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Everything Stops.
For Tea Except
Jumbo TABLE TAL
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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..
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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.