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Jfrthe Florence Riddick Boys This New Year ^Here's a health to the future, A sigh for the past; jWe can love and remember, And hope to the last. And for all the base lies .That the almanacs hold, [While there's love in the heart. .We can never grow old." * * '"A little health, a little wealth, A little house and freedom. .With some few friends for certain ends, But little cause to need "em." * * * ''Ring out the old, ring in the new Ring happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.' Ring out old shapes of foul disease. Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace." so^b a fine body dandruff and odors. They should be dry-cleaned frequent- ly. After each wearing, hang them on a hanger, outdoors if possible, it not, in a window where a strong draught of air will help to cleanse them. A screened in porch is ideal for this. Champion Track Runner Freeh Air There is an old saying that when we $ad houses of reed, we had constitu- tions of oak; and now that we have houses of oak, we have constitutions Of reed. Ventilation Is the answer to that problem. Do you open the win- dow in your sleeping room? Do you tramp around outdoors In the winter? There is something glorious about a bike across the snow, or vigorous out- door play such as northerners enjoy, with their snow shoeing, skiing, sled- ding and skating. - Take a peep into the school room. }s it well ventilated? Points to re- member in ventilation are: Cold air is not necessarily pure air. A brisk walk in the out-of-doors will make the blood glow warmly and you will feel warmer when you return to the house. Dry air Is irritating to nose, throat nd lungs. Have a steaming kettle about, to make the air comfortably humid. There is no harm in drying ome of the week's wash indoors. It answers the same purpose. Are you familiar with the ventilat- ing board which is placed under the lower sash of the window to throw the cold air toward the ceiling rather than to the floor? A cheese cloth tacked over the window will shut out the snow and severe blasts and yet admit fresh air. A removable screen may be cov- ered with it. Upside-Down Cake Cream one-fourth cup of fat with a half cup ortugar; add a well-beaten egg and a teaspoon of vanilla. Sift ai cup and a half of soft-wheat flour with two tea-spoons of baking powder and a quarter teaspoon of salt. To the creamed fat, add alternately the flour mixture a a half cup of milk, to form 'a thick batter. For the top of the cake, one may use apples, peaches, pineapple or almost any -/uit which is not too runny. Spread a layer of the! well seasoned fruit on the bottom of a baking dish or heavy pan aud pour I the batter over this. It may be neces-j sary to smooth the top of it with a knife. Bake in a moderate oven forj forty-five minutes. Loosen the sides , of the cake and turn it out carefully, 1 upside-down. The top will be cover- ! ; ed with a neat layer of fruit. Serve' hot, with hard sauce or whipped If apples are used, season ! them with cinnamon and sugar before adding the batter, be sweetened. Othe.- fruits must Indian Pudding Mix a hak cup of chopped dates, two tablespoons corn meal, one tablespoon minue tapioca, two tablespoons cocoa- nut, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one- ! fourth cup susar, two teaspoons melt- ed butter, a half cup of molasses and two cups milk. Bake la a greased cnsprole for two hours, stirring every i fifteen minutes for the first hour and a half. Careful Measurements Failures in cookiug are usually the result of inaccurate measurements. A "pinch" of this or that is not a suf- ficient rule to go by. One should use a standard measuring <up, measuring spoon or weight and not cook "by suess" and then trust to luck. Adventure of To-day By Pe.scho, in Daa Leben, Berlin. J the beat equipmut modern technique could furnish. In June, 1931, his body I was found sewn in the pelt of an Arc- I tie bear, and with htm tlie records of I his almost completed work. How many noble lives have been I sacrificed to the god of ice and snow! Perhaps the most tragic story is that I of Scott. He made one unfortunate I attack on the Pole between 1901 and 1 1904, in which lie almost lost his life from the dread scurvy. I n 1910-1911, he set out for the South. Pole with the most complete outflt possible to secure. Sunday School Lesson The typical scholar of to-day has , the courage of the explorer, the energy | of a world champion, and the vision of ; the adventurer combined with the so- ! lidity and pedantry of the student. The . acquirement of knowledge has desert- ! " "l* * * ^ ?