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Honey Bee Is
Domesticated
To Aid Crops
Russian Farmers Experiment
With Special Insect
‘Diets.’
Prepared by National Geographic Society,
Washington, D. C.—WNU Service.
Putting the honey bee to work
on the farm like other domesti
cated live stock is a new devel
opment in Russia. It has been
learned that bees can increase
the yield of a crop by carrying
pollen from one flower to an
other on their day-long honey
hunt. Singling out a crop which
does not ordinarily tempt bee appe
tites. Soviet scientists extracted
syrup from the flowers and fed it
„to the insects. As a result, the bees,
f addicted to their new diet, now seek
it in the fields, and reports from the
U. S. S. R. hint of crop increases.
The honey bee chooses flowers
more carefully than do humans, for
THIS WORKER BEE is seen
gathering honey from goldenrod.
It requires about 3,000 visits for a
worker bee to gather one drop of
liquid from flowers, of which only
30 per cent is honey. Even the 30
per cent is 70 per cent water which
has to be evaporated by special
“air-conditioned’ storage cells.
she refuses to mix her flavors.
When she starts sipping from one
variety of blossom, she will fly for
miles if necessary seeking others of
the same variety, so that the honey
will be pure. This strict selective
ness of insect diet gives the world
some distinctive honey, such as the
Greek honey of Mount Hymettus and
the American brands flavored with
star thistle or purple alfalfa or tulip
tree blossoms.
The bee that has acres of blooms
which she prefers within easy reach
naturally fattens the honeycomb
more quickly than the insect with
only an area of assorted wild
flowers available. Clover is the
principal raw material for the
honeymakers in the United States.
California Leads Nation.
California, where the American
honey tide rises highest, encourages
the bee with fragrant orange and
sage blossoms. Michigan and Ohio,
however, (the states next in honey
Tibet Picks Five-Year-Old Boy
To Rule as New ‘Living Buddha’
Prepared by National Geographic Society,
Washington, D. C.—WNU Service.
A living “baby” Buddha now
accepting homage from the 2,-
000,000 people he will rule till
death, and believed by his fol
lowers to have the same soul
possessed by the ruler who pre
ceded him, is the subject of a
strange story being unfolded in
fragmentary news from Tibet.
The small boy in knee-boots and
yellow robes, recently installed in
Lhasa’s hilltop palace, is Tibet’s
fourteenth Dalai Lama, now identi
fied after more than five years of
search for the thirteenth Lama’s
successor. Until he reaches his
majority regents will rule in his
name.
Tibet, secluded between the
world’s highest mountain barriers
and the gloomiest windswept desert
of Asia, is one of the last theocra
cies (lands ruled by priests) sur
viving in the modem world. The
Dalai Lama, head of both church
and state, is acclaimed as a living
embodiment of Buddha. His suc
cession is determined by no com
monplace father-and-son hereditary
arrangement, but by the principle of
reincarnation. When a Dalai Lama
dies, oracles go into trances for
guidance, and priests search the
country for a boy born at the in
stant of the ruler’s death. The spir
it of the former Dalai Lama is ac
cepted as having entered the baby,
who thereupon becomes ruler of a
land one-sixth as large as the United
States, and head of a priesthood
numbering between one-fifth and
one-seventh of the entire population.
Land Above Clouds.
This Himalayan land literally
above the clouds, where such mysti-
BEE MAN of Lake George, N.
Y., is Foster A. Lockhart pictured
here with both hands covered with
the insects. He has lived with bees
for 52 years, has been stung about
10,000 times and has shipped his
bees to China, New Zealand and
every corner of the globe.
production) have miles and miles of
clover for their bees to drink. lowa
and New York are also chiefly clover
states, but their hives produce such
variations as raspberry and buck
wheat honey. Texas turns its bees
out to feast on cotton blossoms and
mesquite, with results that place
the state among the half dozen larg
est honey producers.
The bee is a tidy little European
immigrant that has made good in
the United States. Her secret for
mula for making sugar from flowers
is ages older than man’s way of
extracting it from cane or beets.
Egyptians are supposed to have do
mesticated the insect. During Old
Testament times the bee was well
established in the business of mak
ing honey. European settlers, find
ing no native honeybees in America,
brought bee colonists to the New
World. Indians marveled ceaseless
ly at the hard-working “white man’s
fly.”
Bee-Colonizing Industry.
Bee-colonizing now is a larger in
dustry in the United States than in
colonial days. A hive of bees in
the long winters of the northern
states devours about 50 pounds of
honey and produces none. Keepers
therefore find it less expensive to
buy a southern queen to start a
new colony in the spring than to
feed the old one through the winter.
