt vinegar, cream, mustard, and pepper and pour over the cabbage. Blend well and serve at once. (Serves 6. Carrot Salad 2 cups chopped carrots 1-4 cup finely chopped nuts 1 cup celery 1-2 teaspoon salt Mix thoroughly. Serve dressing separately. (Serves 6). Beet Jelly Salad 1 cup finely chopped beets 1-4 cup finely chopped celery 1 'cup finely chopped apples 1 cup prepared lemon jelly Small amount of lemon. will soon reveal the difference. Another lover of damp places is the gorgeous purple loosestrife, of European origin, with its brilliant spikes of large magenta flowers. A Very ,attractive and beautiful plant as well as most interesting, because through Darwin's study it has as- sumed an important place in his the- oretical origin of species, In July, cultivated plant life is in its zenith or at the peak of perfec- tion. But here again this galaxy of bloom is seen at its best only by vin- tue of constrasting surroundings whether they be well -kept grass, fence, wall or hedge. There is much to be seen and nlar- velled at in the introduction of choice new varieties of flowers espec- ially when seen against a suitable background or framework. At the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, there is the famous collec- tion of hedges. Many species of trees, both deciduous and evergreen, also 'shrubs have been trained and clipped into row after row of infin- itely trim hedges. Great forest trees such as the ` pine, hemlock, larch, spruce, oak, beech, birch, elm . and hornbeam are apparently . all .quite contented to become. hedgee in the merciful' adjustment which Nature makes when what can'not be cured must be endured. Flowering shrubs are flourishing in the form of lilae, dogwood, vibur- um, caragana, sniraea, ninebark, cur- rant, honeysuckle and hydrangea, so are fruit trees, for the mulberry is also forced to bow to the topiarists. art. A veritable example of perfec- tion in, horticultural craftsmanship; some of them ten:' feet high — the result of many years', 'perserverance in the quest . of a noble and living' tribute .to topiary. IT'S A SMALL WORLD When Henderson & Fisher, Luck- now lumber dealers, opened a ear of British Columbia lumber at the sta- tion there last week, they were sur prised to find an envelope tacked to one of the top boards of the load. The letter contained a note of greet- ings from the Pacific coast to friends in Lucknow. Tire sender was Miss Martha, MacCallum, who is employed by the Alberni Pacific Lumber Co., from whom the load was purchased by the local dealers. Miss MacCal lum, knowing the order was going through, had one of the shippers at- tach the greeting after the car was loaded. —Lucknow Sentinel.. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED • TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. WORK Let me do my work from day to. day In field or forest at the desk or loom, In roaring market -place or tranquil room; Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work, my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I ana the one by whom This work can best be done in my own way." Then shall .I cheerfully greet the working hours, And cheerfully turn when the long shadows fall At eventide, to play, and love, and rest, Because I know for me my work is best. WEED CUTTING WEEK Over in the state of Illinois a weed cutting week is to be held in August. That is a lot better than some of the other "weeks" that are observed. Ontario could stand a sim- ilar week but maybe a little earlier. Not only in the interest of sufferers of hay fever but in the interest of beauty of the province Ontario could have a real weed cutting week. Al- leys, vacant lots in towns and road- sides in the rural parts should be given a good going over and after the weeds are dried they should be. burned. Medical authorities state that asthma and other diseases are caused by weed pollens and that in itself is sufficient reason to see the weeds are cut before the • pollen is set adrift. In Illinois the .different Communities are taking the idea ser- iously and are organizing through Boy Scouts, civic clubs and other. agencies to see that when the proper time arr!ves the weeds topple. —Listowel Banner. THE DOMESTIC PROBLEMS OF THE BLACK BASS The domestic arrangements of the small mouth black bass are perhaps, the most interesting of the ,game fish species, The male bass is more or less a "henpecked" husband. To him is entrusted all . the arrange- ments for preparing the love nest and taking care of the offspring ixn- til such time as they are able to forage for themselves. In late May or early June, depending on the tem- peratnre of the water, this voracious, yet kindly sire, leads a female bass to the nest he has provided for her. For several days prior to this he has had a busy time preparing for this climax to the spawning episode. He has chosen ' a suitable spot in shallow water where the bottom is of coarse gravel. With inordinate care he has laboriously reproved all foreign matterthen hovered over the. spot and; using his tail and fins like a "carpet sweeper, has brushed the pebbles clear' of all sediment, until the hollow gravel. bowl which has re- sulted shines like a piece of polished marble. •Itis a painstaking process, but Dolomieu. has artistocratic,tastes as befits his regal, reputation of be- ing ,a princely fighter and nothing is' too good for the lady he leads to his personally. designed and con- structed home. The female, howev- er, does not join him on any parti- cular day but waits until the temper- ature of the water is reasonably high (61 degrees to 65). When conditions are right the male spends• little time in finding a mate. The cere- -Henry Van Dyke. THE DOLLAR AND THE CENT A big silver dollar, and a little brown cent, Rolling