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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1921)
TIIR SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE THREE VV .fc jifcfcfcAjLifcfcaaa a sh e si ei si s f afr sT ftari4 afr s aaaf tt m mmm w w a w COOK BOOK y "I wnndar whether people will ever ful ly ronllx that liitiiiilnxna U not to be oimhl Mflor mi an nit lirikl and, but thai It aliouM rami Into oiix'a Ufa a rhlld rreepa Into Ha parent' heart, uhblil'len, but tint tlx lam welcomed nor unchar ged." FOOD FORTiTE FAMILY. AFltOZKN dessert Is always a wel coin on, which If not too rich tuny be enjoyed even by the Uttie peo ple. Fig let Cream Junket Make Junket custard with a quart of warm milk, a cupful of cream, a con of condensul milk, onn tablespoon ful of vanilla, a half cupful of sugar, ami ona crushed Junket tablet dis solved In a tnblespoonful of cold wa ter. Let atand In a warm place until Jellied; cool and freero. When part ly frozen add on-half pound of figs rooked, chopped and mixed with one half cupful of sugar and three table spoonfuls of orange Juice.' Finish freezing. Flo lc Cream. Scald one qunrt of milk, mix three tcaspoonfuls of cornstarch with a lit tle cold milk, and atlr Into the hot milk: continue to atlr until the mix ture thicken, then cover and cool fifteen minute, stirring occasionally. Something to Think About TIIE JOB AND THE MAN Hy F. A. Walker HAMilMi In tin- oltlces of ouu of I Im lient known business men In till country I this motto: "You cannot get out of a man what Cod Almighty did not put Into him. You in u m t milt Hid man to the Job ; not the Job to the num." I'erhupM there U a simpler and more direct way of putting It than thut. rerliop you can do It better. If you can, there I a Job waiting for you In the ofllce of the uirn who flrxt wrote It because he I a man alwaya on the hunt for wrltera who can auy thing with a punch. a a There are a good many young men who try to aucceed In tinea for which they are not at all fitted. Ambltlou purent often Insist upon mapping out the life work of their children when they would do a much more kindly thing to let the boys and girl follow their own IncllnutlonH. A tree that I bent I never bo good a a tree that grows nccordlng to na ture. ThoiiHanda of excellent carpenters lmve been spoiled In the making of poor doctors and the world U worse oft for the experiments. a a AlmoMt every child shows an In clination toward some Kpeclul thlfiR. It enjoys work of n particular kind when other efforts are drudgery. The wIno parent will seek to find out what that Inclination Is and offer every aid to the highest endeavor. A chilli's mind Is not essentially different from the mind of a grown up. Itoih offer resistance to doing what Ih unpleasant and IrkHaino. a a a Moro than that Individualities are just as distinct and different each from the othr as one kind of matter differs from another. They have different uses and differ ent application To attempt to drive a nail with a sponge would be Just us fruitless, If not as destructive, as to try to wash a window with a hammer. To try to muke a boy who loves me chanics and wants to study machin ery Into a professor of Greek la to misapply his tulent and diminish his efficiency. a a a Every child should be studied. There Ih no greuter and no more Interesting process In the world than the development of tho human mind. The baby with his fist In his eye Is the seed of the man thut Is to be. I'ut It In tho wrong soil, give It too much or too little mental food nnd water and the final product will be distorted nnd twisted. I'ut It In the right surrounding glvo It ub far us Is proper Its way nnd It will grow . Into a strong and sturdy plant; a source of Joy to Itself and you. Don't plan too much for your chil dren. Let them have a little of their own wuy In following their inclinations as to what they shall be and do. Itememher thut you cannot get out of a hoy or a man what God Almighty did hot put Into him. , (Copyright.) I o Not True Charity. , k We believe It wus lOmerson who stild you hud to give affection with money In order- to make It count. So much rharllv Is pocket deep. fuxu. mtVL Bent the yolks of four egg, add a half teaspoonful of salt and one-half cupful of maple sirup; beat Into tjie hot mixture and stir until the egg I act ; add two cupful of hot cream end let chill; add one teaspoonful of vanilla and begin to freeze; when half frozen add one-half pound of fig rooked tender In boiling water, then chopped fine and mixed with half a cupful of maple sirup, a grating .of lemon rind and two tnblespoonfuls of tlte Juice. Finish freezing. Oatmeal Cracker Caka. Meat one-half cupful of shortening to a rream, add one-third of a cupful each of honey and sugar, the yolks of two eggs beaten light, one cupful of milk, two and seven-eighths cupful of rolled cracker crumbs mixed with threw teaspoonful of baking powder, half a teaspoonful of cinnamon, end one-fourth of a teaspoonful of salt Lastly add the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs, Hake In two well greased layer pans about eighteen minutes. I'ut together with Jam or Jelly. Cov er tho top and sides with chocolate butter Icing and decorate with the king piped over the top. Chocolate ButUr Icing. Beat one-half cupful of butter to a cream. Add gradually one-half cupful of honey, one cupful of confectioner's sugar and two ounces of chocolate melted over hot water. Flemish Carrots. Cut corrots In thin slices with a vegetable sllrer and cook tender In boiling suited water. For one pint of carrots melt one tnblespoonful of butter In a saucepan, add one-fourth of a cupful of chopped onion and one Imlf teaspoonful of jtugar. Cover and let cool slowly until yellowed a little, add one cupful of beef broth and let simmer until the onion Is tender; add tho carrots and let stand over hot water twenty minutes or longer. Sprinkle with a tablespoonful of fine ly minced parsley Just before serving. . 