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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1955-07-27, Page 6101.1.0111.1.. Everything Stops. For Tea Except Jumbo TABLE TAL .41w, Andrews,. DOUBLING.IN BRASS — Don Butterfield, left, and Harry London team up on the two-headed tuba featured by the Cities Service -Band of America during concerts, It is the only instrument of its kind in use today. Both Musicians blow at the same time, but only one of them fingers the single set of valves. Puffing and valve-pushing have to be synchronized perfectly to get the desired result. London remains the insurance• capital of the world, with New York a poor second. Lloyd's and famous companies in the Car' cover such risks as whale-hunt- ing in Antartic seas, hurricanes- in Central America, Australia's wool harvest, camel caravan treks across the Middle East's. arid wastes, and every kind of sea risk. Struck by roaring seas oppo- site Sugar Loaf Mountain, at the entrance to Rio de Janeiro. harbour, the 17,5090-ton s,s, "Magdalena" began to break in two, She had been insured in' February,. 1949, for £2,500,000,, and her cargo of meat and oranges were covered for about £250,000. On May 11th, Royal Mail Lines notified their Lon- don brokers to, proceed with collection of total risk. On May 16th the brokers wrote out a cheque for £2,295,970 10s, Od.-- one 'of the largest single cheques ever handed over, London also covered a .lorry carrying sixty-six chests of tea on the road from Neriamangal- arn to Alwaye, India. Unforun- ately, on his travels, the driver met a bull elephant running amok. The trumpeting bull, after smashing and hurling into a stream two lorries laden with timber logs, turned its fury on the tea truck. It first dislodged' some of the top tea chests, then shoved the whole truck into the stream, overturning it on top of the wrecked timber lorries, For Jumbo's onslaught a British firm paid out £1,500, Why People Take To A Hermit's Life Infectious Jaundice: There were 1,182 cases reported in 1952, more than four times the normal or expected number. Up in northern Michigan .you Will see wayside static* and. srriail: bakeries selling Pasties — a rich, Raky pastry holding a WelI-seas !loped mixture of ,Meat and Vege- tables. (By the way the "a" Is ronowneci short no, that P,~stie. Ine$ with l-nasty" ,rather than "tasty " although the latter la really the word for them. Cornish settler Who came from Cornwall, England, about 1830 to explore the lead and copper vines in this area, brought with them their traditional dishes, 'l'he one most generally adpptpd was the Pastie often called "Cousin Jack Pasties,'" In place of sandwiches, Corn- ish miners took Pasties, eating them hot or cold. The story goes . that the Pestle is crescent- tamped because it was carried .In the miner's hip packet! Just as popular today, the Pes- tle is eaten, as casually in* this area as the hot dog and ham- urger is eaten in other parts of the cOuntry. They make heatrty snacks and' are „good. lunch box or picnic food, too. When served as a Cornish meal the menu might consist of ;the delicious Pastie with mush- room sauce and pickles, Devon- shire cream (clotted cream) and Saffrdn cake in the dessert role. Tea, of course, for the beverage, with a tossed salad to top things CORNISH PASTIES 2 cups flour 1 tsp, salt t/3 o shortening tbs. cold water 1 c finely diced raw potatoes 1,4 c finely diced carrots //i e sliced onions lb. round steak sliced about 34" thick and cut into IA" pieces 2 tsp. salt pepper tbs. parsley " water 3. Sift flour and salt into a bowl. About That Fainaas.. oRatter•Mousetrapr. You learn something every day 'Like the fact that the. famous. "mousetrap” quotation !OWN., ed to Ralph Waldo. Emerson and tho subject of a never-ending. literary controversy, originated In 90140, The quotationites oft erepeated,. "If• man can. write better book, preach a better sermon, or, make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in th.e ..woods, the world will make a beaten. path to his • door," That Was a theme frequently expounded by Emerson, b u.t while the mousetrap reference made it known around the world, no reference to such an article appears in .any of his writings. In his "Journal" Emerson re- peated the idea with several variations, declaring the world would find a skilled attorney, men who can pipe or sing, or paint, or raise good corn, or sell wood or pigs, Or make better. chairs, or knives, or crucibles, or church grgans. But nowhere does he leave a written mention of mousetraps. It appears certain that the. mousetrap quotation was made Verbally by Emerson In ..aelec- ture he delivered ill 1871 in the Old Hamilton Church, predeces- sor of Oakland's First Unitarian Church. It was first printed in an thology, "Borrowings," which was published by the women of the latter church in 1889, to raise funds for church activities. Years