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fHE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927 CHILD-LIKE ENVIRONMMENT ESSENTIAL FOR CHILDREN Elsie F. Kartack. I was paying a week-end visit to an old classmate. I had looked eagerly forward to this visit as I had not seen my friend since her marriage and had never seen her little five-year-old daughter. Immediately upon my arrival, the conversation turned upon' Betty. "Oh, I am so anxious for you to see her," said the fond mother. "She is playing in the sand now. I'll call her in a. few minutes. I like to keep her out-of-doors when I am working, so that she is out of the way." I glanced out of the window, and litt nand pil Her 1: Betty is other cl disciplin lending she v luite hap- "Does she have anyone , to play 'ith?" I asked. "No, the other children of the eighborhoocl ail go to kindergarten." "A.nd doesn't Betty go?" I asked.. I was shocked at her reply. "No, haven't sent her yet and I'm not gb: ig to send her next year and per-f,p5 not the next. She is all I have want her for companionship.." ing. Betty had a plate and mug all covered with fluffy yellow chicks and a small knife, fork and spoon lay betide them. Everything was arranged to appeal to a child's taste and yet )3etty sat idly playing with her food. Hei mother coaxed, scolded and finally brought a ruler to the table and threatened to whip her if she did not eat. Even then Betty ate very little. After lunch I suggested that she take me up to her play room and show me her toys. Here was a great wonderful house, lighted with real electric lights. There was a real bath room with all the fixtures and a kitchen with a gas stove and sink. Everything was as complete as in the best modern home. Betty demonstrated the lights and showed me all the things. Then she sat back and foided her hands. "Wh> don't you play with your house?" I asked. "Oh, it isn't to play with; it's just to look at, Mother says." "Would you like to make one that you can play with? If you will bring me an old. shoe box and a pair of 11 show you how to make I £ elfish^ rdly a this, i',:i<i ing thes unch was ready. Betty's rifoth-t to the door and called. No e from the little figure bend-r the sand. She called a second diird time. Then Beity raised id. An annoyed look crossed 3, but she came. At her mothproof she answered a bit re-y, "M> pie was almost finish-as just putting the raisins in." I, never mind the pie now. is ready. Wash your hands, iv dirty you have gotten your-ow many times must 1 tell you ty ran delightedly to her mother :ame back crestfallen. "Mot'ier she doesii't want me to cut be-I get scraps around." 'But," I ! Then 1 suggested that we play of what house and undress the doll and put Do you ! it to bed, but this, too, Betty said, panionship j could not be done. Mother lad wash-years will red the doll's clutnes and dressed V to go on a trip the next day with Betty and it must be kept clean and tidy.. And so I went on from one thing to another( trying to find something that the chid could really do for herself, but without success. There must be nothing to make the house or the child look untidy. If she did become interested for a moment in a picture book, her mother broke the thread of her thought by calling her to, wash her hands. No wonder she was unnatural, hard to govern and did not eat. The companionship of children, activity directed into natural, childlike channels, and less adult interference would have done much toward making Betty a happy, contented and obedient child. Fisherman's Luck Sunday School Lesson September 11. Lesson XI.--Solomon Dccicates the Temple--1 Kings 8: -1-11, 62, 63. Golden Text--I was rjlad when they said unto me, Let us oc into the house cf the Lord.