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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-07-25, Page 6) TABLE TALKS f ar. Artewews. Drive Your Way Out Of An Accident . By A14 1rSPEItz, Chief Test time, Swerve as gently as" 1:40. Driver, Ford Motor Company sible to the right and pass around' the rear of the other car, This maneuver Will give it more time and distance to get out of your way. When it has passed you, recover from yotir swerve and continue as before, Salesmanship An emergency on the road boils down to this-7you're in a tight spot, and you've got to get out, It doesn't make any differ- ence if you're a test driver like me or a typical motorist out for a Sunday.drivo, In both eases you've been very careful and have been following the rules of the road. But something has gone wrong with your cars Or an- other motorist has ignored the rules! That's when, it really pays to know how to drive your way out of an accident. Calmness is the most impor- tent factor—then thinking and acting quickly. I've outlined five emergency situations. Go ''over them several times so that•when you get in a tight spot, you will automatically do the correct thing.. 1. If You Have A Blowout. Above all, keep firm control of the steering wheel. Don't slam on your brakes or yOU will roll your car over. Keep the car going in, a straight line and let up gradually on the accelerator so as not to jerk the car out of control. When the car has slowed down, apply your brakes gently. Pull all the way off the road to make necessary repairs. 2. If Your Brakes Give Out. This happens very rarely, most often on older cars, and on hills and inclines is always dangerous. First, slowly pump the brakes up and down. You want to give them a chance to function. Simultaneously, apply your emergency brakes. If at all pos- sible, shift into a lower gear. When you have full control, pull over to the side of the road to avoid collision with other ve- hicles. As an additional help in stopping your car, you may pull onto the shoulder of the road, into a shallow ditch or run over or through some obstacle. 3. If Your Car Skids. Do not brake or accelerate or you will make the skid worse. If the rear end of your car skids to the left, turn your steering wheel to the left. If to the right, turn to the right. Always turn in the direction of the skid to recover control of your car. To prevent a new skid ease your foot off the gas pedal and then pump your brakes gently. 4. If A Car Cuts You Off From The Right At An Intersection. Apply your brakes although you, Bob Hope the renowned cigarette salesman, revealed,. "Today my heart beat 1,03,38 times, My blood traveled 168,- 000,000 miles. I breathed , 23,- 040titnes, I inhaled 438 cubic feet of air. I moved 'M major muscles and exercised 7,000,- 000 brain cells, Gosh, I'm tired." What makes Hope a good salesman, whether he handles soap or cigarettes, is his Josh Billings awareness that, anato- mically speaking, laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot. Laughter will sell your pro-, duct. Most of the prospects are. suckers for a good story or shop-talk quipperies. If the salesman carries a good stock of laugh makers he's on the right road for a sale. Oc- casionally he'll encounter that sour-visaged prospect who looks as if he had just taken his head out of the sauerkraut barrel. He defies you to make him laugh. For him • you might have to draw a picture. A bicycle salesman met such dour resistance from a dairy farmer. "I'd rather buy a cow than a bicycle," said Silas, "But you'd look silly riding a cow," persisted the salesman. "No more than I would if I tried to milk a bicycle." So our bicycle boy changed his product. He now was sell- ing milking machines. He stop- ped off at a farmhouse where there was only one cow. And the farmer, definitely, was not .at all interested in time-saving machinery. But he would glad- ly witness the demonstration. Then his eyes bulged at the wonders of science. "That sure is some device, Mister. I'd sure like to have one of those ma- chines, but, shucks, I don't have any money and don't even know where I could borrow any." He looked longingly at the machine. A gleam came to his' eye. "Tell yer what I'm a-willin'' to do, Mister. I'll let you take might not be able to stop in ,thee elie cow ,for a down payment."' ON STRIKE — Pickets of the United Steelworkers took their posti at the main entrance of the U.S. Steel's South Works in Chicago during the first day of strike. The huge plant, one of the largest in the world, is idle except for a few maintenance workers on duty. The furnaces have been cooled, and, •the men left their jobs in orderly fashion. Strange Growths in New Zealand from Ross onwards, the bush road to the glaciers runs through a 1Q0 miles of the roost -.wonder- ;NI unspoilt scenery in New Zealand, Lake and mountain, valley and coast-line came into view one after the other with breathtaking suddenness and beauty . , I loved the density and lux- uriance of the native forest which sometimes closed us in on both sides at once , , Through the close-knit carpet of deep moss and delicate fronds pushed the 'thickets of tall umbrella ferns; the thick tall trunks of the evergreens—the rimus (red pine), ,the• Metal. (white pine) and Kahikatea (black pine)— were netted from sight by strange swinging vines and creepees, some as tough as ropes, and by the, tremendous fronds of ,the tree ferns, so , that some- times it was as though a thatched roof had woven over our heads. Some of those climbers disap- peared right out of sight and reached to the top of the trees. Had it been spring the whole roof of the