*. , ed the study and the auditorium, and * s f ", a \ he cou , Id - aud "' en - 'has gone on a search for wisdom in h , 18 , do 5 3 ' 1 U 1 ' SeS - |the great open spaces of nature. f'f 3 ' and toh ^gau 3 . he made a dash across the great southern ice- It Is true that there have been edu- , cap j n February ue heard tnat ^^ ! cated men in the past who have dared Amull dsen, the great Scandinavian ei- i many things in their quest for know- plorerj waa algo on nis way Scott i ledge. We hare only to call to mind 1)re83ed on _ imping against hope that such men as Xacntigall and Living- when he reacued the Po i 6 , he would stone or the great Dr. Pettenkofer. ' not flnd , hat Rnald had woa in the He was bitterlv ^appointed he found tne Xorwegiau nag who at the age of 75 years inoculated himself with a living cholera-germ ; or Vesalius, who stole the bodies from _ ace when planted on ,, le soutnern tip of the the gallows to get material to carry world _ an( , neart . glek _ Ue turned tor ' home _ H|g tast words wr , uen witfl on his forbidden wor' in dissection; or Niebuhr, who continued his expedi- tion into Arabia alone after all his companions had died. But these men were not in any sense of the word His lest words written stiffening fingers were: "It is terrible, but I do not think I can write any more. For Coil's sake, take care of our people." Only a little over twelve sporumeu a* we understand the term. ' mlle , from , he t , ne l)0(Hes werp To-day sport and leaning go liana in . j hand. But the f.uaie Kreat white enemy The science of geography has made lhat had cred Scott luv , wa , t by far the greatest gam during the for AmundseH On June ls> 19 , 8 . ho past few years, for instance, there <et Qut whh (he ( Latham t|| rescue were the journeys of Sven Hedm. In , Ue iu . fate(1 XobUe expeditlon . Xotll . 1893, he explored the Pamir Plateau, a iQg but Ule ,, erg of ^ p , ane WM land that was practically unknown to ever found (o te]1 , he story Qf lhe the white man. He lived tor months deatfc Qf a ho) . o am , learned man among the hostile tribes, and at one time almost lost his life in a great' The aeroplane has sandstorm, during which he lived for, lleroes - and V^9 the greatest o. eight davs without either food or," 1688 ia CUarle " Lindbergh. It was drink. As a result, the world gained not th <" Ue *}*** so e maps totalling more than 110 yards in ,'^8- His gift was psycholo length. Prom 1399 to 1902. he crossed P roved tllat the lH ' L ' an waa COUI the great desert of Gobi with practi-!^ sin 8 le m:ln wilh an outfl cally no water and entered Tibet. In lhaa ne mi lu 1906. he disobeyed the combined or- wal "- A landplane, without radio or ders of the Chinese, Indian and Tibet- ^xtant. two flashlight*, a roll ot rope. : an governments and again entered T i- ! anotner of jbet. He placed himself on friendly I [country, aud was the first white man tordles - a needle ' Mile. Renee Amaridmi is cv.-.im- plon of the recent cross country race in the Bois de Saint Cloud Paris. She ran away from about fifty others. knife, four a deflated rubber t7rms"witir l tlie"h'ign"priest"ofThei boat . tw air-cushions, and a hatchet not to meniion his great straw hat. Another who combined the plane to see the sources of the Indus and the Brahmaputra rivers. D\ ing this jour- ney he is credited with crossing tne Himalayas eight times. In his laEt great journey lie went to the desert with 250 cauifls. ami established a de- I pot where he k'i't a meteorologist and Sweets For Children Sugar is a desirable food and Is craved and needed by the growing child and vigorous worker. The ob- jection to candy and sugar for children Is that Its use satisfies the appetite be- fore a sufllcient variety of food has been eaten, and so cultivates bad food habits. The child who pieces on gweets between meals or eats his cake first, will not care for his fruit < and vegetables aud bread and butter aud meat. Before the next meal, he will be hungry again and will reach for another sweet. Childr n who have the candy or sweet-diet habit usually have bad teeth, bad tempers and a poor digestion, and are undernourish- ed because of unbalanced diet. If they live to grow up they. become the bill- 01: ; :idults or those with gall bbdder trouble. Simple sweets appropriate for child- ren are lump sugar, ma pie sugar, yrups, honey, plain candy and those foods In which sugar is combined with fruit