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The Brussels Post, 1956-12-05, Page 6How Can I II, Arnie Ash's r :70 QUICK AND THE LAME—Four-yeiiiTICIWRciriener 61aMright, watches 'her 20-month-old sister;, Karen—hoping that some day shell be. as lightfooted• asKetr„en. Marlene, a polio patient since 1955, is the U.S. 1957 March of Dimes Poster Girl. Hher picture will be displayed on Millions, of posters and coin canis- ters throOdh`da the- ncitiOn beginning January 2. Crook Made a Real Hot Haul A shoe salesman at Miami, Florida, merely laughed when he found that a thief had stolen a dozen sample cases of shoes 40M his parked, car recently. Why Was he amused? Because they were all for the left foot. The shoes were later found• abandoned by the disappointed thief, 'Luck isn't always with the thief, as that incident aptly proves, One man who stole a leather case from a car in a London street thought he had a valuable haul. Inside he found tubes con- taining dangerous germs with which the scientist-owner had, been experimenting, Hurriedly, the thief dumped the case in an alley-way where it was found by a passer-by and taken to a police station. The big haul of a lorry thief some year ago was not what he expected. He thought it was nylons, but it proved to be mus- tard—four tons of it. He decided It was too "hot" to hold—and dropped it into a river. A. burglar who broke into a south coast chemist's shop was delighted to find a safe weigh ing half a ton. He spent an hour and• a half opening it. Inside, istead of wads of banknotes and'.: piles of coins he found—a solit- ary threepenny piece! One of the.best stories of a blundering thief tells of a man who stole $4,000. He was caught; but refused to reveal where he had hidden his haul. He was sentenced to five years' impri- sonment. Wen he left prison he was shadowed. He embarked on a cross-Channel steamer at Dover after booking a special cabin.' In mid-Channel the detective caught him prising out a panel in the cabin. He confessed that he had hidden the loot behind it—but there was nothing there. The ship's captain solved the problem. "Five years ago," he said, "this ship was not yet built. The thief must have hid- den the money in the former ship which was broken up three years ago while he was= in pri- son. The old ship had the same name as this one." Someone had found the money —but not the wretched thief who had paid• for his theft with five •years in jail! Swept Off Feet By a Ghost I/2 teaspoon salt Iii cup butter or,other' shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 1 teaspoon. vanilla Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and, salt, and sift again, Cream butter, add sugar gradually creaming until light. Add eggs and beat well. Add vanilla. Add flour, in small amounts, mixing well after each. Chill, Roll Vs inch thick on slightly floured hoard, Cut with floured cooky cutter* in star• shapes. Decorate, using colored sugars or candies. Bake on un- greased baking sheet in hot oven (400°F.) 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 5 dqzen, * SCOTCH SHORTBREAD, 2 cups sifted cake flour 14 cup butter JA cup powdered sugar Sift Cour once" and measure. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream, to- gether until light and fluffy. Work in flour, using finger tips. Press into greased pan, 8x8x2 inches, and prick with fork. Bake in moderate oven (350°F.) 50 minutes,, or until delicately browned. Cool slightly and cut in 'squares before removing from pan. Makes 16 squares. Short- bread may also be cut in tri- angles or strips. Q. What is IL gQQLI i'VrtH;Mt for Ar t.,11:(3f sCpernot:aosds nmi elhiltorral idee ei Pour gh parts magnesium two parts. Mix and bottle. Dissolve a tea- spoonful of this mixture in a quart of water and Water the fern about once a week. Q. t is a good application for burns? A, Scraped potatoes me a very cooling application for burns and scalds, Change the application frequently. Q. (low can I remove mortar and paint from window glass's' A. Wash witte„ hot, sharp vinegar. Q. How can'' I drive away sparrows that' are around the eaves and underneath the cor- nices of the house? A. They can be driven away if one will make a few cheese- cloth bags, fill with mothbells„ and hang them hear the haUnts of the sparrows. Q. How can I clear water that' bas a milky appearance? A. By: dissolving a small piece of rock alum in a pint of boiling water, and using this much, to a tub of • water. (Qt.t Howiovt? es can clean undressed ki • A. Try rubbing :them very' lightly, .with fine sandpaper, Q. How .can I keep vegetables. hot for an hour or so after they are cooked? A. When cooked, drain and: cover securely, then wrap well in paper and set in the oven without fire. 