The Clinton News Record, 1934-07-26, Page 7THURS., JULY 26, 1934
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Iouisehoid Economics
:uminailons of R�6e��b
'A Column Prepared Especially for Women—
But Not Forbidden to Men
THE SIMPLE THINGS
a God of the rainbow, and the rose that
lies
Across the shadow of the sunset
skies;
":God of the mountain, crested white
with snow,
. ,And of the brooks that multi -colored
flow;
Is there no lesson for the mind of
man
In these that show creation's primal
Plan?
Help me to see not only ripened store
" Of berries on the blushes at my door,
But green of leaf and symmetry of
form,
And strength that does not break be-
neath the. storm;
. And let my eye look on the golden
pear
And know that it is sweet, and also
fair.
God of the planet, lovely in their
place,
And of the leaping trout's unchalleng-
ed grace;
God of the seashell's symmetry and
hue,
God of fields of green, the skies of
blue;
Is there no teaching in these things
for rte,
Lest I go blind, and fail somehow, to
see. °
Help me to find the charm in dew
and mist
And in a lily by the moonlight kissed,
The beauty in a field of ripened wheat,
A 'maple tree, the clover at my feet;
' True happiness lies in the joy, that
springs
From seeing, as God sees, the sirnple
things.
—L. Mitchell Thornton.
ploy him or her, should be happy
And, as I said, it does not much de-
pend upon one's circumstances.
A good deal depends upon the, way
ohildren are brought up, If they
grow up in a happy home, where there
are wholesome 'restrictions but where
they are allowed to develop happily
and normally, encouraged to depend,
upon themselves and to give and take
with others, it is a great help In de-
veloping the sort of disposition which
will look on the bright side of things,
not expect too much of their fellow-
men in after life and be ready to
adapt themselves to whatever circum-
stances they find themselves in.
We have all noticed that happiness
•and contentment in life does not so
!Huth depend upon eircumstances as
upon disposition; not so inneh upon
environment as upon the spirit of the
person. You will find happy and
contented people hs circumstances
which you feel night render you ut-
terlyunhappy, and then you find peo-
ple most unhappy and -discontented
in circumstances which you feel ought
'to make them happy as kings.
Iiappiness, of oourse, is a relative
term. Few people are perfectly hap-
py; always there is some flaw in the
garment of happiness. But the heal-
thy person, who is normally placed,
with something to interest and em
making: him more afraid to "go, upon
his own." She actually made . her.
husband a failure, at ;'east she helped
very materially, by constantly telling
him he was one. They might have
done well if she had encouraged him;
made him feel that she believed in
him and expected great things of him,
instead of making him feel that he
was of no account and little, could be.
expected of him. They are going on
in years and have little to depend up-,
on in their old age and this woman.
has had an anxious, hardworking life,
for she was a hard worker herself,
and not nearly so happy an one as it
was possible for her to have had. She
actually threw away her own and her
husband's happiness, for a foolish am-
btion, never achieved.
It' is well to be ambitious and to
endeavor to better our condition, b'ut
we need to go wisely about it or we
may utterly fail of our end and may
make, too, a failure of obtaining and
of creating happiness as we go along.
One of the lessons which it is very
hard to learn and which seems to
have been. thrown in the discard, is
that material things alone will not
bring happiness. In fact, nothing
outside oneself can do that. • The
happy person must have the seeds
within his own heart. And unless
we are prepared to be happy; to take
our happiness out of the simple things
about us, the love and friendship of
friends; the beauty and the bounty of
nature; the joy of achievement; the
happiness of giving happiness to oth-
ers, we are not likely to arrive at
the city of "Heart's Ease."
If we stop to bemoan all the
things we lack; if we allow ourselves
to be eaten up with envy, of those who
have more of this world's good than
we have; if we can find no joy in shn,
p1e things; if we decide to "put off"
being happy until we have eferything
going our way, we shall never achieve
it. We shall have lost the capacity
for happiness when the tune cornea.