Alabama leads the nation as a bee
employment bureau for northern
bee keepers. This year’s shipments
carried an estimated 70,000 Ala
baman queens.
The regal coach in which Her In
sect Majesty travels is a wire and
wood box no larger than a deck of
cards. Her royal tour takes place
by mail.
In her new hive, she produces
eggs at the rate of 1,500 a day.
Three weeks elapse between egg
and fluffy young bee, too young to
fly, but capable of helping out with
odd jobs around the hive, such as
cleaning the nursery cells or pack
ing the pantries with bee-bread or
flower pollen brought in by adults.
In 10 days the youngsters work their
way down to the portals of the hive,
where they join the wing fanners
of the air-conditioning brigade or
the police squads of doormen. Here
they test their wings on-brief glides
and trial flights of a yard or two.
ISOLATED AND MYSTERIOUS
Tibet is secluded between the
world?s highest mountain barriers
and the gloomiest windswept desert
of Asia. One-sixth as large as the
United States, Tibet has long been
a goal of the adventure seeker.
cism colors politics, is the highest
country in the world. The cold dry
Tibetan plateau is a land table of
almost a half-million square miles
at a level above 13,000 feet, with
the loftiest peaks on earth rising
above it.
Mountain freshets wash gold into
Tibet’s valleys, which have supplied
China’s luxury trade for centuries.
What other minerals Tibet holds,
more precious than the traditional
commerce in musk and yak tails,
wool, deer horns, and salt, is as yet
only suspected.
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QUICK-FROZEN FOODS A WISE CHOICE
(See Recipes Below)
‘Sing a Song of Seasons’
In the not too-distant past, we
sang a song of seasons in food—
oysters in the “R” months; fresh
vegetables in spring and summer;
juicy berries in June, July, and Au
gust; and tender turkeys in the fall.
But the newest method of preserv
ing foods — quick-freezing — means
“open season” on most foods at any
time of year—fresh berries in Jan
uary, oysters in June, and choice
chicken or turkey whenever you
choose!
Quick-frozen foods are harvested
at the height of the season, when
flavor and quality
are at their best;
freezing is done
so close to the
place where the
food is harvested,
caught, or killed,
and the cleaning,
cutting or slicing
are done so rapidly, that there is
no chance for the food to lose its
flavor and freshness.
Quick-frozen foods are a good tip
for the homemaker who values her
leisure and her manicures! All the
grubby preparation tasks are done
before the freezing, so kitchen duty
is practically cut in half! That
means that frosted or quick-frozen
foods are a wise choice when you’re
entertaining. By the way, you can
use them for most of the recipes in
my booklet, “Easy Entertaining.”
With quick-frozen foods to cut down
the work and “Easy Entertaining”
to give you menus and recipes that
are practical and different, compa
ny meals are a simple matter!
Cream Gravy.
Drain all but about % cup of fat
from the frying pan. Add Yi cup
flour and blend well. Gradually stir
in 114 cups of rich milk (or half
milk and half cream). Cook over
low flame, stirring constantly, until
the gravy thickens. Season with salt
and pepper, if desired.
Asparagus With Lemon Butter
Sauce.
1 package quick-frozen asparagus
cup butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cook quick-frozen asparagus in
boiling water, as directed on the
package. Drain. Cream butter and
add lemon juice gradually. Pour
over the hot asparagus and serve
at once.
Red Raspberry Shortcake.
(Serves 4)
1 box (10 ounces) quick-frozen
red raspberries (thawed)
% cup sugar
4 tablespoons water
4 hot shortcake biscuits, split
and buttered
14 cup cream (whipped)
Mix raspberries with % cup sugar
and 4 tablespoons water and crush
slightly. Let
stand % hour,
stirring occasion
ally. Spread rasp
berries on lower
halves of hot
shortcake bis-
cuits; top with upper halves and
additional berries. Garnish with
whipped cream.
French Fried Shrimp.
(Serves 4-5)
1 package quick-frozen cooked
and cleaned shrimp
Seasoned crumbs
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
Thaw the shrimp as directed. Dip
in the seasoned crumbs, then in the
egg beaten with the water and back
in the crumbs. Fry in deep fat
(380 degrees) for 2 to 3 minutes, or
until the shrimp are well browned.
Serve hot with tartar sauce.
Deep Dish Blueberry Pies.
(Serves 4-5)
1 package quick-frozen blueber
ries
% cup sugar
14 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
Plain pastry
Combine berries (it is not neces
sary to thaw them first), sugar, salt,
and butter. Place in individual bak
ing dishes (with no under crust).