-- PfeJlm 122; 1. }: ANALYSIS. i. the bringing of the ark covenant into the II. solomon's dedicatory si - TRAYEK, 12-53. III. the tENEDICHON, the and the feast, 54-66. Introductio n--After David brought the sacreJ. ark, which represented to the people of Israel the immediate presence of God, into his capital city of Jerusalem, 2 Sam., ch. j C, and had placed it in a tent which he had pitched for i; there, he desired to build a temple which would be able dwelling place for the God to, whom he believe he owed his kingdom I and all his prosperity. He believed, too, that the unity and pei Lis kingdom, and the strength of his capital city were dependent upon the presence and blessing of God, upon the recognition of him common worship by all the tribes. His city was not complete without thi sanctuary. The story of David's purpose to build a temple and how he was withheld from its fulfilment is told Sam. 7 and the corresponding . in 1 Chron., ch. 17. In Chronicles, # we are told how he gathered treasure and made preparation for the building, how he called for and received the willing contributions of the people and instructed Solomon as to the plan of the temple and his duy in regard to it. "Take heed now," he said, "for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuarv; be strong, and do it," (1 ChrOn., clis. 28,29). Solomcn secured the help of the king of Tyre, who had been the friend and ally of David, and of the skilled workmen of the Phoenicians, and had timber cut in the forests of Lebanon, brought down to the sea, made into rafts and towed along the shore to a convenient landing near Jerusalem, then dragged up through the mountain passes to that city. There he had stones cut from the reck quarries, some of great size. The building began in the fourth year of his reign, estimated as about B.C. 966, and was ! finished in seven years, ch. 6:38. I I. the bringing of the ark of the \ covenant into the temple, 1-11. i For the careful study of this oass- • age one should compare the parallel j etory in 2 Chron. 5:2-10. Solomon re yarded the dedication of the temple &s an event of national importance. Wisely, therefore, he assembled the chief men of all the tribes that they might have part in it. Since the ark had to be brought up out of the city of David, which is Zion, it is clear that the temple had been built outside of that city. The original city of David, taken by Mm from the Jebusites. appears to have been situated on the southern spur of the eastern ridge, or hill, and south of the modern city wall. The temple, end the royal palace, ani "the house of the forest of Lebanon," and the "porch, or hall, of pillars,' and "the porch of the throno where he might ind'ee," were built on highei ground to the north, and the whole group of buildings was, no doubt, strongly fortified, thus adding both to the area and the strength of the city on that side. The name Zion which originally designated the Jebusite fortress, was afterwards extended to the whole of that part of the city including the temple hill. The feast in the month Ethanim was, in all probability, the Feast of Tabernacles, or "The Feast of Ingathering," Exod. 23:16 and Lev. 23: 34, that is the autv.mn festival at the time of fruit gathering. The year is , reckoned here as beginning in the culmination of this act of worship, springfi in March or April. .overwhelming sense of the divine The tablernacle of the congregation !£re/5eI11?e\ f?r ^he 8" «f the Lord TI}E or, more simply, "the tent of meet- had filIed the house-HI. ing," would seem, at first sight, to n- Solomon's dedicatory speech and ANDjhave been the sacred tent-sanctuary pkayer, 12-53. of the wilderness. But, as we have The ancient Greek translation has, [fice seen, in a previous lesson, that was at after verse 53, a fuller and probably German Sweets Ways Four-Fruit Jam This is one of the nicest preserves Imaginable. Take 1 pound each stoned black-heart cherries, rasp ries, strawberries and bilberries 3"^ pounds of white sugar. -Melt the sugar in a preserving pan with just enough' water to prevent it from burn- aP Ing. When the sugar .is quite clear, !t put in the cherries and boil them \ gently for 20 minutes, then add the mainJng fruit. Simmer the jam g ly for 1 hour and put it into glasse the usual way. to Use Cottage Cheese ' or Sour Milk Geo. A. Warburton of Tcrom Trout weighing 5 pounds 1% A record for Ontario waters. have been offered at the altar ir temple court, or possibly, as they ceded the ark, at appointed along the way The ark was 1 unto its place, into the orE.de of house, to the most holy place. r was the innermost chamber of temple, twenty cubits, or a little than thirty feet, in length, and in height. There stood two bim, angelic figures carved ii wood, under whose outspread the ark rested. The staves we , parently, long poles thrust throi rings on either side of the ark which it might easily be the two tables of stone, see Excd. 40 20, and Deut. 10: 1-5, and compare Heb. 9:4. The temple and the ark symbolized to the Hebrew mind, the pi;r-God, and so did the cloud-, i ', which filled the house. Priests and worshippers together had, at the ment of God's goodness, and the long and very beautiful prayer of dedication are worthy of careful study. Solomon recognizes the fact that the house which he has built can only very inadequately represent the Swelling place of God, vs. 27-29. iii. the benediction, the sacrifice, and the feast, 54-66. The meat of this great number of ,____ficial animals was, no doubt, used by the assembled multitude in the feast that followed.. Fat portions were heaped for burning upon the altar. Those who joined in the feast came from all parts of the kingdom, from as far as Hamath, on the river the north, and the bor- ' 1:3. It is very probable that we are dealing with narratives drawn from different ancient sources, which are not in perfect agreement in every detail. It is, of course, possible that this sacred tent and its furniture had already been brought from Gibeon to Zion in preparation for the ceremony of dedica-! trion. The multitude of sacrifices must form of the lines vs. 12, 13: The Lord hath set the sun in the heavens, But hath chosen himself to dwell in darkness; So I have built this great house for thee, A place for thee to dwell in forever. The brief speech in acknowledg- s of Egypt on the soi th. r 'if- ©§> % Not Level Headed Flies--"It Cranberry Compete This compote will keep good for a long time if the instructions are closely followed. Wash 10 pounds cf fresh cranberries and pick them over carefully. Put over the fire 6 pounds of white sugar, with just sufficient water to cover the bottom of the pan. When the sugar is melted, put in the berries and let them boil up several times, stirring with a wooden spoon, then pour them into a large bowl and without ceasing until the- compote is cold. It can then be filled into large glass jars and tied down. Rhenish Apple Jelly Twelve pounds of ripe, juicy apples should be well washed and cut slices without peeling or coring. Place them in a preserving pan with pint of cold water; bring to the boil and continue boiling gently jntil tl apples are quite soft. Then stra the fruit through a jelly bag and sii mer the juice with a very little sugar, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it becomes thick. The quantity of sugar must depend upon the sweetness of the apples and upon individual taste. The jelly must be only slightly sweetened. Strawberries or Raspbirricc and The fruit must be perfectly fresh and if it is found necessary to wash it, use Ice-cold water and dip the fruit in very quickly, so that the aroma may be retained. Drain the berries and place them in a glass dish, just covering them with powdered sugar. Leave the fruit for a couple of hours in a cold place and serve whipped cream with it in a separate dish. Apple Mush A dozen fine apple3, peeled, cored and quartered, should be simmered until tender with very little water and sugar to taste and then put through a fine sieve. When cold mix lightly with the mush the stiffly-beaten whites of two fresh eggs; turn into a glass dish and decorate with little pieces of currant jelly or preserver cherries. Set the dish on ice until served. If the flavor of cinnamon is liked, a little may be boiled with the apples. u'.r, .lis, Tomato Cheese 8lices Season cottage cheese to taste with chopped green pepper and chopped onion, add chopped nut-meats, salt as suits, and cream to bind the mixture together well. Use this- as a stuffing for tomato shells and set the molds o.i ice to chill. Serve cut in slices about %-inch thick and pour over each portion mayonnaise dressing diluted with whipped cream. Frizc Cheese Meld Soak for 10 minutes 2 tablespoon-fuls of gelatine in y2 of a cupful cf cold water, then dissolve it over hot water. To this add 2 cupfuls cf cot-tag cheese, % of a cupful each cf evaporated milk and chopped stuffed olives, 2 teaspconfuls of salt and 1/8 of a teaspoonful of pepper. Pour into a cold wet mold and set into the refrigerator until firm. Serve un-m?lded on a bed