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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. MIRROR 'Green Thumbs'? Of Your IB BB B3 Some Have Them MIND By Lawrence Gould Have some people “green thumbs”? Answer: Yes. Apparently some men and women can make almost any plant grow, even indoors, while others have no “luck” what soever. I suggest the reason may be that the owner of the “green thumb” is relaxed and confident and so can do the right thing at [the right time, while the unsuc- jcessful person is either unconscious ly indifferent or over-anxious, so he neglects his plants or gives them too much water, air and fer tilizer. Although the same people may not have both gifts, the art of “ra’sing children” is no different Can bodily pain save you mental anguish? Answer: Yes, ' writes Dr. H. Waldo Bird in the Mental Hygiene Bulletin, Detroit. Quite without conscious intention, you may de velop a painful illness to avoid a situation that Involves unbear able anxiety and tension. Dr. Bird tells of an office worker who suffered from severe headaches and blurred vision each year when the time came to prepare an an nual report for an exacting em ployer, and an otherwise well schoolboy who could not leave his home on the morning of a certain examination because he trembled and vomited recurrently. Do new ideas require new words? Answer: Yes, says Robert Thouless in the British Journal of Psychology. Trying to state a new scientific theory in words that are already in use has the disadvan tage that the same word may have several meanings and may con vey “emotional attitudes” that have no place in a scientific state ment. The scientist should stick to a “purely technical vocabu lary,” even though it will be unin telligible to the lawman. (But eventually someone must “trans late” the new ideas into familiar words and make them part of human knowledge.) LOOKING AT RELIGION AN INN STILL STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL INN WHERE THE GOOD SAMARITAN TOOK THE WOUNDED TRAVELER TO BE CARED FOR. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT HALF WAV BETWEEN JERUSALEM AND JERICHO/ AND TRAVELERS BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES, EVEN TODAY, STOP FOR REST AND REFRESHMENT k ' | KEEPING HEALTHY | Preparation tor Migraine Available By Dr. James W. Barton I WRITE from time to time about migraine (one-sided headache) which is so often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. It is most often found in those who work hard mentally and physically, are over- conscientious and often overam- bitious. ' Some years ago, Dr. Mary O’Sulli van reported a large number of eases in which ergotamine tartrate <gynergen) was unusually success- •ftil Previous treatment had been a few days rest in a quiet, darkened room. The breathing in of pure oxygen, suggested by Dr. Walter Alvarez, Mayo Clinic, helped many cases. However, while the usual treatment today is ergotamine tar trate, as some patients have some side reactions therefrom, a prepara tion in which caffein is added to ergotamine tartrate is now avail able. In Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association, Dr. Robert E. Ryan, St Louis, reports his results with a preparation known as cafer- gone containing 1 mg. of ergota mine tartrate and 100 mg. caffein. It is manufactured in sugar-coated tablet form. It is now used to pre vent or shorten the length of the migraine attack or headachb caused by too much histamine in the sys tem. However, to obtain the best results, it must be used at the very onset of the attack. Two tablets were found to be the best average dose. Of 201 cases, 65 per cent obtained excellent results; 14 per cent good results; 11 per cent experienced toxic (poisonous) symptoms which consisted of nausea and abdominal cramps. It is an excellent preparation to Vise In aborting or shortening length of attacks of migraine and cephalal gia (headache) due to histamine for which so many new drugs (anti histamines) are now being man ufactured by various drug manu facturers. However, Dr. Ryan does not claim that cafergone is a sure cure for these types of headaches. * HEALTH NOTES * Overactivity of the colon asso ciated with sustained feelings of anger, resentment, and hostility, in addition to increased action, waa found to damage the lining of the bowel. • • • There la no better way for a man of wealth to help his fellow men than by supporting a research foundation. Lord Chesterfield said that an attack of indigestion, a sleepless night and a rainy morning can make a coward of a man who might be a hero. • • • Antabuse taken after alcohol has been taken causes such nausea and vomiting that the alcoholic would sooner do without alcohol than suf fer the sickness caused by antabuse. Stimulating Idea Seth Myers, of Pennsylvania, has come up with a challenging idea for American sportsmen and one which may have considerably more merit than first appears. Seth writes: \ “The state of Pennsylvania, or any other state where good hunt ing is enjoyed, has within its boun daries, many thousands of expert marksmen. They are mostly, self trained hunters, having received