The Brussels Post, 1956-05-30, Page 2SNAKES ALIVE — Standing at a relatively.safe distance, Banker
Joe Durham, catches a rattlesnake, thanks to a clever snagg-
ing device. It's all part of the annual rattlesnake hunt sponsored
by the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. This year's hunt
brought in 2400 live snakes. Venom is sold to makers of snake-
bite serum and best of the snakes go to zoos.
• ,
Witi4 A GRIN Members .0 the Wernen't :National'
Poo4 Club act out o skit entitled Beashes, Off the Pitieitiete
of the Wts1PCfs oatitiol dinner and stunt Party in Washittioh,
POiidehf and Mrs. EiSeahowee woe, of fierier at the`
affair. AboVe, Betty Beal;, of the Washington Star, portrays'
Ike ofteitiothi4 to hit a golf ball off the hose of "farmer " Mary
Lyaei of he incarnation AdaiIalstiation., the "faritier'i Wife
Patriciais l Of United Press.,
VIEW SCENE OF DEATH Mother' 'St, tiauf (tomer); Moiliel
Superior of the Order o, the Gray Cross, and members of hey
sta rf walk the gi•dutids rne Villa St, LOWS iiecit Ottawa', alio"
arriving to inspect the scone of the ital000ly,
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IF YPIere preparing a gelatin
dessert and want it to set in a
htirrY, here's, a useful. hint. Just
add to the gelatin, already dia-
solved in 1 cup boiling water,
1-10 good-sized ice cubes and
stir for about 3 minutes, or un-
til gelatin becomes siruPY and,
the cubes stop melting. Then, re-
move lee cubes and set bowl of
gelatin in refrigerator to chili,
It will set in about 1fi hour.
If you like to accent the flavor
Of fruit-flavored gelatin, add 1
cup grapefreit juice instead of
cold water as called for in the
package directions. Or add, 1
cup of gingerale, apricot nectar,.
Or orange juice instead of water.
For an entirely new taste, mix
two compatible gelatins such as
orange and black raspberry.
4. S * •
Here is a dessert that is
fluffy and creamy, yet not ,toe,
rich. It's a gelatin cream whip
which can be made as festive as
you please when ringed with
whipped cream, garnished with
mint, and served, with your fa-
vorite fresh fruit.
GELATIN CREAM WHIP
1 pkg. black cherry, grape, or
black raspberry gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 cup cold water
Ya cup whipping cream
Additional whipped cream
for garnish
Sprigs of mint
Grapes, red raspberries,
Bing cherries or other fresh
"fruit:
Dissolve gelatin in hot water;
add cold water. Chill until
slightly thickened. Place bowl
Of gelatin in ice water, and beat
with egg beater until thick and
fluffy. Whip cream and fold Into
whipped gelatin. Pour into serv-
ing • dish arid chill until firm.
Garnish with a piping of whip-
ped cream and mint sprigs and
serve with side dishes of the
fruits. • * •
Banana s po n g e brightened
With gay maraschino cherries is
RACY HAIRDO — Usually groom-
sd to perfection, Princess Mar-
garet sports a wind-blown hair-
do as she attends a point-to-
point meet of the West Norfolk
Hunt at Sorle, near Sandring-
ham, England.
another• delicious dessert for
early summer,
CHERRY BANANA SPONGE
1 pkg, lemon-flavored gelatin
cup hot water
4 cup cold water
2 tblsps. lemon juice
1/2 tsp, grated lemon rind
3. bananas
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1/2 cup chopped maraschino
cherries, drained (15 cher-
ries)
Whipped cream
Maraschino cherry halves.
Dissolve gelatin in hot water.
Add cold water, lemon juice, and
rind. Mash 2 bananas well and
add to gelatin mixture, mixing
well. Chill until mixture begins
to thicken. Beat well. Fold in
egg whites and chopped cher-
ries. Pile lightly into serving
dishes and chill until firm. Top
with whipped cream. Slice re-
maining banana. Garnish with
banana slices and cherry halves. o * *
Sliced peaches and red rasp-
berries combine to make this
mold, that is sliced for serving a
festive treat.
