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Urgent Need for National
Health Insurance Revealed
W HILE the National Health bill
is not expected to he taken up
at this session of the congress, its
final adoption may have moved near
er because of the amazing and em
barrassing testimony which has
been given befo; e the senate com
mittee on education and labor dur
ing three weeks of hearings.
This measure, known as the Wag-
ner-Murray-Dingell bill (S. 1606) is
opposed by the American Medical
association as “socialistic,” and by
others who declare that voluntary
health programs will meet the needs
of the nation. Nevertheless, its pro
ponents declare otherwise and say
that nothing short of passage of the
measure will provide for the na
tion’s health needs.
And in an enlightened democ
racy such as ours where medi
cal and surgical science have
made such tremendous strides,
where curative and preventive
medicine have reached such
heights of accomplishment, one
can only use the word “dis
graceful” after listening to the
testimony describing the state
of the health of the American
people. Here are some of the
facts in the testimony:
The bill provides for a health in
surance plan for all necessary med
ical, surgical, hospital and clin
ical needs, including dental and op
tical treatment, child and maternal
care, at a cost of approximately 3
per cent of income to be paid ap
proximately one-half by individuals
and the other half by employers and
public funds. Services of physicians
of their own choice would be avail
able to all persons and doctors
would have the right to come into
or remain out of the insurance sys
tem and to accept or reject patients
as they now do. The bill provides
for larger grants of federal money
to the states for preventive services
and it would expand the G.I. Bill
of Rights to provide these services
for the veteran and his family for
non-service connected illness.
Only 22% Now Covered
Other testimony was . . . that only
about 22 per cent of the people have
voluntary insurance against hospit
al costs, less than 4 per cent for
physicians’ service, that health in
surance plans sponsored by medical
societies are operative in less than
half the states and only offer limit
ed service at high cost . . . that
more than 23,000,000 have some
chronic disease or physical im
pairment . . . that in any 24-hour
period, 7,000,000 people are incapaci
tated by illness or other disability
. . . that about 500,000,000 man-days
are lost annually due to illness and
accidents . . . that 15,000,000 people
in 40 per cent of the counties do
not have any recognized general
hospital . . . that there is no full
time public health officer in 40 per
cent of the counties . . . that one-
half of the deaths of women in
child-birth and a third of the infant
deaths could be prevented if known
measures were fully applied.
Since introduction of the Nation
al Health Bill last fall, 13,500 babies
and 1,300 mothers died whose lives
might have been saved, and each
day of delay on the bill we lose
85 more babies and 8 more moth
ers needlessly. To do anything less
than to give children, no matter
where they live, a healthy start in
life is wasteful of future man and
woman pov.’er. Letting fathers and
mothers struggle unsuccessfully to
find what care they can for chil
dren is not good enough. Under
present conditions, the average
family spends 4 per cent of its in
come for medical care, but over 40
per cent of the total burden of med
ical costs falls on 10 per cent of
the population. People with low in
comes have more sickness and need
more medical care, yet they receive
much les^.
Three Cents a Day
Over 40 per cent of young men
and women were found unfit for
military service, one-sixth had re
medial defects and many more
were preventable. Doctors and hos
pitals are located according to
wealth of population and not ac
cording to health needs of the peo
ple. Medical practice in rural areas
must be made more attractive.
Complete health service including
cost of dental care for a child would
cost about $8 per year or less than
3 cents a day.
“I’D RATHER have little girls
than little boys,” one hears a
mother say, "because it’s so hard to
keep the boys in clothes.”
Well, I suppose boys are just a
bit harder on clothes than dainty
little girls are, but if you do your
own sewing and use sturdy materi
als and good seams and also allow
plenty of room for the active play
in which the boys engage, there
won’t be anything too difficult about
keeping them in garments.
You’ll find that Dad’s old clothing
can be utilized to make sturdy, eco
nomical clothing for Junior. Pants
can easily be cut down or ripped
apart and sewed into little pants
for the youngster. Shirts, too, are
easy to make from larger ones and
you’ll find that the material stands
up beautifully for all the baseball,
roller skating or other sports in
which the boy may participate.
