HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1955-05-18, Page 2Stranded Farmers
South of the Border
Fell Madly' In. Love
With Old Pariiling
his beautiful picture of "Tapers
de Dianti." Her figure is Pomp-
teens, her face of wonderful
purity and innocence,
When this portrait" iietzfirst
exhibited in Italy, a young.
French count spent forty 'days
sitting before it. And the gallery
authorities took swift action af-
ter an official had had to re,
strain him while he was trying
to kiss the lovely Laura's left
hand when he thought he was
alone wits her.
The love-sick count's parents
were told of his infatuation for
"the picture. They were alarmed
by his queer behaviour, but
found he was quite sane. At the
same time, they made sure he
paid no more visits to the art
gallery,
Love-letters and even goege-
ous bouquets of flowers
were sometimes surreptitiously
thrown on the floor in front of
Leonardo Da Vinci's master-
piece, "Mona. Lisa," at the
Louvre during the first years it
was displayed there:
Even the great Napoleon fell
a victim to Mona Lisa's haunt-
ing smile. When he became Em-
pert); .;he found the picture in
the pelage at Fontainebleau and
had it removed ,to his bedroom,
It hung there until' his fall,
when it was taken to the
Leitivre.
Chinese fishermen long age
perfected the Art of cormorant
fiehing. Cormorants are expert
at 'diving for fish and have a
very healthy appetite. So the
fishermen catch the birds when
YoUng and," get them Used
wearing a kind of harness, with
which they can be lowered into
the water or picked out again,
The harness is attached• to a
eteong rope about twelve feet
long.
'When lowered overboard the
cormorant dives and chases fish,
the rope and harness.. making
little difference to Its 'agility
under water, A metal ring fixed
. round, 'its neck, prevents, it swal-
„ lowieg•Ahe fish' it:catches, unless
they are`small` ones, in which
case the fishermen wouldn't
Want them, snYWaY.• These eep-
reseet its -reward.
• After :a sheet time the' bird• is
pulled 'tip 'and' hoieted into the
• bog, when the fish' can, be taken
out of its mouth, " • ''
Cormorant fishing is always
done at night, torches being
used to illuminate the water.
- The fish are attracted- by the
light and can e,asily be caught
by the hie& Rather a primitive
way of catChing fish, you May
think. But a well-trained cor-
morant can 'be a' very *effcient
fishermen; catching as: many as
150 good-sized fish in an hour.
DISCONNECTED'CLUES Poliee Chief A. C."Mistl'er nth les over
"bodies" found in an abandoned hearse in Leavenworth, Kan.
TWo men are believed to have made a getaway — from no one
knows what...—in the vehicle loadedlwith dismeinbered...depart-
• ment store mannequins. *
Officials at a Rumanian, art
gallery were intrigued until re-
cently by the daily aPPeaeance
there of a young man who acted
very strangely,
He would staled in front of a
fulleleegth portrait of a lovely
Woman by an unknown artist,
obviously rapt in admiration.
Sometimes his lips would move
as, he uttered words of love
all addressed to the scantily-clad
girl, the original model for
whom lived more than 300 years
ago,
' It was clear that the romantic-
looking stranger had fallen in
love with the picture. One day
he stopped coming to the art
gallery, but the authorities re-
ceived a letter from him — a
love-letter addressed to, the 'wo-
man in the picture, In it he
poured out his devotion, pray-
ing that one day he might meet
her in eternity.
A strange story —„ but , no
stranger than others of people
who have fallen in love with
beauties immortalized by the
old masters. *
titian, the great Venetian art-
ist, lavished all, his skill upon
When Two Hundreds Dogs Come To Town.
By PHIL CARSCALLEN
Helping" the chronically un-
economical farmers on the , dry
plains to move elsewhere or to
other callings would make some.
contribution:., to relieving dis-
tress in the. Dust Bowls. Many of
the bigger operators are suffi-
- ciently well financed to weather
droughts or to cut their losses
and start up again on their own.