GYPSY FRUIT MOLD
1 pkg. orange-flavored gela-
tin
1 cup hot water
1 cup cold water
1 11/2 cups sliced peaches
1 cup fresh red raspberries
Dissolve gelatin in hot water,
Add cold water. Pour a thin
layer into a loaf mold and chill
until firm. Chill remaining gela-
tin until slightly thickened. Ar-
range peaches on firm layer and
cover with a layer of slightly
thickened gelatin. Chill until
firm. Add berries and cover
with remaining gelatin. Chill
until firm. Unmold and cut in
slices to serve. Serves 8. * * •
APPLESAUCE SNOW
I envelope unflavored gelatin
Y4 cup sugar
Y4 teaspoon salt
84 cup water
34 tsp, grated lemon rind
1 thIsp. lemon juice
1% cups (1 pound can) sweet-
ened applesauce
2 egg whites
Mix together thorbughly in
top of double boiler the gelatin,
salt and sugar. Add water. Place
over boiling water and stir until
gelatin is thoroughly dissolved.
Remove from heat. Add lemon
rind and juice, and applesauce.
Chill until mixture mounds
slightly when dropped from a
spoon. Add the unbeaten egg
whites and beat with a rotary
beater until mixture begins to
hold its shape. Turn into a 5-cup
mold or into individual molds.
Chill until firm. Serves 8. * * *
APRICOT SPONGE PIE
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/2 teaspoon salt
11/2 cups very hot apricot nec-
tar (1-ounce can) .. .
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 egg whites
1 coconut pie shell
Combine gelatin, sugar, and
salt; mix well. Add hot nectar
and stir until gelatin is thorough-
ly dissolved. Add lemon juice
and almond extract. Chill to
slightly thicker than unbeaten
egg white consistency. Add the
2 unbeaten egg whites and beat
with rotary beater until mixture
begins to hold its shape. Turn
into pie shell and chill.
Coconut Pie Shell. Grease a
9-inch pie plate with 1 teaspoon
butter or margarine. Empty a
4-ounce can shredded coconut
into 'pie plate and press against
sides and bottom of plate. Bake
at 325 6 F about 10 mins. Cool.
Medical research on ea larger
scale than ever before will take
place this year into the strange,
unpredictable influence which
appears to be exerted by the
moon on human keings and
plants all over the world, es-
pecially in tropical seentries.
Some scientists believe it is
Posible that the full moon may
affect the vital fluids in the cav-
ities of the human brhin and
spine. French scientists have col-
lected much, evidence to, show
that most births occur when the
moon is near the horizon.
Tea planters in Assam during
the picking season study the'
moon, Experience • has. taught
them that 'the growth of leaf
increases as the moon grows and
that the heaviest crop et leaf,
under favorable conditions, is
usually gathered' When the moon
is full.
In a court ease it, was stated by
a solicitor on, behalf of man
charged with theft that his client
was 'ruled by the Moon."'" At
the time of 'the' full moon, he
added, the man' lost Tontrol of
himself and did strange things..
Like many, other men, ,his client
was more quarrelsome when the
moon shone.
Astronomers ' co - operating at*
places as far apart as' France,
Germany and Shanghai, have
demonstrated that the land mass
of 'Europe and Asia is stretched
about sixty feet by the pull of
the moon which, of course, caus-
es tides.
Men in. Central Africa have
revealed that they frequently
suffer from severe headaches as
a result of moonshine. Some
make a practice of wearing a
pith helmet when "going out on
a moonlit night.
Moonshine? What do you •
think?
Clouted Lion On
The Snout
When - she saw the lion Mrs. ,
Burger thought fast. Then she
shinned up a* 'free. She expected
the lion would eventually go
away, but it just sat there wait-
ing, despite her shouts.
Mrs. Burger, of South-west
Africa, began to get hungry
and it was very late when she
decided that, lion or no lion,
she was going to eat.
Nimbly she hopped down from
her perch on a brandh of a'
thorny mimosa tree, rushed the
lion and gave it resounding
smack on the ear.