along together they went, Rolling along the smooth sidewalk, When the dollar remarked—far the dollar can talk; You poor little cent you cheap little mite, I'm bigger and more than twice as bright, I'm worth more than you a hundred- fold, And written on me in letters bold Is the motto drawn from the pious creed, "In God we trust", which all can read Yes, I know; said the cent, I'mn a cheap little mite, and I know I'm not big, nor good nor bright. And yet said the cent, with a meek little sigh— You don't go to church as often as L —Anon. GOOD LUCK, FISHERMAN Good luck, fisherman, to you, In your boat on the limpid blue, Where you sit, and smoke and dream, Or peer down into the stream, When you catch a finny gleam Flashing by. Or you watch a neighbour wight Land some beauties in your sight, ' While you do not get a "bite," And you sigh. i Never mind, justkeep a -fishing, And a -waiting and a -wishing, And before the daylight ends, You may catch a bass or dere, Weighing less than three pounds, true, But you'll multiply by two, When you come to tell the story To our friends. (You've a license, like the poet, To tell whids, and well you know it, And you do.) But good luck, fisherman, Good luck, fisherman, Good luck to you. THE PREACHER He had prepared his sermon for the day, Brilliant with learning, gleaming with the play Of word on word, each word a po- tent sound. Then as he rose to speak, he look- ed around, Upon the group, close crowded, still, intense, Who sat to hear his vaunted elo- quence. He saw a face whereon a woman's grief Had drawn its agony past all relief, Of human cheer. He saw where sin and eare Had plowed their lines o f anguish and despair; Before him, too, he saw the face of youth, Wistful and eager in its search for truth. He laid aside his notes and how'd his head; "Today I preach the love of God," he said. —Margaret Ashman. —Anon, LIFE A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in, A. minute to smile and an hour to weep in, A pint of joy to a peck of trouble, And never a laugh but the moans come double; • And that Is life! A. crust and a corner that love makes precious, With a smile to warm and the' tears to refresh us; And the joys seem sweeter when care conies after, And the moan is the finest of foils for laughter; And that is life! —Paul Lawrence Dunbar, MY GARDEN Walk softly through my garden, In the hush of eventide, Would you wake a blatant echo, i With a fairy by your side? Here's a carpet of green velvet, Cool and soft and wet with dew, Woven by the Master weaver; • For the weary feet of you. Speak softly in my garden, You may hear an angel's wings, As they flutter with a blessing Over tender growing things. Here is peace, surcease from worry, In a precious world apart, Here an iris bends in pity, Towards a drooping bleeding heart. Dream your dreams here in my -gar- den, Let no ugly thoughts intrude, While a bridal wreath spreads fra. grance. Drink you deep of solitude, Here's a tree all white with hies-. soros, Offering a scented prayer, You'll find heaven in my garden, God is walking with 'yon there. Doris Felly Dwan, mony is a process of Nature which requires little formality, and so he may be observed returning to the nest with a female of equal girth to his own, her size accentuated by the eggs she is about to deposit. As the eggs are intermittently dropped by the female they cling to the 'well- cleaned surface of the nest. During this process the male bass hovers around ,and as the eggs are extruded by the female he fertilizes them with deposits of milt. Finally, the whole spawning operation being completed the lady of his choice swims away and leaves the finale a domestic heri- tage of probably 2,500 eggs to care for. It looks like a hopeless task, but Dotnomieu has aristocratic tastes fighting spirit and fidelity to his task is a strong characteristic, Faith- fully he stands guard over the nest and keeps off all fish and other ex - enemies that would destroy the eggs. or young fish. His attitude is Inc of extreme' militancy. He will strike like a flash at anything which :ap= preaches the nest in fact his very ap- pearance is one of belligerency. In addition to guarding the nest,, he also performs the task of fanning the nest, with' his fins, an operation which helps to keep the water around the eggs ,fresh and pure. After eight. days or so the eggs are hatched, and the little fish, weighted down with theyolk sac which is attached to their body, sink down into the cre- vices between the stones, and there terrain for about two weeks, gather- ing strength by absorbing the food from the sac with which Nature pro- vided them. All this time the faith- ful sire has guarded his offspring. No matter how large or how small the enemy that approached his bed he would charge it savagely, the very viciousness of his attack prov- ing effective. As the young fish gain strength they begin to move about, exploring their surroundings and returning to the nest at nightfall. About this time the male leaves the nest, and the young fry are left to their own resources. 'Such is the story of the parental devotion of the male black bass for his motherless family. Unfortun- ately this record' of paternal domes- ticity is marred by the inherent can- nibalistic tendencies of the species. When the bass forsakes his nest he appears to forget all about the young and is just as liable to gobble them thein ,up the first time he meets them, to satisfy his voracious appe- tite. In the interest of conservation; it is necessary to add this plea. Don't take the bass while he is guard- ing his nest, You not only take an unsportsmanlike .advantage of him, but his demise probably means the destruction of hundreds of small fish:. too immature to take care of themselves.