1111. Wastarn Nwppr Union.) SCHOOL If you hys debt .Ic ffr Kr .V - iiimiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiiiiii 1 THE GIRL ON THE JOB 5 How to Succeed How to Get 5 5 Ahead How to Make Good S I By JESSIE ROBERTS f Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii- NOW TIIE FOREWOMAN BEFOKK the war the forewoman was unknown; now she Is becom ing Increasingly common In the great Industries, especially those thut em ploy large numbers of girls. In some of these plants, like that of the Artifi cial Limb company, women uro admit ted to the foreman training classes on on equnl footing with the men. There ure two types of forewomen, called the Instructional and theproduc tlouul. Women who are working In the plant ure those who usually get these appointments, and It Is an In citement to women to go to work In these largo Industrial establishments thut was lacking before. One of the great questions for wom en totluy Is thut of equal opportunity. It runs hnnd in hand with the one concerning equal pay. The fact that hardly any big factory or mill employ Inu women Is now without Ux forewom THE WOODS BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH MY MAN AN' ME. MY MAN an' me fcr forty years Have hiked It up the hill, An' aide by side, an' bound an' tied. As was our youthful will. He come upon me like a dream Of all I hoped to be An' so we stood, fer 111 er good Made one, my man an' me. It was a rosy way we went When life was In the dawn; I heard the bird, I heard Jie words A young wife feeds upon. Ill ana was 'round about my walft. He led me tenderly Twas long ago we traveled so The road, my man an' me. Though still we travel side by side. We travel now apnrt For older wives live lonely lives. An' hungry Is the heart. Twas long ago I felt the kiss In youth he gave so free Stilt side by Bide, but years divide Us two, my man an' me. Yet once he held my hand in his; We knelt beside a cross, Together knelt, together felt An shared a common loss. An' there was four Instead of two (Er so It seemed to be) Yes. there was four the babe I bore, My God, my man an me. The river yon Is covered now With Wlntera Ice on' snow; Upon It breast no lilies rest Where lilies ned to blow. But underneath the Wlnter'a ie Tho waters flow as free As In the Spring we heard 'em sing Their Bong, my man an me. So age may Bit upon his lips An' cool the speech of youth; An' yet I know he promised so To love, an' spoke the truth. The Winter days of life may chill The ways of such as we; But 'neath the cold the love of old Still warm my man an' me. (Copyrlht DAYS comes . -tdell an shows that progress is being made. Every woman should work toward In- I crenslng these opportunities for her sex. Many Industries are employing more und more women In their regular work, especially factories where deli cate work has to be done, such as the assembling of adding machines, elec tric nppllunces and the like. And wom en are gradually ousting men from the watch-making industry, so much bet ter is their ability to handle the minute parts used. The fact Is that the girl of nineteen or twenty lias become the typical watchmaker of the country. Where the women have n chance to prove themselves they are making good. They will get more chances and It seems likely that they will continue to make good. There Is a real future for the ambitious woman In the Indus tries of tho country today. (Copyright.) O Did Her Little Best Kneeling down and repeating the Lord's I'rayer, little Edna got along ery nicely until near the end, when. Mumped by a big word, she prayed, "And forgive us our Christmas us we forgive those who Chrlstmus agulnst us."- liostou Transcript. 1 THE ROMANCE OF WORDS "MASCOT." ONE of the most general of superstitions the world over Is that a child born with a "caul" or membrane over the bead Is not only a soothsayer but an extremely fortunate per son. In Scotland, as well as In France, the caul Itself Is regard ed as bringing good fortune to anyone who possesses It, and high prices have been paid for these unusual appendages. The French word for a child born In this manner Is "masque," meaning "masked," a word which Is analogous to the Latin "masca," for aorcerer which possibly explains the connection between the caul and power attributed to those born with It. It was from the French masque, with a slight change of final syllable, that the Eng lish "mascot" meaning a lucky piece was derived. After be ing used for years by gamblers and others of a superstitious nature, the word was finally Introduced Into literature by Audran, In his opera "La Mas cotte," In which the term des ignates the messengers of the power of God, sent to counter act the Influence of the power of evil. (Copyright) THE WOODS BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH JIM. IF you so to the laka An you follow tha road Aa it turns to tha waat Of tha mill. Till you coma to a stake A surveyor has thro wed Like a knife In the breast Of the hill. An' you follow the track Till you come to a blase By the aide of the same In a limb. You will light on a shack. In the timber a ways. Of a party whose Lame It la Jim. In a day that Is flown, 'Mid the great an' the STand, In a time when bis hair Wasn't gray. He waa commonly knows By a fancier brand In a city back there, Bo they aay. But It's Jim, only Jim, la the name that he gives. When you happen to bring Up the same; It la plenty for him In the woods where he lives, Fer the man Is the thing, Not the name. By the gleam of his eye, Thet Is steady an' clear. By the way he will look At you square, fou will know thet they He Who would make It appear He was maybS a crook Over there. In the church I have stood Heard of preach In' a lot Thet I never cjuld much Understand; An' yet never the good From a sermon I got Thet I got from a clutch Of his hand. t have half an Idee Thet, If back you could turn To the start of the trail For a apel!, Thet a woman you'd see, Thet a lot you would lean Thet the regaler tale It would tell Of a fnllah too fond. Of u woman too weak. Of another who came To her door Then an endless beyond. Lips thet never must speak. An' a man but a name Evermore. If you go to the town An' you follow the street. To a mansion o brown By the glitter an' glow Of the ght. Where the muslo Is sweet An' the lute whispers low To the night. In the dark of a room At the end of a hall. Where the visions of old Flutter In. There she sits In the gloom, fe'he, the Cause of It all. In the midst of her gold An' her sin. If you go to the lako An' you follow the road As it turns to the west Of the mill, 'nil you come to a stake A surveyor has throwed Like a knife In the breast Of the. hill. An' you follow the track Till you come to a blaze' By the side of the same In a limb, you will light on e shack. In the tlmbir a ways. Of a party whose name It Is Jim. (Copyright.) -n- Three hundred and forty-three sentences -were curried out In the Ilrltlsh army during the war. Of these, J00 were cases of desertion. GUINEA FOWL IN GREATER DEMAND Of Big Value in Various Sections as Substitute for Many , Game Birds. MAKES GOOD AS FOLICEMAH Hotels and Restaurants In Large Cities Eager to Secure Young Birds Which Are Tender and ' of Fine Flavor. The great majority of guinea fowl are raised in small flocks of from 10 to 25 upon farms In the Middle West and In the South, but a few of the large poultry raisers, particularly those who are within easy reach of tho large Eastern markets, make A prac tice of raising a hundred or so guineas each year. Many farmers keep a pair or a trio of guineas more as a novelty than for profit, and from these a small flock Is raised. Warns of Marauders. The guinea fowl doubtless would be more popular on farms were it not for Its harsh and, at times, seemingly never-ending cry, say poultry specialists of the United States Department of Peculiar Cry of Guinea Givea Warn ing of Marauding in Poultry Yard. Agriculture. However, some people look on this cry as an argument In the guinea's favor, as it gives warning of marauders 1b the poultry yard. Simi larly, their pugnacious disposition while sometimes causing disturbances among the other poultry also makes them show fight against hawks and other commowenemles, so that guineas sometimes are kept as guards over the poultry yard. Often a few guineas are raised with a flock of turkeys and al lowed to roost In the same tree, where they can give warning If any theft Is attempted during the night Used as Substitute. The value of the guinea fowl as a substitute for game birds such as grouse, partridge, quail and pheasant Is becoming more and more recognized by those who are fond of this class of meat and the demand for these fowls is Increasing steadily. Many hotels and restaurants in the large cities are eager to secure prime young guineas, and often they are served at banquets and club dinners as a special delicacy. When well cooked, guineas are attrac tive In appearance, although darker than common fowls, and the flesh of young birds Is tender and of especial ly fine flavor, resembling that of wild game. Like all other fowl, old guineas are very likely to be tough and rather dry. Avoid Diseased Animals. Extreme precaution should be taken to prevent healthy animals from com ing In contact with diseased or ex posed animals. t Save Lots of Elbow Grease. On most farms there are places In the fences that are climbed regularly. Usually one post, a couple of hinges, and a few boards nailed together, will save lots of elbow grease and knee action. Solve Labor Problem. The farmer who treats his hired help with fair consideration this year and acquires a good reputation among them will not have labor difficulties next year. Keep Buildings Sanitary. AH covered buildings In "which ani mals are boused require good ventila tion and drnlnnge. Concrete floors im prove considerably the sanitary condi tions. Exercise Is Essential. Animals, like people, require a cer tain amount of exercise and provisions should be made to supply them with this physical requirement. Clean Up and Drain, Barnyards and pens. should be well druliied and kept clean Z3 ayrgrgzg S 8