The Brussels Post, 1955-05-04, Page 2Lengthy Jobs Snate4ed Friend
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gventually;,- sinking lower and
lower, the vessel drew alongside
the dock and every passenger
went safely- ashore. Only then
did the crew emerge, half dead
with fatigue, and the Tasim190-
settled gently on..the bottom,
Another ;here. wa$ a tiny Ne-
gro lad owned Plato., who lived
• in the Deep South of the U',S,.14„
When a child fell down en
eighty-foot well, he volunteered
to go, down' after the infant,
With a rope tied to. his waist he.
climbed down the jagged crev-
ice, badly cutting himself 'on the,
way.
He made the rescue, but his
clothes were in tatters and his
body was covered in blood.
Sharp pieces of rock nearly put
out his eye'S;
He was recommended to the
Carnegie- .Hero Fund who sent' e
comMiesiOn to investigate his
case. They told him he would get
a medal, He grinned broadly.and,
shOolt his head,
"All ah wants," he said, "is a
pair Of shoes." Needless to say
he got them—and a lot more be-
sides.
The acts. of many heroes go
unrewarded. Jim Corlett, fam-
ous-big-game hunter of North.
India, tells the story of two In^,
dians who ventured into the jun-
gle to gather wood.
A tiger leapt suddenly on one
and carried' him off. His unarm-
- ed friend pursued the snarling
tiger and dragged his friend
from its jaws. Then, with the
tiger growling behind. him, he
carried the maimed man miles to
the nearest village, put him on a
horse and took him to hospital.
He received neither reward
nor recognition, for the. govern-
ment official to whom the case
was reported said, "There must
be at least two unbiased witness-
es before a reward can be
made."
It would have been a trifle
difficult to whistle up the re-
quired witnesses on such an oc-
casion!
Some talk spend their lives
saving others, men like Jacques
Fosse, a staid business Mail of
13.egijogipe, tfe taught himself to
swim and made his first sea
rescue at the age of ten, and
frOM that moment he seemed to
be on the spot whenever anyone
in France w.vs. in danger of
drowning.
At twenty he saved two circus
performers and their bear: While
doing military service he saved
five artillerymen and two horses
that fell overboard. During a ter-
rible flood on the Mediterranean
coast he worked for eight days.
and nights, without sleep .and,
unaided, saved 860 drowning per-
eerie,.
During his life he saved alto-
gether 882 people from drown-
ing, Yet he would allow none
to praise him He looked upon
it as just a job of work well
done—the way so many other
unsung heroes do.
Twenty years ago Sam Brook
was driving his railway engine
near Mirfield, Yorks, when a
steam. pipe burst, spraying him.
with scalding water, He stagger-
ed back over the footplate. He
could have jumped clear of the
train, . but his first thought was
for the pessengers in his care.
So he dashed back into the blis-
tering spray, applied . the brakes
and saved their lives, burning
himself severely. . When asked
how lie forced himself to do so,
he replied simply, "It was my
job."
Every year fclk win medals
for gallantry given by ,hetlies" like
the Royal Humane Society and
the Carnegie Hero Fund. In war-
time their deeds would com-
mand glowing headlines, but in
times of peace they are usually
dismissed in a few lines- in an
insignificant paragraph,
In Jime, 1936, the excursion
steamer Tashrhoo was making
her return journey down *the
Hudson when ;she hit an obstruc-
tion that sliced a gaping hole in
her side, The water poured in.
"We- must take to the boats,"
said the engineer. •
• "Boats?" .spluttered the. cap-
tain, "We haven't enough.
There'll be a mad scramble and
most of my,1,400 passengers Will -
drown in the panic.' Send every •
man below • to patch up the hole
—and .pump like the devil."
The pessengers danced ,on the
moonlit deck and the band play-
ed on as if nothing had happen-
ed. -Every hand who could be
spared was ordered below.
They Went, although • -. they
knew that if the ship went-down
they would be trapped,
HE HAS A CRUST—Chipmunks being one of the most timid and
elusive af the forest creatures, Askel Nohr, photographer, was
pretty well stymied in his attempts, to vet a close-up photo. But
ingenuity paid off when he got the idea of baiting his foot with
a piece of bread. Greed won over fear. The little-fellow ap-
proached and Nohr, balding camera- at arm's length, snapped
this picture.