'Tis a shy thing, happiness. We can -
hot just command it at pleasure. While
we are searching for it in far fields it
may have been searching for us in
the quiet place of home.
I have in mind a woman who has
not had nearly so successful nor so
happy a life as she might have had.
She had everything which usually
constitutes a happy life, health, a
good husband, healthy children, not
too much of the material possessions,
but enough for a shart. But she was
ambitious. She wanted mom .and her
husband, while he was industrious and
worked hard, and was one of the best
of men, one of nature's noblemen,
was not what our American cousins
call a "go-getter." He was not ,ag-
gressive enough to hold his own, per-
haps, or to branch out as he might
have done, and his wife made the fat-
al mistake of twitting him with this
failing, thereby strengthening it and
teat
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OF TRIC:
attabtan i' ebirat Aonurtatii u
and Life Insurance Companies in Canada.
Edited by
GRANT FLEMING. M.D., Associate Secretary
IZAEMOPTYSIS
The change which has taken place
lin medicine, thanks to increasing
knowledge, is well illustrated by re-
, calling .that not so, long ago, haem-
orrhage. from the lung was consider-
ed to be a cause of tuberculosis and
not, as we now know it to be, a result
„ff the disease.
The old belief` was based upon ob-
•servation that a progressive tubercul-
osis followed, in many cases,. upon
' haemorrhage. Reference is made to
. this belief because it is the purpose
•• of this article to point out to our
readers that as . haemorrhage from
the lung is so, commonly a syintpom:
of tuberculosis, all• • •such 'bleeding
should be considered as being due to
' tuberculosis until. proved otherwise.
The appearance of blood in the
Mouth is the Ernst evidence .df tuber-
culosis in many cases. 'Looking back,.
other symptoms .may have preceded
it, but it was the haemorrhage which
first made the patient realize that
there was something amiss, and so
•sent him to .his doctor. Itis' likely
unfortunate thatall cases of tuber-,
eulosis de not experience. a•haemorr
hage very early in the disease. Those
who ignore such syiiiptoins ea fati-
•gue, loss of weight,• or • persistent
coughs, are 'sufficiently.frightened by
finding blood in their mouths, or ob-
serving it in their 'sputu"m to seek
medical care.
Although :the sight of blood fright-
ens the patient, the haemorrhage it-
self is rarely dangerous. Nearly all
,haemorrhages subside without,
--REBEKAH.
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* OUR RECIPE FOR TODAY. •
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• DEVIL'S FOOD- CAKE *
* x/s cup shortening *
* 1 cup sugar
* • 21 ounces unsweetened cho- *
* *elate
* Ye cup mashed potatoes *
* 1 egg
* % cup milk
• li4i cups flour *
* 2 tablesps. baking powder.. *
sh, cup Whopped nuts
ae teaspoon vanilla extract.
Cream shortening; add sug
are, melted chocolate and mash-
ed potatoes; prix well; add egg
yolk, milk and flour and bak-
ing powder which have been
sifted together; beat well; add
nuts, vanilla and beaten egg
white; prix thoroughly. Bake
in greased shallow tin in mod-
erate oven 25 to 85 minutes.
themselves, doing the patient any
serious harm., Haemorrhages which
occur early in the disease may
do a great deal of good, indirectly,
because they bring the patient under.
treatment in that early stage of the
disease when there is a much better
chance for recovery, thus lessening
the required time for treatment, and
decreasing the danger of spreading
the disease to others,
I3aemorrhage from the lungs may
be caused by disease other than tub-
ercluosis. -A thorough medical ex-.
=illation and a' study of the patient's
condition are required to determine
the cause in each particular case.
Practically, itmeans that the appear-
ance of blood should always be re-
garded seriously, and that the cause
should be immediately . ascertained.
This istheonly means whereby pro-
per, early treatment may be secured.
We are meeting with considerable
success in our war on tuberculosis,
but there is still much to be done be -
foie this foe is vanquished. Individ-
ually and •collectively, we can help by
knowing' more about the beginnings
of the . disease, in order that those
who show or who experience the signs
or symptoms associated with the on-
set of tuberculosis may not delay in
finding out the true cause of these
symptoms in their particular case,
and, when necessary, secure the early
treatment which is most effective.