later, when controversy over origin of the quotation de, veloped, Mrs. Sara B. Yule, wife of an Oakland judge, John Yule, confirmed that she had recorded- it in her notebook at the time of the Emerson lecture here. Mrs. Yelp had made a practice of not- ing such statements and her col- lection • provided much of the material for "Boreowings". At one time Elbert Hubbard, founder of the Roycrafters, main- tained he had written the mouse- trap phrase, but it was published earlier in • "Borrowings."" Incidentally, worshippers at the First Unitarian Church will be interested to know that the central portion of the altar from which the Rev. Arnold Crompton now preaches was made from the desk at which Emerson stood. when he -lectured here and, de- livered the famous phrase 84 years ago.—Oakland (Calif.) Tri- bune. Bat. In Her Attic Brought Love At First Sight Bats are now being, caught in large, numbers in some Parts of Austria and sold to pretty, mar- tiapable Peasant girls who are, seeking husbands. The girls seriously believe the bats are lucky and have the power to lure sweethearts, One dark-hOired beauty claims that she met the man of her choice within two days, of buying .a bat. She kept her queer pet in the attic of her parents' house, The young man knocked at the door one evening, saying he had lost his way while, on a ,walking tour. ^It was a case of love at first sight. These queer "imps of dark- ness," as somebody has called bats, scare many people who dislike sound of their high- pitched squeakings. Actually, they are harmless. Perhaps fear of bats is a harkback to the time when they Were associated with witchcraft. In France, less than 200 years ago, a woman was executed as a witch because bats were often seen flying round her house at nights. Bats are believed to be on the increase in Britain. Hei'e, too, there are peeple who believe bats have strange powers, A naturalist was once asked by a North of England woman for the heart of a bat. She believed it would bring her luck at cards if she wore it round her neck in a locket. In 1938 a man was fined £25 in a South African court for accepting money from a man in exchange for • the information that his stomach was infested by a live bat. Half the superstitions about bats are based on complete ig- norance of their habits, encour- aged by the fact that one rarely sees them clearly because they fly in the twilight. We discovered radar during the war, but scientists now know that bats have been using. their own radar for at least sixty million years. They can fly through narrow openings in pitch darkness and avoid wires stretched across a room. Bats emit certain sounds be- yond the range of human ears in addition to their high pitched cry. 22% OF HOMES HAVE TV SETS An estimated 820,000 Cana- dian homes had TV sets last September, or about 22% of the country's households. There were some in every province, but the bulk were in. Ontario (478,000) and Quebec (266,000). British Columbia* had the third largest number (51,000) • and Manitoba the fourth largest (14,000), THE ATOMIC AGE Clemenceau o n c e. remarked that modern war was far too serious to be left to the Generals. Can it be that modern science is far too serious to be left to the Professors? 2, Cut. shortening into dry ingre- dients yhtil mixture is the texture of coarse cornmeal. $, Add cold water Until dough is stiff. 4. Roll dough on a lightly, floured board; cut into 6-inch rounds, 5. Put a layer of, potatoes, ear', 'rots, onion and. Meat on half Af each, round, Sprinkle each with. Y4 tsp. salt, pepper and about 1 tsp. parsley and tsp, water. 6. Dampen edges of pastry, fold Over and crimp edges. Prick ' top. 7, Bake on cookie sheet in a pm-heated oven at 400" for 10 ruin., then • 050° for 30-A0 min, or until well browned. Here's a Swiss-style spinach Which 'may appeal to those who ordinarily can't get excited about this vegetable. Swiss Style Spinach )11 pounds fresh spinach (or a 12-oz. package frozen spinach) 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon flour 2 pounds fresh spinach (or „a ..12-oz .,package „of frozen spinach) 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon flour 3s teaspoon ground nutmeg 2/3 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste Wash arid stem spinach and cook covered in water, adding 1 teaspoon salt before cooking. Drain, chop coarsely, and toss with the following sauce: Melt butter in saucepan, stir in flour, salt, pepper, and nut-. meg until well blended. Stirr in milk slowly. Cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened, Serve hot. Four servings, The next time you cook fresh snap beans, serve them with this unusual sauce. Wash beans, cut off tips, and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place in saucepan with about 1 inch Of boiling water. Add 3/4 teaspoon salt to 1 pound beans, Cook until crisp-tender, lifting cover 3-4 times during