Don’t plan to make long-sleeved
shirts for boys’ everyday wear. They
are much too active, they get into
too much dirt for you to be both
ered scrubbing cuffs clean on every
shirt you wash. Short sleeves are
not only easier to care for, but
they also allow more freedom of
movement for boys at play.
Study seam construction carefully
before you start sewing and bear in
mind that everyday clothes will
have to stand up under innumerable
washings. Big patch pockets are
useful because they are nice for
carrying all sorts of incongruous ob
jects, even if you don’t always like
the job of cleaning them out. Bound
buttonholes and bound slits are also
very useful because they will stand
wear better than any other type of
cor struct ion.
Make Flat Felled Seams
For Utility Clothing
To make seams properly for util
ity garments, be sure that you leave
sufficient allowance of fabric for
a nice-sized seam. If you find that
the material ravels easily, for ex
ample, allow about % to 14 of an
inch more for the seam.
If you are not an experienced
seamstress, the best rule to fol
low before putting seams together
If you have uiornout men’s clothes. . . .
is to baste everything before stitch
ing on the machine. You may also
use a pinned seam, allowing the foot
of the machine to push the materi
al. This method is good for heavy
fabric.
To make a pinned seam, place
the pins close together and set in
from the edge so they can be re
moved as you stitch.
The flat-felled seam is very popu
lar in men’s and boys’ clothing be
cause the seam is flat, easy to press
and looks well tailored. To make
it, first stitch the raw edges of the
outside of the garment as for a reg
ular seam. Trim off one edge of the
seam to within Vi inch of the seam
line. Turn under the raw edge of
the other side % inch and pull it
flat over the short side. Hem by
hand or machine so the seam lies
flat.
Patch Pockets Are Made
With Cardboard Pattern
Patch pockets should be made
just as correctly as possible to look
well on tailored garments, such
Make them into garments for Junior.
as shirts and pants. Cut the pat
tern from a piece of cardboard, but
do not leave an allowance for seams
on the pattern itself. Place the card
board pattern over each of the pock-
Dainty Shantung
A frock of blue print shantung
designed by Emmet Joyce gives
a graceful waistline by a series
of gores which taper toward the
center of the buttons. The shoul
der treatment is called a “peace
time epaulet.” Gloves and hat
match the dress.
et pieces and press the seam al-
, lowance over the edges of the card
board. This will assure all the pock
ets being the same size.
In heavier fabrics, cover the raw
edge with flat seam binding after
you have turned the edge, then hem
it. Pin the pocket on the garment
and check accuracy of placement.
If you stitch the pocket close to
the edge, the top is finished with
one or more rows of machine stitch
ing. If you rtitch away from the
edge a bit, the seam seamline is
followed across the top of the pock
et.
In finishing the shirt you’ll want
to make the shoulder seams, then
the yoke, then the sleeves. Inci
dentally, in stitching up the sides of
the shirt, the sleeve seams can be
stitched at the same time, making
just the one seam.
The collar may be stitched in
place at any time after the shoul
der seams are finished, but most of
the time the collar is attached when
the facing (down the front) is
turned.
When you are making shorts for
the boys, pin the pieces together as
you cut them. Often, women get
confused after cutting out the shorts
because almost all the pieces look
so similar it is difficult to assemble
them. Always use the flat-felled
seams for shorts.
If you are altering a pair of Dad’s
trousers for the boy, you can cut
them down yourself, if you feel com
petent. enough to do so, or if you
wish, buy a pattern and cut from
that.
Closet Arrangement
Make the most of your closets
by arranging them efficiently
rather than hit or miss, which
gives you little space.
Hooks should be placed about
seven inches apart, and their
placement behind the rod is not
to be encouraged because they
are difficult to reach.
If your closet has room for
shelves and drawers, these will
give you additional space for
storage of many small articles
like underwear, belts, socks, etc.
Store shoes on vertical or hori
zontal racks or rods, or, if you
have room for a tilted shelf above
the clothes, this will also give a
very heat appearance.
