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i Woman^s World By Mair M. Morgan >-«iiiiitt»«»ttiii . »»»»»«i EARLY TO BKD "All school girls should be in bed by 9:30," declares Miss C. A. Cross, B.A., hpadmistreps of East Ham (England) Grammar School for Girls, who is retirijig after more than 20 years' education service in East Ham. She is perturbed at the "increasing distaste" for homework, and for real concentrated effort in school hours. Miss Cross suggests to parents that there are three causes: The lure of pictures and other amuse ments which keep the schoolgirl oc- cupied long after she should be in bed; increa.<;ing use of Sumiay as a day for outings which sends her to school on Monday morning too tired to take n real interest in her work, and continuous sound of radio and gramophone, which engenders the habit cf hearing without a cor- responding mental effort. Whether or not you agree that hon'.ew'irk should be necessary you must acquiesce in the premise that no child should be expected to con- centrate on his lessons when there are so many outside distractions. Good students know that they must have quiet if they are to grasp and remember the salient points a know- ledge of which will enable them to shine in class. Parents who scold their children for not coming hii?h in the list of good scholars should ask themselves if they have done all they could to help the youngsters by at least "riving them a quiet place to study. RUSH HOUR LUNCH How to get enough nourishmenf. into the child in the few minutes he is home from school for luncheon is a real problem. The meal must be satisfying; without being a tax on the digestion. And it must be easy to eat quickly. A milk dessert fills all these requirements and gives the needed nourishment in a most wholesome form. Here are some easy- to-niake. inexpensive desserts of this sort, warranted to appeal to the youthful taste. Oranrje Meringue Custard 1 1-3 cups (1 can) sweetened con- densed milk 3 oransjes 3 eggs 3 taWe.-poons granulated sugar. Blend sweetened condensed milk with diced pulp and juice of orang- es. Add well-b€aten egg yolks. Pour Into buttered baking dish. Cover top xvith meringue made from stiffly- beaten esg whites and sugar. Bake 15 minutes, or until meringue is brown, in a moderately slow oven (325 degrops F.l. Serves six. Bakeless Pudding 1 1-3 cups {1 can) sweetened con- densed milk Juice of 1 lemon IM cups graham cracker crumbs 2 eggs. Blend together sweetened condens- ed milk, lemon juice and well-beaten egg. Stir until thick. Add graham cracker crumbs. Place in sherbet glasses. May be garnished with whipped cream and nut meats. Serv- es six. 3 teaspoons baking powder '2 teaspoon .salt ',4 cup iMk Break mince meat into pieces, add cold water, place over heat and .â- â€¢â- tir until all lumps are thoroughly broken up. Bring to a brisk boil; continue boilin.'' for three minutes, or until mixture is practically dry. Allow to cool. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat vigorously. Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt and sift again. Add dry ingredients alterna'ely with milk to first mixture. Blend thor- oughly. Fold in cooled mince meat. Chill dough four hours. Roll to M inch thickness on slightly floured I board. Cut with cookie cutter. Bake I on buttered sheet about 12 minutes j in hot oven (400 degrees F.). Mak- i e.s 3 dozen cookies. I Pork Cake 1 (9 oz) package dry mince meat and % cup water boiled almost dry Vi pound fat salt pork '4 cup sugar '•! cup molasses 2M cups flour V2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar % cup hot water U pound citron, finely chopped Break mince meat into pieces. Add cold water. Place over heat and stir until all lumps are thoroughly broken up. Bring to brisk boil. Con- tine boiling for three minutes, or until mixture is practically dry. Al- low to cool. Cut salt pork into small cakes, fry at moderate heat until light brown and crisp, stirring fre- quently. Strain fat and cool. Cream pork fat with sus:ar. Add molasses, blending thoroughly. Sift flour once, n-.easure, add soda and cream of tar- tar and sift again. Fold in citron and cooled mince meat. Pour into greased loaf pan (4 by 8 by 2% inches). Bake 1% hours in slow oven (300 degrees F.). STUFFED HAM ROLL Slice of ham ^-inch thick, cut from center of ham 2 cups moistened bread crumbs 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 cup tomato juice Spread bread crumbs over ham; sprinkle parsley over it. Roll up and tie. Pour over tomato juice, adding a little hot water. Place in baking pan, basting occasionally during the two hours usually required for the baking process. - WHEN THE YOUNGSTERS BRING HOME FRIENDS When the children come home from school, bringing friends with them, the housewife's skill and time are taxed to keep an adequate supply of food on hand Here are cookies as nourishing as they are tempting â€" spicy, fruity. And the cake is one of those de- licious fruit loaves that would im- prove with age if you could manage to keep any of it for more than a few days. Refrigerator Fruit Cookies 1 (9 or.) package dry mince meat and % cup water, boiled almost dry 1-S cup butter or shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cgrg 3 cups flour STT/SS STEAK 2 pounds round or sirloin steak cut 2 inches thick % cup flour, salt and pepper mixed % cup ham or bacon drippings Few slices onion \z green pepper, chopped fine 2 cups boiling water or 1 cup water and 1 cup strained to- matoes Pound flour into meat with wooden potato masher or edge of heavy plate. Heat the fat. Brown the meat on each side in it. Add onion, green pepper, boiling water and tomato. Cover closely. Simmer two hours. This may be cooked in a casserole in the oven. Other vegetables may be added if desired. HOME-MADE ECLAIR Amid all the new arrivals in recipe books, the popularity of the old-fashioned chocolate eclair re- mains undimmed by the years. This Sunday dessert favorite of our childhood is a dessert favorite today â€" a golden brown crisp shell that melts in the mouth, filled with a luscious, creamy chocolate filling. Here it is â€" another triumph of home- made goodness. Chocolate Eclaira 1 cup sifted cake flour 1-3 cup butter or other shortening 1 cup boiling water 3 eggs, unbeaten Sift flour once; measure. Melt shortening in water. SUr flour iiiiu rapidly boiling water. Cook and stir constantly until mixture leaves sides of pan in smooth, compact mass. Remove at once from fire. Add eggs, one at a time, beating only until smooth (20 to 40 seconds) after each. Shape on ungreascd baking sheet, using pastry bag or two tea- spoons to make strips 5x1 inches. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees F.) 20 minutes; then reduce heat to ' :i)deraie (350 degrees K.) and b: 25 miimtes longer. With sharp knife i.iake slit in one .side: insert Creamy Chocolate Filling. Cover eclairs, if desired, with your favorite chocolate frosting. Makes 12. Creamy Chocolate Filling 3 squams unsweetened chocolate 2 cups milk % cup su:iar 4 tablespoons cake flour % teaspoon salt 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Add chocolate to milk and heat in double boiler. When chocolate ia m^jlted, beat with rotary egg beater until blended. Combine sugar, flour, and salt; add gradually to chocolate mixture and cook until thickened, stirring constantly; then continue cooking 10 minutes, stirring oc- casionally. Pour small amount of mixture over egg yolks, stirring vigorously; return to double boiler and cook 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from boiling water; add butter and vanilla, and cool. Makes 2% cups filling. Soothe Wild Waves GINGER PUDDING Good with lemon sauce. % cup white sugar 2 cups flour % teaspoonful baking soda 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 cup bread crumbs 1 teaspoonful salt 1 cup shortening m cup raisins % cup nuts (may be omitted) 2 teaspoonsful ginger 1 cup sour milk 1 cup molasses Steam 2 to 3 hours. Serves 6. Window Seats For Gardens Indoors .4inple Room Even For The Larger Tvpes Of Plants Flower lovers who seriously devel- op the possibilities of window seats in their homes, can have indoor gar- dens almost as satisfying as large ones out-ot-doors. No better location can be foiiihl in the house tor plants than the window seat. Usually there is ample room even for large specimens. Naturally in watering and caring for plants there is likely to be an occasional overflow of water or spillin? of soil. .A. window seat finished in wood in- evitably will become marred and water marked. Therefore, a surface of some waterproof material like tile is far more satisfactory. It will stand abuse and will clean easily. Interesting col- ors and patterns may also be em- ployed. W'hen choosing house plants one may, of course, include subjects like aspidistra, palms, rubber plants, hol- ly fern, anthericum, or Saint Ber- nard lily, dracaenas and pandanus or screw^ pine, which will endure much abuse, as will the now popular sanse- veria. which is often called "lucky plant." The average individual will have no trouble with other plants like the Japanese rubber tree. Crassula ar- borescens, and tiie night blooming cerus, except that they have certain peculiarities. The crassula, for ex- ample, has a tendency to produce drooping branches quite different from the bushy tree-like habit that is to be preferred. This may be the result of growing the plant in too large a pot, overwatering or over- feeding. Stocky growth Is not en- couraged, either, but putting the plant in a dark corner. Since the plant is succulent it does not need a great amount of water in the win- ter months. One should always grow it in a pot that appears too small. "No woman ever acquired charm by means of concentrated attention upon the subject of herself."â€" EInily Post. Father Neptune's weary old eyes brightened when he took an advance peep at what will be worn at his beaches this summer. These bathing beauties, each wearing a different type of swim suit, banded together to show the contrasts in their various cost umes. Any one of them will be perfectly proper. SUNDAY __CHO0LessON 1) LESSON VIII., February 24. â€" Peter Heals a Lame Man. â€" Acts 3: 1-10; 4: 8-12. GOLDEN TEXT.â€" Then Peter said. Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee. Acta 3: 6a. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING. Time. â€" Various periods within the year A.D. 30 or 31. Place. â€" The city of Jerusalem. "Now Peter and John." It would prove interesting to make a list of all the occasions in the Gospel rec- ords where tihese, the two greatest of the Twelve, appeared together. "Were going up into the temple." While earnestly laboring for the spread of Christ's teaching, they did not cast oft regard tor that school- master which iiad been appointed to bring men to Christ. "At the hour of prayer.'' From Scripture we know that the ordinary services of the sanctuary consisted of the mor- ning and evening sacrifices. "Being the ninth hour." The otiher events recorded in the New Testament as occurring at this particular hour are significant (Matt. 27: 45, 45; Acts 10: 3, 30). Peter and John were not so transported by special ecstacies as to forget their daily and customary engageiments with God. "And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was car- ried." The lame are often referred to in the Gospels, as a general class (e.g.. Matt. 11: 5; 15: 30, 31; 21: 14), but this Is the only one who is specifically spoken of. "Whom they laid daily at the door of the temple." The place where help may be most confidently expected by humanl^y in need is where God is worshipped. "Which is called Beautiful.'' Tradi- tion does not help in identifying the exact location of this particular Temple gate. It is believed to be however, "the Corinthian Gate," which is identical with the Nicanor Gate, on tiia east side of