cooking. Serve with Vinaigrette Sauce. Vinaigrette Sauce rig cup French dressing 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped pickles 1 teaspoon chopped chives Combine all ingredients. Beat well with hand or electric beater, Serve on hot, cooked beans. * * • Serve this tomato rabbit in your chafing dish for a light, hot supper. Whip it up on your kit- chen stove and serve in the cha- fing dish -at the last minute, If you like. . Tomato Rabbit 1/2 cup finely chopped celery 44 cup chopped green pepper 2% cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons fat 2 tablespoons flour 234 cups fresh or canned toma- toes (No. 2 can) 1 cup grated cheese 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten Melt fat in skillet and cook celery, green pepper, and onion 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently. Blend in flour. Add tomatoes, cheese and salt. Cook over low heat; stir constantly until mix- ture thickens and cheese melts. Gradually add some of the to- mato mixture to beaten eggs; mix well, then pour all back into the tomato mixture. Con- tinue to cook over low heat; stir constantly .until thickened and cf.-gamy — 2-3 minutes. Serve on toast Or crackers, Six servings. SLEEK ACCESSORY — N'ot too many guests lined up to kiss the bride, and no wonder. Joan Hall, who charms snakes for a living, draped a real, live py- tkon around her shoulders as part of her wedding attire in London, England. The snake, a gift from the groom, kehaved, so the wedding ties don't in- clude a stranglehold. Sinful Fashion NEED BY SHERMAN — Matt Carter, former slave, is 103 years old, but his memory is Hill vivid enough for him to Oescribe the Civil War days lien he was freed by Gen. William TecUmseh Sherman Ouring the Union leader's March to the sea.• The centen- talon lived on a plantation Asar Pheni City) Ala., then. He was the property of a Doctor gersaw, who,bought him for $500. known as The Hermit of the Fens, lived alone for many years in the heart of Cambridgeshire, surrounded by thirty-eight cats all descended from a pair of Persian kittens. He used to say he kept cats "for luck." They gave their own- er warning of any visitor and- were, he saidi better than the best house dog. The old man lived principally on roots, net- tles and other wild plants. His home was a hut no bigger than a fowl-house; but he Called "Marshland :Hall," , HOLEY HAIRSBREADTH — 'That dark line down the center is a human hair. The curving line is a wire one-thousandth .of an inch thick, threaded through holes drilled in the hair. The holes were made by instrument makers at General Electric's Engineering Laboratory. They used a one-mil. (001-inch) drill' which is too small to be seen With the naked eye and so Aeli- cate it can be damaged on con- : tact with a piece of facial tissue.. . , - R. ► ..14444 ICE WORK IF YOU 'CAN GET IT Hernitot J,. Wiedel, Manager Of an ice.Company, hat an ideal hobby for these hot dayS: He makes ice sculptures in his 28-degree plant .Sitedio. Here he works' on the .igOre of a swan; with an tee statue of a c!og in the background. hands. The young wife' was in- c o nHseor h l a bl ae a. piness wrecked, she decided to live on alone in their pretty cottage. Why? Because— she told her startled relatives and friends—she had a strong ,presentiment that he would re- turn there One night from the sea. Ten years passed. The tragic widow never abandoned hope. She began, however, to shun all company, refused to talk even to tradesmen and left them notes of her requirements and money in the cottage porch. Then she began to go regu- larly at midnight every night and in all weathers down to the beach with a lighted lantern. She Would stay there half an -hour waving it towards the sea and then walk slowly home. Gradually she became a corn, plete hermit, did no housework, but never.neglected her strange nightly vigil. They found her ,dead on the beach one stormy night eighteen years after her husband's death, the 'lantern still burning beside her. Police had, to dig a tunnel to reach a starving North London hermit who lived for four years in a small room barricaded with a two-foot thick wall of odds and ends. They. tunnelled through the rubbish and when the room was cleared seven tons of milk bot- , ties, old tins and other "junk" were carted away to a refuse dump. The hermit had let his hair grow so long that it was like a fur collar over his shotilders, he wore only a loin-cloth as if he had come straight out of the jungle and he pleaded with the police to give him food and then leave him" to die. Faded letters found in the room gave evidence of a broken romance. There was also a Pic- ture of a lovely lair-haired girl ' who had jilted him and so caused him to live alone in his bar- ricaded room. Another man who was crossed in love Shut 'himself away from Mankind in a hut in a deserted part of Essex for fifty years. His story was . published in newspaper, Next day a woman penetrated his extraordinary sol- itude—the first he had seen for half a century. 