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Fall, 1939 ‘2 HOME AND COUNTRY HOME AND COUNTRY l‘uhlilht'il unarmrly by Thu l'udul‘llh‘d Women's Inslimlal of Ont-ma and Tim Institute Branch Department iii Agricultqu Ontario EDITORIAL Conxin‘ss: Mrs. 'l‘. J. McDowell. Milvcrlou. Miss M, \’ Powull, Whitby. Miss .\E.iry A. Clark‘s. Toronto. MKXIHERS ov Pnovixcui. Bum: isasas Honorary President: Hi‘l’ Excellency The Lady Tivuedsmuir. Honorary Vice-President: ills; )inry n. Clarke, Toronto. Pruidult: iira T, .Y. McDowell. Milvorton. \‘ichitsidimtl: Mrs s. H. Mauls. Lunanburg. .i w. Brandon. RR. 6. Gull. i‘imnins Easier. Schriobcr. Dirrclcra on (he Execution: \v V. Reynolds. Fraukrillu. Jnnius Gordon, Bani-anon. . . D. D. Uunlon, Simcoe. Mrs. L. G. Croziu. “'nlkerlon. Mrs. iiiin Moore. New Llskcnl’d. Direcrun: Mrs. H l'ur ' nh Bower. iirs T, l. in: 0mm. , iirs William 1 nion. KR. No. ii . H Mcciillsch, RR. No Mr.» .V. D simnri. 'nmumn. inn i'uun St. Marys. . Kincsville. 1. Buluclara. 2. Example“. nni rd, Kngnwonc. i., Curler. Keuorn. Srrrnlury-Trznsurtr: Mrs \v E. Lcntherdnle, Galnwnier. Currvspolidunco should be undressed to Ule and coorrni‘" The Women's Institute Brunch inirhnmeni Buildings, Toronto Tim 1):” dislribuled through me mu- Uni-ti m‘ i ms- Institutes to tho \Voinen'ii innuun. members. EDITORIAL COMMENT OUR PROGRADLM'E IN WAR TIME “'th most of the copy for this issue of Home and Country was planned, Canada was still at Peace. None of us were willing to believe that war was really a possibility. For years the Institutes had built up a prngrniiime in which the arts of peace were studied and practised and, through the committee on Peace and International Relationships, were developing a fine international spirit. Just this year, the visits to Canada of Their Majesties, and the Scottish Women's Rural Institute members and the conference of the Associated Country Women of the World zill seemed to strengthen this and to draw us nearer to the country women of other nations. We realized again that their problems were our prob- lcms, their pleasures ours; that we might express ourselves in different ways, but, fundamentally, there was little difference. Then, realizing that to uphold the principles of freedom, justice and liberty, and to respond to the call of her King to his "peoples across the seas" in Which he asked that all “stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial,” Canada entered the war. The question which we all fared was “what shall we do?" Individually, some of us can give our whole time to war service. Most of us will have to carry on our regu- lar work, making a special effort to add part-time war service to present duties. Some will assume much of the burden left by those who have enlisted for military service. What is to become of our peace- time Institute programme? That is a question which requires careful thought. It must be sifted carefully, omitting the less essential elements to make room for war service, and retaining those which are as valuable (Continued col. 4, page 2). LET’S MAKE TH|S A READING YEAR n___ “A good book is the best of friends, the some today and forever. (Marlin Fnrquhar Tupps'r.) ‘ ' ~ v - n on With the end of the strenuous activities of summci work comes the se 5 ' ‘ ‘ and friends when we look forward to renewing our ncqunintance With those a ‘ ' â€"b oks. book is n whom we are so likely to neglect during the 5:21:1iflefrbthg‘s’ making friends ' ’ . Th' h it we slinre the thoug _ I _ 3‘?le iiiiilligr andxogligaructers. Here we find companionship, stimulus and enlo%e::hd a good new book is to enjoy new and intcrfiting pic 1lac]agiinlfl‘iiei':2; new roads and to gain new information. For the boot over i . r v travel thrill of adventure and of exploring. the unknown. Etna $fl¥fl33;ceil1rnugll through Nova Scotia, but we can _see_ itnimd EI‘JDY mg! ’gscotmn (or if we the eyes and mind of Clara Dennis in More About 0‘5 t) we mic even have visited Nova Scotia, we can copy It 1‘25"“ ‘“ rfitrfipeim' mm. future, less likely to make long aeroplane flights, at least i_n dbic h “Listen the but we can live through them With Anne Morrow Lin le‘rgf ‘ at woryk in Wind" or “Noth to the Orient”. We may llOt'eYefl sec t c ‘ oli‘tfschmmnn in our own Ontario communities until they are painted out by Et‘e b 1 Closed “With Flame of Freedom". The