But the recommendations, as
the President's message stresses,
are of a "long range nature.fe
They are not substitutes for
things that must be done to meet
emergencies. — From The Chris-
tian Science- MonitOr.
rarthing, it has often been
said, is not just a way of Making
at living; it is a way of life It
represents, probably, the chief
survival of personal business en-
terprise« Anything, therefore,
that takes people off farms does
a good deal more to a nation
then effect a change h jObs.'
Farm popeletion has been
dropping in the United United
States since 1916 (by Over n,.
000,000 in the last 10 years)
dwindling In its ratio to the
whole for more than 100 years«
And White House eecomenentia-
tons just sent to Congress, if
carried out, would accelerate
this trend.
If these proposals would re-
sult simply in taking families
indiscriminately out of earming
they certainly should be ques-
tioned. But they have to do with
farmers who, because of sub-
marginal soil, climatic conditions,
lack of capital, or, of skill Con-
stitute one of the lowest income
groups in the country — less than
$1,000 a year.
Such people this program
would help off the farm into
more lucrative vocations, or
would help them on the .farm —
where conditions justify — by
expert guidance, or by, encourag-
ing part-time employment in de-
centralizing industries.
Such , people, says Secretary
;Benson,. are helped . little by
rice-Suppor ptograrns. Their
production is so small per farm
that price „,supports add „only a,
few dollars. They are not the
ones who pile ,up ;the big, sure.
pluses. A 'good deal of price-
support exploitation comes from
so called corporation "farthing."
Yet it is consideration for these
"little people" that hes' supplied
a good deal of the hunianitarian
steam behind high-support degis-
lation. steell
looking for more birds.
The dogs are'jUdged for know-
ing what to do; for their bird
work, finding 'and pointing,
bitds;, on class, for the way thei
carry themselves, Speed" and/
stance in pointing; and foie
handling, way they will range
but still obey the trainers' corn-,
mends The dog has ''30 minutes,
to shOw his stuff in "a Stake and
an hour • in a championship"
event.
By the time the fourth or fifth •
brace is on the run it's 9 a.me
and the less hardy have arrived:.
The, horse gallery has groWn tee
quite a size, and' the truck gal-
lery Le in full array. There 'is.
no- standard design for the.
trucks; they are 'of all, shapes,.
follow the "gallery" with the
dogs for the succedding runs. It
hires ,saddle horses for specta-
tors and ,looks after the judge's
expenses.
To, a professional a dog trial
makes sense; to the uninitiated
it's Confuthng. It looks to be
about 49 percent horses and 2
percent- dogs. :Trucks carry the
horses and dogs to the courses;
they follow the runs by driving
along the side roads; 'they're
never out of sight, Everyone fol-
lowing the dogs is on 'horseback.
So there are lots of trucks and
horses. But the only dogs in
evidence are the two running
in the brace. The rest -are cooped
up in cages on the dog wegon or
the trucks.
Some folk seem to make a liv-
ing in eurloug WayaSd httt it is
doubtful if the moil out,of-the.
way jabs that people do are
more unusual than some occu-
pations for which have
been trained.
Take plent-c011ecting mon-
keys, Thee tropical forests of
Malaya abotind 'i•aee- and in-"
tereeting plents, kut„fivifarturi,
ate:1y foe . the A botanist who
wishes 16 Oiled and' 'study
them, many of 'them' grow on,
the upPerrixost biatiebes.;Of tali,
trees, It tiniste ,hprossible-, for
him; to get'. at !them, „unless- he`
fells, the . trees -el rather, a dras—_
tic "Peocedure' to obtein, perliapi •
e elle, small Plant growing" on'ithe
crown. e ,
Ine recent yore, beweyeeer,the.*
problem -of collecting. these. tap-
parently, inaccessible, plant 'areas-.
ures has beeh solVed'by'eniploy.
ing trained pag-tairedeMehkeys.
In the East Indies-atheseremone
ke,yeehaveeelweye• been need, in
harvesting: eo'eenuts. With. long
hemp rope eeteched to their pole
lars' they are tO the coco-
nut 'pelens'ared sent aloft,'*here
they propeed to' twist •off• the..
- nuts .and let them fall ,to. the'
ground., where they an be eeth-
ered. Bymeans.Of various words
of EsimtnandetheYs can be guided
in theft' efforts'eO%that they pick
• only-ripe cocoeuts.