'They will keep steaming, hot :for: a long: time. Q. 'Should anything' be don( 'to' a brass' kettle: 'that has not been , in use Jor sometime, be- fore using, it again? A. Yet; wash it with salt an( vinegar before using. Q. How can I prevent to. from splattering on the stove? A. It will not splatter when 'frying if a little salt is added ti it. • Q. HOW can I • remove broken cork that has fallen in- side a bottle? A. Pour enough ammonia it the bottle to float the cork ane pit it away for a few days. The 'ammonia will eat away enougi of the cork to permit its eas3, removal. vHal. How can I stop the- burn. leg of oil? • A. When oil is burning, throw on meal, flour, sand, earth, or. gravel. Water spreads the flames and increases the danger. Q. What" can I do if an oven "getsak too ho, while baking a te? A. Place a'. vessel of cold ',water' on the, shelf beneath the ,,cake. This will reduce the. heat Samuel Wesley was almost at on wits' ersuggeste d l endw eh o an,oml(olypars "What ghosties and the like can't abide," he mumbled, "is contrary noises to their own, It's well known, for I heard my grandmother tell of it," Ile then suggested that -tb exorcize the ghost the parson sould "blow a hunting horn loud through every room in the haunted house'" Samuel Wesley was not .a hun- ting man, nor could he blow a' horn, Rut he hired a huntsman to go through Epworth Rectory blowing his horn, But ' this curious method of exorcism had 4-10 effect „The loud rappings, the bangs in the night, the rustlings—and the occasional push in the back for the Rev. Samueb-,contind ed. Then, 'as suddenly as 010 had begun, the hauntings ended. Old Jeffrey. having thoroughly upset the WesleY family for two per of its: head had become fray- which the tem- rmsd:ondttollf:i.l'eda.::ifnlg-antic point, van- One member of the family did claim who nnce-pfclrethtay'r gayen 'IO ieltd Jeffrey tie ,said that ehe had seen the figure of an old man, clad in a long white nightshirt which trailed op, the ground. Nobody: believed' her. 'And in fact, some susnected 'that the whole eerie affair was .nothing more or less than. a mischievous prank on her part, But there. was neve'ansi, real evidence that she was responsible. It was -towards the end of the hauntings, that John .Wesley, then a schoolboy at ,Charterhouse, came home on holiday, heard of the hauntings and 'very soon ex- perienced-' "them for himSelf. When he was an , old man and world-famous he sat doWn and wrote a full and circumstantial account of the uncanny events which made life at Epworth a constant nightmare for the fam- ily for two months in the year 1716, and made Old Jeffrey, one in n f history, etobryest authenticated ghosts INSULT TO INJURY A Lexington, -man was well and truly drunk, but 'with what little, vestige..of sense he had left, decided that sleep was the best, plan,. He staggered, off the road, found a comfortable ,place and slept. Time passed and eventually the man was: :charged by the police for sleeping between rail, way lines. During his sleep a freight train and cars had run over the lines, 'the only injury to the reveller being a badly bruised hip.' His protests against the charge were dismissed. . , REPENT AT LEISURE' After 'listening to evidence concerning'•Jiilin Bar -one's at- tempt to -rob' the" poor -box in a • church 'at New ;Haven• the judge ,gave him. a choice: attend church every, ,Somday .for,,, one year, or speed 30' days in jail. Barone promised to become a 'Churchgoer 'for otie,Year." '"What would you do if I went through your baggage like that Dentist=`: Puts Teeth - .Back. DOLLS FOR THE WORLD'S CHILDREN--Winners of a nationwide,, teen-age doll contest appear with their creations at United Na tions, N.Y. First place „winner is Nancy Schieber, 16, center,. with "Alfred the Beefeater." Runners-up are'Cynthia Harvey, 15, left, with "Cindy" and Margaret Barrett, 19, right, holding baby doll "Mary." Nancy Will make a 16-day trip to Europe, during which she'll distribute dolls for needy children. Ten- years -ago a boxer had One. Of his front -teeth knecked out. While the crowd yelled, he .picked it tip, wiped' it on his shorts and put it back. Next morning he Went to hiS dentist to have it "replanted." To-day his SMile is still perfeet The other day, toe,.pretty Mrs. Charlotte Hughes had' two' of her teeth knockbd out in a car crash While on holiday in the south of France. Though a• dentist Promptly patched her UP With two false teeth, she wasn't satisfied. Over the. 