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Zurich Herald, 1949-06-02, Page 7�»1CL1LS GE ARM Gweadottn.e P. Clow.Ae 'Well, did you think over what I asked you last week, and have you come to a decision? I mean an regard to cats and birds living on the same farm. Can we keep both -.that was the question? I still say yes, hut only if we love both. 1 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. T have 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- ing he is wating at the back door to come in. So. when the men go to the barn, ;n comes Joe. He then has all the milk he will drink -hut it -has to have the chill off— milk strajg] t from the refrigera- tor is not; his dish. Then he has about two slices of brown bread. broken into small pieces and eaten dry. That is thr racy h.• When he is satisfied he •walks off to the , living-rrc c„• 1 . a stuffed chair, and sleeps—often un- til well an into the afternoon. When he wakes he has another feed and goes outside. If we are working in the garden he plays around 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 to 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 I . 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. Yoti can't teach an old cat new tricks any more than you can a clog. 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 kno" ledge that he can come to the house for rest and relaxation, then you can have birds and cats too. Cats love comfort—the com- fort 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 becomes a hunting cat—so treat your cat according to the type you want him to be. And now to house-cleaning. Last weelc'I started woe- on a big bed- room. It has a chimney in it, • the base of which is just below the chmney 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 TA LE TALKS 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 - 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 all set imme- diately they are made. For some fruits,. the recipes which have been developed for coinniercial 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" manner. After that, we complain—ansa 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 1 think is especially timely with the jam and jelly -making season corning on. "It is important to realize that 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 alter those kitchen -tested recipes! 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 sugar per pound of finished product. The short boil pectin method retains all the precious fruit juice—so you get Op to 50 per cent. more jam or fVP,/ f in this same amount of ault. Do trust those tested recipes and follow them exactly, even though the amount of sugar may Seean generous. "Experienced jelly -makers will dell you that it all jam or jelly a'esci.pes results are better if you work in small hatches •--- making rep the sante recipe a number of titres If necessary, rather than doubling or tripling arrlttul'1s. Tilt.. a more tender, 'delicate jam or jelly." And now, after all :that gond ad• vice—which 1 hope some of las will take—here's a new recipe whieln 1 think you'll find something-`;mtr:a- special." It's for DATE DELIGHTS Filling 1 cup chopped dates or figs y2 cup brown tugar 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons orange juice X teaspoon grated orange rind. Mix dates• with sugar, water, orange juice and rind. Cook slowly, s'tirrin.g to prevent burning, until thickened. Cool before using. 34 cup shortening cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup bran 2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 34; teaspoon soda 34 teaspoon salt 4 cup sour milk or buttermilk Blend the shortening and sugar ehoroughly, add egg and beat well. Acid bran, Sift flour with baking powder, soda and salt;' add alter- nately to first mixture with milk, Spread one-half of the dough hi a greased shallow baking pan. Drop filling by teaspoonsful on top of dough and spread evenly. Covet 'filling with retraining dough. Bake in moderately hot oveit (400° P.) afoot 25 minutes. Yield: two dozen Bookies (two inches square). • Big Shakespearean Festival — Earle Grey, whose company will present a three-week Shakespeare Festival in Toronto this midsummer, is seen as he appeared in one of the Shakespearean comedies recently staged under his direction in Toronto. the chimney hole 1 was simply amazed—and horrified. What did I find? Hay, straw, feathers, dust acid 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. I 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 meals! like to give them an appetis- ing home cooked meal. `..7. 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 Mozart, specially' arranged for the violin by Fritz Kreisler. The professional touch does something to those 'in- tricate notes that makes a violin almost talk. But how these mu- sicians must work. Klemi prac- tices six hours a day—and yet to hear him play you wouldn't think be needed to practice at all. To him music and life are synonymous. Pernicious Anemia 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 much vitamin Bit as pork, This B12 is now 'recog- nized ,as the anti -pernicious anaetn- 'ia factor that .scientists have been seeking :for 20 years. Answer to Crossword Puzzle A A ((yy,���� 8 '�{r m 4 Y©m©hm ®®l 112rII #0 p •• v 1© 0©© :- A 13 Epp 11007flingOIEIAPJU uNGAvscnoo1, 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 -nature already evidenced in his life. The first recorded words were, "Father forgive them; for they know not what they do." This prayer for his enemies illustrates his great love for all hien. Next we hear him speaking the word of hope to the dying thief who bad first railed. upon im but dater re- peated. •Jesut said, "Today shift be with me in paradise." The ,greatness of Jesus Christ is further seen in the provision he „made far his mother in his dying herr.. He said to her. "Woman, heholil thy . son!" and to the be- loved disciple, "Behold thy mother." He gave 'his mother into John's tender care, From noon until three p.m. there seas great darkness. Near three o'clock he cried, "My God, my God, why hash thou forsaken me?" The Son of God suffered, bled, and died, alone. Our finite minds can- not comprehend His agony as He bore our sins. A little later he cried, "T thirst," But He refused that which would dull his consci- rnistless. Then there was the shout of triumph, "Tt is finished." He was victor. His final words were, "Father, into thy hands I conintend any spirit" It was no gamble Jesus took. Freely He gave up his life. Of His own will He took it again. His 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. When Tiny fQiirls Made "Samplers" The earliest lanyvvn 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. The earliest samplers in this country were long and narrow. The upper portion was filled with Blab - orate running designs. In the cen- tre appeared a "tree of 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 velo•pment 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 years of age and, while simple compared with those made in the boarding schools, 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, Greek fret, or equally simple designs. Running 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- eriman Antiques," by Carl W. Drepperd and Lurelle Van Arada'le Guild. Better Plaice 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, "ITappier 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." awauwo- According to a survey, only it third of the men depend upon their womenfolk to select their clothes. The other two-thirds look like it, -- Webster City Freeman -Journal. =' o Easy.. a iI Such /1 Saving... Bird You leash Right dfry Your Ow flame! 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