juice's; as lemonade, water Ice or ice cream, jelly, jams, aud marma- lade. Plain cakes and cookies and candy are not bad If given at the pro- per time as a desert, after a whole- lome meal. Mrs. Solomon Says: | For the new year, the Wise Woman will make her home a world of strife shut out, a world of love shut in. Male Population Increasing Faster Than Female Prehistoric Village in Shetland with the conquests of the Poles is Richard Evelyn Byrd, whose success- ful flight over the North Pule was largely financed by Edsel Ford. His flight over the South Pole in 1927 was llnanced by the billionaire. Wana- maker. Byrd has been befriended by fortune, but he has proven that with Fashions, Fads, Foibles Many of the new coats are brown; and brown fur trim predominates this season, rather taking the place ot the Usual black coat and formerly popular black furs. Coats are of rough, warm. Woolly goods, and wrap-around pat- terns prevail. The wide open collar Is a prominent feature of the uev coats. A new accessory to be worn with fur- less coats is the fur scarf, made much like the silk scarf, and tucked Inside the pjat about the throat. M.'St of tho trimming of to-tlay's drosses Is about the neck, shoulders and sleeves. Sleeves are wider and flare or puff and and end In elaborate borders or cuffs. Skirts are slim and 'llaln and flare softly from hip to hem- line, though falling in stntUht, slen- dor lines. Navy and black continue to be popu- lar, not crowded entirely off the walk by the raging browns. And speaking of raging, flame-colored red. and bril- liant orange aud other startling colors are in vogue for occasional dresses. Wide patent leather belts are being much worn. Large ties at neck or waist give soft feminine touches. Skirts are more scant, with straight front and sides and the fulnoss at the back. Hintt Bacon will slice more thinly if very cold. Chill it in the refrigerator be- fore slicing It. For steam puddings us bakiiiK pow ili : cans, covered, and set in a kettle of boiling water. Do not fill the cans as tlio batter will rise. Silk and wool dresses come In con- tact with the skin and gradually ab- 105 Boys Born For Every 1 00 Girls, is Claim of Professor New Orleans. The male population of the earth is increasing faster than the female, and at the present time 10j boy babies are born to every 100 girl babies, Professor Sanford Win- ston of North Carolina State College said recently at the 89th annual con- vention of the Association for the Ad- vancement of Science. Dr. Winston presented figures not j only showing this percentage, but j indicating that the male predomin- ant would be still further increased, were it not for the heavy mortality of males between the time ot con- ; ception and birth. Of 570,000 still-births recorded In j the United States, Dr. Winston said, there are 136 males to 100 females. One of the most startling announce- ments to members of the association came from Professor William Patten of Dartmouth College, who asserted that his discovery ot a fish-like skele- ton, "the highest form ot lifo a billion years ago." would provide the so-called I "missing link" in the theory of man's evolution. The fossil was found in rocks near the Baltic Sea. Dr. Patten has spent 40 years in research, attempting to \ bridge the gap between Insect and , vertebrate life. Until now he said, . the "spider theory has bee-n unable , I to account for the development of! man and insects from a common "Pals Abroad" Declared "Truly Delightful Booklet" One of the most delightful little j , i)ooks of travel to appear recently ; comes from the pens of Mr. J. M Den- j holm, editor of the News-Tribune, j Blenheim, and Rev. W. H. Roberts, i vector of Trinity Church in the same place. "Pals Abroad." is the title of this Interesting volume, and well In- dicates the nature ot tho contents. These two enthusiastic Rotarlans i ' were on the way to attend that or- ; ganizatlon's convention in Vienna, and ' being keen observers, made the mos: of their opportunities. There are bright and witty stories of travel by laud and water, descriptions of place and Individuals, and comments on th Infinite historic charms offered by th" I Old World. A truly delightful book- let. Toronto Globe. ....* Good Company | That is good company where wis- dom, and truth, and love prevail. E. Davies. his Chinese assistau;. Both commit ted suicide some time later, overcome by the loneliness. Meanwhil, Sven> the comforts of modern age il Hedin went on over wild unknown possible to eliminate the gr.