Questions concerning Health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College Street, Toron-
to, will be answered, personally by
letter.
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A Word To The Wives
Is Sufficient
Prince of Wales Keen
Gardener
His Tulips, Roses and Azaleas Are
Dear to His Heart
The Prince of Wales most be ae,
counted the most enthusiastic gard-
ener in the Royal Family. Relatives
and intimate .friends are impressed
bly his interest in everything to do
with- plants and flowers.
Just now the Prince uses all his
scanty leisure to visit friends with
gardens, so that he ;nay°exchange.
notes, pick up new ideas, and 'see
how his borders at Fort Belvedere,
compare with other people's.
One of his most recent outings of
this kind was to Lord and Lady Ab-
erconway's country place in North
Wales, Bodnant—where there is a
wonderful show of flowering shrubs
collected largely by Lord' Abercon-1
way's mother and himself. Having
worked out an idea of old-world flo-
wer borders and made a picturesque
success of it the Prince is anxious to
improve his show of rhododendrons
and azaleas.
The rich orange 'tints in Azeleas
rather than the more common pink,
are the greater favorites with this
royal gardener who inclines to the
small petalled flowers because of the
daintiness.
In the spring the "Fort" gardens
ran riot with every. kind of bulb —
most of them selected by the Prince
when on a visit to the Scilly Isles
and. he watches constantly for the
first sign of roses.
The idea of old-tworld flowers seem
to have been instilled into his •mind.
as a result of the charming borders
laid out under the direction of Queen
Alexandra of Marlborough House.
A soft answer sometimes tarns
away a husband's grouch.
He who hesitates is bossed.
Enjoy the landscape even if you
don't own any land,
Cooing stops with the honeymoon
—but the Billing doesn't.
Sunny dispositions put trouble in
the shade.
Beware! Some men earn their
bread by the sweat of their frau.
Home's tine place man is treated
best bat some act the meanest.
Get acquainted with your neighbor
—you might like her.
Don't say it—if you have nothing
to say.
It's easy to please a husband if he
isn't your own.
To have friends—be one.
A smile has more than its face
value.
Love your neighbor's photograph
as you would your own.
A kiss is nothing divided by two.
Fine feathers make the hat cost
more.
Pearls worn by others aro always
irritations.
St's the men who really follow the
fashions.
Milk of human kindness beats cold
cream for wrinkes.
Continue to believe yourhosband
is the "man" you think he is.
Boren leaders of men—women.
A man thinks he knows but a
woman knows better.
Don't spend today regretting what
you have to do tomorrow.
Women love to be flattered —• men
have to be.
A word that lasts is better than, a
last word. r -
Colo tr ai of Cucumber
Scab
THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED
TO THE POETS
Here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes
Gay, Sometimes Sad— But Always Helpful
and Ins piring•
A MEHITATION:
A meadow brook runs slowly, held
Between her stony banks, but free
Within their walls to find her way
Out to th open sea.
So, like the stream, I wander on
Through boundaries life makes for
me,
Yet confident that sone day I
Shall find the welcoming sea.
-.Mary Channel Stevens in
The New Outlook.
The Babies Are Still
Growing and Thriving
Callander, Ont., July 2L—Eight
weeks old today, the Dionne quintu-
plots celebrated the occasion by mas-
sing their weight above the 19 -pound
mark. Only Annette, second largest,
showed a loss, dropping half an
ounce since yesterday.
Dr. A. R. Defoe now considers
Yvonne and Annette normal babies.
The quintuplets, born last May 28,
were premature by two months. It
will be another two months before
Cecile is normal, and probably late
in August before Emilie and Marie,
the smallest, reach a normal state.
Condition of the infants was res
ported satisfactory by Dr. Dafoe to-
day. The naevus tumor in Marie's
left thigh is causing no trouble, and
no treatment has yet been undertak-
en. Radium treatment may be used
as a precautionary measure when she
becomes stronger.
