The Seaforth News, 1949-06-30, Page 7HRONIC ES
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Well, did you think over what
I asked you last week, and have
you. come to a decision? I mean in
regard to cats and ,birds living on
the sante farm, Can we keep both
—that was the question?. 1' still say
yes, but only if we love both. I
think that because we have plenty
of birds. around here and yet we
have always had at least one cat
as a house -cat and anywhere from
'one to six at -the barn.
•Take Joseph -Mark for instance:
I lta;:4e never yet seen our Joe with
a bird . —. his meat diet is mostly
mice,Joe has very regular and def-
inite habits. First thing in the Morn -
sing he is wating at the back door
to come in. So, when the -men
go to the barn, in comes Joe. He
then has all the milk he, will drink
—but it has to have the' chill off—
milk' straigl t from the refrigera-
tor is not his dish. Then he has
about two slices of brown bread,
broken into...emal pieces..a.od_ea:tee
dry. That i; the env
When he is satisfied he walks off
to the living-r..r r•,'Is • i `•,
stuffed chair, and sleeps—often un-
til well on into the afternoon. When
he wakes he has another feed and
goes .outside. If we are working
in the garden heplaysaround with
Honey; if not he goes to the barn
and hunts mice. After supper he
comes back to the house and stays
wherever we happen e, he until
he is put out for the night.
So, all day long, around the
house and in the garden, the birds
mate, sing and build their nests
unmolested. The . only time they
are worried is when Joe walks down
the little path to the barn. Then
the robins start up a chorus of pro-
test to which joe pays absolutely
no attention at all Why should °he
—mice are much easier to catch
anyway!
Of course 1 must admit °there
are cats and cats -and- the -only
way to have a cat that you. .can
really feel any affection for is
to train it from a kitten. You can't;.
teach an old cat new tricks any
more than you can a dog. So, if
,you have a cat with deplorable
habits the only way is to have
•it disposed of painlessly—and then
start off with a nice, wee kitten.
Look -after it, make a pet of it, and
give it .house -room.. 'If a cat grows
up with a sense of security, with
the knowledge that he can come
to the house for nest and relaxation,
then you can have birds and cats
too. Cats love comfort—the com-
fort of
omfort-of a soft chair or a box behind
the kitchen stove, where they will
sleep the greater part of the day
—if you let them. But a hunted cat
"soon b'econeS a 1iuntis -fat'-->•8&'-'
treat your cat according to the
type you want him to he.
And now to house-cleaning. Last
week I started wor', on a big bed-
room, It has a chimney in it, the
base of which is just below the
chniney hole in this same room.
owever, the chimney, as such, has
not been used for several years
so the hole in the wall was papered
over and was used only as the
headquarters for all chimney swifts
in the neighbourhood. When we
stopped using the chimney we
should have had it capped ... but
we didn't ,. so with every heavy
rain diluted creosote ran down the
wall, When I stripped off the
brown streaked paper that was over
TABLE TALKS
e slag And>1eiaJs.
My old grandfather, who went to
his reward many years ago, used
to have a saying which went some.
thing like this, "Soandso hasn't got
sense enough to pour sand out of
a boot, even with the directions
printed on the heel."
Manufacturers of different food
products must often have similar
thoughts. They print very careful
directions on their packages telling
exactly how that product should
° be used. Most of us take a hasty
look at those directions, then go
ahead in our own sweet "rule -of -
as
rule holds with recipes using com-
mercial pectin; you must not on
any account double or triple these
recipes, as ' that would throw out
the boiling time and risk results.
"Something which jam and jelly
makers should realize is that jams
and jellies do not alt set imme-
diately they are made. For some
fruits, the recipes which have been
developed for commercial pectin
have been ,so adjusted that they
do not set firmly until perhaps as
long as a week or 10 days—in these
cases, the slower setting assures
thumb" manlier. After that, we
complain—and even write letters to
the manufacturers—saying that the
stuff is no good.
So, at the risk of repeating an
often -told tale, I'm going to quote
part of a letter received from the
makers of Certo, which I think is
especially timely with the jam and
jelly -making season coming on,
"It is important to realize that
I the recipes which accompany the
pectin of a reputable manufacturer
are so carefully balanced as to be
almost formulas. In the case of
our . best-known brand of pectin,
, years of testing and re -testing have
perfected those recipes. Do not
I alter those kitchen -tented recipes!