Wild life of our country llltlsyh): aAnd to book until it is opened for us by Grey Owl or Ernest ThompsonI-a c ’ thdame read the story of Marie and Pierre Curie in their daughter ' ves d b the Curie" is to meet one of the world’s greatest women and. liennspiiif y kcd courage, sincerity and honesty of purpose of these two scientiftstw to wiziguld so untiringly to attain their goal. And so, illustration after i us rating m to be cited to show the variety of ways'by which new books ciin cont ri 1:8 our lives, acquainting us with new friends, new places and new in erlcls New books bring us new friends; but old books are old friends. A o bu: have the latterâ€"books which have been read .OVEI' and over. It may be t. at greatest of all booksâ€"the Bible: it'niiiy be Dickens. Scott or: Shokcspcgre,ti may he Wordsworth, Barrie or Kipling. In how many homesuis it not n eou 11,-, ful part of the Christmas tradition to read aloud Dickens Christmas Caro or Henry Van Dyke's “The Other Wise Man"? That book of poetry or essays, or that familiar book which can be opened anywherexzind which is kept at hand to pick up when we sit down to, relax for a .few minutes, is invaluable: The thought which it expresses, the merry laugh it calls forth or the savouring of :i well-turned phrase will shorten and lighten the day’s tasks. It is ii true Magic Carpet for the mind. ' To treat books like friends, the door should be kept open for them With a “Welcome” on the mat. They should be brought out where they may be used and Enjoyed, not closed behind glass doors forever. To share zi book With others increases its value for most people. To read 1: book aloud or to ex- change books, so that the thoughts expressed may be discussed and enjoyed together, makes a book live. _ _ The time to begin making friends with books is in childhood. Children love stories. They have the power of imagination which makes hooks very veal to them. As Mary Carolyn Davies says, “A book’s :1 magic sort of thing That makes you sailor, chief or king.” Let the children have this magic as soon as they are old enough to listen to rhymes and stories and later, if books that are suitable for their age are iit hand. they will delve into them themselves. A love of books is a priceiess heritage. Mary Wright Plummer in a very interesting lecture on the “Seven Joys of Reading" lists these as (1) the Joy of Familiarity,~”to refrcsh our memories of old friends, to hear the familiar lines rolling in like waves, one after another, in their well»known cadence”; (2) the Joy of Surpriseâ€""of finding human nature always human nature, of learning that truths which we think modern have been apprehended by the ancients"; (3) the Joy of Sympathyâ€"“which lies in finding an author who would be congenial to us if we knew him"; (4) the Joy of Appreciationâ€"especially “with the way of say- ing things" (5) the Joy of Expansionâ€"“to be caught out of our daily rut and be taken where we get the birdseye View"; (6) the Joy of Shockâ€"“to most of us this is an acquired tasteâ€"and it takes time to make shock into a joy if we do make a joy of the shock, our mental circulation is quickcncd and we feel so wide awake that the first thing we know we are incurring again the risk of Contact with the battery”; (7) the Joy of Revelationâ€""through some sentence of apparently secondary importance we catch sight of possibilities so great, so revolutionary that we are a trifle dizzy.” All these joys, and more are ours for the reading. ' ' So let’s make this a reading yearâ€"reading for inspiration, for knowledge for recreation, and, above all, for enjoyment. ' To suggest a reading list is probably a thankless task. It is such a personal thing. We choose our own friends, and we choose our oWn books to suit our own taste. Here are a few, chosen at random, from which may be selected some of interest. (All these are in the Travelling Libraries Branch of the _ Provincial Department of Education and may be included in a Travelling Library on request). I. Essays and Unclassified: Becker, May L.: Golden Tales of Canada. Bruce, H. A.: Friendshipâ€"The Ke ' to Pea d DeKruif, Paul: Microbe Hunters. 