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the georgetown herald wed nedy evening june 26th 1940 timely topics for women by barbara baxnk8 vacation time is tlebe summer is with us again a historic summer destined to be long ff remembered for the tragedy unfolding across the seas canada never looked lovelier the gross never seemed greener the skies bluer or the sun brighter in these late june dajs our thoughts are sure to stray to vacation lands to lake and mountain and stream many who other years spent long lazy days swimming in the surf or lolling in the sands this year will have no holiday their country needs them maybe far its fighting forces maybe in key industries or other important positions but the vast majority of canadians are still free to take their vacations as usual and after the strain and stress of the months gone by how foolish they would be to deprive themselves without good reason of even a day of relaxation and fun canada with its unspoiled beautf is becoming to an ever greater degree the vacatlonland of the continent thousands of tourists each year make then way to the play spots along the shores of the great lakes for ashing boating swimming and dariclng those wno are xond of blue waters and far horizons and who like to do their relaxing in a deckchair will find a lake cruise an ideal short holiday do you want to do something novel and different then plan a theuchcanadian vacation in the land of gaily coloured homespuns and old spinningwheels visit modern resorts in quaint outoftheway hamlets with picturesque names partake of the food of the country learn something of frenchcanadian folk lore and the habitant songs the laurentlans are the fisherman s paradise or perhaps you have planned a trip to the canadian rockies with their rugged alpine grandeur a stop over at banff or jasper is an experience to be long remembered luxurious hotels a milehigh gol course swimming riding hiking mountainclimbing a gay social life are just a few of the things that invite you to this summer wonderland perhaps another year canadlansi too will be restricted in the use of their automobiles so why not this summer take a motor trip to the gaspe and the maritlmes picturesque fishing villages sparkling lakes sweeping coastlines of majestic grandeur have lured many travellers to this land of historic traditions and charming oldworld customs just so you won t feel guilty about enjoying the peace and beauty of the great outdoors do take along your red cross knitting or should your refugee arrive in time what a fine inti eduction to canada a vaca tion trip with you would be when so many in the world are homeless or facing great danger howf fortunate we are to be able to find freedom xrom care and a new outlook on life by some rippling stream or silvery lake barbara baines wishes you all a happy holiday t t t t war services the girls wearing indigo bine when the fourth contingent with thousands of reinforcements for the canadian troops arrived in england last thursday nursing sisters in natty uniforms ot indigo blue were first down the gang plank and what a rousing welcome they received thrilled by the self sacrificing valour of british nurses at dunkirk these 129 nursing sisters attached to the royal canadian army medical corps have gone over to nurse the sick and wounded at the canadian hosp tal at taplow this hospital built on the cliveden estate of viscount and vicoun- tess aator has been rushed to completion with great speed that it might be ready when needed it is beautifully situated about twenty miles from london along the winding thames amid giant trees that partially hide it from eagle eyes overhead its peaceful seclusion shady nooks and grass covered roadways will offer healing to bodies and minds hurt by the horrors oi war the nurses who have just gone overseas have been attached for some time to base hospitals in canada and have had special training for military work their average age is 26 their average height 5 feet 5 inches and if the ones i have talked with art tvpicai they art keenly aware of the great opportunltv for service given them and will undertake their work at taplow hot pi tal with a fine enthusiasm and courage this columnist having been in hospital for the last couple of weeks knows whereof she speaks when she tells you how important good nursing is work carefully and thoroughly done means faster recovery a nurse unperturbed by groans or tears bct whose understanding sym pathy recognises pain can make vou feel it is all really not so hard to endure then if she can ouse your serine of humour she is a perfect nurse i look aruoiiu my h roo with i be loyal to yourself let kruichen help kesp ymrwetl do you know thi millions of people throughout the kiupire take the little daily do of kruachcn salts every moruung oi their lives they are being loyal to themaetvea because kruscbeo helps to keep them on the job and on their toes whether they are on active service in the kitchen the office at a lathe or an assembly line why get behind in your work why lose a day s pay a nigjvt sleep an hours fun why grow old before your years when kruschen salts will help you buttlo the com mon cause of these disappointments kroschen helps banish the misery of headaches backache twinges of rheumatism r bout stomach itdoes this because it contains not one or two but several specially chosen aineral salts in very minute crystal almost powder form that help clear your body of waste of poisons blood impurities no large dosage is required no bloating aftermath no violent laxative