The shocked lion sprang up
and growled; *and then the
woman let fly again and clout-
ed it right on the snout. •
That was _enough for it. Turn-
ing tail, it raced off.
Some stranger. things thin
cuffing a lion haVe happened,
however. While fishing off the
beach at Byron Bay, New South
Wales, John McGuire, aged
twenty-three, hooked what he
thought was a pretty big fish.
After thirty minutes' struggle
he got it to the water's edge.
Then the wire trace snapped
and the fish began to get away.
McGuire dashed into the sea,
grabbed his fish and, after a
grim struggle, dragged it
ashore. It was a six-foot man-
eating shark!
The most unfortunate angler
of the past year was Mahmoud,
who was angling in East Pakis-
tan when he caught a 31b. fish.
He was holding the fish in his
mouth while arranging his
tackle when the fish slipped
down his throat and choked
him to death.
The only taxi in history that
can boast that it was sunk by
a North. Sea gale was Raymond
Sewerby's cab. Sowbery was
taking three passengers home
in Teesport during a gale when
a gust of wind whipped the cab
clean off the road into the River
Tees, where it sank in deep
water. Sowbery and his passen-
gers 'escaped.
From Canberra comes an-
other very odd story which
nearly takes the prize for the
past year. Mrs. Verna Walcott;
of Bentley, Victoria, was late in
rising and she rushed to the
kitchen to put some bread in
the toaster.
The bread was' beginning to
char when the remembered that
she had put her husband's
Weekly pay, $75, in the toaster
the ptevious night for safe-
keeping: The banknotes had
been burnt to a cinder!
In busy Chicago a traffic in-
spector "saw a cat appear on the
pavement With a tiny' kitten In
het mouth. As the Cat hestitated
on the edge of the pavetnent,
the inspector' stepped out and
stopped the' traffic. The cat then
crossed the Street and entered
a then opposite. A few seconds
later it WAS back, crossed the
street and fetched another kit-
ten,
For twenty-live minutes he
Inspector piled up the traffic'
until the eat had 'Carried het
font kittens from her hide=away y
the shop. Then the grumbn.
ing drivers Were allowed to
car* on.
PUZZLE — What's the man do-
ing inside the machine ? At one
time, any schoolboy could have
answered the question. He's a
steam locomotive inspector,
making a periodic checkup of
the firebox of a King Arthur
class engine in London, Eng-
land. As the diesel pushes the
locomotive down the track to
memory, this sight will eventu-
ally vanish from the transporta-
tion scene entirely.
Some Prophets
Who Guess Wrong
Space travel enthusiasts will
not readily forgive Professor
Richard Woolley, the new As-
tronomer Royal, for his severe
castigation of their dreams. "The
future of interplanetary travel is
utter bilge," he has said.
But let them take heart.' Pre-
dictions of wise men eften prove
sheer 'clap-trap. Some planet ex-
plorers may even be hurtling
through outer 'space in Profes-
sor Woolley's lifetime. And here
are some good reasons Why ...
If we had lietened to the "cold
water" prophets of the past, men
of high r e p u to in their own
spheres, we should still living
in a semi-barbarian world, with-
out trains, steamships, aero-
planes, electricity, gas, radio, tel-
evision, cinemas, typewriters,
telephones and almost every
aginable comfort and amenity,
The Hon. C. S. Rolls, himself
highly distinguished as a motor-
ing and flying pioneer, once said:
"I do not think that a flight
across the Atlantic will be made
in 'our time' . . , *moreover,
owing to the lightriesS 'of the air,
in Which the aeroplahe has to
operate, I do net think it will
ever be used for carrying either
goods or a large huriebet Of ria§-
senger.?'
Frank H. Butler, the rioted
aviatot and friend' Of Wilbur n.
said this about flying
the Atlantic in 1910: "A man of
thirty may tee the feat Adetifil-,
Wished but for myself I think the
probabilities are rather against
it." Only nine, Years later, Jelin
Aldoek end Arthur Whitten
Brown, both Glatgeer,berrt,, eon-,
tenni:led hint and WOn a $50,000
ttiakitig the hitt trant.4,
atihritie flight in IiiStOrk.