Weights in ounces of the babies to-
day with the gain during the last 24
hours:
Weight today gain over yes.
Yvonne .. .... ,,..75
Annette . 691 (loss)IA
Cecile . 5S.r1's 1
Emilie 54.. ....... r�
Marie .. 50I 3
Totals ......19 Ws., 31/4 ozs; ....8i/.i
(Experimental Farms Note)
During certain seasons cucumber
scab serves es an important limiting
factor in the production of cumin -
hers in Eastern, Canada. -This dis-
ease is caused bIt a fungus which at-
tacks the stem, leaves and fruit. Af-
fected loaves and stems develop light
green water -soaked spots which ev
entually take on a brownish, yellow
colour. In severe cases extensive
portions of the Stems and leaves' may,
become affected. Early stages • on
the fruit appear as small gray slight,
ly shnken• areas, The canker thus
formed becomesdarkerwith age and
mote .depressed until a pronounced
cavity is formed. Thiscavity is
lined with a dark green velvety layer
composed of a mass of the fungus.,
From, this green layer arise minute
spores which are capable of repro-
ducing the disease when brought into
contact . with healthy plants. The
disease is spread largely by wind and
rain. Sometimes drops of a watery
substance arise from the cankers.
The cankers usually range from one -
sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch in
diameter and may in severe eases in-
volve.the greater part of the' surface
of the fruit. The disease develops
more readily when warm, humid con-
ditions obtain, a temperature of 77
degrees Fahrenheit being most 'satis-
factoryfor the growth of the fungus,
Experiments condgeted at the Do -i
minion Field Laboratory of Plant
Pathology at Fredericton, N.B. show
that cucumber scab can be checked
by thoroughly spraying with Bor.
deaux mixture 'composed of 3 pounds
of oopper sulphate,' 6 pounds of hy-
drated lime and 40 gallons of wa-
ter. All surfaces of the stems, leaves
and fruit should be thoroughly cover-
ed with the fungicide in order to en-
sure the highest degree of protection.
The spraying should begin before
the disease appears and repeated- at
intervals of 3 to 4 days until the
end .of the season. A sprayer cap-
able of delivering a fine spray at a
high pressure is recommended for
applying the Bordeaux mixture. Ow-
ing to the fact that diseased vines
and fruit may serve as agencies for
carrying over, the disease during the
m
winter ' o n t'h e,. • such; re-
fuse should be removed from the
field and burned or buried deeply in
the soil. Further information on this
subject can: be obtained upon request
from; .the nearest D.: minion . Plant
Pathological Laboratory.
MY NEIGHBORS ROSES
The roses red upon my neighbor's
vine
Are owned by him, but they are also
mine,
His was the cost, and his the labor,
too,
But mine as well as his the joy, their
loveliness to view.
They bloom for me and are to me
fair
As for the man who gives them all
his care,
Thus I am rich because a good man
grew
A rose -clad vine for all his neigh-,
bor's view.
•Abraham 'Gruber.
SONG OF THE SIMPLE -HEARTED
plan, .
Feel not the heat nor winter's blast.
What wot they of this little span?
They grow and bud, nor ever scan
The forward years nor silent past.'
The whispering trees know not life's
plan,
The willows furnish reeds to Pan
Who plays with nimble art and fast.
What wot they of this little span?
None note the days of busy man,
What reek they of the things, that
last?
The whispering trees know not life's
plan.
Oh whenever we come to die
Nobody grieve for us,' nobody cry;
We were happy in lovely things—
Stars, the sun on a. butterfly's
wings,
Greening meadows when day is long,
'Winter firelight, a tuneful song,
Friendship, laughter, the simple
graces,
Peace of the little country places.
What though our bones be dust again
One with the earth and the drifting
rain,
Nobody cry for us, nobody grieve,
If this be true which we believe,
Free of the mists of doubt and fear
We shall be happy as we were here;
Nothing we brought, nothing can take
Yet, when in that Unknown we
wake,
Strangely eve feel that we shall find
All that we loved and left behind.