'phone her Logsdon dentist told her he Could save: her teeth if she hurried home. With her teeth in her handbag Mrs, Hughes made the Mile return trip in the' fastest possible time—and all her teeth, tee, are Still her own. Tooth transplanting. it "One ,of the he 'Wonders of dentistry, A Schoolboy had a tooth knocked out during a football gain& He kept it in his pocket for a Month before telling a dental surgeon, Splihted „to 'adjoining teeth, it Wet replanted_ and in four triennia Was back to hernial. At the headquarters of the new teciiiiique‘eSt. Mary's, HOS- Loridonthere's a ease Corded of a woman who insisted on having.: an aching Molar- ,ex- tractect But When the tooth Was taken out' and theiWil to her, she nihrinuted, "I've Made a miSe take. I wish yott Could put it hack!" The tooth Was filled on the laboratory bench and sue-, desafullY replanted. A famous dental surgeon has, had seven of his (WA teeth Successfully replanted. Soon he Hopes to* be able to boaSt,,"I've had all My' rietli but, bin 1 have all own teethe One day, after a more than us- ually noisy night, Wesley de- cided to ask the Rev. Hoole, vicar of the neighbouring parish of Hoxley, to come and live in the rectory for a week and, give his, opinion of the ghostly dis- turber. The vicar of Hoxley duly came. The first evening, after supper, he took the family prayers. While • he was praying there came a terrific 'uproar of raps and clanking noises. The good vicar was to have stayed in haunted Epworth Rec- tory for a week, but he lied that night, a thoroughly terrified man! It was after that that the ghost began new and even more un- pleasant forms of hauntings. One night Samuel and his' wife were awakened by something coming down heavily on their bed, But when they sat up to in- vestigate they found nothing. Worse was soon to follow. One day as Wesley entered his study he was pushed from be- hind quite violently. He swung round . . only to find himself alone. By this time he had taken more and:more to shouting at the ghost and his shouting only ad- ded to the terror of the younger children. But it had a contrary, effe,ct on the four grown girls, in particular on pretty Hettie. She had for some time made jokes about the ghost, giving him• the nickname Old Jeffrey. She had grown accustomed to' the thumpi and tans and was no longer frightened by them. But whatever mischievous spirit haunted Epworth Rectory, it did not apparently care about being taken •lightly. Very soon the light-hearted, attitude of the elder Wesley girls was changed to a sense of fear, One day Hettie was talking with her sisters in the large din- ing-room of the rectory when she suddenly stopped and point- ed at the door. As the girls' eyes followed Hettie's finger they saw .the latch moving. " Hettie was' a stout-hearted girl. "I'll take it by surprise," she said, "It's Old Jeffrey." Tip-toeing to the door, she sized the latch. But it resisted her efforts, held firmly On the other side as though' by a strong hand. All her struggles to open the door were in vain, One evening the four elder girls were seated in their bed- room playing cards when the spook took a hand 'in the game. It wasdaylight. They were in happy mood. Old. Jeffrey was far from their minds when suddenly Nancy cried out: "Oh, helpl rising in the air!" As the Others stared in aston- ishment they saw Nancy xise in her chair some feet from the floor and remain suspended. That amazing phenomenon, vouched for by all four Sisters, remains unexplained to this day. ' When his pretty 'and evivacious daughter Hettie came knocking at his study door, the ,Rev. Sam- uel: Wesley, an irascible man at the best of times, slammed down his`cfuill pen and shouted a lead- tempered "Come in!" Hettie,' alone' Of the nineteen children of the ambitious would- be poet-parsonovas not afraid of the Rev. Samuel, one of whose sons was later to become famous as John Wesley, founder of Methodism. Now she came into the room and said: -PFather, the