Earlier Orn at the Century's
turni. just when tha
brothers were experimenting
with their heavier-than-air mach-
ines, Dr. Simon Newcombe, a
noted American scientist, scorned
the very ,suggestion of mechani-
cal flight.
He argued thet "no possible
combination of 'known substan-
ces, known form of machinery
and known forms of force can be
united in a practicable machine
by which we will fly long dis-
tances through the air." And he
concluded: "May not our mech-
anicians be ultimately forced to
admit that aerial flight is one of
the great class of problems with
which man can never cope, and
give up all attempts to grapple
with it?"
Yes,' flying, so commonplace
today, seemed "utter bilge" fifty-
six years ago.
Inventors of all forms of il-
lumination have also been caus-
tically "bilged." When gas light-
ing was first mooted, Sir Walter
Scott, the novelist, commented in
a letter to a friend: "There is a
man here who professes to light
the streets of London with
smoke."
' Electricity, when demonstrated
in Paris in 1878, caused Profes-
sor Erasmus Wilson to write:
"With regard to electric light,
much has been said for and
against it, but I think I may say
without fear of contradiction
that when the Paris Exhibition
closes, electric light will close
with it, and very little more
will be heard of it."
No less an authority than Wer-
ner von Siemens, the Berlin
physicist and engine e r, once
wrote a treatise for experts on
the incandescent lamp. He ended
by stating his conviction that
electric lighting would never
supplant gas lighting or reach
its efficiency.
If scientists were so wrong
less than a century ago, may not
today's prophets be' eqtially
wrong, perhaps in a 'far shorter
'span of time
Again, to return to Paris, when
Edison's phonograph, a voice-
recording instrument that fore-
shadowed the gramaphone; was
first demonstrated b e f ore a
learned French audience, Profes-
sor Bouillard jumped up from
his seat, seized the demonstrator
by the' throat, and nearly chok-
ing him to death shouted: "You
are imposing on us. Do you im-
agine we are to he fooled by a
ventriloquist?"
Napoleon himself showed piti-
able judgement, almost childish-
ness, when he first met Robert
Fuller), the steamship pioneer,
Inspired by lames Watt's steam
engine, Fulton wanted to adapt
it for navigation. But when he
unfolded his plans, Napoleon
asked acidly: "Do you prepoee to
drive a ship With cigar smoke?"
The steam engine itself Pit-yoked derision and hate at the
outset. That bluff north country
genius, George Stephenson, fath-
er Of the 'Becket," foresaw the
day When every civilized country
would be interlaced by steel
rails, along which steam.cirivert
coaches plied for hire.
Yet, wheri he tried to bring his
Bill before Patilanient for the
eotistftictiOn Of steer-if railways,
he found rhiniself national
laughing, stock. One MP rasped;
'Val all know that locomotives'
are driven by fire. If ane et these'
engines is put upon the tails
Mid rain coiner the fire Will be
Pitt out. Yeti canhat, of course,.
wrap UP locomotive in cloths
(loud laughter), They would be.
blown off by the wind (more
laughter), And If a strong wind,
came the fire Would become so
hot that the bailer would beret."
At his final sally, Stephenson
laughed as loudly as anyone else,
but for a different reason. The
absurdity of that eloquent mem-
ber's argument convulsed him,
On another occasion, a mem»
ber speakirig in opposition to the
Bill asked Stephenson to assume
that one of his engines was trae
veiling at 10 m,p,h, when a cow
strayed onto the line, "Would
that not be en awkward circum-
stance?" he asked.
"Yes," answered Stephenson in
his rich. Northumbrian brogue,
"very awkward — for the Cecil"
Few outstanding benefactors of
mankind ever stirred up such
contempt, initially, as Marconi,
the wireless pioneer, When he
first came as a "young crackpot"
to England, he was subjected to
every indignity, On his arrival
at the, port, customs officers,
probing into his suitcases and
trunks, were startled by the com-
plicated scientific apparatus they
discovered. "The man's an an-
archist," said one,
So. Marconi, seeking peace to
develop his world-changing ideas,
found himself arrested and his
apparatus confiscated. Happily, a
British engineer quickly vouched
for him.
