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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
6
Parents question giving sweets though sugar is a necessary food. Sweets concentrate sugar, raise blood sugar quickly, risk indigestion, spoil appetite for healthier foods, and may hinder growth by displacing better foods.
The text argues sweets form acids harming teeth and warns a plain mixed diet suffices for bone and muscle building. added sugar can spoil appetite and palate. It notes children won't crave sweets if not accustomed to seeing them.
Advice urges limiting sweets to meal times and ending with a boiled sugar treat. It recommends plain cereals and fruit as healthy sugars, avoiding bedtime snacks. Parents are told to avoid sprinkling sugar on foods and to use dates, raisins, fruit, or honey to satisfy a child's sweet tooth without harming teeth.
The passage traces pottery from early clay vessels and burnished baskets to the potter's wheel, glazing, and Greek and Egyptian innovations. It notes the hand crafted, non mechanical style, the Bronze Age hearth, and the evolution to glazed, water tight wares and distinctive individual artistry across civilizations.
A mixing guide describes lifting two cups of self raising flour with salt, adding two tablespoons butter and four cups of milk to form a smooth dough. The mix should rest briefly before rolling out about half an inch thick.
An article by Lawrence Armstrong argues against laxatives and pills, explaining constipation as a symptom of deeper toxemia and impaired metabolism. It warns against overuse of medicines, promotes natural healing through diet of raw fruits and vegetables, and cites Armstrong's books and Perth headquarters for readers.
The fragment describes rolling apples with sugar and cinnamon, placing in a greased dish, and baking with butter. It mentions visiting a chemist shop for remedies to regulate the liver and bowels, contrasting modern tonics with many jars and boxes on shelves.
The text describes a facial skin treatment using a soft oil to soften skin then washing with warm water and soap. It advises a Winguesiam car cmate and hydrogen peroxide paste diluted with ammonia water to apply to extra facial hair, leaving for about an hour, then washing and applying cold cream.
Readers are urged to brush teeth vigorously yet gently with a suitable toothbrush. Clean the full depth of each tooth, brush both surfaces and gums, and maintain steady up and down motions to avoid gum injury.
A hands on guide describes shaping clay on the potter's wheel. By positioning the forefinger and left index finger and applying slight pressure, the potter smooths surfaces and forms a handle before smoothing and attaching it to the vessel.
A reconstruction of a dessert method lists ingredients such as flour, bread crumbs, lemon rind, suet, and golden syrup. The process describes greasing a mold, sieving dry ingredients, mixing with whisked eggs, syrup, lemon juice, and milk, pouring into a steamed mould for two hours.
London reports the common cold costs British industry at least £20 million yearly and the GPO claims defeat after three years of inoculation efforts. Research by London and Manchester Universities continues without success while a proprietary nasal preparation is promoted as a remedy.
In Tasmania a housewife preserves surplus apples for cider and wine making. She notes cider and perry as good substitutes when fruit rots, using affordable sugar and simple methods. She describes crushing, non peeling, seven to eight fruit pieces, five or six weeks fermentation, corking with lime sealed, and aging up to six years for richer flavor.
Read instructions for fermenting fruit into wine using a large earthenware cask. Details cover vessel choices, water ratios, stirring schedule, straining, sugar addition, pouring into the cask, storage, and daily froth removal. Includes timings from seven days to two months and guidance on keeping vessels cool and dry.
A fragment of a historic kitchen note describes a jelly macaroni dessert. It lists ingredients like one pint of jelly pineapple Dor mango and macaroni with custard. The method mentions coating a border mold with jelly, arranging pineapple, pouring jelly, cooking macaroni in milk, then layering and chilling before serving.
A brief recipe note describes making a light frothy pineapple dessert by combining pineapple juice with water to form a jelly, then folding in well beaten egg whites to create a foamy, airy texture.
A brief guide discusses keeping nails healthy with proper cleaning and light powder application to reduce brittleness. It notes basic maintenance practices and emphasizes a neat appearance through careful care.
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