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Show TIIE BULLETIN Kathleen Norris Says: Good Medicine for Foreign-Bo- Isms m (Bell Syndicate WND Service.! HouseholdNeurs New York's 'Unwanted Babies' ( is a sad commentary upon our social system thai there should be such a thing as an "unwanted baby" But there is, and it is not always the unwed mother who discards her babe. Occasionally it is the legal father and mother who lays the helpless infant at some strange doorstep, presumably hoping that it will fall into friendly hands, these pictures tell the warleer at thm Miser if orilia fiv it tmi j, oil nml mvtn wuithotir --nrpnrv 0 J 'J hospital in New York. She will receive expert prenatal care. "J (Right) A tragic story with out words. Last year this scene was no less than 70 times at this hospital. (In oval) And hcres the little fellow. bright-eyeand friendly as a pup. After registration a search is made for his parents. ed ENTERTAINING WHEN THE WEATHER'S WARM (See Recipes Below) d Lively argument! will trail themselves right out of tie dining room and continue over the dithpan, but that's exactly whet you want. Drill them mU in realize the simple truth, that there By KATHLEEN NORRIS la no reform, no desirable change. of you are one to benefit humanity and right PERHAPS the many, who many are vaguely worried today for fear that a "fifth column" is forming, or is already formed, in America, and that Nazism and Fascism and Communism are about to break out in our midst. "Fifth column," you know, is one of the phrases coined in the late Spanish war. It means those enemies within our own ranks, those quiet forces that operate underground, winning converts and gaining strength that is someday to be used against America. wrongs, to control privilege and ex tend opportunity, that they can't accomplish right here In their own country, under their own flag." If our worrying parents, alarmed at the red doctrine that so many of our college students seem to be Imbibing today, would take mis simple suggestion to heart. we should soon sea not only the half-bake- d decline of influence. but the healthy growth of new American movements that might bring our country back once more to the standards of the great Fathers of the Constitution. Revive Dinnertime Discussions. It has often occurred to me that It is a pity that the old fashion of has gone good talk at dinner-tim- e out Judging from old American books and biography and letters it was pretty usual custom a hun How strong these elements are, In dred years ago. It may do the our country, I don't know, and I whole family good to have you re don't suppose anyone else does. vive It When Z was young It was the SoThe father or man of the housecialists who were appealing to the hold may greet this idea with a restless and rising generation. But groan. they never put a candidate Into of"Darling. Ym dead tonight. Do fice; they never formed anything we have to have politics at the talike a formidable party. And so ble?" he may plead. But persist much more violent, radical and un- anyway. The best system Is quietly natural are the isms of today that to produce the book that is to be much that the Socialists advocate read; handing it from one to an has come to seem to us quite prac- other, and keeping steadily to a 10- ticable. minute program, night after night America Has Progressed. Of course It will presently run to For although we never adopted a far more than 10 minutes, and lively socialist platform, our Ideals have arguments will trail themselves changed. Working hours and wage right out of the dining room and con scales and living conditions have all tinue over the dish pan, but that's undergone changes. Time doesn't exactly what you want Drill them bring about ALL that the reformers all in Americanism until there re want but it does much, and to read mains no question as to the potenti Henry George's great land value alities of their own Constitution that classic "Progress and Poverty" to- they need leave unanswered. Don't day is to realize that the world warn anyone of what you are doing. really HAS grown better at least for bom husband and children have m America, since 1878. a deep-roote-d objection to being eduIf fear for Americanism, our in- cated, but make your dinner-tabl- e a stitutions and ideals, our Constitu- little political forum for a few tion and our Bill of Rights, really months, and you'll find that they haunts you, there is a simple thing want to keep it up longer than that you can do to check, combat you do. and eventually destroy the last shred It is a great tragedy that With a of activity in our governmental system as flexible and n midst as inspired as ours; with a beginFor these foreign doctrines, ning only 16S years ago that starbrought here by the disaffected from tled the whole