little or no special training in the handling of firearms. They are, however, fast and sure in their shooting because both qualifications are necessary in bringing down the fleet footed animals they hunt. “In America, there are perhaps, 20 million of these men. The major ity are older than those taken into the armed services to fight the warr but not too old to serve in good stead on the home front. They could deal severe punishment to a possi ble parachuted enemy in this coun try. “During World War I there wa* the John M. Phillips Shotgun Brig ade with the hunters organized and trained for action against sabotage. “When World War 11 came, the hunters vi(ere enlisted in a special auxiliary known as Minutemen. They were carefully selected to make certain that fifth column members did not sneak in. They W’ere given special training which qualified them to meet any emer gency that would develop. “Armed with their own pet guns and able to do expert shooting they would have dished out severe pun ishment to the enemy bent on sabo tage. With the knowledge of sign reading in the forest, extremely little activity could go on without being discovered in time to prevent sabotage. “Should a World War III come, it is far more likely the enemy will be here in great numbers. We have reason to believe they are already in our midst. They may be in much greater numbers than we suspect. “We must be ready to take care of them when the time comes. It is not too early to start organ izing to meet this unseen enemy. Every state should organize its ex pert outdoorsmen into a dependable war time home front guard. There are many leaders who are well qualified to do it. “The important key to the whole plan would be to make sure that all hands were true Americans, and knew exactly what to do with those who proved to be enemies. If every true American hunter and farmer will d£ this, we need not worry about the slinking enemy we know is already in our home ranks, work ing day and night to ruin our form of government.” AAA “Rooster Fish” Dick Miller, executive vice- president of the Langely cor poration, is shown with a “roost er fish” caught on a recent field- testing trip to Las Cruces, L* Paz, Baja, California. This spe cies, ope of the ocean’s great fighters and acrobats and ordi narily taken only with heavy or medium marlin tackle, was caught with a Langley longi tudinal bait casting rod, a Whitecap reel and a feather jig. AAA Make Versatile Meals with Cranberries (5m Recipes Below) Colorful Cranberries „ WHEN YOU WANT to add dolor to fall and winter meals, try cran berries. They can be used in many versatile ways, with vegetables, as a sauce or relish, with meats and fowl and as des serts. You’ll enjoy the tartness which cranber ries give to many foods, es- pecially the bland and mild-flavored ones like fowl, ham and sweet potatoes. Their bright red color is a delight in other foods such as muffins or French dressing. • • • •Cranberry Ham Slices (Serves 6) S cups cranberries ■ 1% cups brown sugar, firmly packed K cup water or apple juice 2 sUces ham (94 to 1” thick) 2 tablespoons whole cloves Mix cranberries, sugar and water (or juice). Cut edges of fat on ham in gashes. Place one slice of ham in baking dish and cover with cran berry-sugar mixture. Top with sec ond ham slice and cover with re maining cranberry mixture. Stick whole cloves around edges of ham slices. Bake in a moderate (350*) oven until tender, about hours, basting occasionally with liquid in dish. • • • WHEN YOU’RE looking for an elegant way to show off sweet po tatoes or yams, you’ll like them combined with cranberries, pine apple, peanuts and interesting sea sonings. Cranberry Yam Puffs (Serves 4-6) 4 medium-sized yams or sweet potatoes 1 cup cranberries, chopped H cap drained, crashed pine apple 94 cap chopped, salted pea nuts 4 tablespoons batter Salt, pepper, nutmeg to taste Boil yams until tender; peel and mash with a fork. Add chopped cranberries, drained pineapple, nuts and butter; mix thoroughly and season to taste. If mixture seems too dry, beat in 1 egg or Vi cup cream or evaporated milk. Divide mixture into 4 to 6 well greased custard cups and dot top with but ter. Bake in a moderately hot (400°) oven for 45 minutes or until set. Loosen with spatula and turn out around roast. • • • BOTH BROWN and white sugar go into this old-fashioned version of cranberry sauce. Thinly sliced lemon rinds among the plump red cran berries give you a flavorful accompaniment to roast turkey or chicken on your festive board. Cranberry Sauce (Makes 1 quart) 194 cups water 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 4 cups cranberries Half lemon, thinly sliced LYNN CHAMBERS* MENU •Cranberry Ham Slices Scalloped Potatoes Buttered Broccoli Cabbage-Pineapple Slaw Biscuits Raisin Bread Pudding Beverage •Recipe Given Combine water and sugar in saucepan and bring to a brisk boil. Add cranberries and lemon and cook over medium heat until ber ries pop, about 8 or 10 minutes. Cool in saucepan, then chill before serving. HERE’S A delectable salad dress ing that goes well with fruit salads to add pep to winter meals: ' Cranberry French Dressing (Makes. 