effect simply take what you can put on a dime in your morning glass of water keep taking it just that way and see how soon you will get relief how it gradually imparts to you that glorious feeling of tingling fitness that makes you willing to tackle anything all be cause it helps banish body waste and poisons at drug stores 26c 46c 76c ctctk brides cake it m ill be a uome made triumph by katharine baker even sinpie home weddings have a habit of running into more money ulan was originally counted on matter how hard one tries to keep within reasonable budget extra ex penses crop up and these can t be a voided but there is one heavy item which can be economized on the wedding take this must of course be the crtwnmg glorv of the wedding breakfast but when it is furnished b j did ov know i mainly for women chronic undulant fever an unmarried woman 30 years of age has for 3 years complained of dally fever running from 98 to 100 is easily fatigued can scarcely drag herself to do her household work she feels despondent and has thoughts of suicide her skin is very sensitive she has mental disturbances and a change in personality her acquaint ances and friends agree that she is not the woman she was tubei cuiosls neurasthenia and var ious other affections had been suspec- a skip test gave no positive re sults finally a recent blood test was positlve for undulant fever undulant fever is commonly ac quired from drinking the raw milk of cows affected with contagious abortion this disorder is fairly common among canadian herds in some cases work ers in laboratories become infected and in most cases recovery is slow in malta the disease is one of goats and is called malta fever in cases of continued low fever tor which no satisfactory cause can be found the physician should think of chronic undulant fever the modern treatmen for this disorder is the use of brucella vaccines and the produc tion of artificial fever by means of injections of typhoid paratyphoid vac cine or preferably by physical means there is little evidence that the use-of- sulfanilamide produces any lasting ef feci under the care of a competent phy slcianand by the use of specific meas ures uch as those recited most pa tienls recover in the course of a few weeks or months in the case referred to above lm provemen under careful treatment for six monhs is showing tffeel after a proper diagnosis was midc the only reliable preventive is the use of pasteurized milk it makes a nicer cool drink salada ee2ewtta canada and strain off the juice the residue may be combined with other foods or i sed in soups one other suggestion don t use soda to preserve the color in cooking green vegetables not only is it un necessary if the lid is left off the pot but it destroys the valuable vitamin c says the health league the hchlth league has published a new leaflet on nutrition called how to eat for health and victory it will be sent free of charge to any citizen the health league also suggests hat fooc and war a new booklet issued by the canadian medical aso elation is a valuable book for house wives to hive in amounts up to onetenth of one per cent while sulphurous acid and its nits may be present in varying cdh- centratlons depending on the type of food the limit being four parts in two- thousand parts of dried fruit still another class is prohibited in cluding formaldehyde betanapthol abrastol fluorine compounds sacchar ine and similar synthetic compounds the qualification is made that sacc harine and similar synthetic com pounds may be used in foods prepar ed for he exclusive use of persons suf fering from disease tiiey softly walk they are not gone who pass beyond me clasp of hand window of lake ontario and toronto island with lovely bouquets of roses and peonies to let me know my friends are thinking of me with a nurse to answer my bell and gratify my slightest wish i can t help but compare the care i have been getting with the plight of our soldiers and sailors and airmen wounded while fighting for us many of them must be left long hours without even first aid or a sedative to help them bear their pain before they at last arrive at a hospital far away from home and loved ones then if ever a man needs good nursing to bring him back to health and spirits thousands of canadian nurses have enrolled offering their services for wax or disaster wherever and whenever they are needed the british government is discussing plans for sending both the military and civilian wounded to canada because of inability to provide safe hospitalization for them at home should this plan materialize great numbers of nurses will be needed to care for them between 2on and 30 canadian women physicians and surgeons have also registered for army service and are prepared to go overseas when needed they are especially eager to serve in the war against hitler be cause as one doctor stated we know that if nazism comes to the new world we will lose the scientific privileges which are now ours they claim that trained women are physically as well able to perform the strenuous medical work of war as are men and that in the last war some hospitals behind the french lines were entirely staffed by women a nurse or woman doctor entrusted with the care of war casualties requires special qualifications she needs gieat stamina and power of endurance she needs resourcefulness and courage and loyalty but above ail she needs a great love of humanity and a great understanding of the human heart k i t t t book review chad hanna by w d edmonds in drums along the mohawk w d edmonds told