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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1957-05-22, Page 5-4 Orandina's First Automobile :Ride To .Grandinu, the automobile:, phonographs, and telephones that canto into our teWn during my boyhood were "contraptions,'" When the Youngs. stopped at the house to let us admire their first car she exclaimed, never • get arse into. 'that contraption!" When the DaWsens' first talking Machine spluttered a concert at her, Grandma told "Now there's a contraption I don't nn- 'derStand," The man who tried to sell .her a telephene installer, tioli heard his offering similarly labeled, but with this coneesslOm "Well, it's probably all right, • but I can talk enough without one." Grandma's adjustment to the encroaching mechanics of the muscle-flexing 20th Century was rather easy and pleasant, She was thrilled when called across the street to talk by phone with her daughter in New York, and ,she listened rapturously to Cdruse, Kubelik, and Sehtimann- Heink„ brought into the Rey-, ,molds'.• living room by a victrola -much grander then the Da.wSons' morning glory horn.. Her pro- fessed aversion to the automo- bile; as a matter of fact, did not .survive the first invitation - to a ride. UNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ng, sitting in front beside , and Mrs. Young, Grandma, and I in the back seat, The first few miles -of our jour- ney,. proved pleamtly cxhilarat* • Mg. Trees, hills, houses and. fields just fleW by, and the wind • was so strong Grandma could hardly retain her bonnet, It was- like riding down Market Street in a roofless trolley . car, only • much bumpier. When Mrs, Young • shouted to Mel, "How fast are we going?" - he reported, rather proudly,. 'that the gallant Packard had touched 30 on the last level stretch, He was advised to slow deem, A little farther on the car sighed and stopped, The Youngs. • looked at each other and at M. who shrugged and, got out. After' tinkering with the engine brief,. ly he "got under," ee the saying was. Mrs. Young hoped he could fix it. By Rev. R. Barclay warren 11.1). A Mau of Peace in a World of strife Genesis 26; 11.20 About Cornets And Their Ways. There is a chance that Comet 4renttatolend will be the first really bright comet since 1010 (Valley's, not due to be seen again by •earthlings until about 10114), but astronomers hate to make predictions about cometS. Far from behaving like respect- able members of the solar Vs- ton, they' are skittish end un- predictable, They wax and wane capriciously. Some of them grow magnificent tells; others do net, No one knows where comets originate. One respected theory is that they are loose aggrega* tions of matter distinctly asso- ciated with the solar system, They may have been left over from the dust cloud that went to form the sun, or they may have originated in a Saturn-like ring, that once surrounded the sun. Most of them are believed to stay far beyond the outer- most planets, moving on orbits so distant that they are invis- ible. A few have been affected by some passing star and de- flected into lopsided orbits that carry them periodicelly down toward the sun. These are the comets that become visible to man's eye and telescopes. Some astronomers think that comets are swarms' of dustlike particles,. with a few large chunks of matter at their cen- ters. Another theory developed by Astronomer Fred L. Whipple of Harvard, is that they are made mostly of "ices." Out in cold, dark outer space, says Whipple, beyond the last of the planets, wandering molecules of methane, water or ammonia tend to stick together as solids. Gradually snowflakes of a sort form. Attracting one another feebly over millions or billions of years, they gather into siz- able bodies of solidified gas pep- pered with grains of sand or dust. They may get to be sev- eral miles in diameter. As- long as these "dirty snow- balls"'stay far enough from the sun,' as most df them de, they lead peaceful lives, but a plunge toward ;the 'Centre of the-- solar system is a wild adventure. As a comet approaches the sun, its surface is warmed by the strengthening sunlight. Layer • Memory Selection: gies,50(.1.apo the peacernalcerS;. for they ,shall: be called. the -children -of Matthew O.; 0, Will Flowers Become Scentless? am ine oric rgf In Tw. B od ii, a' at lit a Dl s t1 :'S ob vii ,t t ar it; D ar: Zvi t. he lee