1 cnp) 94 cnp salad oil 94 cnp lemon juice 94. cap chopped cranberries 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt Grated rind of 94 orange Grated rind of 94 lemon Combine ingredients in covered jar. Shake well before using. • • • * TO GET THE family up readily for breakfast, or to add color and appeal to a meal made primarily of leftovers, there’s nothing like a good hot bread: Cranberry Muffins (Makes 9-12) 2 cups bran cereal % cap dark molasses 94 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1 cnp floor 94 teaspoon salt 94 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 onp chopped cranberries Combine bran, molasses and milk, let stand 20 minutes. Stir in beaten egg. Sift together dry in gredients and sift into brah mix ture. Fold in cranberries. Fill greased muffin tins about % full and bake in a moderately hot (400°) oven for 20 minutes or until done. 0 0 0 FRESH FRUIT and raisins are combined with berries to make this pie which is so good for cold months when other fruits are scarce. To make a picture-pretty pie and let the colorful filling peek through, make the top crust in criss-cross fashion, or use cookie cutters like stars, trees, leaves on pastry for a decorative effect. Cranberry Pie (Makes 1 10" pie) 4 cups cranberries 1 orange, quartered and seeded 1 apple, peeled, cored, quartered 94 cap seedless raisins 2 cups sugar % cup water 4 tablespoons tapioca Pastry Put cranberries, orange, apple and raisins through food chopper. Combine with remaining ingredients and let stand while making pastry. Roll out pastry to fit pie plate. Pour in filling. Arrange top crust. Bake in a hot oven (450°) for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate (350°) and continue baking for 30 minutes or until filling is set and crust nicely browned. Casting Lines In buying a casting line, many fishermen think only of strength. Without thought, they assume that a line should test twenty or thirty pounds to be safe. Tackle salesmen often encourage this belief because they want to be safe, too. They don’t want to take the squawk from an irate angler who broke his line on the “biggest fish I ever caught.” But the plain truth is that no such strength is necessary in a line, for trout seldom break a 20-lb. line. LYNN SAYS: Make These Dishes For Hearty Satisfaction Save that leftover waffle batter for good supper dishes. Add bits of fried bacon to the batter. Serve the waffles with green peas in cream sauce. Make your leftover ham into a. meat loaf mixture and bake in a square pan for a change. Top the loaf with peaches which have been brushed with melted fat and sprin kled with brown sugar. Serve in squares. Add some berries to your canned apple sauce for a colorful toucb and serve as a relish or dessert with cookies. A fluffy nest of mashed potatoes is nice to serve with creamed sal mon or dried beef to which a few leftover green peas have been add ed for color. Corn pudding and scalloped pota toes make an excellent supper dish if you add bits of leftover ham, smoked butt or Canadian bacon to the vegetable in the casserole be fore baking. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 4:1-11; John 0:1-15: Romans 13:12-14: I Corinthians 10:12-13; Hebrews 4:14-ie. DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 25: 4-14. Your Worst and Best Lesson for November 5, 1950 "Within my earthly temple there’s crowd: There’s one of ns that’s hnmblo. one that’s prond; There’s one thni’s ___ tha for his sins. And one that, and rrins. From mneh perplexing broken-hearted unrepentant, sits donbt Is me.’’ F ROM some anonymous rhyme ster comes this complaint, which any of us might have truth fully written if we had thought about it. Which is me, anyway? I seem to have three a good deal better than my everyday or ordinary self. On rare occasions he will do something, or other so good it surprises even my best friends ?— it “isn’t like me.” (hi the other side is another self, much worse than my everyday personality. He too surprises me by acts or thoughts so dreadful I am afraid of him and ashamed too. Yet both these “other selves” are “me” too. selves. One is Dr. Foreman • • • Life is a Fight ■PHE TRUTH of the business is that life, when a man takes it seriously, is a fight. It is a war between your best and your worst self. Your two other-selves are there every moment, like ghosts, or rath er like a bright angel and a dark 'one. J It is always possible to be come a better man than yon are; also, alas, It is possible to become far worse than yon are. No man stays the same through life. He is continually pressing upward, or plunging downward, or varying between the two. There has been only one person, Christians believe, who actual ly fulfilled all the good that was possible for him. The possibili ties for evil In his life remained only possibilities—he never let them come to pass. The possibilities for good, on the other hand, became real. His dark angel remained only a ghost; his gpod angel was simply his real self. At no point In his life was he forced to ray to himself, “I wish I had ... I wish I had not.” And yet, even for him life was a strug gle. We do not believe