These, coconut monkeys, as
theY, are sometimes called, , are
captured when' they are a year.
er two 'old, and Considel'able pa-
' tience is required to train them.
After they have got used to the
.collar and long lead; .ethey are .
taught„ to twist off young coco-
nuts free) • low-growing palms.
..Atrehe sane time, they learn to
obey -the 'necessary words of
commander. so, that, wh,ep, they
begin their 'real; week their
efforts can be directed from the
grdund, 'whieh may lie 200 feet
below theme ••
•It. takes anything up to six
months . to epreducie, a, fully-
_ traihed.cotonut monkey, which
rs then of considerable value to
its eftneir. Males are: generally
preferred to females because
they _ere. stronger„ and twisting
the tough stalks, of coconuts is
eerteinly, a man's work.
Monkeys go'be used for plant
collecting are fiest of engrained
by Malays .on coconuts. They
are then, taken over. by the bot-
anists, 'who give them a fur-
ther period of training.
A well-trained monkey slinws
considerable initiative and can
respond to many different com-
mands, Once at the chosen col-
lecting ground the monkey, at-
tached to a 200-foot rope, is
given its first order — in Malay
— "Gi ate," which means "Go
up." Quickly it climbs the tree.
"Go up higher," and it responds,
until it reaches a branch on
which the botanist has spotted
something interesting. "Out on
that branch", followed by "Pick
that" or "Pull that off," and the
specimen is secured.
Maybe that is the only speci-
men 'to be gathered from this
tree, so it is "Come down," or
alternatively, "Jump across," if
there are interesting plants on
the next tree. And so it goes on,
all day long.
The monkeys seem quite con-
tent with their lot, for the work
carries its own rewards. In these
high treetops there are mein-
tudes of tempting caterpillars
and spiders, luscious fruits and
even occasional lizards and
birds' eggs for them to feast on.,
As they move about among
the crowded trees, many of
them festooned with giant
creepers, the rope becomee
something of a liability. But the
monkeys soon learn , to move
about, keeping an eye on' the-
rope to ensure that it doesn't
get caught up. They become ex-
pert, too, in.unravelling acciden-
tal knots, and display ,remark-
able patience in straightening
o u t the most complicated
tahgles.
a spatula, building a wide rim
around, the edge of the heart.
Bake* in a slow- oven (300° 'F.)
for 45 minutes or until shell is
dry on the .outside. When shell
is cool, remove brown paper and
chillein refrigerator.
'Slice fresh strawberries and
sprinkle with sugar. Chill in
refrigerator. Just before serving,
remove meringue from refrig-
erator, and fill centre with gen-
erous scoops of strawberry ice
cream. Top with fresh, sliced
strawberries and serve imme-
diately.
* * *
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
(Makes 8 to 10 Servings)
1 cup evaporated milk,
chilled
24 marshmallows (1/2 pound)
2 cups fresh strawberries
Pour cold evaporated milk in-
to freezer tray and chill until
ice crystals form around edges.
Melt marshmallows in top of
double boiler over hot water.
Mash strawberries and add to
melted marshmallows. Cool,
Whip icy cold evaporated milk
in a chilled bowl until stiff. Add
Island, of, .Montreal
The Island of Montreal is set
like ''a.giant emerald' in a me-
dallion of elaborate- Florentine
silver work, for there, lies all
about it ,a network of, turhulent
and celebrated waterways' that
throughdut`its history 'haire been
beautiful, dramatic and tragic as
man attempted their. conquest.
Great as the St. Lawrence River,
in 'the days of the French re.
gime its navigation west of Que.:
bee was. always troublesomee
The ships..from France were not
able to sail. to Montreal, Travel,
lers and goods of trade all had
to be transferred to small,
specially constructed,- vessels
which could make their „ wake
through the shallow waters be-
tween the low lying islands in
the river and could be rowed,
or pushed,' or tugged from a
towpath. o n the bank, up
through the famous St. Mary's
Current which guarded the Is,
lane of Montreal from intru-
, • ,_
The waters of the Great Lakes
and of the north country tribe,
taffy' to the Ottawa River tum-
bled an towards Montreal in
many, many miles of "white
water" The St. Lawrence and
the Ottawa flow towards one an-
Other at an angle, which nar-
rows the land between them to
a slender wedge. At the tip of
this wedge the two great rivers
meet in Lake St. Louisa The Ot-
tawa flows through the Rapids
of Ste. Anne where Moore
wrote his famous Canadian Boat
Song, and the St. Lawrence
through the rapids which feed
power into the dramatic Beau-
harnois generators. . . .