children are being frightened in their beds by very strange noises. Please come and reassure them." ?What nonsense is this!" snor- ted the parson. "Oh well, I sup- pose I must come. When he entered the bedroom all the children were' 'huddled under their bed-clothes. The - room was silent as he stood there, with Hettie, beside him holding high the flickering candle. He was about to return to his study, resolved to deal with the culprits next morning for un- necessarily disturbing him, when a sudden loud rapping, startled him. A series of terrific knocks reverberated from the bedroom ceiling, followed by curious rum- blings.his T, certainly, was not 'the doing of mischievvous children. "To-morrow,4 the puzzled and now rather scared parson an- nounced, "I shall buy a mastiff. We'll soon unearth the rascal who is concealed somewhere in the house and stop this' non- sense." That Was on December 1st, Silence had descended on the months of haunting, two months. during 'which the story of the ghOst-ridden Rectory at Epworth, Lincolnshire, became 'a national .sensation. On the following evening Samuel Wesley seated himself as usual at his desk, But now beside' him lay a magnificent mastiff, Silence had descended on the rectory. Mrs. Wesley and the children were all in, bed., Then' suddenly there came from the study ceiling nine ter- rific raps. Wesley sprang to his _feet. The mastiff crouched; Whimpering. Wesley stood, listening. Then, addressing the ceiling, he an- nounced in a loud voice: "If you wish to speak to me, come „- forth!" He was answered by nine more knocks, 'again in .a Series of threes. Since theghost made no sign of materializing as requested, Samuel Wesley decided to aban- don work and go to bed, ' The next night nothing han- pene.d and the poet-parson work- ed late. But no sooner had he taken his place in bed beside his sleeping wife than a strange noise woke her up.' Both listened in' the dark to clariling sounds like the rattling of chains. "Let us light tanclleS and go through every Item in the litius%" Samuel suggested, ner- "i' Thisthey did. But though they could find no intielder, the clang- ire noises followed their]. They returned to bed now as frightened ps their children by these horrid night-time distur- bances.. During the weeks that fallow , the liatititings continued: There were constant lbud rap- pings in the children's bedroonis which caused them to cry Out and dive under their bed-clothes. The visitation began to fray the nerveS. Of the Wesley family and Samuel took to in-Shirt at Whatever Corner of the roorri the neise"appeared to aerie from and alaShirie 'wildly at it With hit He also took to talking to ever.-.-or Whatever—it Wend that, Made the din, Challenging it to tette td study "like a Mari," Int the entY answer lit' got was lender raps than Cid, High time to be thinking of that Christmas baking sot with- Out further ado here are recipeS for a fruit cake and a pudding. Take the word of calmness lovers Of good foods who have sampled them, they're both really deli- elanS, * * * PLUM PUDDING WITII HARD •SAUCE , 2 cups sifted flour ili teaspoons baiting powder , • 34 :teaspoon each: soda,:salt, du- oeethon, nutmeg 34 teaspoon allspice 3 cup each: raisins, currants 34 cup each« chopped figs, citron, candied cherries, blanched . 'almonds . ..,,,.,,,,,, .., , • .:, 1 tahleelhaeg 'ekt/PPed earthed orange-,peel r 3,,6 cup eachi chopped apple, chopped suet, molasses, milk X eggs, weir; beaten '•« „, Sift, flour once, measure,. add „, taking poWder, socla;,,salt, and apices and sift together three times. Sift 1/2 cup,flourenixturetc:- ovW.7eltied fruits and nuts and ealix well. Combine remaining ingredients; add .11Our:•and beat thoroughly. .Add fruit, and nuts. ,I -Turn into greased molds, filling % full;, cover "tightlY. Steam about 3 hours. Serve hot with hard satice.=: Serves 12.. For Hard SFuee,prewo, T3 cull- 'butter, add ,gradually 2. cups sifted confeetiOners' sugar, and Bream until fluffy. Then add, 1 teaspoon vanilla and dash of salt; chill. * * * FRUIT CAKE (10 eggs) 41/2 cups sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ti teaspoon each: cloves, cinna- mon, mace 1 pound butter or other shorten- ing. 1 pound brown sugar 110 eggs, well beaten lii pound each: candied cherries, candied pineapple, mixed candied lemon and orange peel, thinly sliced citron, chopped nut meats. 