Cut rounds of pastry, slightly larg-
BAKER COUNT! NEWS
er than the tops of the baking dishes.
Place a round of pastry on each
baking dish, and pinch the pastry to
the edge of the dish. Bake in a
hot oven (450 degrees) for 10 min
utes; then reduce the heat (350 de
grees) and bake about 25 minutes
longer.
Shortcake Biscuits.
(Makes 4 large biscuits).
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
% teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
214 tablespoons butter
% cup milk
Sift dry ingredients together. Cut
in the butter and add milk gradually.
Turn onto floured board and knead
gently for about 5 seconds. Pat out,
and cut into 4 large rounds. Brush
with melted butter. Bake in a hot
oven (450 degrees) for about 20 min
utes. While the biscuits are still
warm, split, and spread with soft
ened butter.
New-Fashioned Fried Chicken With
Cream Gravy.
Thaw one quick-frozen chicken
enough to separate; cut into pieces
chicken in this, turning frequently.
Reduce the heat slightly and fry for
about 25 minutes longer, turning fre
quently. Remove chicken to a hot
platter.
It’s fun to give parties when
you’ve a copy of “Easy Enter
taining” to guide you in every
step—from planning your work to
serving a delicious meal. Elea
nor Howe’s cook book, “Easy En
tertaining,” gives you menus and
recipes for parties of every kind
—from a Valentine luncheon to
a reception for the bride. There
, are suggestions for children's par
ties, too—parties for 'teen age
groups as well as toddlers. Send
10 cents in coin to “Easy En
tertaining,” care of Eleanor
Howe, 919 North Michigan Ave
nue, Chicago, Illinois, and add a
copy of this helpful booklet to
your kitchen library.
’Just Good Food.’
Good food plays such an impor
tant part in the health and happiness
of the family! In this column next
week Eleanor Howe will give you
some of her hints on planning and
preparing really delicious foods—
tricks in making pastry that’s ten
der and flaky; a hint or two on
roasting meats to just the proper
turn; and suggestions for seasoning
soups and sauces.
TIPS FOR HOUSEWIFE
Lamp shades of painted tin com
bine well with pottery bases.
Before adding sugar to cake mix
ture always sift through a fine
strainer.
For iced coffee you should be a
little more generous with your cof
fee measure.
Mend leaks in gas or water pipes
by winding long strips of cloth
dipped in hot paraffin.
Left-over sandwiches need not be
discarded. Brush with melted but
ter and saute to a golden brown on
each side.
One tablespoon of cooked oatmeal
thoroughly beaten into the mixture
for pumpkin pie saves one egg and
cannot be detected.
Chill plates, dishes and glasses in
which cold foods and drinks are to
be served. The food and drink will
stay cold much longer.
To remove ink from Angers, dip
fingers and an unburned sulphur
match in water. Rub the match over
the ink spot until it vanishes.
When buying canned goods for
emergency shelf, immediately write
on the label the month, date, year
and price. This enables one to use
the older things first and so keep
your stock fresh.
for serving.
» Sprinkle with salt
> and pepper and
roll in flour. Melt
fat in a heavy
skillet, having the
fat 14 to % inch
deep. Brown the
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for January 14
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
THE PROBLEM OF
FORGIVENESS
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 18:21-35.
GOLDEN TEXT—And forgive us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors.—Matthew
6:12.
Christianity and forgiveness be
long together. Among the religions
of the earth Christianity stands out
as the one true faith because it prop
erly and adequately meets the prob
lem of sin. In Christ is provided
forgiveness for sin, cleansing from
all unrighteousness, a new birth by
which one enters into a life of holi
ness and power.
Since these things are true it
would seem to be almost unneces
sary to urge God’s children to be of
a forgiving spirit. But as Bishop
Ryle says, “It is a melancholy fact
that there are few Christian duties
so little practiced as that of for
giveness. It is sad to see how much
bitterness, unmercifulness, spite,
harshness and unkindness there is
among men.” Surely these things
ought not so to be.
I. The Extent of Forgiveness (w.
21, 22).
“How long do I have to stand it?”
is the question of the human heart
untouched by the spirit of Christ.
The injustices of life, the offenses
of our fellow men against us, all
seem to pile up until the burden is
about to crush us. What is the an
swer to man’s cry?
The Jews had an answer. Three
times is enough. Forgive once, yes.
Again, yes. But the third time, no.