-atest .Ian- London. A prehistoric village re- j country> discover ed several desert ! S" rs and 'en'"" of the , vealmi? the habitations of residents ' citles ln which tnousall(1 .j ot maim- 1 In the study of rocket* and of the in Shetland in a very remote age has' scripts have 1)|?en found exi ,i ore( i the ?reat unknown stratosphere Professor just com. to light during excavations ; wanderin Lak ^ Lopnor and all un-' 1'icard had led the way. He ha* proved under the direction of Alexander O.' ( , er lhe m , )s , , erril)le difficulties, anu that it is possible for mau to go to Curie, C.V.O., F.S.A.. at the ruins of ; fcnew not tho mean i nK ot : ;li . | those great lu-iulits and livn. if he is Jar'.shof, near Sumburgh Head, in the j nrnvii)d with sntHi'lcnr oxv^i-n \Vh; , , , c . August F:!clir.er was another of the > Isle of Shetland. I . e v n iorera Ha net out t!le future !lollls for tue rm-ket w de " The ,'iscoveries promise to be of * le ' *' J 1)atable _ bul at ,, r wuat nas) ,.,.,, don* the greatest importance and alre-iuy , ' * anything seem.s possible, there have been unearthed an anci 'nl \ or i s courage confined' nurelv * ill ^rurimMincnMnna rut ivn * ^ivpn nri which there are some 400 or 500, in northern Scotland. They were orig- j inally built during the first three .vn-j tunes of the Christian era as pla 'c ; of refuge. The particular Broch that;" has been found is so old that only half , << ' * 2*?* to Th < lea < went to ! lh< *>" of Dr. Groot and Dr. by tl e ; Browner in 1929. when they had them- selves ^" ^ *" "" 1 " eilteU to ' ' <. ~ 'f ^f'" l)t an organism to intense heat. First. U remains, the other half having suffer- ed through sea erosion. The average diameter at the base The walls are hollow and lhe face srott , s hot . tllen perspiration ut back In civilization, weak with illness, th y vary in length from 28 to 34 f jet. Some of the best preserved specimens a e to be found in the Island of 'Mouvi. Shetland. $ behalf." and"when~ he"nnaTlV" ar'riv'ed liceab1 ^ al "' Ul " '"'tlHK grows dif- ficnlt. Headache, roaring in the ears, .ind d.izzled sinht follow,. Dizziness the curious hallucination ot nn was the List conscious feel- ail hour after being wi-re i!.i|-mal asaiu. a^LX'ttom'arriT feet thick.' while If? 1 " 1 *"' alm f dt -' ai1 ' "? "'^ wit " wiltt him his precious recurd-* f l.>. mag- netic stations. ing. Not all men were as fortunate as the above-mentioned two. There was. for instance. Colonel P. H. Fawcett. one ot our most noted heroes, who. son and another young In about taken out !hey Similar i'X[)frim''n's w;tli cold were made by Or. Jackson ami Dr. High- Held In 19SO. After 18 minutes expo- =ure they were removed from the ice- ,as hi* companions, undertook at the b(JS and curefully warmc ,,. Ia about That is a good book, U seem* to me. whlch is opened -with expectation and. WIth closed with prolit. Alcott. I 1 " n - S - jage of 50 to penetrate I to the upper reaches ot e Uoup am , lUree .,, Uttrter9 they wore al)]e t(J Uescri , )( , , heir se nsations. From You cannot dream yourself into . character; you must hammer and d tor know " . the first, they had found it linrd to col- torge yourself one. J. A. Froude. i'edge. :ivt their thoughts. After live min- Similar was the case ot the uulucky ,,t PS they did not realize where they Self-respect is the corner-stone of Professor Wegener, who set out on, his were. Visions of ice and snow came all virtue. Sir John Herdi-1. illfated expedition to Greenland with llI)O n them, followed by hallucinations Walter Hagen Celebrates 39th Birthday .iltu' Has'/n i left i, golf pro, was presented with a Ihvr <!,- '.,'; rake on lii* "Sih. birthday av. at Pasadena. Max H. Turner .and Helen UoM'.'. -on aru shown with him. January 17. Lesson III Jesus and Nicodemus John 3: 1-16. Golden Text God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have ever- lasting life. John 3: 16. ANALYSIS I. A SATISFIED SEEKER, 3: 1,2. II. AN UNHEARD-OF CONDITION, 3: 3-12. III. GOD'S GIFT FOR AIL, 3: 13-17. IV. HOW CHRIST jrnr.Es MEN, 3: 18-^1. INTRODUCTION Jesus' first visit to Jerusalem created something of a sen- sation. Many "believed" on his narre (2: 23), that is, believed that he was the Messiah, without any moral change. Jesus placed little confidence in them. 2: 24. In the case of one of them, however, he made an exception. I. A SATISFIED SKEKER, 3 : 1,2. N'icodemus. a member of the San- hedrin. is taken as an example of that imperfect faith. He knew about Jesus. The tremendous