Avoid wire hangers unless they
are well padded, since they tend
to make sleeves poke out in the
wrong direction. If women have
a closet to themselves, they will
like the dainty padded hangers
that come in lovely pastel
shades. If you like an especially
lovely eloset accessory, choose
these padded hangers in your fa
vorite scent and they will keep
your closets delightfully per
fumed and also prevent that
musty odor on your clothing.
Summer Fashion Notes
We now have 2,500 pediatri
cians and need 7,400, we need
34,000 more dentists ... we
have 19,000 public-health nurses
and need 50,000 more and need
at least 15,000 more graduate
nurses ... we need 1,000 more
orthopedists and 5,000 obstetri
cians and 10,000 additional psy
chiatrists for children. Cost to
the nation in man days lost
from illness and accidents last
year amounts to eight billion
dollars. We lag behind other
countries in many health rec
ords.
Rhinestones and sequins are still
expected to hold down the main bulk
of trimming, although it’s probable
we’ll see some other new decorative
notes like braid borderie anglasie.
There will be brims and well-
molded millinery for the after twen
ty and older crowd, while off-the-
face hats are favored for the teen-
aged group because they’re so very
flattering.
With fine, sheer woolens in the
picture we can probably expect
many draped effects for fall clothes,
shirring and other such details that
require a fine fabric.
Notice the bright colors in coats
being shown for summer wear.
You’ll like particularly the bright
greens and reds, but if you like pas
tels, there are enough to delight
anyone.
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By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
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Lesson for July 21
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
JESUS AND TRUE WORSHIP
LESSON TEXT—Deuteronomy 8:11-14, 18-
20: Isaiah 40:30, 31: Mark 12:28-34.
MEMORY SELECTION—God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must worship in
spirit and truth.—John 4:24.
The one true God is worthy of
the wholehearted worship of all
men. The second commandment,
which we studied last week, forbids
all and every idolatry and thus re
quires exclusive worship of god.
It really means something in the
life of a man to worship God in
sincerity and truth. It makes life
worthwhile both here and hereaft-
I. Worship Balances Life (Deut.
8:11-14).
Prosperity is usually thought to
be a blessing. We fear depression
and poverty. The Lord through
Moses warned his people that pros
perity was dangerous. It still is,
because material things have the
power to so satisfy the natural de
sires of man as to make him for
get his spiritual needs.
Is it not true that material pros
perity usually brings with it a cor
responding decrease in spirituality.
Life values are weighed in gold,
silver, wheat and iron instead of be-
in~ viewed in the light of God’s
Word.
Worship of God will balance life
for it will keep man from forget
ting God and his laws. In the wil
derness Israel had to call on God
for daily bread. Now that they were
to come into the promised land they
would be apt to think they produced
their own food.
II. Worship Protects Life (Deut.
8:18-20).
One of the most mischievous mis
takes of life is the idea that man
is the maker of his own money. Only
God can give man the power of
hand and heart, of muscle and
mind, which brings forth wealth,
and then he can only draw it out of
God’s resources in mine or field or
sea.
This fallacy of man leads him
astray, and he begins to worship the
very powers he uses and finds pleas
ure in the gods of this world. That
way leads only to eternal destruc
tion, to spiritual death.
How is man to be delivered from
this awful destructive force? By a
right relationship to God, by wor
ship of and devotion to the Lord.
Israel had a covenant with God,
and in the keeping of it they would
find deliverance from all which
would pull down and destroy—yes,
and from the judgment of God (v.
20).
We who are believers in Christ are
under the new covenant of grace.
If we have been born again we
have the promise of God that we
have eternal life. But let us be
clear that it is possible for a Chris
tian to so forget God and his cov
enant with the Lord as to lose his
fellowship and joy, and to be use
less and fruitless.
III. Worship Strengthens Life
(Isa. 40:30, 31).
The Christian life is not an easy
one to live. After all, who wants
it easy? There is, however, full
provision by God for the power
needed to live a life as victorious
and exultant as that of the soaring
eagle. That power is for those who
“wait upon the Lord” (v. 31).