he sinned. We do believe he was tempted; and if the temptation was real, then ha could have finned. No man can be really tempted to do what he can not do. Yea, the Master had his fight. But the point is: he won. • 4 • The Way to Win FtHRISTIANS are not exempt In ^ this war of good against evil. We are not “carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease” any more than Jesus was. We do not drift into the Promised Land. We have to fight our way uphill. Yet Christiana are expected to win. That is, God stands beside each Christian In his fight, and God’s power is for the Chris tian’s nse. As Saint Pan! says, with each temptation God pro vides a “way of escape.” Our prayer “Lead ns not into temp tation” can always be answered. Sometimes It can be answered by ourselves. That Is, we can not leave the fight to God. But we can win as Jesus won: sometimes by standing and doing battle where we are, sometimes Simply by leaving temptation be hind. For often the best thing to be done is to retreat. Get as far as you can from whatever tempt^ your wor^e self. Don’t stand debat ing between right and wrong when you know which is which. Turn your back on the wrong . . . run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit! • 4 • Is Alcoholism- a Disease? O NE OF the common temptations of millions at all times is al coholism. It is popular to speak of this as a “disease;” and yet it is the only disease of which victims have actually cured themselves. Dr. Brady, whose medical col umn is well known, reminds ns that nobody ever got over mi graine headaches, or heart di sease, simply by deciding to be well. But men and women have got over alcoholism, essential ly by deciding to be well, and sticking to that decision. Alcoholics Anonymous, that well- known group of former victims, who have been very successful in helping slaves of this habit to be come their best selves, use much the same methods we find in the New Testament: (1) staying out of temptation’s way, (2) overcoming evil with good; and (3) laying hold of the “Power, not ourselves, that makes for righteousness.” (Cepjrrixht by the InternaUanal Cava. eU of Re Ilf loos Edaeation ou behalf of <0 Protestant donomtnationa. Released by WNV Feats res.) The patent-leather covering on heels can be prevented from cracking if you coat it with col orless nail polish. When you have two or three worn-out blankets on your hands, cut off the bindings, stitch the blankets together—that is, on top of each other—and cover them with printed cotton. All of which produces a nice warm comforter with a useful life expectancy of several years. Two-Piece Frock Comes ^ • t « , In Wide Range of Sizes 851 34-48 Beautiful Fit K BEAUTIFULLY fitting two ** piece frock in a wide range of sizes. Note the soft shoulder treat ment, the ever-popular gored skirt. Have short or three quarter sleeves. Pattern No. 8513 la a aew-rlte perfo rated pattern for alzea 34, 38. 38, 40. 42 44, 46 and 48. Size 36, abort sleeve, SVfc yards of 39-inch. Send an additional twenty five cents today for your copy of the faU and winter FASHION. It’s filled with smart tewin ideas; 'gift pattern printed e book. ’?u* His Mistake Mrs. Brown was displayin large lampshade she had bought. “Isn’t that perfectly lovely, my dear? And it cost only two dol lars!” Her husband looked anything but pleased. “If you wear that to church to morrow you’ll go alone,” he said. “There’s a limit to everything, in cluding hats!” Night and Day Two men, Smith and Jones, were discussing the merits and other wise of their respective wives. “You know, said Smith, “my wife tells me that almost every night she dreams that she is mar ried to a millionaire.” “You’re darn lucky,” replied Jones. “Mine thinks that in the daytime.” Soft Hearted Two young men were discussing matrimony. “You wouldn’t marry a girl just for her money, would you?” “No,” said the other fellow, “but [ wouldn’t have the heart to let her die an old maid just because she had money, either.” To clean patent-leather shoes (or belts), mix up a solution of two-thirds vinegar and one-third water. Apply it to the leather with a soft cloth and polish it with a dry cloth. Petroleum jQUy» aj with the same procedure, will the job, too. — If someone nas an allergy to wool blankets, you can of minate the sneezing by extra sheet and tucking it over and under the upper a the bhanket. This can bo even with a small sheet or a sheet, as long as it three feet down from the end of the blanket both undei and on top of it. NO DOUBT ’bout it, the part o’ maJdn’ good is ths must do it svsry day tt Mid J. K. Cbrlatm WHEN l LOOK tor always look tor tha Nu-Maid on ths package And there’s a package that’s sumpin* — modern in Seals in Nu-Maid’s flavor. And that el vor makes a big difference cookin’ and bakin’. IT JEST STANDS to reason man who marries a poor cook, expect some burnt offerings. U Mid Ma. B. X. WOULD YOU believe it! .modern Miss teachin* me things about cookin’. Tm to Miss Nu-Maid, the little the Nu-Maid margarine Thanks to her, I’ve found < Nu-Maid now comes in table style 94 pound prints any servin’ dish. 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