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a leather bag or bellows,
are made in Gananoque,
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TESTED RECIPES
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Pectin syrup .........;....
floor so as to avoid contamination*.
The water the birds are given tv drink
should be as clean and the receptacles
also as clean as they would be if used
for human consumption.
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added to each
is pictured here as he held his first press conference
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WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
LEARNING HOW TO
FLY A PLANE WITH
OUT LEAVING
THE GROUND
. By HUGH TEMPLIN
During the last war, it was the
.pleasant custom to give a pilot some
fifty hours or so in the air, and then
send him to the front, ready to fight.
This is a different kind of war (as has
been pointed out by thousands of oth-
«r writers already) and planes are
vastly different. The period of train
ing now takes at least six months and
■nothing is left to chance.
There is no actual flying at the In
itial Training School .at Toronto. The
buildings are situated in the city, with
no room for a flyi'ng field or hangars,
•but the future pilots get their first les
sons in the Link trainer, a plane with
miniature wings, firmly anchored to
the ground.
I saw the Link trainers wherever I
went to the various training schools.
Even the most experienced fliers go
back to them occasionally to check up
any faults which may have developed
o’? to learn more about flying at night
■or by instruments.
Learning To Fly On The Ground
The Link trainer, in its simpler
forms, looks like a small training
.plane, but with the body and wings
shortened, so that it takes up less
space tha'n a full-size plane. The
cockpit and controls are of normal
size. The “stick,” which regulates the
elevators and the moyable portions of
the wings, and the pedals to operate
the tail, are like those in a Ciib or oth
er small plane. The instrument board
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has the five or six instruments needed
for ordinary flying—a compass, alti
tude meter, engine speed indicator and
so on. Out in front is a half-circle of
celluloid or some similar material
which looks like a whirling propeller.
There are several models of Link
trainers. It is said that the machine
was invented by the son of a pipe or
gan manufacturer, which accounts for
the fact that
on air inside
The trainers
Ontario.
There are
de
hard to set out the truth. One version
is that the inventor was a Canadian,
who tried to sell his model to the Unit
ed States Army, but the officials
thought it was just a toy and rejected
it, The thing appeared next in amuse
ment parks, and that is where I first
saw one. Compared to present-day
Link trainers, it really wasn’t much
more than a toy though the principle
remained the same. In war-time, the
trainer is worth’ its weight in gold. It
is hard to see how pilots of‘300-mile-
an-hour planes could be taught in six
months without such help,
I have spoken i!n previous articles
about the unfailing courtesy of the of
ficers I met at the various camps and
schools. They gave me their valuable
time so that readers of the weekly
papers of Ontario could read about the
Air Training Flan, but they went
much farther than merely answering
questions: they let me do many of the
things the students do.
Flying is no novelty to me, but I
never had a “ride” in a Link trainer.
One day, at Camp Borden, the Gover
nor-General was making a tour of in
spection and he was given a try-out in
tone of these machines. He seemed to
enjoy being whirled around and bump
ed about and as he climbed from the
cockpit, I heard him remark: "We do
some funny things sometimes.” At
that moment, I envied a governor-gen
eral for the first and only time.
An Ambition Gratified
The urge to pilot one of these ma
chines came back again as I stood and
watched a row of them in operation at
the Initial Training School at Eglin-
ton. These were the advanced trainers,
with twenty or more instruments on
the dash and a hood that fitted down
over the pilot so that he was “blind.”
The students seemed to ibe forty or
fifty years old, a contrast to the youth
ful faces I had seen at all the other
schools. Enquiry showed that they
were "bush pilots” and other experi
enced fliers qualifying to become in
structors on these same machines.
I asked my guide if I might try my
hand in one of them. It was strictly
against the rules, he said, and besides,
these trainers were only for advanced
pilots and I wouldn’t enjoy the exper
ience much. But he suggested^ that I
-take my request to Flying Officer
Bishop. z
I did, and met much the same an
swer, but I thought the Flying Officer
winked, when he said: "Come with
me.” -
We passed down the aisle between
structures that looked like huge vats,
and opened the door into one of them.
There in the centre of a circular room,
stood a bright blue Link trainer with
gray wings, as handsome a machine
of its kind as I ever saw. The setting
was unique, too. Murals had been
painted all around- the walls—moun
tains, lakes, towns, and on one side, a
gray bank of clouds.
This is where the beginners learn
hov/ to fly.