world with its Ideals other lands, reach our rising genera- of universal suffrage, equality and tion first In other words they reach humanity, we should let our chilProspective adoptive parents watch, unseen, the children at play your children and mine. And those dren grow up with the idea that we an observation window. This practice is usually followed through children, like the children of every are just about as reactionary, as several times before prospective parents reach a decision. the about are looking generation, filled with class distinctions and soworld critically, wondering why so cial Injustices as are the old nations many things are stupidly done, of Europe. It is surely no fault of wrongly done; why there is so much America's founders that we know so preventable poverty and idleness little of our own country's ideals. and suffering and sin. When strange and use so Imperfectly those that panaceas are presented to them they we do know. accept them gladly, neither able nor History's Greatest Experiment anxious to criticize them too keenly. Truly, injustices and suffering The cure for this situation, which have long had a foothold here. We Is actually worrying America very have slums, we have unemploy' much, was suggested to me a few ment we have crime. But we also days sgo by a fine old American have, as an excuse, the largest inwoman who has raised sons, taken ternational population that the world an active part in the hundred civic has ever seen; we are making his and social activities, and who served tory's greatest experiment in, the America as one of California's rep- amalgamation of races, and inciden resentatives in congress for many tally succeeding at it years. I see no reason to conceal It is inevitable that to the top of her name: Florence Kahn. our great melting-po- t scum shalrj And for many "unwanted babies" a scene like this is the arise. The laws of all the Euro Study the Constitution. of a new life. This little fellow is homeward bound with his were and I Mrs. Kahn talking pean countries are far from being about the recent awakening or be- the same; it is for us to reconcile new mother and father, borne day they may tell him the story. ginning of awakening, of American them. America must teach us the lesson women to a sense of civic responsiWANT ME? Now,1 bility and civic power, and I told that Europe never has learned, that just who wouldn't want her that many of our groups in the all these may live together in peace. this bright -- eyed little revoNational Legion of the Mothers of Meanwhile, if that infellow? Yet somebody America were taking their first lutionary boy of yours can be made didn't. terest in the Constitution, and had to read the Declaration of Independformed clubs to study it ence, the Constitution, the Bill of "I wish," she said, "that they'd Rights, and if you ask him tempergo a little deeper than that I wish ately and sympathetically what he they'd take the matter right into and his new red friends want from their country that is not obtainable their homes, read the Constitution aloud at the dinner table, discuss it under these franchises, you will be get the children to discuss it and taking a great step to reduce all our keep it up keep it up keep it up! little scattered disease spots ot forUntil," she finished, "every grow, eign isms to our one great van: ing American girl and boy would Americanism. an hot-head- ed If the mercury seems likely to pop right through the top of the thermometer, and guests are coming for dinner, you can still keep cup cold water, and let settle until cold. Carefully strain through 4 thicknesses of cheese cloth wrung out of very cold water. cool! Just before serving, add vegeta Plan your menu to permit as much bles as follows: preparation as possible in the cool tt cup tomato (cut very fine) er hours of the cup carrot (diced fine) morning. Rememcup new cabbage (cut very fine) ber, when you tt cup celery (cut very fine) plan the meal, 2tt cups water that quality rathtt teaspoon salt er than quantity 3 tablespoons parsley (minced) will please your Cook tomato, carrot cabbage and guests, and that in boiling, salted water, just celery a beautiful, cool, crisp salad will until the vegetables are tender. be more appetite-temptinby far, Strain, and add to hot soup just than all the complicated hot dishes before serving. Garnish with minced you can name! parsley. It's wise, of course, to include one Waffleiied Strawberry Shortcake. hot food in your menu, even though 2 cups pastry flour someThere's the weather's torrid. 