Results of the first central pro- duction test for poultry, at Ot- tawa, show a wide range in the performance of commercial chicks, reports G. R. Wilson, Chief of the Poultry PrOduction Section of the. 'Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture's Production Service. Will many flowers have entire- ly lost their scents by, the year 2057? Worried by the gradual loss of fragrance in some flow- ers due to hybridization or in- terbreeding, some botanists are beginning to fear that in the -next hundred years their subtle essen- ces may disappear. This may be a groundless theory but it has been noticed during recent seasons that violets have lost much of their perfume. Musk mysteriously lost its scent all over the world some years ago, and plants that seem to be following suit are wall- flower, mignonette and sweet pea. A gardening expert said recently: "I deplore the tend- ency to work for size and colour in so many of our flowers at the expense of scent. The scent of a flower often adds to its beau- tr." Scent - makers confirm that white and cream-colored blooms are best for fragrance. Hardly • any orange-coloured flowers aro of value for making scent. A few pale yellow flowers such as the American jasmine are useful. Pinks yield their scent only after having been in full sunshine for at least three hours. Only seven- ty-seven varieties• of yellow flowers are scented, compared withe951 which have no perfume. clover, red clover, and alsike clover. All these crops have the ability to fix nitrogen from the air and storelt in small tuber- cles or nodules on their roots, says J. 'L: Bolton, Canada De- partment of Agriculture Forage Crops Laboratory, Saskatoon, Sask. This is done by the action, of bacteria in the soil which in- fect the roots of the legume and change the nitrogen 'into nitro- .gen compounds. It Is estimated that the bacteria on legume roots can fix up to 100 pounds of nitro- gen per acre per year—and this nitrogen can then be used either by the legume crop or,any other crop following it., In 1916 H, G, Wells wrote: "The thought of war will sit like a giant over all human af- fairs for the next twenty years. It will say to all of us; 'Set your houses in order. It you squabble am o n g yourselves, waste time, mitigate, muddle, snatch pockets and .shirk obli gations, I will certainly cOme again.--Go on. muddling, each for himself, his parish, and his family, and none for the world; go on In the old way, stick to your rights, stick to your claims each one of you make no con- cessions and no sacrifices, ob- struct, waste, squabble, and pre- sently I will come again."' His prediction has come true, and the giant of war still hovers over us. Let us learn a lesson from Isaac. He prospered greatly as he sojourned in the Jand Of the Philistines. The Philistines en- vied him and the king finally asked him to leave. In Gerar while digging a well he came on a spring. The herdmen of Gerar said, "The water is ours." Rather than fight about it Isaac's servants dug another well. But the herdmen claimed that one, too. So Isaac moved on and dug still another. Later he went on. to Beersheba where God esta- blished his covenant with him. Also the king of the Philis- tines came with 'his' army chief, saying, "We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, 'Let there be now an oath betwixt us— and let us make a covenant with thee.' " God blessed Isaac for taking the peaceful way. Even those who had envied him came to gain his favor. If we had more of Isaac's spirit in world affairs there would be less tension. In- stead of seeing who can make the most destructive, bomb let us seek the things- that make for peace, In one home the story of Isaac's conduct served as an ex- ample. When the children start- ed to quarrel the mother would say, "Dig another well." We can dig another well by ignoring some provocative words and deeds, and by returning good for evil. However, not all soils contain these bacteria and not all nitri- fying bacteria are the same. Some strains are of little value and some may be actually harm- ful. Thus the only way to be sure that the crop is inoculatid properly is to buy the inoculant when the seed is bought. All commercial inoculum is made up of tested strains and is likely to improve yield even though the soil may be naturally inoculated. For this reason, inoculation is recommende,d for all new