what it felt like to live through the revolution of the mohawk valley in chad hanna he tells of the colourful days when the erie canal was one of the main arteries of american life chad hanna himself was brought up in an orphanage from which he ran away to become a horse boy on the canal the opening chapter finds him a husky not too ambitious youngster working as a hostler at the yellow bud tavern and wondering what life has to offer outside his tiny flyspecked village when huguenines great and only international circus comes to town chads interest is aroused he joins it and from then on be comes a typical circus hostler wandering in and out of the tiny villages that border the canal he shares the ups and downs of the troupe its glamour its hard work difficult journeys and uncertainties he per forms and fights and falls in love chad hanna gives us an interesting and authentic picture of life in the early part of the last century a much more peaceful period than the present tilt let me remind you raf aged eighteen laughing through clouds his milk teeth still unshed cities and men he smote from overhead his deaths delivered he returned to play childlike with childish things now put away rudyard kipling news about food kate smith gala cake kale smith is almost as well known lor her perfect cakes as she is for her beautiful voice this is one of her favourite recipes 2 cupr cake flour sift flour once measure add baking 2 teapoons baking powder powder and salt and sift three times cream butter ad sugar graduall p ofe sionnl eaten r the cost does come high then why not make it at hone it will take a little more work but the re ults will be gratifying both n appearance and money saved bride s cake 3i curi sifted cake flour 1 tea baking powder 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 1 i cups egg whites unbeaten teaspoon vanilla t teaspoon almond extract sift flour once measure add baking si three ti powder rrrd- cream butter thoroughly add sugar jlttle io gradually and cream together until m light and fluffy add egg whiles cup at a time beating about 3 minutes i rabble ifter tsch addition add flour a nutrltio did lookim baim is u id on know t i il the tempting 1 taxi nf i it nei l i of lower food value linn tht i out- from the- stro embrace in canada the amount and kinds i t are but come s0 close of preservatives and the classes or we need not rope with foodstuffs to which they may or may j nor look io sec nor tr be are dtrmtd j re to catcn tne of teel tf oratories of the division nave t off snoea to softly walk by day t it vdi of tlit items of informs t n in id 1 on b 1 h ilth u iut cin da in connection with the l i if s ampoilii u i use the stan dnrrtj of heilth and ifi ifnc in cin of chemistry science service domin ion department of agriculture assist in maintaining a cons ant check on imports and the products of canneries ind packing planls licened by the dominion authorities harmless sub stances uch is common salt sugar i r wood smoki vinegar spices leonol ui d ref im d sodium nitrate nav oe i i d n or x n meat or meal 1 0duc th rt applies an t are not lost food tnded for infants or inval who find tnc n not lost ill e nauraliv the choice of alld mar of q leservati i used dexneis on uie par ji m p ar not dead who live although f i tht kavt fcphtnd lermenta in those whom u bessed added for rhey lhe a 1 f l s i and shal live thtough the years man however csnec i eternal lilt and grow within our thought to tread at nlkht our dream led paths of sleep tiey are not lost who find the sunset gate the goal of all the weary years nor lost are they who reach tne summit of their climb the peak above the clouds mkitlil ind con rolling occasin bt p irpo nnsknij d mant however cspec illv with icxci to meat and meat ileillh league dues thr i ueh a well es ab f cu uia s in m of uit value of fished i id efficient sjstem or mspec nbbast hi n nd minerals ion maintained bv the dominion de ire lo i in boiling cabbige salad is partmtm of agriculture that meat mon nutritious than cooiced cabbaae piojuc s which do not conform to the nlfd nut inn that ph ha j standar nre prohibited mnreo i teaspoon salt 23 cup butter or other shor tening i cup white sugar 3 eggs unbeaten 13 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla and cream together until light and fluffy add eggs one at a time and boating thoroughly after each add flour alternately with milk a small amount at a time beating each addi tion until smooth add vanilla bake in two greased 9 inch layer pans in moderate oven 350 degrees f 3 to 30 minutes spread almond butter cream frosting between layers lid on top and sides of cake sprinkle top of cake generously with silvers of toasted almonds almond butter cream frosting 14 cup butter 1 egg white beaten 4 cups icing sugar 1 cup toasted almonds ground h teaspoon almond extract dash of salt cream butter thoroughly add part of sugar gradually add egg white and blend add remaining sugar and cream until very light and fluffy add ing j or cream if necessary until right oonstltency add almonds flav ouring and salt and blend fter mall amount nt a lime beating well lor each addition add flavoring and beat vigorously turn into a 10 inch tube pan which has been greased lined on bottom sides and around tube with heavy paper and again grea sed bake in a slow oven 275 d f 1 hour then increase heat slightly 300 d f and bake 50 minutes long er or until done insert favors if de sired bv wrapping each in waxed pa per and pressing into small silts cut in cake spread ornamental butter frosting smoothly