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HRONICLES
7GINGERFAIIMI
Gwe,t1.dottne P Cleotiqt.
You peed patience to .complete.
a task like that which Mr. Ger,
aid Paget, aged seventy, hopes
to finish • some time this year..
For it has occupied nearly all of
his spare time for fifty-seven
years,
Painstakingly he, has made "a.
genealogical study of all the rul-
ing houses of -Europe .from the.
time of Cherlemagne to the pepe-
ent day. ,And he has typed .more.
than 4,000. eheete. of foolscap with.
detailed .information on 600.fam-
ilies.
He underteok. this vast job
because as. a. boy he acquired a
taste for family trees, His task
will be finished when he has
investigated twelve more
His. work, filling nine voltun
es, will ultimately go to the Brit-
ish. Museum, where he has spent
hundreds of hours consulting.
reference books and documents.
Few people have the will-
'power to undertake such a co-
lossal, task as Mr 'Paget's and
the persistence to see it through,
In these days of rush you. sel-
dom find a man or a woman
doing a job. requiring years 'of
exacting work.
But at the Lick University in. -
California lest year an astrono-
mer completed the seven-year
task of making a huge mosaic
photograph of the night sky, It
was patiently made up of 1,246
pictures each seventeen inches
square, taken, with a specially.
constructed twenty - inch lens
camera.
Each photograph required an
exposure of two hours. Combin-
ed, the photographs cover about
three-quertees of the entire sky,
taking in some stars as far away
as 100 million light years.
'Some men have spent large
portions of their lives in perfect-
ing a single piece of furniture.
For instance, a Louis XIV cabinet
nearly twenty feet long took its
maker seventeen years to con-
struct.
The cabinet contained .,687
drawers, 130 of which were sec-
ret.
A Rochdale man named Will-
iam Pollit spent all his spare
time for twenty-four years mak-
ing a wooden model of - Cologne
Cathedral. All the carving was
done with a. pen-knife and there
were over 1,000 miniature statue
es in the model.
For the first eleven years Pel-
la had to rely on photographs of
the cathedral. Then an architect,
impressed by his patience, in-
dustry and skill, sent the model-
ler end his wife to Cologne, pay-
ing their expenses. • -
"Dear Anne Hirst: I am torn
two ways—between love for my
present husband and a rosier fu-
titre for my little girl who wants
to live with her father, After
divoreed. him, I was restless and
elonely until I met this man I
married, I love him dearly, he is
so good and kind and loyal, But
he has no ambition! He does not
mind the three of us living in a
furnished two-room apartment
surrounded by most undesirable
neighbors; this makes things dif-
ficult for my litle girl. Also,
these two are both jealous, each
wanting my whole love and at-
tention. I sympathize with the
girl, she seems so neglected in
important ways.
"Her own father is ambitious,
a good provider, really a fine and
gentle man, I just never really
eared for him. My daughter vie-
its him regularly and loves him
dearly.
"Last fall we both visited him.
I haven't been happy since, He
can give her all the things which
are rightfully hers. I feel so
OPENED BANK:
IN WALKED FISH
tt,
Unlocking the front door of
his 'bank in Klerksdorp, South
Africa, the manager discovered
that his first customer for the
day was—an eleven-pound bar-
bel 'fish. The fish is a type of
amphibian which can "crawl'
overland for .distances up to a
mile, and the bank where it was
found it three-quarters of a mile
from the nearest strewn.
The fish had -not been caught
with a hook, but had obviouily
come "overland" and crawled
through between the door and
floor. It was still alive when
found.
selfish staying here with the
husband, I love so much, while
she begs to go back to her
father. We could return' to him
any time, his door is always
open; but to close my present
doer behind me seems like iv,
Mg up part of my life,
"Must I give up the man I love
for the sake of my little girl's
happiness? Or watch her grow
up here—and perhaps come to
hate me later? I'm afraid I
haven't the intelligence to ' do
what is right. I shall, appreciate
your help.
WONDERING"
* Doing what you think is
* right does not necessarily de-
* peed upon intelligence. Moral
* courage is the quality one
* needs, and to make this pain-
* ful decision will take all you
* have. If you acknowledge it is
* the right thing to do, however,
* you will find the strength,
* You all suffer under the
* strain of your husband's and
* daughter's jealousy. If this
* feeling could be oVerconee,
* your little girl might accustom
* herself to staying where she
* is, with regular 'visits to her
* father; as she grows older, it
* can readily happen. The 'pres-
ent situatiee which causes you
* such distress will, I am afraid,
* deepen as the days pass. Shall
4' you and your husband givenp
'' your personal happiness for
her sake? If you, do, what will
* your future be?