seed- higs. * * Sweet clover and alfalfa should be treated with the same kind of inoculum, but red and alsike delvers require a different kind. So when ordering, the kind of crop to, be inoculated should be indicated. The cost is reason able as 70 cents worth of inocu- °1urn will treat 60 pounds of seed. Complete directions for treating the seed come-with the container. * * * Septicemia appears to be• an-' Other disease of the adult honey- bee, and studies are being made Frostbitten In Heatwave "Don't worry," reassured her husband, "He took the course, didn't he?" But it was soon apparent that the present emergency had not been covered in Mel's training. "Get a horse!" suggested Grandma, boldly borrowing a phrase popular with carless folks. Mel emerged from his sub- chassis inspection just in time to hear hen "You're right," he nodded. "We'd better." Mr. teeing pointed to a farm- . housed road. "Tryhhere, Mel," he directed. In ten minutes ,a team attached to a whiffletree appeared up the road. "This is embarrassing," ob- served Mrs. Young. "Nonsense," said her husband gruffly. He was obviously rather sensitive. "Thank our lucky stars!" com- mented my grandparent. The horses, piloted by a man in overhauls, approached slowly as though they appreciated their importance-and intended to make the most of it. Mel, burdened by his /lopping duster, trudged behind. When the salvage party reached the car he elinibed to his seat. "I think she'll start with a little pull, he told /the farmer. A chain was fastened to the front axle and the team. tugged.. Down the road went potent horses and impotent , ..horsepewer, slowly, then briskly, ., The engine, fired and we were once, more on our. own. The farmer was dismissed; richer by liVe dollarg, standard 'price-of a short-range tow. We had, clear sailing the rest of the way to, the little lake that was our destination, but on the way home . . . well, we met an- other farmer. This one was man- euvering cows along, the road. "Watch out!" cautioned •Mr. Young.. "Yes, sir," said Mel. The cattle, unaccustomed ,to the sounds emitted by 'a gasoline engine,' fanned across the high.; 'Way. 'Again, Mr: Young coun- seled 'caution: • The Packard was amid the herd now, and ,my intuitive grand- mother, as she said later, "just knew something was going to happen." CoW and* "ear Made ▪ contact; headlight-glass 'tinkled; ' a damaged' Holstein bellowed; and the, motoring pilgrims were confronted „ by an irate farmer. Ignoring the car shattered left eye, he announced that Mr, Y. would pay him $40, and let's have no argument about 'it Our host produced four, tens. Somewhat subdued by this en- counter, the party proceeded. few Miles from home a tire blew. "Tires," commented ' Yourig gravely, "are more ex- pensive thew cows. 'That one • 'cost $60." — . When we finally reached , our house, Granelma. ` said' to me; • athaf -Was an ekperiSiee ride, Sonny!"` DciubtleAs Mr. Young *thought'sce.too.e..13y Jehn.Cooley, -in The .Christian Science Monie. tor. Mr. Nilson says the First Cen- tral Production Test shows the great variation that exists in •the performance. of commercial chicks offered for sale in Canada. During the 500 day test the range in net profit •per chick was from $3.95 down to $1.68. Livability throughout the test period rang- ed from 92.8 'per: cent: to' 69 per cent. In egg production, a dif ference of better than five dozen eggs per chick started, existed between the poorest producing entry and the best.' egg. laying, entry. The' best. entry had an egg production record of 208 eggs per chick started, whereas, the lowest producing strain had a production of 146 eggs per chick started. Similar differ- ences were shown in egg size and feed required to produce a dozen eggs. * 4. .1. Doctors in the Pretoria Gen- eral Hospital, South Africa, thought someone was pulling their leg recently when they were told that a man had been admitted suffering from severe frostbite. "Impossible!" the senior medi- co declared, looking at the thermometer on the wall. 