Peter was big-hearted enough to
more than double that allowance of
mercy. He was willing to forgive
not just two or three times, but sev
en times. The point to be kept in
mind, however, is that whether for
giveness rpeans three times or seven
times, if there is a limit, it is a mat
ter of reckoning, of keeping books,
and of ultimately bringing down our
judgment upon the heads of the of
fenders.
The spirit of Christ swept all of
that aside. He said that one should
forgive 70 times seven. In other
words, Christian forgiveness is to be
untiring, unlimited, to know no
weariness and have no boundaries.
If one really forgives it is because
he has a forgiving spirit and that
spirit is not exhausted by use, but
rather grows by exercise.
A word of caution is in order at
this point. Let no one suppose that
our Lord’s instruction means that of
fenses against the law of the land or
against the good order of society are
to be overlooked and condoned. It
relates to the cultivation of a per
sonal spirit of forgiveness, the lay
ing aside of revenge, of malice, of
retaliation which do not become the
Christian.
11. The Motive of Forgiveness (w.
23-34).
Two motives are given in our text,
the first being that since we our
selves are daily and hourly in need
of forgiveness at the merciful hand
of God, we should in turn be merci
ful toward those who sin against us.
Compared with our offenses against
the law of God, we know that the
misdeeds of our neighbors against
us are mere trifles. Remember what
God has done for you, and then when
you are tempted to be hard and un
gracious with your brother, remem
ber the mercy of God.
The second motive is the remem
brance that a day of judgment is
to come. There is always a time of
reckoning ahead even as was the
case with these servants. Remem
ber not only what God has done for
you and is doing for you, but what
you must yet expect Him to do in
that day of judgment.
111. The Importance of Forgive
ness (v. 35).
A man dealing with his fellow man
is apt to think that it is merely a
matter between man and man. We
are not dealing with a straight line
between ourselves and our brother
(that was Peter’s error), but with a
triangle at whose apex is God Him
self. If I expect God to forgive me,
I must let that same forgiveness
flow out to my brother. If I deal
with him as though God had nothing
to do with the matter, then I must
not try to count God’s forgiveness
into the picture when I stand in
debted before Him.
Here again we express a word of
caution. Let no one suppose that
our redemption in Christ is contin
gent upon what we do toward our
brethren. “For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of your
selves: it is the gift of God; not of
works, lest any man should boast”
(Eph. 2:8, 9). Nor does the truth
of our lesson mean that we are
somehow going to bargain with God,
trading a bit of our forgiveness to
ward others for His forgiveness of
us. God is not interested in such
transactions. But it does mean that
if you cannot or will not forgive, you
may well consider whether you are
a Christian at all.
Angry Words
Seest thou a man that is hasty in
his words? There is more hope of
a fool than of him.—Proverbs 29. 20.
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS
For Greater Care in Kitchen.—
The chief causes of home acci
dents are falls, burns, scalds and
explosions; one-third of home fa
talities happen in the kitchen.
• • •
An excellent light crust for meat
pies can be made with half flour
and half freshly cooked and
mashed potatoes. Less fat is re
quired than when all flour is used.
» • •
Suede shoes can be given new
life by polishing with plenty of or
dinary shoe polish and hard rub
bing. They will be better for wear
ing in bad weather.
• • *
Seven drops of lemon juice add
ed to a pint of cream before whip
ping it will cause it to beat up in
less than half the time it would
without the juice.
• • •
Economy Note.—Small pieces of
toilet soap that accumulate in the
bathroom should not be thrown
away. Add water enough to cov
er them and put on stove until
dissolved. This makes an excel
lent soft soap.
• • •
Removing Mud Spots.—Always
allow mud spots to dry and then
they can be quickly brushed or
rubbed off without leaving any
stain.
Almost all fruit stains may be
removed by soaking them in boil
ing water. In case any member
of the family upsets a cup of
chocolate or tea, use cold water
to remove the spot. In the case
of coffee, pour boiling water from
a height; brushing the stain with
borax beforehand helps.
• • •
In making candy the materials
should be collected ahead of time
and a pan should be selected big
enough to allow for boiling and
thick enough not to scorch such
ingredients as milk and chocolate.
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When constipation brings on acid indi
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the trigger on those lazy bowels. So be
sure your laxative also contains Pepsin.
Take Dr. Caldwell’s Laxative, because its
Syrup Pepsin helps you gain that won
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Senna moves your bowels. Tests prove the
power of Pepsin to dissolve those lumps of
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in your stomach, to cause belching, gastric
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that stomach discomfort, too. Even fin
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Granted Wishes
If a man could have half his
wishes he would double his trou
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