I climbed up a few steps and into
the cockpit. I put a pair of head
phones on my ears and listened to the*'
instructions that the Flying Officer
was giving me, as he turned on the
power. He told-me how to get the
plane, off the ground, how to hold the
stick and how my feet should be plac
ed on the pedals. He told me hdw to
turn to the right and the little plane
began to swing around in that direc
tion, while the lakes and rivers crept
past.
Press down harder on that right
foot/* he said, and I pressed too hard
and went out of control.
“Down with your left foot and the
stick to the left!” and again I over
did it, but that Was probably the i’n-
.tention.
“We’ll try a little dual instruction
now, to give you a better idea how to
use the controls/’
To my surprise the, stick suddenly
stiffened in my hands and went where
it ought to go for correct turns and
banks.
It wasn't long before I was flying
around without much difficulty—and
feeling pretty big about it, too. And
all the time I marvelled at how much
like actual flying it really felt
Rough Weather Ahead
"Now we are flying on . a bumpy
day,” the instructor told me, as he
reached down and pulled another lever
somewhere out of sight. The change
was immediate. The plane became
hard to control, Memories of actual
rides on bumpy days came back
vividly. ■ t ,
How long my lesson lasted I could
only guess. I was too interested to
watch the time, It might have been
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20 or 30 minutes.' Whatever it was, I
was sorry that I wouldn't be having
another one every day.
Certain spots on the scenery around
the wall are marked with letters. The
student may be asked to keep the
trainer on that mark and fly toward
it in bumpy air. Scales which hang
down from all four corners of the ma
chine show quite definitely how suc
cessful the lesson has been. If the
student lacks coordination or has oth
er definite faults, his instructors know
it before he ever goes up in a real
plane.
The advanced Link trainers have
much more complicated systems of in
dicating how well the student is doing.
The instructor sits at a table, with in
struments and a chart in front of him.
The instruments show how fast the
plane is supposed to be going, the al
titude and whether it is climbing or
descending. A three-wheeled indicator
moves over a chart of ruled paper—*
"the crab,” I think they call it, but it
reminded me of a ouija board. Per
haps you remember the ouija. Under
the'pressrue of the tips of the fingers,
•a heart-shaped board supported on
three legs, moved over a table and
spelled out words. In the trainer, one
leg has a small, rubbed-tired wheel
which draws red lines on the paper to
show how well the pilot is doing and
where he is flying.
The course at the Initial Training
School takes eight weeks, with lec
tures, drills, medical tests and the Link
trainer giving the students plenty to
do. From here, they go to Elementary
Flying Training Schools and their first
actual flying.
PHIL OSIFER OF
LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J. Boyle
"BATHING”
City people visiting the farm spend
a great deal of time in speculation
about how we managed to keep clean.
In fact, I would not be at all surpris
ed if some of them are of the opinion
that we allow the dust to cake on and
then peel it off when it gets too thick.
Such is far from the case a'nd I hasten
to the support of the country people
in any controversy which may develop.
For some unknown reason, the old log
house, built by Great-Grandfather on
the Osifer homestead has been retain
ed. It serves variously as a woodshed
and a storehouse for everything in
general. Father used to patronize it
each Saturday night in order to take a
bath. How well I can remember him
standing in the washtub with one of
the
can
er. 1
ing
was
him a pailful on front and back and a
third one was used for a general rub
down. How the harvest dust used to
melt before the spray from that old
sprinkling can,
I can remember one time when a
dose of paris green had been placed
.in the can and it later developed that
Ute potato bugs were not too bad, I
was doing the sprinkling that night.
It was late evening and the light was
Ijovs sitting wiilt tltcs sprinlcliti^
on a cross beam gave him a show-
The really hard job.was the carry-
of the water, but the sprinkling
fun, The general rule was to give
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Spanning the Atlantic in an R.A.F, 1 mher. Air. L
Commodore the Duke of Kent arrived in Ctmada to | with Canadian
study the air training scheme in this c .miry
FRUIT CANDIES
Many candy recipes can be improv*
ed and varied by the addition of a per
centage of fresh, canned or dried,
fruits. Fruit may be added to almost
any standard candy recipe but the fol
lowing are a few specials gathered
from various sources.
Fruit-jelly Candies
With Fruit Juices
Juices with pronounced flavours are
best but any of the many fruit juices
may be used. The juices may be can
ned or made from the fresh fruit by a.
procedure similar to that used in jelly
making. To juices lacking in ’acidity
(raspberry, strawberry, pear and ap
ple, if from very ripe
half ounce (one level
citric acid should be
gallon of juice.