It is taken for granted that those
who are old may become weary
and faint, but the fact is that even
the youth have this disappointing
experience.
We, leaders in the church and
parents, are apt to forget that youth
is often a time of great struggle.
The young man or woman must
make the choices of purposes and
ideals which will determine their fu
ture. Too often youth, left unguid
ed and without the balance of a
real faith in God, makes the wrong
choices and winds up in bitter dis
appointment.
Only God is sufficient for the need
of our young people but he is suf
ficient. Let us teach our boys and
girls to wait on the Lord.
IV. Worship Completes Life
(Mark 12:28-34).
Here was a man, who, by the tes
timony of Jesus was “not far from
the kingdom of God.” He was very
near to a full devotion to God in
Christ. He knew “all the answers,”
but he did not follow the teaching
which he knew to its proper and
blessed conclusion.
It is terrifying to think how close
a man can come to entering into
eternal life, and yet miss it altogeth
er. It prompts the writer of these
notes to ask you, the reader, very
earnestly, Have you entered into
eternal life through Jesus Christ?
“Almost” will not avail; you can be
almost saved—and eternally lost.
The true nature of worship is re
vealed in this lesson as a loving de
pendence on God at all times and
in all circumstances. We recognize
him as the one who can supply our
every need, spiritual and temporal.
We accord to him quick and full
obedience. We find in him such
complete satisfaction that we can
not withhold our love and his love
from our fellow men. We worship
him I
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Vegetable
Preparation Required
PROCESSING
Rot W„t«r Pressor. Cooker
Both Min. Min. Lbs.
Asparagus
Wash, precook 3 minutes.
180
40
10
Beans—
Wash, string, cut or leave
180
40
10
(String, Wax)
whole; precook 5 minutes..
Beans, Lima
Shell, grade, wash; precook
5 minutes, then pack
180
55
10
Beets
Wash, retain stem; cook
15 min., slip skins, pack—
120
40
10
Cabbage, Brus
sels Sprouts
Remove outer leaves, wash;
precook* 5 minutes, add
fresh water
120
40
10
Carrots
Wash, peel; precook 5
minutes, pack hot
120
35
10
Cauliflower
Remove outer leaves, wash;
precook 4 minutes, pack
150
35.
10
Com on Cob
Remove husk; precook 5
210
80
10
Com
Cut from cob; precook 5
minutes, pack
210
80
10
Greens
Wash, steam to wilt.
180
60
10
Parsnips
Wash, pare; precook 5
35
10
Turnips
minutes, pack
90
Peas
Shell, grade (use young);
precook 3 min., pack loosely
180
60
10
Pumpkin
Cut in pieces, steam or bake
180
60
10
Squash
until tender, pack
Sauerkraut
Pack cold, add salt,
no water
30
Chart Your Vegetable Canning Course
(See Recipes Below)
Home-Canned Vegetables
season has
Gardens all
Yes, that canning
come around again,
over the country
are bursting and
blooming with
their bounty of
peas, com, green
beans, beets, car
rots and greens.
It's time to stop
being the pro
verbial grasshop
per and become
the busy ant who wisely laid in pro
visions for the winter.
Well-laden shelves give a wonder
ful feeling of plenty when the earth
becomes bare and unproductive.
You can simply go down to your
canning cellar and select the vege
tables that go best with the meal.
There’s particular joy in this if
you’ve raised them yourself and
watched them grow by degrees, but
even if you haven’t done your own
gardening, you’ll enjoy those hand
picked foods.
What Is Processing?
When we speak of canning vege
tables, we often use the word proc
essing, This simply means that you
can the food, placing it in sterile
jars and apply a high enough tem
perature to kill the micro-organisms
and then seal the jars so no more
can get in.
If you’re new at this canning busi
ness, remember these two impor
tant points: get produce as fresh
as possible (this is where having a
garden of your own helps so much)
and trying to observe to the letter
the rule of getting the vegetables
from garden to can in two hours.
Rule No. 2 is to have all your
equipment ready so that there will
be no time lost once you start the
vegetables on their way to the jars.
Essential Equipment.