The port of Montreal is the
greatest inland port in the
world. Yet it is nearer to Liver-
pool than Boston, Portland, New
York or Philadelphia — nearly
three hundred miles nearer than.
New York. It is also nearer to
Central Canada and the Ameri-
can Middle West than any other
seaport. Montreal is not a port
for the show ships such as the
Queen Elizabeth, but is planned
for the economical ship which
is built for efficiency in fueling
and in loading and unloading.
There are only a dozen or so
ships of the big tonnage, 35,000
tons and over, .but the chief
fleets' of the world's commerce
range from 20,000 tons down-
ward, These are the ships for
which the port of Montreal is
planned.
The Port of Montreal occupies
sixteen miles' of waterfront on'
both shores of the St. Lawrence.
It begins about three-quarters of
a mile upstream from the old'
Victoria Bridge and ends- at
Bout de l'Ile opposite Varenhet,
The St. Lawrence ship channels
cover two hundred and ten
miles, from Montreal to South
Traverse, fifty miles below Que-
bec City. The man-made chan-
nels represent a very important
engineering feat, .
The best place to see the Port
of Montreal is from the magni-
.ficent bridge officially named
for Jacques Cartier but known
as Harbour Bridge. — From
"Quebec: Portrait of a leroV-
ince," by Blodwen Davies.
I.
Let's talk about strawberries
/or a few moments. As far as
myself, and family are concerned
we're satisfied to eat them
either one of two 'ways.'' Plain,
with sugar and plenty, ofrich
rr cream poureover; or as part Of
a shortcakes--and. I mean the, old-;
fashioned kind made with
biscuit dough and not the fancy
structures that masquerade as
strawberry shortcake in these
effete days.
Still, there are occasions when
you want to serve something
more elaborate—and the follow-
ing three recipes are just what.
you need at such a juncture. ,, ,
For this strawberry Heart
Meringue, the berries can be
bulled and sweetened, ice cream
made or bought and the merin-
gue shell prepared, all before-
hand The scoops of ice cream
could be taken from your own
freezing tray, for the second
recipe is a delicious combination
of chilled evaporated milk, melt-
ed marshmallows and crushed
strawberries frozen to a velvety
smoothness.
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FOLLOW YOUR NOSE
4*:'"
Al LAST The lefties hove wOri
their point. Thle left-handed pen
point is ground Irani the right
side to the left to Citcoirunesdate
writers who twist their hands as "
shoWn above: Now letis wait. for
the proverbial left-handed nion-
liey Wrenth 10' lot the niarket.
You can how 'find your way
abOut Paris underground Ste.
tiontee-by perfumes, All that lost
passengers have to do in future
is to use their rinses. A spraying
device on the rear of trains Will
spray perfume: station plate
farther and the perfume's
Vary' fteria one. platform to an,
Other.
The Main track which rung
froth, under- the famed Cheek*
ElYiees will he perftlinedWith
eati-de-Cologne arid 11T AO Latin'
Quarter ' and ,Pitie'
perfumes ere to be a ad.
rhilviays' hope to attract more
neetengerie • , _
;it,
ivf" ,NrI•frqq 'N)/
The trials stall, at 7 am. To
see the first brace run you haVe
to rise with the sun, the train,
ers, scouts and judges at 5:30.
Breakfast is on the' run. The
first course it six miles south of
town and the small cavalcade
is there by 6:30, Horses are Sad-
dled and the dogs are readied.