Air Commodore the Duke of Kent
is shown on the steps at Rideau
Hall where he is the guest of his
uncle, the Earl of Athlone. The
duke will study the air training
scheme in Canada. '
dim up in the old house. I poured the
pail of water into the can and proceed
ed to spray. Father stood there, en
joying the trickling comfort of the
water down his back when he realized
that something was amiss. He was
turning to an alarming color of green.
He pranced out of the tub and over
to the light. Great-aunt Agatha was
staying with us that week-end, and
when she caught a glimpse of a green
ish figure dashing up' to the doorway
of the old shed, she screamed and
fainted. What made father really mad
was her statement when she recovered.
"I just saw that hideous thing that
looked like a big bullfrog jumping ar
ound in there and I couldn’t stand the
sight.” We boys never had much use
for the improvised bathing of the old
log house. It was always a great deal
more pleasant to go back to the swim
ming hole in the river and enjoy un
hampered bathing.
Saturday
bath night,
wintertime
two boilers
of the stove. By bedtime the boilers
would be sizzling and the lids jump
ing. The washtub would be placed in
the centre of the kitchen floor and the
lamp placed up on the sideboard so
that no water could splash on the hot
chimney. The women-folks would then
withdraw to the front parlor and the
men would begin their bathing. By
common agreement one boiler of hot
water was to be used by the men . . .
the other by the women. The hot wat
er would then be rationed out depend
ing on the number of men present.
Bathing was always more fun when
Father went to bed after his bath. A
wet towel makes an excellent weapon
of either defense or offense. Some
times when the playing got too rough
and the water began to splash on the
wallpaper, Mother would sound a
night has always been
Right after supper in the
Mother would place the
filled with water on top
warning rap on the kitchen door a'nd
the fun would be over.
After the menfolks were away off
to bed, the womenfolks would take
their baths. They never made a great
Jeal of noise but Mother at Sunday
"morning breakfast table would com
ment on the confusion of clothes left
behind. Shirts, socks, pants . . towels
. .• . clothes of al! descriptions were
very apt to be found in all manner of
places around the kitchen. Of course
a great deal of this has changed. Over
at Uncle Ab’s place they have install
ed a new bathroom with all kinds of
trimmings. Uncle Ab is a cattle buyer
and although he complains all the time
that he is not making money, he still
manages to get it from somewhere.
Another reason he gave was that when
he makes trips to the City he
stantly worried about how to
the new gadgets which they
stalling in hotel bathrooms.
Zeke, on the other hand, never was in
favor of a fancy bathroom. When his
wife had a sizeable amount of money
left to her, she remodelled the house
and installed a new bathroom. Uncle
Zeke is definitely “agin” it. He looked
in after it was completed, spat his wad
of tobacco into the washbasin
thoughtful way and decided to
to bathing in the driving shed.
is con-
use all
are in
Uncle
in a
stick
TIPS FOR MOTORISTS
ON GASOLINE SAVING
Automotive Experts Offer Hints To
Aid Government Campaign
For the Canadian motorist who sin
cerely desires to save gasoline and oil
in the operation of his car or truck,
thus' co-operating in the Dominion
Government fuel economy campaign,
certain simple rules are available.
The following list of driving tips has
been compiled by C. E. McTavish,
Director of Parts and Service, General
Motor Products of Canada Limited,
after consultation with General Mot
ors engineers and service experts.
These hints are offered by Mr. Mc
Tavish to the Canadian motoring pub
lic, with Mr. McTavish’s comment
that a maximum of,economy is built
into the modern automobile but that
there are certain things that the mot
orist himself must do to eliminate
avoidable waste of gasoline and oil.
Here is Mr. McTavish’s list:
1. Accelerate gently. A fast get
away may be spectacular, but it wastes
gasoline.
2. Do not stay in second gear be
yond 20 m.p.h. Roaring ^second year
speeds devour large quantities of fuel.
3. Start to decelerate a sufficient
distance from your stopping point to
allow the momentum of your car to
carry you along with a minimum use
of gasoline.
4. Drive at moderate speeds. Re
member the best economy is obtained
at speeds 25 to 35 m.p.h. The faster
you drive above this speed the greater
the requirements of fuel and oil per
mile.
5. Keep your engine tuned up for
the best efficiency. Dirty spark plugs
can waste one gallon of gas for every
ten used. Tightly adjusted valves not
only cause burned valves, but result in
poor fuel economy. Ignition points
properly adjusted, and ignition prop
erly timed, will give you the best per
formance and greater fuel economy.