—Molly Bevan.
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TREASURE
Every coin of earthly treasure
We have lavished upon earth
For our simple worldly pleasure
May be reckoned something worth;
For the spending was not losing,
Though the purchase were but small;
It has perished with the using;
W'e have had it—that is all!
All the gold we leave behind us.
When we turn to dust again
(Though our avarice may blind us)
We have gathered quite in vain;
Since we neither' can direct it,
By the winds of fortune tossed,.
Nor in other worlds expect it
What we hoarded we have lost,
But each merciful oblation
(Seed of pity wisely sown)
What we gave in self -negation
W'e may safely call our own, .
For the treasure freely given
Is the treasure that we hoard,
Since the angels keep in Heaven
What is lent unto the Lord
=John Godfrey Saxe,
In Montreal Star.
LET'S GO FISHIN'
I don't want a million dollars, don't
want to own a trust;
I don't want to take a pilings and see
the other fellow bust;
I don't want to coiner foodstuffs till
the world grows weak and gaunt-'
But I would, like to go a-fishin' and
have all the time I • want.
I don't want a nomination, I don't
want to own a State;
I don't want to be a boss, I have no
piatforms,to. dictate; '
I don't want to run 'a` party, nor to
have real power to flaunt—
Rut I would like to go a-fishin' and
have all the time I want,
For there's' nothing else in life be-
sides the greed to get it all,
And ambition's just' a siren who will
lead you to a fall;
But I , know a lake of crystal which
• the speckled beauties haunt—
And I would like to""go a-fishin'' and
have all the time I want. •
—Anon.
VILLANELLE
The whispering trees know not life's
Though trees may shelter tribe and
clan,
Wherever human lot is cast.
What wot they of this little span?
They reason not nor ever can
Know aught of Love or Space so vast.
The whispering trees know not life's
plan.
What wot they of this little span?
A. Marion Fox, in the Canadian
Bookman.
FRIENDS
We do not make our friends—we find
they only,
Where they have waited for us
weary years;
Some day we wander forth a little
lonely,
'Whet' lo, a
appears.
'Tis not "discovery"—'tis recognition
A glance, a greeting, and we grasp
the hand,
No explanation needed, no condition,
That we are friends at once we
understand.
And if our paths divide, if we must
sever, •
Eyes turn away, and clinging hands
must part,
It matters not, for we are friends for.
ever,
Distance may darken, but not hush
the heart,
We serve them out of eager love—not
duty,
And none so safe as he whom love
defends;
The tender words of Christ assume
new beauty.
"Henceforth not servants --x have
called you Friends" —Anon.
Mother Who Nurses
Babies Give them Best
Start in Life
comrade at our side
Ohicago,—Five leading pediatri-
cians recently gave statistical proof
—(based on a study of 20,061 scattered
cases—{that the old fashioned mother
who nurses her own babies is giving
them the best start in life.
:.Bottle babies, it was found, suf-
fered more from disease and sickness
and the death rate among them was
greater than among those nursed by
mothers.
The study, which pediatrists claim-
ed would once and for all settle an old
dispute, was made under the direction
of Dr. Clifford G. ,Grulee, professor
of pediatries at Rnsh Medical Col,
lege, Asissting him were, Dr. Hey-
worth. N. Sanford, director of Chice
cago's Infant Welfare Society, Dr, P.
Herron, of Spokane, Wash., Dr. Jen-
nie Kantor-Amtman, and Dr. Harry
Schwartz of Rush 'Medical College.
Dr. Grulee, although admitting that
thousands of "formula babies" were
husky and strong, said that the sur,
vey "knocked the props out from un,
der" a theory that new knowledge of
diet and vitamins had made bottle
feedings as lleneficial as breast feed-
ing.
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MUSIC
lausie, the servant of all in the land,
Music, the master of all who command
Music, so powerful a king is its slave
Music, the dirge, 'ere we sink to the
grave.
Music, the charmer that puts us to
sleep;
Music that makes us both wonder
and weep,
Musie which tells us the story of
love,
Music in praise to the Lord high
above.