You will need these pieces of
equipment to make your canning
!(. /I program run as
■ i! smoothly as pos
sible: clean jars
with caps, tongs
with which to re
move the jars
from the canner;
towels; newspa
pers, a large kettle for pre-cooking
the vegetables, spoons, small par
ing knife, pot holders, and of course
the canner, preferably a pressure
cooker. You may also find a fun
nel essential, and it’s nice to have
a teakettle with a spout so that you
can pour hot water into the jars aft
er they are filled.
The day before you actually de
cide to do your canning check
over the above equipment list and
see that everything is laid out and
ready. The jars should be checked
for nicks and cracks by running a
LYNN SAYS:
Make canning time run smooth
ly: Have the jars ready by fig
uring as closely as possible the
number you will need for the
amount of fresh vegetables you
use. These amounts of fresh veg
etables give approximately 1
quart of canned produce:
4 pounds of asparagus; 214
pounds beets (whole); 214 pounds
of carrots; corn (cut from the
cob), 8 ears; 6 pounds of greens;
4 quarts unshelled lima beans; 4
pounds green beans; 2 pounds of
string beans; 214 to 3 pounds of
tomatoes; 4 pounds of tomatoes
(for juice).
After filling jars, always run a
spatula down the sides of the jar
to eliminate air bubbles.
Use large pans of water and
colanders to make washing and
preparing the vegetables easy for
canning.
LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU
Liver Loaf
Mashed Potatoes
Buttered Spinach
Bran Muffins
Hearts of Lettuce Salad
Blueberry Crisp Beverage
finger over the top edge, and then
washed in hot soapy suds and
rinsed in clear hot water.
Pressure Cooker Desirable.
Although the time table at the top
of the column gives time for proc
essing in the hot water bath, it
should be remembered that the
pressure cooker is the only method
accepted by most authorities includ
ing the department of agriculture.
Why is this, you ask?
First of all, there is danger of
botulism in foods that are not prop
erly processed. This particular type
of poisoning comes from the soil,
and when present in the food and
not destroyed by processing, they
produce a toxin which is a deadly
poison. A pressure canner is re
garded as the only means of pro
viding temperatures high enough to
kill the botulinus bacteria.
You may also ask why the pres
sure canner is recommended for
vegetables and not considered essen
tial (though it is desirable) for to
matoes and fruits. The answer is
that vegetables, and also meats and
fish belong to the non-acid group.
In acid foods, the bacteria can be
killed in a reasonably short length
of time by boiling-water bath tem
perature, but in non-acid foods,
much higher temperatures, as you
get in the pressure cooker, are nec
essary.
Use of Pressure Cooker.
Prepare the raw vegetable as di
rected on the chart given at the
top of this col
umn. Pre - cook
vegetable to
shrink it some
what and make a
more attractive
pack. Save the
cooking liquid to
fill the jars. Al
low head space
of about V4 inch
at the top of each
jar except in the
case of com, peas and shell beans
which need 1 inch because they
swell more during cooking. Also add
salt if desired, about 1 teaspoon to
each quart.
Pour boiling water into canner to
a level of about 2 inches, or follow
manufacturer’s directions. Seal or
partially seal the covers on the jars,
then place them on rack in pressure
canner.
Adjust cover of canner and fasten
tightly with clamps. Leave the pet-
cock open until a jet of steam comes
from it for 7 minutes. Check to see
that no steam escapes from any
where else except the petcock.
Then close the petcock and al
low the pressure to rise to designat
ed temperature. Then, and only
then, begin to count your process
ing time, checking often to see that
the temperature does not fluctuate
When processing is finished, turn off
the hqat and let the pressure gauge
come down to zero. Open petcock
gradually, remove lid away from
you and set jars on several thick
nesses of cloth towels or news
papers, away from a draft.
Never taste home canned vegeta
bles which you think may be
spoiled. Your sense of smell is the
best guide in telling you if the vege
tables are good or not.
If you are still using the hot-
water bath for processing, follow
the cooking times as directed, and
always boil the vegetables in an
open sauce pan for 10 minutes be
fore tasting or using when ready to
serve.
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