6. Keep your car well lubricated.
Keep the tires inflated to the proper
pressure. Make sure the parking
brake is in the completely released po
sition. In other words, let your car
roll freely.
7.
than
gine
8.
gine overhaul. Worn rings drastically
reduce engine power, and result in
more oil and gasoline being consumed.
9. Watch the choke, especially .if it
is manually operated. Don’t forget to
push it to the "off” position as quick
ly as possible after starting a cold en
gine.
10. Avoid pumping the accelerator
up and down. This pumps a slug of
gasoline out of the carburetor every
time you make a downward motion.
In conclusion, Mr. McTavish draws
attention to another fuel waster. Don’t
overfill the gasoline tank. The gas sta
tion attendant naturally wants to put
all the gasoline he possibly can in your
tank, but quite often he will spill some
(for which you pay) in trying to get
that last quart in. And remember that
gasoline expands with heat, and if you
park your car in the sun with the tank
full, that expanding gasoline has got
to go somewhere and that will be out.
the gas tank vent.
Don’t let your engine idle more
is necessary. Even an idling en-
consumes gasoline.
Do not postpone a necessary en-
cup
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Mix fruit juice and pectin syrup.
Add sugar and corn syrup. Boil to
222 degrees - 223 degrees F., or until
a strong jelly test is obtained. Re
move from fire, add chopped nuts if
desired, and pour into cornstarch
moulds or oiled pans. Allow to hard
en 24 hours, cut sheets into pieces,
dust with powdered sugar or dip in
chocolate.
With Pulp of Fresh or Canned Fruits
With fresh fruits cook until soft and
rub through a screen. Rub canned
fruits through a screen without heat
ing. With pulps lacking in acid add
one-quarter cup of lemon juice or o'ne
level teaspoonful of citric acid to each
two cups of pulp. After the pulp is
prepared follow the recipe for fruit
juice, substituting the pulp for the
juice.
With Dried Fruits
Refresh the fruits by soaking for at
least twelve hours then cook until soft
and rub through a screen. The pulp
is then used in a similar manner to
the pulp from fresh fruits.
Divinity Fudge with Fruits
This candy is best with dried fruits*
The dried fruits should be chopped or
coarsely .ground.
1
2
i
%
%
PLENTY OF CLEAN FRESH
WATER FOR POULTRY
ALWAYS ESSENTIAL
cup sugar
tbsps. corn syrup
cup water
cup egg whites (beaten stiff)
cup chopped or ground
dried fruit
cup chopped nuts (optional)
Cook sugar, corn syrup and water
to 252 degrees F. or to a "light crack”1.
Add syrup gradually to the stiffly-
beaten white of egg, beating the mix
ture until stiff. Add dried fruit and
nuts, mix well and pour into greased,
or oiled pan to harden. This candy
becomes hard so it should be consum
ed within a week after it is made.
Fudge with Fruits
Chopped or ground dried fruits may
be added to any fudge recipe to pro- -
duce a variation in texture and flavour.
3
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1%
lYs
corn syrup
tbsps. powdered or granulated
gqlatin
cup hot water
cups
cups powdered sugar
cups dried fruit (chopped
Dissolve gelatin in the hot water*
Cook the corn syrup to 250 degrees F.
(hard ball). Beat into it the dissolved
gelatin and powdered sugar until light.
Flavour with vanilla. Then add fruit
and pour on oiled paper or slab to
harden.
Fruit syrup or finely ground pre
serves may be used instead of dried
fruit, at the rate of % cup in the recipe-
above.
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One of the first essentials to effic
ient production of eggs is plenty of
clean, fresh water for the hens. Eggs
are two-thirds water and water is the
most economical source of material for __ _______ __________
eggs. Hens are so constituted physic-1 fobics, stimulants, oyster ^elements-
ally that they require plenty of water,
especially in the summer months. If
water is not available to them for a
moderate length of time they will soon
die. A hen will die from lack of water
quicker than any other animal. Prac
tically all the water a hen drinks is
exhaled from the lungs and if it is
withheld the lungs soon dry up and the
hen will die like a fish out of water.
Hens have a peculiar habit or way
of drinking—they throw their heads
well backwards in order to swallow.
Many drinking fountains or troughs
ate not adapted to easy drinking for
the hens. The best water receptacles
are those which provide a constant
stream ol running water, preferably in
open containers, raised well above the
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