1 pound each: sliced dates, rats- ins, currants 1 cup each: honey and molasses % cup cider Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and spices, and Oft together three times. Cream shortening'thoroughly, add sugar tradually, and cream together tsntil light and fluffy. Add re- El aining ingredients in order. en add flour gradually. Turn to loaf pans, 9x5x3 inches, Which have been greased, Bake fn slow oven (250°F.) about 4 hours, or until done. Makes 10' 'unds fruit cake. Store several ::. ays to a month before using. o store, brush lightly with port, randy, or grape juice, wrap in 'Waxed paper, and :keep in air- tight box. * * * CHRISTMAS TREE COOKIES A cups sifted cake flour 1/2 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon soda teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon cinnamon 14 cup butter or other shortening 1 cup sugar I eggs well beaten 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted Silt flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda, and salt; Aft three times. Cream butter,, add sugar gradually, creaming lentil light Add eggs and chose- Bate and beat well. Add flour in small amounts, Chill. Roll 341 inch thick on slightly floured , hoard. Cut with floured cooky totter in Christmas tree. shapes. lace' on ungreased baking sheet; rush with glaze mixture made y mixing beaten egdwith 1 cup snilk. becorate rating Colored eugars, candies, or coconut. Bake in' moderate oven 050°F.) 6 minutes. Makes 30. (Other cut- ters may be used, such as, ivreaths, stars, and crescents.) * * e SLIGAR C0013t STARS 0/4 cups Sifted cake flour 1 teaspoons baking powder YOUNGSTERS' DELIGHT Mete two yOungsterS to the possibilities in, ,What seeress them prime playhOute. os replied of an Orel: British bUilding, built by Col W. Jahrittatie n his estate at Burlington, Prince Edward Island. It iS just one if IntinY replicas of faint...WI et:kited, Ihrabbir the years.. 10aCk the northern entrtinee the t tint tonal 01:i.erajiont remove a V/ eck,. part ally Ob. ed to have sunk 2,1 slitpi tit the watemay ?Otte. bid* CCEAltiNd CANAL—,Sunken Alps• Cif Otiti, Sal ai a itilVdtje Vetiel (center) begins "cured behind Edyjilian forces are report tereated kalifs beffOre the Anglo-French TABLE TALKS SALLY'S SALLIES These Kids Go To School by Boat For 'school transportation, most, children depend on their feet or a bus. But there's one group of young, Canadians who answer the call of the school bell each morning, after a quarter-mile walk, a bus ride and a boat trip! They are the 18 youngsters who live on James Island, B.C. just off the south-east coast of Vancouver Island. They start their ray by walking to a wharf and climbing aboard a small boat which takes 15 minutes to carry them across the channel. Then they scurry onto a waiting bus for the rest of their complicated journey to school in Victoria. Their island home, about one mile long and half a mile wide, is the site of an explosives plant of Canadian Industries. Limited. Their fathers work at the plant 'and every day a company boat serves as a "school bus" for chil- dren ofemployees who must at-* tend scbOol in Victoria. A boat ride is a thrill for most children. But these youngsters are seasoned sailors. After all,, they've travelled this stretch of, channel since birth, so choppy seas never faze them. However, they ,do have their thrills, es- pecially in winter months. lsere are storms which make the most sea-worthy passenger unhappy, If not actually seasick and stray logs from broken booms some- times create an obstacle course for the little craft. But, as with -Most boys and girls, the rougher the weather the e• shore- ftni. Once; in a while, in their exuberance, they want to rough-house a bit but veteran boatman Jim Bond is used to childrens' antics and has a way of keeping them safely seated: There's never been a 'Boy Oyer- board!" under hiS' watchful eye. On the return;: trig at night Jim hears all about the day's activities. 'To his young Passen- gers he is more than a boatnian. He's a oampanion, confidant and adviser rolled into one. The small Shack where he Spends his time between scheduled trips is a favorite meeting-piece for young islanders. And more than Once Jim has rescued a would-be ituckleberry Finn carried too far frern shore in '-e" hone-made boat. kor teen-agers who live so close to the sea, it's handy to have an adult friend whd is also a skillful beatman!