Music with clamor, with din, and
with rattle,
Music makes martial those armed
for the battle;
Music may rise in a child's idle prate,
Music alas may ring envy and hate.
Music is heard in the sighing of
trees,
Music in birds, and the buzzing of
bees,
Music recalling that soul far away,
Music breathes song to the poet's
fair lay.
Music stirs e'er in the heart of the
brave;
Music yet calm to the soul it may
save;
Music sheds light in the corner that's
lttusic. portraying the theme of a
hymn.
Music is heavenly; yet music has
Music has friends,. yet strangely
no kin,
Music, all hail, we answer thy
call
Musle,'the bond that encircles us
all. -Vin. Leslie Dixon.
WILLING TO TRY
It is so important for one to use
the right word. "Don't you know you
can't turn around in the middle of the
block?" . said 'the traffic officer.
Mrs. Orrnsbee—Oh, I think I can
make it. Thank you so much. '
Soft Water Saves Soap
and Clothes
Household laundry costs, as well
as the wear and tear on 'clothes, can
be materially reduced by using soft
water instead of hard water,
Water containing hardness wastes
a great deal of soap because the lime
and magnesia always combine with
soap and change it to "curds." These
curds stick to fabrics and make them
grayish, harsh and rancid smelling.
Water is very deceptive in appear.
ante. It may look clean and pure and
yet contain hidden impurities. Tho
most troublesome of these are com-
pounds of lime and magnesia which
cause the hardness in water.
To prevent waste of soap to im-
prove the quality of laundry work —
to lengthen the life of linens, gar-
ments, etc., it is necessary to use
water from which all hardness has
been reproved, In water that has
been completely softened, as it is
possible to have it today, there are
no impurities to destroy soap and no
lime curds to injure clothes.
MORE POWER TO THEM
White snake -like creatures six to
eight inches long, found after a.hea
vy rain by Nathan Haw of Proton
township, have been identified by
Prof. L. Ceasar, entomologist of the
0. A. C., Guelph, as "hair snakes."
They resemble in appearance a living
horse -hair and frequently come out,
of the ground after a heavy rain.
They .are harmless to humans but get
into the bodies of grasshoppers and
crickets when these insects are feed*
ing, develop to full length inside the
insects, then come out and lay their
eggs, It is bblievedthat "hair snakes"
which belong to the thread wormy
family, injure grasshoppers and pre-
vent reproduction.
NO QUESTIONS ASKED
Preacher bat's as fine a goose as
I evah see, Bruddah Williams. Whirr
did yo' git such a fine goose?
Mose—Well, now, pahson, when yo'
preach a :ipeshul sermon, I never ax-
es yo' where yo' got it. I hopes you
will show me de same consideration.
Frequent movements ale nearly al-
ways due to an irritation in the
intestines set up by fermenting.
food which has not digested.
Baby's Own Tablets gently and
promptly aid nature. �n getting rid
of this irritation. At the first
signs of peevishness or diarrhoea,"
writes Mrs. Alton A. Percher,
Glenaimond, Quebec,. '11 give
Baby's Own Tablets and rn a very
short time baby would be well and
smiling his thanks." They area
sere remedy for all simple baby ail -
meats. 25e at all drug. stores. 22a
Or•Williami'
BABASSi4W , .V'rA:B1.E'S4
YOUR LIVER'S MAKIKR.
YOU FEEL OUT OF SORTS
Wake up your Liver Bile
—No Calomel needed
When you feel blue, dopreand, sour 0a the
world, that's your liver which ,en't pouring its
daily two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels.
Digestion and elimination aro being slowed
tip, -food is accumulating anddecaying inside
you and ranking you feel wretched.
Moro bowel -mover* like salts,oil, mineralwater, laxative . candy or chewing guru, or
roughage, don't, go far enough.
You need a liver stimulant. Carter'o Ldttfe
Livor Pills is the host end. Safe. Purely rea,-
table. Sure. Ask for them' by name.Lsst
inchoate*.25o. et sa