forest would have been spangled with clematis, for the white stars of blossom sometimes have stalks so long that they emerge right ABOVE the tree-tops. . .. Half the pleasure of driv- ing through these bush roads was the never ending discovery of new—at least to us—trees and plants . . We could soon pick out the more common spe- cimens, like the manuka, New Zealand's ti tree, .with its thin branchless stems that stretched up towards the light crowned by a tuft of small dark green leaves. Often the tufts were covered with tiny cup-like flow- ers of white or palest pink, some green, ,some brown-eyed. Every flower seemed to be just a little ' bit different from the next one. But, most of all,. I think I loved the ferns, and though, at first, they all seemed to me to be one of two things—either tree ferns or just ferns—I soon dis- covered the name of the fern is legion.. It seems that there are about one hundred and fifty known species, and, of these, about one hundred and forty- four are found in New Zealand. One lovely fern, called'Prince of Wales' Feathers, has sweep- ing plumes of dark green that have a soft fluffy look about them. With its centre fountain of young froncls of pale, almost translucent green, it reminded me of those Golden Rain fire- works we used to have as chil- dren—only on a gigantic scale and with the Golden Rain turned into Green Rain. It was from the very top of a bush-clad hill, thick with tree ferns that we caught our first glimpse of Lake Ianthe. . . , The shimmering Sheet of water was lost and found again with every twist of the hill till at last we found ourselves driving right alongside it. Most of these lakes of South Westland are the island's last memory of prehistoric glaciers and mark the sites of the old terminal moraines. Along their margins the spears of the native flax push up stiff blades, while the graceful toi- toi (New Zealand's pampas grass) rings them in, with fea- thery plumes. . . e—Fronei "Is- lands of Contrast,". by Beryl Miles, NO NOSE LIKE GOOD NOSES — Two sniffers with one common objective — taking in the aroma of sweet young things. Vincent, a 10-year-old horse, gets a whiff-ful sniff-ful of Sally Franklin, 18 months. Sally was a speCtator at, Vincent a participant in, a horse parade in London, Eng. In McLean, Va., 15-month-old Billy Chapman puts nose in rose, and learns that by any name, it smells purty. Department Store Allis-Happenings Today the department stem is truly big business. The profits are, in pennies, but the volume is there, And Most of the In- come, according to the late Fred. Allen, derives from the elevae tor operators. If the public could Understand what the eie- vator operator calls out, there would be an orderly buying process every day. But because the shoppers can't decipher, the tonsil thumping of the opera- tor, they always get off at the wrong floor, become confused, wander about for hours, buying many items they otherwise did not intend to, The New Yorker in that breezy column,, The Talk of the Town, told of the salesgirl in Macy's basement who was ap- proached by a middle-aged lady who sought a knife box. "It's over there by Post G-8," said the salesgirl. "Sure of that?" the lady ask- ed. "I've already been mis- directed three times." "I'm so sure that if you don't find them there, you can come back and kick me." The customer returned a few minutes later. "They're nearer G-7. Bend over." The girl bent. Walter Kiernan, the Celtic connisseur of comedy, spouted over WJZ about a customer in a Copenhagen department store who complained to the manage- ment that the attendant in the ladies' retiring room had given her the icy stare when she fail- ed to leave a generous tip. "Why, we have no attendant in the ladies' room," said the manager. A check revealed that the "attendant" was a woman who had wandered in for a rest a year ago. While relaxing with her knitting the woman had re- ceived coins from patrons who thought she was the attendant. Recognizing opportunity when it knocked, the woman had come in regularly ever since, netting 'While she knitted. Yes, anything can happen in a department store. * * They had. Monty Wolley en- acting the role Of Santa Claus In a department store. The film was "Life Begins at 8:30." San- ta had been taking an odd snift- er or two and he gave out with a he-man's belch. One woman was horrified. Seeing her re- action, Woolley leaned forward and said, "What did you expect, Madam, chimes?" * • * * The man gazed rapturously at the jewelry counter in the de- partment store. Then he spoke to the clerk. "Those diamonds are really beautiful, aren't they? I'd like to smother my wife in diamonds." The beatific smile left his face when the clerk answered. "That would cost a lot of money. There must be a cheaper way,. „ pound hamburger, I teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons chopped onion (optional), and 1 teaspoon' fat. Combine hamburger, onion, and salt thoroughly. Shape into 4 thick or 8 thin patties. Pan- brown in fat in skillet. Do not press patties; do not overcook. Turn to brown on other side. Serve hot. * * BARBECUED HAMBURGERS 1 pound ground beef 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper . 1 tablespoon fat 1 cup catsup 1 medium onion, sliced IA cup vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar • teaspoon dry mustard Hamburger jbuns Mix together beef, chopped onion, salt and pepper. Shape into four flat patties. Pan-fry in hot fat .to brown on both sides. Combine remaining ingredients except buns and pour over ham- burgers. Cover and simmer 20. minutes. Serve hot on buttered buns. SERVICE IN MONACO — Actress Grace Kelly made her first offi- cial appearance as Princess of Monaco by attending a special Independence Day Mass with her husband. The Mass was said by Father Tucker, Prince Rainier's American priest. "You're a good skater. Where did you learn?” "It was easy really. I was fairly confident after three sit- tings." Hamburger has taken, first place as the most favored out- door-cooking food during the last few years. There are dozehs of 'ways to prepare it and each way has its own ardent cham- pions. Before cooking it, be sure you have bought the best product. Buy freshly ground meat and store it, lightly covered with waxed paper, in the coldest part of your refrigerator. Use it with- in two days after buying it. If you want to have it especially ground, buy chuck, round, flank, plate, brisket, shank or neck meat. If it's very lean, add' 2 ounces of fat per pound of meat. * If you're serving hamburgers at table, try this added touch for better flavor. When ham- burgers are cooked, remove from pan. Add. to pan 2 tablespoons butter, I tablespoon Worcester- shire sauce or catsup. Stir. Pour over hot hamburgers, writes Eleanor Richey Johnston in The Christian Science Monitor. When hamburgers are broiled, spread with one of the following ingredients mixed with 2 table- spoons butter: 2 tablespoons Wo-cestershire sauce, 1 t'b'spoon prepared mustard, 2 tablespoons blue cheese, 2 tablespoons chop- ped chives, or 2 tablespoons 'cat- sup with 1 teaspoon prepared mustard. For a party, have small dishes of each of these mixtures for your guests to choose from. * * * For the basic hamburger use the following proportions — 1 THALASSARCTOS MARITIMUS 'BOY, I JUST CAN'T COOL OFFI'-This hot weather is enough to make anyone short-tempered, let alone the traditionally waspish polar bear. Cool off with the thought that you don't have to wear a fur coat while toting an official Latin name a yard long, as does Whitey, polar bear at Fleishacker Zoo. Francisco, Calif. taste that you like when you've broiled the meat outdoors. Try these. * * LEMON SAUCE 1 bunch small green onions, chopped fine 14 pound butter 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1/1, cup canned or frozen lemon juice - 1 cup bouillon IA cup catsup 3 tablespoons brown sugar Saute onions in butter until limp. Add parsley, lemon juice and bouillon. Simmer until sauce is reduced by half. Add catsup and brown sugar. Cook 3 %minutes more. Spanish Sauce Saute 1 cup sliced onion in 1/4 cup olive oil. Add 1 cup to- mato paste (or 2 cups tomato), 1 chopped green pepper, 1 bay leaf, a pinch of oregano or thyme and salt and pepper. Sim- mer 15 minutes or longer. '!:•1•3 '';'•Oisi;Sidthing dip . . TOUGH CUSTOMER In Wauwatosa, Wis., Mrs. Joan Buge, 50, was fined $35 for neg- ligent operation of a car and $15 for disorderly conduct after she drove away ftom ari acci- dent scene, fled from the police station as she was being booked, was fished out of a drugstore phone booth two blocks away, leaped out of a 'squad car on the way to the county jail When it stopped at a railroad dressing, lay down on the tracks until three patrolmen got her back in the car, clung to' the side of the eel' at the jail, had to be carried bodily inside by six of- ficers. • • • Cheeseburgers, 'With broiled - canned peaches seasoned with lemon juice, sugar, and chopped mint, are a pleasing change. BROILED BURGERS AND PEACHES 1 pound ground lean meat 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/1, teaspoon pepper 4 hamburger buns Butter Prepared mustard Strips of cheese 8 canned cling peach halves Lemon juice Chopped mint Sugar Drain peaches well and ar- range cup side up on broiler. Sprinkle generously with lemon juice and mint, lightly with sugar. Mix beef, salt, onion, chili powder; and pepper lightly. Split buns and toast under broiler, Spread with butter and mustard, then spread beef evenly over buns, covering edges well (makes thin covering, but is enough, since both top and bottom of buns are covered with meat). Broil along with peaches. until meat is brown. Place strips of cheese across buns and heat 1 minute longer, or until cheese melts. Serve im- mediately. Serees 4. • * * Herbs add a piquant taste to broiled hamburgers. Try these for your next party, HERB SEASONED HAMBURGERS 2 pounds ground beef, 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine Ye cep finely chopped onion cup finely chopped celery • 'teaspoon garlic' salt 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes '• teaspoon each, marjoram and thy/he 1 teaspoon salt cup bUtter 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or 1 cup shredded aged 'cheese Combine beef, 2 tablespoons butter, chopped vegetables, sea- sonings, and herbs, Mix to blend. Form patti es 3/4 4116 thick, Broil on baking sheet about 3 inches from heat source 5 minutes on each side, Spread with butter bleeded with lemon juice' or sprinkle with shredded aged cheese on top. Serve at once,. Serves 6. * * Sauces served with elain ham- burgers give them that added btAI14114 AN ATTIC — Policemen bawrenCer Mas,; shots end' tear gas into in' order, to: flush out two holdup 'men, The thievestried' to t th e. 'ffititia§ee, of a jewelry store fled to this building to hide from the police. k:ter an hour.tong pOlitenien, tfOf lido the att'i'c : and found the fwd trim had kilted themeivet in on evident tufticle t'tit bear. The customer was quite even- toned in his protest. "1 can't eat this soup." The waitress hurried to the manager who called, the res- tarant's dietician. "Why can't you eat the' soup? it's specially prepared with a doe regard for vitaininic content," The goof smiled, "I haven't any spoon."