of lettuce and garnished with tiny lettuce hearts'and strips of pimento. Pour French dress- There is a big demand from spinsters for literature on marriage. Shelf help. Instead of the chopped olives, % of a cupful of pimento or green pepper, cut fine, may be used. One teaspcon-ful of chopped onion added ^ives just the zest that seme people like, too. Pineapple and Cheese Salad On beds of lettuce on individual salad plates arrange slices of canned pineapple that have been slit almost to the middle so they may easily bs cut apart with the fork. Rub fresh cottage cheese through a sieve or a fruit press so it falls in delicate flakes on the fruit, then press a little hard-boiled yolk of egg through in the same way. In the hole in the yinc-apple put a teaspoonful of currant Jelly. Sprinkle over all a French dressing in which lemon juice has been used instead of vinegar. The flavor in this combination blend de-liciously. Pirncla and Cheese Salad Mix together: 1 pound of cottage tfheese, 1% tablespoonfuls of thick cream, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 2 table-spoonfuls of minced stuffed clives and 4 tables-poonfulsof chopped nutmeats. Rinse a loaf mold in cold water, then ewith waxed paper on the bottom the paper extends a few inches out each side of the mold. Pack the cheese mixture in 3 layers, putting chopped pimentoes between them. Set y thoroughly to chill. At serving time turn the mold upside down over remove the paper and garnish the loaf with wafer-thin slices of stuffed olives. Garnish with lettuce hearts at the base of the mound and pour over it a little whipped cream flavored to taste with mayonnaise dressing. Pass more of the dressing salad Is cut into slices at the table. Cottage Cheese Sausages Mix together 1 cupful each of cottage cheese and dry bread crumbs, % of a teaspoonful of powdered sage, % of a cupful cf choppd peanuts and *4 of a teaspoonful each of salt and paprika. Blend 1 tablespoonful of chopped onion with *4 of a cupful of peanut butter and work this into the dry mixture. Shape into sausages, dip in luted with wate blanched almonds and % of a pint of ancI set aslae 10 ary' At S8rvin^ tlme. whipped cream. Mix all together > fry to a «^1<Jen brown and Squish lightly, heap loosely on beds of lettuce 1 wlth ParsIey <>r .lemon sIices- s°r™ and serve very cold. Pour over a lit-, not- tie mayonnaise before serving and! Cottage Cheese Surprii Cheese and Nut Salat garnish with slicd candied cherries. A Merry Breeze and a Lively Sea j Linecups or other small molds with ; cottage cheese, then fill with a salad j madeof celery, nuts and almost any kind of fruit cr vegetable cn hand, all chopped together and moistened with j mayonnaise. Put on the ice to chill. ' Serve unmolded cn individual beds of lettuce and with mayonnaise dressing poured over each portion. Tutti-Frutti Cheese To e allow : 1 of cottage c ed- udled cherries, 1 table-conful of chopped citron, 2 table-ocnfuls of grated canned pineapple '.veil drained from the juice, and Vs of a cupful of whipped cream, or thick cream. Chop tho fruit together, add 1 teaspoonfi:! each of grated Iemcn peal and sugar, then tho cottage cheesa and the cream. Mold in a shallow pan and set side to chill. Serve in slices on beds of lettuce with mayonnaise poured over each portion. But-terd toast goes well with this. Cottage Cheese Sandwich Filling One-half of a cupful of sbreddel ' pineapple, drained from the juice, added to the same amount of cottage cheese, with salt to taste and lemon juice to bind together makes an ex-•llent combination. Chop together: 1 small ohion, 10 pitted olives, 1 sweet green pepper and mall sour pickle. Mix with 1 cupful of orttage cheese, arid salt to taste yonnaiee dressing to, form a paste that will spread well. Spread one slice of buttered bread ith currant jelly and the other with-cottage cheese mixed with mayonnaise it spreads. Put together with a nut-meats between, fix together: % of a cupful of iced celery, 1 cupful of coLtage chejese, 1 teaspoonful of minced parsley and 4 tablespoonfuls of chopped it-meats. Add salt to taste and en-igh mayonnaise to hold the filling tether. This is especially good spread tween buttered slices of brown Plenty of buttei The deck of Sir Th ith 1 £pare the golden rod and you