* You tIO not actively dislike
* your child's father; living with
* him could be agreeable and
* rewarding, fOr you both are
4' devoted to your little girl.
* Knowing she has .the material
* advantages which mean a
* great deal, and the devotion
* of her father, would console
* you somewhat for the sacrifice
* you make.
* It is a problem for a present-
* day Solomon,
* * *
ONE WIFE'S WAY
"Dear Anne Hirst; The wife
who signed herself Desperate'
has my sympathy. I, too, lived
with a jealous husband for near-
ly a year before I learned how
to handle him. Arguments, tears,
nothing helped—until, finally I
tried not talking at all, some-
times for two or three days.
"I believe men are more im-
pressed by such treatment than
any other. At least it worked for
me.
COLLEGE WIFE"
• Few attitudes baffle a be-
* wildered man like complete
* silence. He cannot bear to be
* ignored, and he finds no satis-
* faction in tirades addressed to
* deaf ears. He talks himself
* out, and then if he is, smart
* he starts thinking.
* I am sure "Desperate" will
* appreciate the hint_
If Anne Hirst has no solution
for your situation, she will stress
the advantages of either decision,
and so simplify your problem in
your own mind. Write her at
Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New
Toronto, Ont.
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fashions out of the chaos of the
world in the torment of his soul.
—W. Somerset Maugham.
twinkle in his eyes, and pre-
sently Dave's solemn little face
was all smiles. When Partner
was ready to go to the barn
'Dave came along with Grand-
pa's rubber boots, waved his
hand, said "Bye" to his grand-
father., and then, returned to his
own important business, such
as opening doors and cupboards
and investigating the cat's dish.
Well, after that little write-up
I am sure those readers who
wanted to hear more about our
grandson will be quite eatisfied.
Maybe others less sot
Prior to the -week-end it was
quite an eventful week), as •
everyone knows., The reeigna-
tion as prime minister of that
great leader, Sir Winston
Churchill; the appointment of
Sir Anthony Eden as his succes-
sor; the bringing down of the
Federal Budget which makes
little difference to farmers one
way or the other, unless they
happen to want to buy a new
car. Of course there had to be
a few atom bombs let off to dis-
turb our peace of mind. But I
suppose we have to accept these
big fireworks now.
-Another farmer, a few miles
from here, sold his farm last
week and is moving to town.
Last Wednesday I went to a
neighbour's farm-furnitUre and
antique sale. It was "the best
`buying' crowd I ever saw.. In
fact there were times when the
b i dd e r se. couldn't bid fast
enough so anxious were they
to gain possession of some pre-.
cious antique. A china duck
with red eyes sold for $42; a
homespun bedspread, $45; a pine
cradle, $13; a converted oil lamp
with a bowl-shape shade and
reservoir, $21; a milk-glass vase
with a flued edge $19; a conical
candle lantern, $9; a buggy
lamp, $8. Some of these things
were rescued from the attic and
cellar. Remember that, friends,
if the time ever comes when
you decide to have an auction
sale. You may have a small
fortune in your attic. What did
I buy? A roasting pan for $1.25.
I knew it was just the size for
my oven as I borrowed it last
Christmas to cook the turkey!
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Spring is in the air and so is this black buck anterope at the St.
Louis zoo. Balmy temperatures seem to affect his more sedate
friend with feet?on the ground.
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Short Visit"
Some years ago the ,Detroit
Tigers bad a pitcher mined Kyle
Graham. He was a ballplayer
with a big appetite. Nothing
could spoil his hearty appetite.
One afternoon, with the Tigers
fighting a powerful Philadelphia
Athletics team, Kyle Graham
sat out in the Tiger bull peri,
contentedly munching an after-
noon snack. The game was going
badly for Detroit, and the Ath-
letics, then at their pennant-
championship best, were giving
the Tigers' starting pitcher a
fancy shellacking. He seemed
doomed to be hammered ,Mit et
the box, in a hurry. Kyle
Graham begari.to warm tip for
emergency duty, but he also con-
tinued to eat. Suddenly he' re-
teiVed, the signal `to go, into the
genie to relieve his' tealninate.,
"What's the set-up?" relief,,
pitcher .Kyle. Grahain asked as
he started deft* ,the outfield to
the box. ' '
'"Bases 'loaded,* With nobody
out and Cochrane, Simmons- arid
Jihirtny FOxIt coming up to bat."