influence and the oer- sonality of the young preacher had ap- pealed to him. He may have had hopes of persuading him to give up his revolutionary theories and asso- ciate himself with the regularly organized channels of religion. He would be les: dangerous there. So the Roman Catholics thought about Fran- cis of Assisi. Nicodemus was not the "anxious enquirer." He came to dis- c r ver whether he could come to some understanding with this popular young preachei which would keep the Pharisees still in their loved position of religious leadership. He came to Jesus by night (v. 2) perhaps because he did not wish to compromise either himself or his bro- ther Pharisees until he was sure of this new movement. He began with a diplomatic, if somewhat patronizing, speech. He has been accused of cow- ardice, hut surely, unfairly. If it waa by night that he came, at least he came to learn for himself. It is true that he defended Jesus without -;x- prjssing any personal interest in him, but he defended him. He was satis- fied with his own religion, but he was open-minded enough to seek further knowledge. TT. \\ UNHEARD-OF CONDITION, 3: 3-12. Jesus never wasted his time on sham. With Xicodemus he went at once to the heart of things. Nicodemus and his associates were concerned ;ilrut thus new preacher's possible connection with the Messianic king- dom. Their own fitness for that king- dom was taken for granted. Were they nor orthodox children of Abra- ham? They connected Jesus with "he kiuc'lom because they saw external "sign?." But the trjth of his utter- :.n\'s had not gripped them. Jesus shattered this complacency with one sentence, "Except a man be horn ..gain he cannot see the kingdom of God." v. 3. As me-e physical birth lines not make one a real Canadian, 1: ing up -to the high ideals of Cana- dian citizenship, neither did his Jew- ish birth make N'icodemus a member of the new kingdom. A spiritual ai well as a physical qualification was necessary. To be a member if 'he kingdom of l^ve and brotherhood, -me had to be loving and brotherly. The Pharisees' religion was not love, 'it 'aw. Jesus, in speaking of a new birth, borrowed his figure from Mi religious and political language of his day. A pagan, upon embracing the Jewish religion, \v:is said to be "re- born" in the new faith. The same t!>nn was used in the mystery religions wlvch llourislvd in Ephesus whrre .Ii hn was writing his Gospel. To Ins "borr. again" is not to experience some magical change: it is to commit our- selves so unreservedly to the Jesus way of living that the spirit thu: was i*r him will be in us also. cb.anrin<y our characters and our attitudes. We <=hnll become so different from our old .self-considering selves actually liv- ing a new life that we can be spoken i" as havinsr been "re-born." "Nirn from above." Verse f> refer* to 'he Pharisees' re- fusal to submit to John's baptism of repentance. Unrepentant, they are not fit for the Christian brotherhood. Ji;:<t as the wind is known only by its ef- -aid Jesus ( v. 8). so the pres- ence of the Spirit is recognized by the changed character of a man. The per- sistent incredulity of Nicodemus (v. 12) conv'r.vd .Tt-sus that nothing was to be gained by continuing the con- versation. John has now finished with Xicodemus. and dismisses him. He STOPS on with his discourse on God's Gift. III. non's I;U-T FOR ALL, 3: 1:5-17. Verses 14-17 are probably reflec- tions of the author rather than the words of Jesus. They discuss the very truths which Jesus suggested Niro- deiiius could not understand. Not for the select few the Jews but for all who accept it, is God's gift of salva- tion provided. The Son of Man, re- ! Jecteil by the .lows, will bring salva- tion through his sacrifice, vs. 4, 15. For this express purpose did God send his "only begotten" literally one who is like no other son, v. 6. Eternal 1'fe is for "whosoever believeth." "Be- lieveth" here is not an intellectual assent to a creed. It is a personal loyalty and devotion to a person. To l^p "saved." to "have eternal life," and "to be like Jesus" means the sarre thing. IV. HOW CHRIST JUPGES MEN, 3: 18-21. The Jews thought Messiah was coin- ing to punish the unbelievers. But if i'ldirmi'iit is not the motive of the Christ's coming, it is the inevitable consequence. His coming compels men to take s'des. The stand they take shows them up in their true colors. of burning heat. Both had the sensa* | tion of falling at the moment of un- consciousness. So do sport and learn- ing work together.