2 teaspoons baking powder thing about the contrast of hot foods 1 teaspoon salt and cold that makes a meal more 1 teaspoon sugar pleasant to the taste (and to the 3 eggs separated digestion, as well). Itt cups milk A cup of clear, hot soup, which 3 tablespoons melted butter before the be day might prepared Mix and, sift all dry ingredients. and reheated just before serving, a hot main dish that's not too hearty Beat egg yolks and add to them the milk and melted or just a hot beverage, if you prefer butter. Stir liquid it will do the trick. mixture into dry You'll find menus and tested reciingredients. Fold pes for all kinds of summer enterin stiffly beaten Encook in book, "Easy my taining egg white. Bake tertaining." There are menus (and in hot waffle iron. buffet for for suppers, teas, recipes) iron closed until steam no leaving wedfor a children's parties, and longer escapes between the two ding reception, too. halves. Salad in Rice Rolls. Salad BowL (Makes 3 dozen) (Serves 8) tt cup cooked rice sumOranges, pears, grapes tt cup liquid from rice mer's juiciest fruits in an tt cup milk salad bowl! What a decoratt cup shortening tive answer to every cook's prayer 2 teaspoons salt for something tempting to serve on 8 tablespoons sugar hot weather menus. For a buffet 1 yeast cake softened in bowl with party, serve it in a double Vt cup lukewarm water ice to keep the salad chilled to just 1 egg (beaten) the right degree. 5 cups flour With a sharp knife, peel 8 oranges, Drain the cooked rice thoroughly. membrane inner skin and removing down to Juicy Combine tt cup of the water in meat Cut in thin which the rice was cooked, with tt even slices. (Cal- cup milk and scald. Pour over the ifornia oranges shortening, salt and sugar, cool slightly, and add the rice. Combine are and practically softened yeast with the beaten egg which and add to the cooled milk mixture. seedless, makes them es- Beat in about half of the flour, and pecially suited to mix well. Add remaining flour. slicing.) Peel and core 4 pears. Cut Place in greased bowl, grease top in slices. Halve and seed 2 cups of of dough slightly and cover the grapes. Combine fruits and put in bowL Allow dough to rise until dousalad bowl, which has been lined ble in bulk (about ltt hours). Punch with romaine and watercress. These down, and let rise again for about two salad greens incidentally give 43 minutes. Shape into small balls an interesting color contrast of light and place in greased muffin pans. and dark green that is refreshing Let rise until double in bulk; then and that may well be used in any brush with milk. Bake In a moderately hot oven with the thermosalad. stat set at 400 degrees, for about Serve with sweet french dressing. 20 minutes. Sweet French Dressing, Jellied Ham Salad. tt cup lemon juice (Serves 6) tt cup salad oil 2 cups cooked ham (finely ground) cup red jelly or honey 1 teaspoon salt tt cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon sweet pickle (cut fine) paprika Shake well before serving. The 2 whole cloves 1 lemon juice gives a flavor to dressbay leaf 2 cups water with is that especially good ings 1 tablespoon fruit salads. (Makes 1 granulated unflavored cups ) gelatin Sparkling Vegetable Soup. 2 tablespoons cold water (Serves 8) 1 cup cooked ham (cut In small 4 pounds beef shin g, Orange-Grape-Pe- Ice-Lin- ed ar ice-chill-ed firm-meat- 2tt quarts water 1 tablespoon salt 4 sprigs parsley 2 bay leaves 10 pepper corns 3 whole cloves tt cup sliced carrot cup sliced onion tt cup celery and celery leaves Have bones cracked at the Wipe bone and meat with cloth. Remove half the meat from cubes. the bone, and cut in Brown the meat on all sides, add bones, remaining meat and water. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boiL 6kim, then simmer for 3 to 4 hours, with the lid of the kettle tilted slightly. Strain through sieve lined with cheese cloth, and cool quickly, uncovered. Chill until fat is solid, then remove fat To clarify the soup, allow 1 egg white and crushed shell mixed with 2 ta blespoons of cold water, for each quart of stock. Add to cold stock and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat add tt strips) Combine ground nam, mayonnaise and pickle and blend thoroughly. ChilL Add cloves and bay leaf to water and boll for about 5 minutes. Then strata Add gelatin which has been soaked In cold water and stir until dissolved. Chill until mixture begins to thicken; then add ham mixture. Pour in individual salad molds and chill 2 or 3 hours, or until set Unmold on crisp lettuce or watercress, top with mayonnaise and strips of cooked ham and serve very cold. Cheese Cornucopia Salad Accompaniment Cheese cornucopias are an unusual, but delicious, salad accompaniment Make ordinary pastry as for pie and roll out Make tiny cornucopias (about 3 inches long) from any stiff paper. Wrap pastry around cornucopia and bake 12 minutes In a hot oven (450 degrees). Remove paper and when cool, fill cornucopias with highly flavored cream cheese. Serve with any salad. iRrlented by Wrstern Newspaper Union.) ' J |