1 Pectin recipes call for a larger
amount of sugar per cup, of fruit or
juice than the long -boil method
of jams and jellies and conserves.
But actually, there is no more augat'
per pound of finished product. The
short boil pectin method retains all
the precious fruit juice—so you get
up to 50 per sent. more jinn or
jelly from the same amount of
fruit. Do trust those tested recipes
and follow there exactly, even
though the amount of Alger may
seems generous.
"Experienced jelly -makers will
tell you that in all jam or jelly
recipes results are better if you
work in small batches -= making
up the sante' recipe a number of
times if necessary, rather than
douiblin•g or tripling a:notuels. This
a more tender, delicate jam or
jelly.."
And saeew,after all that good :ad.
vice—which 1 ]nope some of ets wilt
take --here's a new recipe which 1
think you'll find something ".extra -
special" I•t'e for
DATE DELIGHTS
Filling
1 cup chopped dates or figs
cup brown tiger
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons orange` juice
34 teaspoon grated orange rind.
Mix dates with sugar, water,
orange juice and rind. Cook slowly, -
• stirring to prey nt burning, until
thickened. Cool before using,
34 cop shortening
y cup brown sugar ,,
1 egg -
1 cup bran
2 cups sifted flour,
1 teaspoon baking powder I',
34 teaspoon soda
34 teaspoon salt
�4 cup sour milk or buttermilk
Blend .the shortening and sugar
thoroughly, add egg and beat well.
,Arid bran, Sift flour with baking
powder, soda and salt; add alter-
nately to first misuture with milk.
Spread one-half of the dough in a
greased shallow bakleag pan. Drop
filling by teaapooneful on bap of
dough and spread evenly. Covet
filling with remaining dough. Bake
in moderately hot oven (400° F.)
about 25 minutes. '
Yield: two dozen Bookies (two
inches square).
When Tiny Girls
Made "Samplers"
The earliest known mention of
samplers in -England is .in .1502,
yet somehow we find it difficult -to
dissociate the sampler from colon-
ial America. The lettered legends
on these bits of fabric hold for us
so personal an element of social
history that it is difficult to asso-
ciate them with any other period
or place,
'Ithe earliest samplers in this
country were long and narrow. The
upper portion, was filled with elab-
orate running designs. In the cen-
tre appeared a "treeof life" or other
allegorical motif. At the bottom
was cut or drawn work with an
occasional alphabet worked in as
an integral part of the design. Only
two of - the authentic samples of
seventeenth -century samplers exist,
Eighteenth -century samplers were
made a large numbers throughout
the colonies, but more particularly
in New England, Long Island,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The
first were English in type, but were
followed very shortly by the de
velopment of a distinctly American
style.
Stitching and embroidery were
taught in all schools for girls. One
class of sampler .comes from this
source. The other class is composed
of samplers made by very young
girls as a means of learning not
only stitching, but the alphabet and
figures. Such samplers were often
made by girls of but five and six
Big Shakespearean Festival — Earle Grey, whose company
will present 3. three-week Shakespeare Festival in Toronto this
midsummer, is seen as heappearedin one of the Shakespearean
comedies recently staged unde>i his direction in Toronto.
the chimney hole 1 was simply
amazed—and horrified. What did
I find? Hay, straw, feathers, dust
and dirt—to a depth of about.eight-
een inches! It was plugged absolute-
ly tight. We -scooped out enough
nesting material to fill a big pail 3
times. Naturally this porous con-
glomeration acted like a sponge
every time it rained and made the
wall • far worse than it need have
been. So friends, if you have an
unused chimney that is giving
trouble, better do a little investi-
gating,,
1 wonder shall I ever start house-
cleaning without being rushed. I
just had one room done and was
starting on this big one when a
letter came from Partner's sister
to say she is sailing from England
on the twenty-fourth of this month!
That same. evning came a tele-
phone call from my sister that she
and my nephew Klemi would like
to come out for the day on Sunday.