But, almost immediately after-
wards, a London newspaper,
which should have known better,
commented: "An Italian has ar-
rived — with a concertina but no
monkey..,It is a street organ on
which it is impossible to play,
but it can make 'a lot of noise."
However, the "concertina with
no monkey" shortly afterwards
bridged the Atlantic, so giving
birth to modern radio's great
achievements. Yet hardly had
Marconi begun his successful ex-
periments b e f ore old ladies
started writing to the newspap-
ers coMplaining about "all this
'electric stuff in the air."
"It is crippling our health,"
they cried, in dismal chorus.
"The man should be put away,
and his godless contraptions
burnt," advised others, itching
to blot out a great man's vision
and treat him as a dangerous
criminal or lunatic.
These examples show clearly
enough that it is not wise to label
every inventor's dream as
"bilge." One day the Astrono-
mer Royal's derision of space tra-
vel may make him look just as
silly!
Fluoridation
It seems to us that we must
approach the question of fluori-
dation • from ' a standpoint of
logic. If it is the government's
job to see to it that we are all
bristling with health, then let's
blow'the works. The water sup-
ply can be made the transmis-
sion device of every beneficial
substance which mankind can'
discover.
On the other hand, if health
is the responsibility of indivi-
dual people and not the job of
government, let's keep it that
way . .
This nation was founded on
concepts of human liberty. The
government was to be the great
referee, not the universal cor- '
nucopia, If fluorides are bene-
ficial they can be bottled, pew-
dered, tableted or otherwise pre-
pared and sold over the drug
'counter as needed . . .
For goodness sakes, let's op-
pose this march towards socia-
lized medicine. Let's not remove
the right of a man to make up
his own mind.—Colorado Springs
Gazette-Telegraph.
NOT FUSSY
"Can I go out and play with the
boy next door, Mummy?"
"No. You know I don't like
him."
"Then can I go out and fight
him?"
Ugh!
We see by the paper they
may take a vote, Over In T3un-
Parnhe County, on fluOridation
of the public water supply, The
purpese, Of course, is to get
flouride into the driniting water
at all the children, so they'll
have better teeth.
Fluoridation, usually the sub-
ject of bitter controversy, is a
subject on which we've found
it hard to get worked up --.
either way. Far our guess it the
results, won't be so miraculous
as to put all the dentists out of
business; they apparently don't
think so either, because most of
them are for it. Nor, on the
other hand, do we anticipate all
the dire consequences some op-
ponents predict.
Our chief reaction is to won-
der about the waste of fluoride.
If the sole purpose is to get
fluoride into children, why not
just prescribe it for the chil-
dren? Why put it into all the
water used for industrial pur-
poses? into all the water used
for washing clothes and dishes?
into all the water- used for
bathing? Why, in fact, waste
fluoride on adults, whose teeth
already are formed? And, why,
in the name at all that is sensi-
ble, give, it to the thoutands
with false teeth?
Wouldn't it make equally
good sense to put the children's
cod liver oil into the public
water supply? •
Yes, sir, it would make just
as good sense. And since it
would, it seems reasonable to
conclude that if we ever flu-
oridate the public water supply,
sometime we might get around
to cod liver oiling it.
That though convinces us we
do take sides in this controversy
after all. Fluoridation? We're
ag'in it!
Cod liver oil in drinking
water! Ugh! — The Franklin
(N.C.) Press & Highlands
Caconian.
MODEST APPEAL — Hillevi Rom.
bin, Swedish .beauty currently
reigning as "Miss Universe,"
models a conservative halter-
type bathing suit of lastex.
Straps of the jeweled top can
be tied around the back for
sunbathing. Suit's style is a
swing to more suit, less skin,
and typifies trend in suits this
season.
Moonlight ,,HaS.
Odd influences