on top and sides of cake decorate with simple borders festoons and rosettes of frosting and trim with sliver draftees serve on silver tray or platter surrounded with sprays of fern treeslas cosmos bridal wreath place special bridal favor on top of cake if desired or tic small wedding bells or other favors to white ribbons and intertwine through spraj ornamevtal butter frosting 4 tablespoons butter 5 cups sifted confectioners sugar 2 egg whites unbeaten 2 table poons cream about 1 teaspoons vanilla teaspoon salt cream butter add part of the sugar gradually blending after each addi lion add remaining sugar alternate ly with egg whites then with cream until of right consistency to spread- beat afte each addition until smooth add vanilla and salt spread frosting smoothly on top sides and inside cen ter opening of cake use remaining frosting with a pastry tube to make borders festoons and rosettes on coke fill tube only full at time makes enough frosting to cover 10 inch tube cake and to use for special decorating canadian red cross surgical sum us department the following items arc being ship ler thts week 30 surg cal dressings 19 x 12 80 s irglcal dressings 9 x 10 120 suigical dressings 9x5 400 wipes 2 x 2s 600 compresses 4x4 90 surgical towels 55 bias bandages flannelette 6 58 straight bandages factory cotton 1ft straight bandages f cot dionne quintuplets plaklsiting hours visitors by the tens of thousandk hock to the cojnmuriity of caunnder on the canadian national railways to visit the dlonne quintuplets how ever it is necessary to limit visiting periods and it is now announced that thtfre are twe such daily periods from 530 ajn to hum rjo and from 3 00 pm to 390 pan eastern standard time the children will appear daily weather and their health permitting food value of no picket values of any kind are al s br s o it mav cast o t 1 in milk another class of pre ms i ninth as the humbler i serva i ts is allowed in certain foods bit iht m rfbl oik bit more such a benzoic and sulphurous acid cnntifd ietabl5 though and tin lr salts which may be used in up in three grades fancy definite amounts if declared in plain ivpe on the label of the food container these chtmicals are tolerated to quote tne regtlations under the food and ung ac because sufficient evidence is not available concerning their phy li to prove that they thej an choice an stinuid c of equal val whate er the tirade and litrf ls a hin as to tli6 cheap- t w v of out lining lorrulo juice without wlich lunch or dinner is not torn ilele tor a s u many people buy ht lowest t reed grade of canned tomatoes sajs iht health league of siological notion are harmful to health benzol- acid or its salts may be used each dav more beautiful as urn declares their good forgets the rest and proves their mmortallty the little scamp run upstairs johnny and brine me babys nightgown ordered the mother i cai t be bothered ny replied john- oh johnny ir you re not kind to your little sister shell put on her wings and fly back to heaven said the mother well let her put on her wings and fly upsairs for her nightgown retor- ied the ycungster it takes more than a coat of paint or a new wallpaper to revive a jaded looking hnthroom suggests the can adlan institute of plumbing and heat hui in fact a new coat of painldj ten mere serves to show up the drab ness of ah old fashioned chubby legged bathtub or bulky looking old styled wash basin with the plumbing exposed underneath before having any decorating done m the bathroom this spring the housewife would be well advised to consider replacing certain fixtures since these are just as important to bathroom beauty as are the walls and floor coverings says the institute bathroom fixtures have changed considerably in the last few years and are now available in every heslred col our in a wide variety of designs that combine with their charm and inter esting appearance many utilitarian features that were not built into the old stjle fixtures beautiful white or coloured porcelain lavatories on slen der chromium legs have matched chro- jnlum tow b at the sides providing ample space for tbflet artic- les cabinet models have handy draw ers and cupboards underneath for storing linens soaps and other bath room equipment streamlined tubs of white or col oured enamelled cast iron are designed on lower lines have integral seats wide rims or bath bars and hand grips for use when emerging and entering new closets have a smartly modern design although the quiet onepiece type is preferable they can also be obtained with flush tank and bowl so closely coupled that no unattractive supply p pe shows between like the one piece closet they stand away from the wall thus pr condensation goloured fixtures smartly de- i signed against attractive wall and floor coverings gave this j bathroom new beauty on the tank from damaging the wall surrace tubs lavatories and closets com in matched units in greens blues oor- n3 orchid ivuiy and even black as well as the traditional white a great deal of ingenuity and effort has been expended in the field of bathroom necessities and acceaaottas which include attractive matchlnf soap containers glass holders towel barsv glass shelves and other improvements- tubular lighting is very effectrro and a large mirror wil also be found to add a distinctive touch an experienced master plumber will be able to offer many helpful suggw tlons for rejuvenautig a drab looking bathroom and easy financing term are still available under the romtt- improvement plan from any brand bank or authorised lending institution