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N DAY, MAY 23rd, 1956
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ROSEMIRY THYME'
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THE LUCKNOW SE
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1 and 'will often ,include
Your •shelter,or even
•you, if
you're eaught in; an open field.
You will usually' 'be safe in
a modern home, as aerials,
Plumbing,
p
of ' present-day build-
ings are excellent conductors,
which Will ground a strike, The
. most • dangerous spot in your
house is 'in the bath tub or show-
er, so postpone- your bath until
the storm is over, Leave the
dishes ins the sink too; and don't
handle .any • electrical appliances.
. , . the ironing can wait. Lights
on: is safe enough,: though!.
Don't. •use the. telephone .
the article ' ,was 'emphatic about
-this.' . • •. • .
Don't lean against a radiator,.
or• stand in front.
of a fireplace
: Naw, .if you are caught it a
storm outside '. . - if :
, y o' u are ; a,
farmer, :hurrying to.:.get in a loo
of hay (before the storm conies
.get rid of that pitchfork as soon
asthe storm arrives. Many a
farmer has •diedwalking to the
!barn with P. pitchfork on . his
shoulder.
• Don't continue to ' plow while
a storm' is inpro ress. Take shel-
teror..return to the barn.'
If you, are a livestock farmer
and are worried about ;the way
your cattle• • oi. sheep ;'cluster' un,
, .How `dependent we are on
what we now consider the nec-
•'-essiti s . of life! We have spent
.most of the evening in enforced
idleness,: because' of hydro fail -
'tire due. to a :. severe electrical
storm. No lights; no radio, nor
..record-player' ,, we , couldn't
even. have' • a bup ' 'of coffee.. It
was. delightfully refreshing:' for
awhilej4.,nothimg to 'do but • talk;;
ands I did appreciate .a conversa-
tion-"-'carried--on .without a -back
ground..of radio or :record play-'
er. `, ,don't suppose any.,:' family
spends 'much time, just sitting,
talking. Where the lights came on-
. to dim the candlelight, John ex-'
claimed. ruefully, "Ah; heck".
John had gone out 'smelt fish -
ink with another John. to.. a,
'friehds, "over .the river"; and I
was just. !beginning to .picture
them drowned,' pr at least, soak-
ed to the , skin,`, or , perhaps ell-'
• ectrocuted, • •when'. " the.`brie
phoned to say the ,boys were
:there and would' stay .until the
storm eased a bit. , 1' expect she.
will tlae glad when smelt season
is over , the ideal spot- for
• smelt; fishing 4.s: out at the foot
of the bank .behind. their house
There. is a twelve-year • old" in
the !family,' and, he has . many
,friends . •, • . they do' appreciate •
his mother's . hot chocolate! Just
the same I'm sure she • is:. not
sorry the:. season :is short!
The storm was brewing when
the !boys left, arid I warned th'eri
carefully' • (bout: 'being u in the
watei;, if a, storm came up. It' so..
happened that• had recently
come across. (thi . ides' -house_ '
cleaning again) an a jcle. from
themeteorological Bureau ` at
• : Trenton, .,on lightning; and so ' T
,had an ',authority to.. quote, be
sides my own motherly'`fussiness.:
Since the season of . electrical
•starins is upon us, it might , be.
• a good idea , to pans ' on some of
the warnings in this article. You
know there are .people who .are -&•
terrified in •a storm, who would•.
!be glad ." to hide in 'a dark , room,
or "under a feather bed, if they.
had ' one. And there are people
whoa love' a, storm, :who Sit ..:at• a
window` enchanted; But even for
- those who are ' fascinated there
are certain precautions :tis wise.
to take: -
Oii.the authority of the .' met-
eorologist '
If you live, in a 'city,'the. Bang-
- -er is •practically . nil,, as tall sur-
rounding (buildings • will. :attract
.. most flashes. Statistics show that
only one-tenth' of lightning -cas-
ualtiles-:occur- in,cities-and Ao•wns.
In' villages or in 'the countr`y:;
the danger is much greater: as
the numiber. " of tall objects is
MONUMENTS
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MEMORIALS
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We • are the only •,manufac,
tsexs in this part -of Ontario- -
of 'high class monuments
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the carload and process from
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When choosing •a. monument
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MEMORIALS •
W ALKERTON.
$SAGE. SEVEN •
der the tall pine in .the pasture
did you know that you Can
"LET' THE. !LITTLE ONES •
equip. trees with lightning rods
n COME UNTO ME"
,'Tis said that in the better land
your angels ever.watch, and
wait, '
'To welcome each one as they
The wear
y traveller at the gate'.
A. sweet wee girl passed through
that gate,,,
To 'join a little Angel' Band,
She wears .a crown of life .today,.
Safe,► :in a brighter (better. land.
We •ften• wonder •at •'Cod's :Pan
p. ,
And why He calls the .young and
fair; •'' ' •• •
•:He knows :(best, He, - needs new
r. flowers , p.
To transplant in :' Illsgarde .
there... g
and afford prbtettion for you
stock. ,
• To . the fisherman, get off the
water. Many lightning strokes
hit the water and fou' may • be
the ' highest object,'... the vicin-
ity. 'Don't swim a storm ' . . •
if ` i charge hits the water you
would be electrocutes ,. . thous-
ands of fish die by this' method
annually,,
A golf' club raised above your
head is a sort of lightning rod
: many golfers . have been kill-'
fed b•y li•ghtning. •
• Tall . trees in. "the' open•' are not.
safe
shelters. tern
;.._: . .... .. Pine; trees :�re..par-.
titularly dangerous because of
their.!, ' deep roots,' f,: you take ; yet
fuge• in a 'small ' shack or . barn,,
don't• lean against the Wall. Stand
in the 'middle of . it. Small trees
in. fa wood area,, or a clump of
treees• in a valley or 'ravine are
fairly safe shelters.
"-An automobile, is.:safe place
in, a thunderstorm;
If • you are caught.. out • 'in
g an
open field and can't find shelter,
lie flat on the ground, • You %nay
get muddy, but you'll likely sur -
vi 'e.
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A little, Angel. for 'His, choir,.
To' nuke the better land more
!fair,
A little bud among His flowers,
To beautify His garden there.
—Wm. M. Buckingham.
Some driversare quite sats
.fied to park within " easy•°walk-
ing distance of the curb.
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