5 m 3" Other Address” Fishback, Margaret: Safe Conduct, When to Behave and Why. Frisby: How to Conduct a Meeting. Frisby: How to Arrange a Public Dinner. Grey Owl: Pilgrims of the Wild. Overstreet, II: Let Me Think. Overstreet. H.: About Ourselves. Yutang, Lin: The Importance of Living. II. Cugeni Afiair; Ig‘Stzlulu Books): ei-tram an ow er: The Lord H21 5 Those - ' Gibbon, John Murray: Canadian Mogaic. (cu °pemmes)‘ Gunther, John: Inside Asia. III. Travel: Cash, Gwen: I Like British Columbia. Griswold, Lawrence: Tombs, Travel and Trouble. gfiiiton, H. V.: In Search of Scotland. IV‘ liq-09722;); W. J. and Niven F.. Colour in the Canadian Rockies. Black, Mrs. Geo - Carnegie, Dal Lutes, Della: V. Poetry: Crowell, Grace Noel: The Li lit of th De La Mare, Walter: Poetry.g 6 year. Jacques, Edna: My Kitchen Window. The Oidord Book of English Verse. Filly fieventyBYears. ive inute iogra liies. A Country Kitchen. p (Continued col. 2, page 4) HEALTH â€" CHILD WELFARE Ontario is almost as diversified in its climate and in the needs of i people on is Canada. There are bun,e Vomen's Institutes in the cold north there are Women’s Institutes husk] ing in the mild cliniute of southern Ontario and, in between, the rest who toil on endlessly With the others in the task of promoting “Health And Child Welfare". The tabulated m ports of roll calls, clinics, dammit”. tions, contributions and luctures miircli past, not in weary 11%,.de fashion but triumphantly. Child Welfare is gaining n more balanced share of attention. Former- ly, being linked with Health, child welfare was associated with the bodily health of the child and psych. ology was neglected. Within the last few years. such subjects as “The Effect of Adult Behaviour on the Mentality of the Child", "Music and its Effect on a Child’s Health” "Temper Tantrums”, indicate thatY child welfare is coming into its own. Clinics attend to the well-being of the group], while. the individual need is met y prowding food. clothing, eyu glasses, and special medicines. Doubt. less some bonnie Scottish woman is to be thanked for the hop y thought of purchasing ii barrel 0 dulvc for- the school children to prevent goitm Prevention Better Than Cure The Women’s Institute has been in. sti'umental in many townsbi s and villages in establishing Clin toxoiding, immunizin , and v ing. Our Provincial overnment sup- plies all of those scrums frcc. line country doctor, in ii sparsely poiiulnt ed area has treated four hundred children against all these (lisuzisus. The hearty co-opcration of the par- ents was due to the splendid (‘iluca- tionzil ground work of the Women's Institutes. The adult too is stimulated toward prevention as yearly me. a] examinations are urged very inns!» cntly. Social Legislation Studied No government can legislnte be» yond public approval, and our Insti- tutes can do much to ave the mix for more advanced legislation. Our people are chafin under the dread of expensive hospitu izution. Therefore. different forms of State Medicine are being studied. Mental Hospitals are costing a great deal, and, hence, such topics as “Mental Hygiene Clinics" and “Health Examinations before Marriage" are being stressed. The Women’s Institute Member The Women’s Institute member is not forgotten. For her need such topics as “Posture”, "The Art of Living", "Watch your Weight". “The Folly of Needless Worry", and “How to Grow Old Gracefully" are discussed in an efiort to make her living more tranquil and beautiful. Elfoi-ts Must Not Cease _ In rural Ontario there are still niis informed mothers, poorly fed babies. and communities unprotected against the Plagues of communicable diseases. Even in War, Ontario Women's Institutes must not neglect “Health and Child Welfare". (Contributed by Mrs. F. J. Nickle of Eldorado, Provincial Convener.) (Continued from col. 1, page 2)~ to our individual, home and commun- ity life in war, as in peace. The Institutes were a Powerful factor in the last war; they will be even more powerful today, for they have increased in both numbers and prestige. Much of the work which was carried on before will be Fl?" again â€" knitting, seWing. "Ming funds, increasing food reduction. conserving goods and otier furnis‘ As time goes on, new avenues Will open up. But, whether we are called on_to do something which may ’35 mute spectacular, or just the hllm' drum tasks, which are not less "‘1' portant in carrying on successfullll ut which seem dull because the! must be done day after day “5 10"”; as the war lasts, the members of “1'3 Institutes will be ready.