At 7:00 the first two dogs. are
let Deese. Behind them, riding
like rodeo cowboys, are the two
trainers and their scouts. Each
trainer controls' his clOg by yell-
ing and. -blowing a whistle,
When he isn't doing that he's
bellowing a chant that sounds as
though it originated in darkest
Africa.'This' it so the dog "Will
know wharf he's at,"
Following,, behind . at a more
leiturely plate cornet the gallery,
ell Mediated: the Marshal, the
two judges; other trainers and
ScoutS, who will fellow, on the
next two or three courses;, and
atiY, settle° Who are breed enough
bi interested enough to follow
the tee, The flog' Wagon', sortie-
time'spulled hy.4. teaettie, brings
repethe rear,
The diege, range back and
forth at the commands of the
trainer Melting lefenrairie chi&
When oriee scants a bird or
covey he &Mid§ to a point.
Then thete's aeffeiii The trainer,
the scout and anYand else Who
is handy,-Ietises his cap in the
air -end , yells, "Bohai! Point!"
The• judges etadethe gallery gal-
lop un: The Judgee leek the 'dog
over, Make' notes and. Then hod
to the trainer fee &WI' the birds'
to petite that uric of these smart
dogs isn't tryitig to pull e fast
one Then off the dog: goes
sizes, makes and Vietages. Some
have the trainers' and scouts'
horses up front and the dog.
cages behind, Others have the
horses at the back and the cages
up frobt. And there's 81111 room
for the, dog Ravi and hay. Some:
are just pickups with portable
kennels in back, Trainers, their
dogs and horses, range the con-
tinent in these odd-lOdking ve-
hicles, covering dog trial after
dog trial from Frobisher to.
Texas, to Georgia to New York
from September to April. ,
. There's one thing missing at
the dog trials — the dog oWn-
ere, A, tew come, maybe half a
dozen out of 160. They are the
incongruity in the business.
They own the dog, paying: some-
tunes as high as $5,000 for him.
They pay the training fee Of $00
a month,. plus aim extra. $50 for
the three Months in Canada,
They pay the entry fees for the
"
stake trials and championships.
lh return they get no cash what• -
ever. All prize money goes to,
the tea-hates,.
If lie's Iticky the owner Might
he allowed, to shoot over the
deg, if he ebiTIOS to the trainee's
eaten dild lets the teal/ate super-
vise the shooting, The best he'
can hope for - hie 'Miele in the
title book of dogdom. "The Anat.
clean Field," or perhaps a trci,
the' to keen for a year and the
prestige Of owning' a' ohampitm,
They' Must 'Consider that's re-
Weed erioeehefot the next 'Vent'
the dogs will be heels arid Ft°,
bitbee once teein echo tiff
-0.0e 1 ate-s Which sho' nut sotitid
("-aw.vinw -- Prete,
The Imperial Oil flevieW.' '
Frobisher, Sesk., literally goes
to the dogs in September.
Less than 20 miles from the
U.S. border and about 60 from
the Manitoba boundary, Frobi.
sher hormally has a population
of about e00 people and 50 dogs.
During September the census
jumps to 300 people and some
25 0 dogs.
'The sudden—and vocal—in-
crease in canine population her-
aids. the, beginning of one of the
continent's top hunting dog
trials—the Border International
Field Trials-,:which start. on
Labor Dee and continue for
about tweeweeks.
The dogs — mostly from
Geoigia and Alabama—include
some of the finest pointers and.
Englith setters anywhere.
The. trials 'are big' business,
not only in-Frobisher but inein-
ternational, dogdom; first prize
money can run to $1,800 or bet-
ter. They 'are held .around Fro-
bisher because its flat, gently
countryside is ideal for :hunting
prairie chicken. There is little
brush and not too many fences.
The Sunday before Labor Day
a weird assortment of trucks,
some big, some small, but all
fitted with dog cages, starts to
arrive in 'ii'robisher. By five
o'clock that night the town is in
an uproar.
The 50 town dogs come out to
howl, yip ,and bark a welcome
to the 200 caged visitors, who-
yap right back. Trainers, han-
dlers and scouts, some of them
With their families, crowd the
small hotel lobby and overflow
on to the board, walk of the
main street. ;`laud'' Haesard, his
14-room hotel .bursting at the
seams, marshals; the' tovves-
people to take care of-the over-
flow. The hotel lobby and the
dining room are headquarters
for the dog men. It's dog talk
for breakfast; dog talk for din.
nere dog galk all the, time—all
in southern accents and draWls.