'She proved to be a relative of the girl the hermit had loved; And She. had to tell him the news that the girl; although she had Married another man, had ,,died abroad of a broken heart, , tering the hermit's name.• Neighbours in YOrkShire brought to light the story of en- Other reoluse who never left his room in a busy city for tee yearS and ate, So little feed that he was a living skeleton When Wel- fare workers went id his assia- take. This man had taken a vow of lifelong bachelorhood becatise he "had, alwaYS hated *abide" He had only 'six shillings, in his &diet' and é bank balance five shillings-, but his moor was stocked„,With art iteaSitreS Worth $40,000 and there were no fewer than 8,000 books scattered about. lWliain Ado*, *he WAS For the last thirty-five years of her life a rich Scots woman, who was once a lovely and Pep- ular hostess, sought strict pri- vacy behind barbed wire in her lonely mansion near Edinburgh, it was revealed when she died some time ago, aged ninety-five. Notice .boards warned ; intru- ders away from the house which Once rang to the sound of, music and happy, carefree laughter. The barbed wire emphasized the threats. And everyone ven- turesome enough to persevere in their efforts to establish contact with the woman was likely to be chased by dogs kept for that purpose. Sharing the woman's strange hermit-like existence was her son. A few hens and a vegetable garden supplied most of their needs. On the few occasions they were seen to leave the house they travelled in a car whose win- dows were curtained off. At her request the old lady was 'buried in a private burial ground near the house. Now her son lives on their alone to' tend the grave of his mother, whose fortune has been estimated at $1,250,000. It is known she ob- tained a divorce in 1910 and af- terwards resumed her maiden name. What drives some people to cut themselves, off from the world and lead a solitary existence? Many have done so in the past; many still do so in 1955. Sometimes it is shattered ro- mance, sometimes grief for a loved one, long dead or' missing. Sometimes; again, it is avarice or fear. There are records, of hundreds of men and Women in Britain alone who never left their homes for years. Some spent their days and nights in rooms which be- came 'dust-buried museums of the past, When these pathetic hermits have died it has sometimes been weeks or months before their bodies have been discovered. Holida3rerS staying at a little coastal town. in England some years ago were intrigued by the sight of a dilapidated cottage in a thicket within a few hundred yards of a lonely beach. They decided to look at it more 'they walked eking the weed- covered path and peered through dirt-laden windows into rooms where enormous cobwebs hung. Suddenly they had a shock, for they -saw staring out at them through a landing WindoW the lined and tragic-looking face of a once lovely woman. Now she was old. Her hair was awry, her clothes unkempt. The holidayerS qUitklY withdrew., From a gaiiiekeePer living in the rieighbotitho&l: they heard that evening the strange story Of the woman's reasons for living as she did. A pretty young bflde of World War. I, She had gone to live there with her Merchant seaman:hilt, band, The bait were devoted to each other, VhdrieVer he return=' ed Sea she was disco/las:Slate, but they planned that he should ittrit, it at forty-five and take A Part-Utile Job aShore. One day his ship *as mined in the Mirth Sea and lest with idt The clergy are having their troubles with fashions, and vice- versa, as usual about this time of year: Missing from the Miss Universe contest in Long Beach; Calif , will be the entrant from Panama, as a result of a warning issued by Panama's Archbishop Francis Heckman, a Roman Catholic. All plans for that country's partici- pation were abandoned after the Archbishop announced that any girl shoWing herself in a swim- suit in such circumstances was committing a "special sin," and Was unworthy of receiving the SacraMents. In Burley, England, the. Rev. Leslie Aitken, an Anglican, was moved by recent experierieeS to *rite a PfaitOrel letter to his par_ ishioners Suggesting certain re- forma in dress. The pastor had beceme fashion conscious during the marrying //inth of June; The detolletage, front and. back, *as what was on his mind:: '10 the congregation behind; it must look es though Sonic brideS have nothing on aboVe the waist , During the Ceterheriy the girl§ stand two kepS below sire' It's all terribly etribatrassitig." suggeSted teniprotiiiSe: A geed, ample Shawl. NO LITTLE LITTER Priss feels she needi icebag atop hit head tir she content fates her outsized litter` of 14 pups, rent of the English baker's youngsters are farmed out tits "Wet betniii* Pritt ran oUt Of faucets.