"Nobody touch:, that sandtviclt
I Was tatin';" Kyle Graham
warned', "1,11 be back in a min-
ute."
,Spring isn't treating this brown bear any too G:ooiriy4
looking and listless Os he'S even tab lazy' to play with hit g ..tfiefa 'rite ol• the' Parisi France, zoo;•
.Physical beauty is the eigii'of
an interior beatitY, a epiritual
and moral beauty vi hith is the
basis, the PrinciPle, and the
unity of the beautiful,
Schi Her.:
The week-end just past was
one of the nicest we have en-
joyed for a long time. Not only
was it wonderful but at Ginger
'Farm it was also the- occasion
of a family birthday, an, anni-
vereaey and a week-end. ,of glor-
ious sunshine. Snowdrops bloom-
ing, daffodils .peeking through
the ground, swamp frogs sing-
ing and buds a-borninge Bob
and Joy were here on Saturday
and tine rest 'of the family,, in»
eluding Honey, arrived on Sun-
day. Dave was the happiest
thing on two feet. Except for an
hour's sleep he was hardly still
a minute., His great joy, was to
get outside and he was ready to
greet anything on four legs as
a playmate. We visited for
awhile at another farm where
there. were more four-footed
creatures than we have—dogs,
puppies, cats, horses, goats,
calves and .cattle, and there
wasn't a thieg that Davey was
afraid, of. For a little fellow
eighteen months old he did so
much walking it was a wonder
his legs continued to carry him.
However, be has leis own meth-
od of dealing with tiring situ-
ations. He doesn't whimper or
ask to be carried; he just stops
wherever he happens to be—
and sits! Thh lie decided to do
yesterday in 'the middle of a
pasture field. The other day
Daughter had Daye with her on
a downtown ' shopping jaunt. '
Dave had been on the go for
quite awhile, interested in
everything he saw. But the time
came when he ,considered
enough was enough' so, in the
middle of Yonge Street, with-
out any warning, our Davey
suddenly sat down on the side-
walk! His mother picked him up
and set him down on his feet.
But Davey wasn't having any.,
He immediately sat down again.
So Daughter had to carry thirty
pounds of solid Weight around
for awhile. It wasn't long before
she felt like sitting on the side-
walk herself.
Honey's reaction on her first
visit to her old home was quite
surprising: We expected she
would race around and be very
excited. But she took things
very calmly except that she
thoroughly enjoyed a swim in
the creek. At night when she
saw Dee and Art , getting their
coats on she stood at the front
door waiting to go With them.
But when they opened the door
she looked up at me, saying just
as plainly as her big brown eyes
could say it — "Is it all right
if I go?" As soon as. I said
"Off you go!" she was away,
Once in they car she stretched
herself out on the badk Seat
and prepared to sleep So it
looks as if we have lost our
Honey for good, So long as she
is contented we are glad. On
farm a deg needs to be More
than a pet, For a.city home'
Honey is ideal. While Dave IS
in his playpen outside Honey
site on the 'veranda and never
offers to go tin the street Unless
she is taken,
it hag 'been said in our: faintly ^
that Dave and his, g a. "arerandp
two ef a kind, Upon occasion
they both look at a 'perede and
never say a Word: Yesterday
they had a sort of contest —
eenh looking at the. other, Of
COI 17;"A" although he didn't
Apetek, 'partner couldn't stop the
The World but feels the 06.
seat's spell,
The poet feels the pest as well;
Whatever men have done, might
do,
Whatever 'thought, might think
it too.
Matthew Arnold.
Fashions pictured above are being, modeled in Mag.:1W thil
spring for thaSe With enough rubles to pay far them. eAt tefl,
traditional' Rutilan folk pattern is motif for blouse of two.rutie
silk summer ehSemble. At right; tWowiece sell features begot
trim and lining for the jacket, which' has tuxedo trent, Mae fok
cuffs. Matching skitt and turtleneck jersey complete the Outfit,
style irifahriation and pictures are from on Official "Bbviet toureag
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