the Temple precincts. Its doors, and other parts were of Corinthian brass (or bronze) probably solid, being shut with diffi- culty by twenty men. "To ask alms of them that entered the temple." Even today, in the Orient, the same class of people are found gathered about places of worship. "Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to re- ceive an alms." He mechanically wailed out his formula, apparently scarcely looking at the two strang- ers, nor expecting a response. "And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him." The verb derives from a root meaning "stretched," and indicates an intensive gaze. "With John, said, Look on us." The comment ou this verse by John Calvin is profound: Peter dotAi not thus speak before lie be certain of the purpose and intent of God. -And surely in these words he commandeth liim to hope for some singular and unwonted benefit. "And he gave heed unto them, ex- pecting to receive something from them." Expectation and receptivity were being stirred in him, thoug.h he could not divine what was coming. "But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none." It is perfectly evident that having all things common had not enriched Peter and John. "But what I have, that give I tiiee. The man who uttered those words was a man who lived in the positive rather than in the negative mood. "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Pentecost had not changed the fact w-hich Jesus had declared to his disciples a few months previous. Without me ye can do nothing. "And he took him by the right hand, and immediately his feet and and his ankle-bones received strength. The words in the original are found nowhere else in the New Testament. They are of a technical character, and their use, together with the other features of exact de- scription of the cripple's case, indi- cate that we have before us the lan- guage of the physician (Col. 4: 14). "And leaping up, he stood, and be- gan to walk." There is no hesitation in the man's manner; he does not question the power, but obeys at once. "And he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leap- ing and praising God." "And all the people saw him walk- ing and praising God. " Certainly we are to proclaim publicly the wonder- ful things God has done for us. "And they took knowledge of him. that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the. temple." His previous affliction now gives added weigiht to his present sound- ness of body. When one is convert- ed, it is those who knew our pre- vious life of wickedness or godless- ness who are likely to be most im- pressed. "And they were filled with wonder and amazement." The latter of these two nouns is a translation ot the Greek word ekstasis, from which comes our word ecstasy, and is defined by Thayer as meaning "the state of one who, either owing to the importance or novelty of an event, is thrown into a state ot blended fear and wonder. "At that which had hap- pened unto him.' Finally, as a consequence of this miracle, a great multitude of Jews, as would be exected, crowded togeth- er to learn more of what had been rumored about, in Solomon's Porch, which "derived its name from Solo- mon, and was (possibly) the only rem- nant ot his temple. It was situat- ed on the eastern side of the temple, and BO was sometimes called the East- ern Cloister, and from its position it was a favorite resort. "Then, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them." Peter, "fill- ed with the Holy Ghost," was a man ot war, a mighty captain, a soldier not to be put down; clothed with heavenly panopl.v, eloquent with hea- ven's thunder, gracious with heaven's love. "Ye rulers of the people, and elders. If we this day are examined." The Greek verb here means "to in- vestigate, inquire into, scrutinize, sift, question." "Concerning a good deed done to an impotent man. Cutting straight tiirough their sophistry, and coming at once to the real question involved. "By what means this man is made whole." The healed man is thought of as present, although noth- ing is said of his summons. T'here is no dispute about the reality of tlio lame man's recovery. "Be it known unto you all. and to all the people of Israel." The apostle's speech would no doubt be known throughout Judaism as quicKly as news in those days could be carried. "That in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified. Such a statement as this settles forever any arguments now becoming quite com- mon with some Jewish scholars and rabbis, attempting to exonerate the Jewish natiou from guilt in the death of their Messiah. "Whom God raised from t^e dead, even in him_ doth this man stand here before you' whole." "He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner." The council are fitly called the builders.' for on them depended the whole re- ligious and civil government of the people. St. Peter, with his mind now enlightened to apply the Scriptures, uses the words of the Psalmist (118: 22) as spoken prophetically of Christ. Christ had already (Matt. 21: 42) ap- plied these words to himself and to the way in which he waj; being re- jected of the Jews, in the close of one of his panibles which the Phari- sees felt liail been spoken against them. "And in none other is there sal- vation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men. wherein we must be sav- ed." The original question was not one of salvation, it was merely a question of healing a lame man. But let an apostle heal a man's ankle- bones, and from those ankle-bones he swings clear off to Christ's world-sav- ing Cross. Sometimes we find it dif- ficult to move from our Old Testa- ment text to our New Testament gos- pel; the .Apostles never experienced such a difliculty. See hofl- grandly' Peter stands above the occasion! He was not a mere healer of aakle-bones; he was, in the Almightiness of God, a liealer of souls. n MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FISHER i