-A Canadian in the crowd sounds
like a, fOreigner, •
The trials are important to
dog owners because they prove
the worth of the -dog and the
trainer. Let't say you are one
of the 50-odd Americans who
has a training camp in southern
Manitoba o r Saskatchewan
where you bring your dogs
every July,. August and Septem-
ber because it's too doggone hot
to train dogs down south. You
have a very eepensive dog —
perhaps worth as much $5,000
—with a fancy name like Satil-
la Wahoo Pete, YOu've trained
him since he was a pup and he's
ready for the ell-age Stakes.
You enter Min and the owner
pays the shot, $30, If it were a
championship the entry fee
Would be $50.
The Sunday night before La-
bor Day you crowd into Fro.
hist-ides Canadian Legion Hall
With all the other trainers for
the draw.: All the dogs' names
ere Put into' hat, and ere then
draWn in Pairs The doge run
in pairs et braces. Pete'd, name
Is ha the' hat. You' sit there just
a-prayin' that he will be paired
off With a good dog and that
Pete will, get one ofthe good
courses. You were, at the Bet=
der Intetnatialatil„ last ,year and
know which. courses have lot of
birds and Which haven't •
Yet:t ire ".1tick;% ?dee. nettle is
drawn along • withe thet of an-
other,good dog. Thd ceiiiite is one
of the best NoW all you leave to
worry about is Weathein deer,
rabbits, porcupines, .tind hope
that Pete feels likeWO eking, end * ,,
not "jutt tattling hit benee"
The "1:5'i*Mere trial courses,
each three-qUarteit of a mile
Wide and two, miles long; are
arranged by te Canadian Le-,
gion lkdtich.spOnsora the. J3Order'
Intetriatierial, The Legion t
supplies tyre Marshal to guide
the *My' end the dog Wagon td
tiFn ,
sttaWbereye inershm ellew x,
t e and beett,untii fluffy. Pour
into 2 refrigerator trays and
ireeie with control set at Old-
eat 00f,
- STRAWBERRY CREAM
• _ TARTS • .:
(Makes 8 Tarts)
2 (4 Ounce) paCkage§ plain
, cream cheese
2 tablespoons cream
1/4- One- 'edger • „, - _
2 teesPOOns grated orange
rind or lemon rind
1 quart fresh: strawberries
5 tiblesPtiene king sugar
teaspoon cinnamon
hiked pastry tact §liellS
Beat' eretini cheese
smooth. Add ceeenne tnger and
Orange or-lemon rind. Beat uri
til fluffy and 'smooth,'smooth,Wegi, ,
dtele• and .etreWbetinee,
Slice in half: 'Cohabited king
sugar 'end eeihriatiedin their „rriiit
With illeet StraWberrieS.
Pefere serving, ate ,rad
Cheese mixture ha bottom of
tarts, COVez' With strawberries'.,
• ToP With a deuh of cheese
ture„ Serve iffirriediatelt,
STRAWBERRY" HEART
MERINGUE
(Makes 6:• to 8 Servings)
3 egg whites
le teaspoon salt
Ye teaspoon •Vinegar
1 tap etigai•
Ys teeepthaft
red foOd coloring (optional)
I. pint fresh sitaWbetinee
2 Tablespoons sugar *
1 Week streWbetrar ice cream
Coinbilie egg. whites, salt and
Vinegar,. Beat until soft peake
are formed., Add ,1 dip sugar
gradually, about 1 tableeptieh et
a time, beatihg well after each
'addition. Continue beatifigetintil
ell sugar is dissolved and rink-
take is Very stiff. Add vanilla
nd several Crepe Of food etilot.,
g. Beat well, e, • •
Line a cookie sheet with uri-
glaied brown paper cut to fit
Trade an. 8 or 9 inch heart on
the brown paper from a teed.;
boded pattern or heatt-shaped
*like pan. Pile meringue cen-
Wet the.heart, themaroopth.otit
is the edge of the pattern with