The quick, cold lunch I had plan-
ned for the day of rest had to be
forgotten. When people come to
visit who are used to restaurant
mealsl like to give them an appetis-
ing home cooked meal. So they
came—and while they enjoyed the
quietness of Sunday in the country,
we enjoyed the treat of hearing
my nephew play his violin, which
he had brought with him. One
thing he played was particularly
lovely— a selection from Mia art,
specially arranged for the violin
by Fritz Kreisler. The professional
touch does something to those in-
tricate notes that makes a violin .
almost talk. Bnt how these mu-
sicians must work. Klemi prac-
tices six hours a day—and yet to
hear him play you wouldn't think.
he needed to practice at all To him
music and life are synonymous,
Pernicious A *iemia
Beef should be twice as effective
as pork In preventing pernicious
anaemia, according to findings of
biochemists at the University of
Wisconsin. The reason is that beef.
contains twice as mu0h vitamin Bl2
as parks. This 13112 is now secog-
nized as the anti -pernicious :anaetn-
ia factor that •scientists have been
seeking for 20 years,
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UNDAY SCU00L
LESSON
By Rev. R. Barclay Warren
JESUS DEATH AND BURIAL
Luke 23:33-38;Mark 15:34; Luke
23:46-47; Matt. 27:57-60,
GOLDEN TEXT. I am the good
shepherd: the'good shepherd giveth
his life for the sheep. John 10:11.
The death of Jesus Christ is a
fact which very few of even the
fiercest critics have disputed. He
was crucified before a large throng
of people.- Afte- six hours on the
cross the soldiers examined and -
and found him dead. They pierced
his side with a spear, and blood
and water gushed out.
Particularly significant are the
words Jesus spoke from the cross,
A man's true character is brought
into clearer light when he is dying.
The superficial and hypocritical is
cast aside. But the words of Jesus
only serve to emphasize the roli-
ness of his natute already evidenced
in his life. The first recorded words
were, "Father forgive them; for
they know not what they do." This
prayer for Isis enemies illustrates
his great love for all men. Next we
hear him speaking the word of
hope to the dying thief who- had
first railed upon int but later re-
pented. Jesus said, "Today shalt
be with me .in paradise."
The greatness of Jesus Christ is
further seen in the provision he
made for his mother in his dying
hour. He said to her. "Woman,
behold thy son!" and to the be-
loved disciple, "Behold thy mother."
He gave his mother into John's
tender care,
Froin noon until three p.nt, there
eras great darkness. Near three
o'clock he cried, "My God, my God,
why has thou fgl•saken me?" The
Son of God suffered, bled, and
died, alone, Our finite minds can-
not comprehend His agony as Ole
bore our sins, A little later he
cried, "1 thirst," But He refused
that which would dull his consci-
ousness.' Then there was the shout
of triumph, "It is finished." He
was victor,
I -Tis final words were, "Father,
into thy hands I commend my
spirit," It was no gamble Jesus
took. Freely He gave up his life, Of,
His own will He took it again.
Ills body was taken from the
cross and laid in a new tomb. A
large stone was rolled to its mouth.
It was sealed with the Roman seal
and a stone was rolled to its mouth,
t was sealed with the Roman seal
and a strong guard. posted. What
happened on the third day we shall
study next Sunday.
f . ge and, while simple
compared with tbo 'tnade ink"• r
boarding sohools, are still marvel-
ous examples of patience and skill.
" About 1721, American samplers
began to display Biblical scenes. A
few of these are known with the
legends in Latin. Alphabets were
separated from the patterns by
rows of cross-stitch, Creek fret, or
equally simple designs. Rutnping
designs display the "India pink,"
tulip with vines, and the "tree of
life." Pennsylvania at this time con-
tributed samplers displaying the
Lord's Prayer and the Ten Com-
mandments. Many fine samplers
were almost needlework pictures,
so large and prominent is the pic-
ture part compared with the bor-
ders, and so exquisite is the needle-
work.
From "New Geography of Am -
adman Antiques," by Carl W.
Drepperd and L>urelle Van Arsdale
Guild.
According ;to a survey, only a,
third of the men depend upon theft' '
womenfolk to select their clothes.
The other two-thirds 'look like it. -
Webster City Freeman -Journal,
taw ae
Better Place
A widow visited a spiritualist
medium who satisfactorily produced
the deceased husband for a little
chinfest.
"Dear John," the widow question-
ed, eagerly, "are you happy?"
I am very happy,' the spook
assured her.
"Happier than you were on earth
with me?" the widow asked.
"Yes," John asserted, "I am
happier now."
"Oh, do tell me, John," the wid-
ow cried, "What is it like in
Heaven?"
"Heaven!" the. spook snapped.
"I ain't in Heaven."
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