'It registered ninety-three degrees Fahrenheit. But it was perfectly true— there had been a hailstorm just before 'dawn and the man had cleared away debris and hail- stones with his bare hands, thus contracting a condition which is almost unknown in South Africa. The test is an extension of the R.O.P. Policy operated by the department's Production Service. * It is designed to provide facilities for breeders to compare the per- formance of their stock with that of.other breeders, under common management conditions, and thus learn the factors on which they Must concentrate in their breed- ing programs. Since the results of one test cannot be regarded as conclusive, details .of the per- formance of individual entries • will* be released publicly only after further tests have been completed. * a * The first test, which included all the commercially important egg breeds, indicated that there are a number of highly efficient egg=producing strains in Canada. The performance 'of the heavier breeds was assisted in that re- spect by the revenue from meat. Under the conditions of the Test, feed costs and egg returns, from *April 1, 1955 to August 13, 1966, "(the"period 'of the test) the aver- age net return over and :above chick cost, per chick started, was • 0. Train the t •34..A6 natio mind mammal 9, Slope 36. Misplaced (3.0.earl 46. citieoe 96: SOltf ' 47, CbtriPa97;liela 49 511Se be: Callienne -Expose to 1abiStUre 53, word of hesitation after layer, the ices turn into gee. Soon the . nucleus is -"Sur- reunded , a rapidly „growing. cloud ef ps and deist boiled, out of the-"solid nucleus. This Cleud, the comet's `h'e'ad; may" be -Many m thonsande of smiles in diameter. t It is so transparentx that stars show through it plainly. . ` As the head grows., bigger,. 501116, of the fine material is ' blown 'Mit Of it by the presstire of sunlight,--"which has- more' effect than gravitation on par- tieles of ptoper. size. --This• fine material forms the tail, which always,. points, away,. from the sun no matter how the head is , moving. It7 beconie InariY - millions 'Of' Mileslcing. The light from the head and tail is K part= ly reflected- sunlight; the rest - of it comes from atoms er nib- leculee made to fluoresce by solar radiation, Comet Arend-Roland was dis- covered last Nov. 8 by S.-Arend and G. Rbland of the Royal Ob- servatory at' Uccle, Belgium. At that time it was a faint, •hazy object, much ,tan dim to• be seen 'without a teleStope, Astronom- ers studied its motion -and deold; ed that. it would pass within million miles of the Min. Heading for Outer space again, i would come within about 52 million Miles of the earth on April 20. Radical Tail. During its:plunge .ieWai-d the sun, Comet Arend.; :,.Roland developed a tesPectable ee l lead and tail, and there is geed ireaSen. to hope that it will dame ..,:tfirciqgfr its solar Ordeal. with- alit 'too much loss of eilbstailte,, .ikstronorners have plenty of questions ,to ask it; their itistru, inerita and. understanding haVa' iiiiproved enormetisly since 101.0 I'froin TIME. 9 1,z:119:11.0a,.."-Inl uargfu.4 CROSSWORD PUZZLE v?..714,r,Izte'-*6b117.1.1Nrtt .„. „15, Of an rtt. -4q8ertwiterl' Air:hoSs 56 TurnTurnitfs Flog tiqA StupefY1 Ma 22‘' • ,^ , 1. Recline • 67 ni tr e,," 4.. Male ditek "• 9. 'rlbetan SheePt t.,0141°OlvvZ, 23. Pet name for relati1M 2 OW college t: 11160'1U-tit II, 211,PlaY on `strings Crete ,3 DelabliShed 3. Edible; 26, Mal e Negligent - 9. Melancholy speeches fi tleraldic erns 6 Sun god .27, Fr, secur ity (yam) Timber fee- 30. Atterript '1 Charge' for' totiveyrinCe ,t9- Street urchin II Peruse 118 Restaurant enteetalrittent-'it FittitePti Amerloan •fanillY -18 Frame Of it Ship Pail dee blow II Conectriing • 32 Scotch- ter brie 'Si.. Equine 34 Crown boy 35, NOi., Testament lab.) 36 Oflental . flower .C.Tnit Of Power k3S, EleginnteO • 149. Aftertiedit „ Peet orriirt ace 4S.• :Settle:kit o' 144 Ate, iihnotobtisi. -146 ben't,,ehritted Seede ' totria,er' • , Urge 53 trOtitititiet9' 541-Night herbed 55. 'Vetted -deer 3 5 6 8 7 10 11 The Minister of Agriculture announced recently that the Agricultural Prices Support Board has been authorized to provide a support price for feWl Produced in Canada. The SUP-. • port is on the basis of a price equivalent, to 33 dents per pound. live Weight at' Toronto for top grade fowl five•pbUnds and over; Marketed for slaughter trent August 1 to November 30, 1057, With appropriate differentials for' Other weighte and principal rriar kete thretiglicitit Canada.. The Minister stated he hdped. by, introchicing this *additional, support toit the pcneltey industry that a measure of stability would be ProVided in the main market.; ing season for foWl, He indieated, that this priee Was slightly above recent. market prices: „ 'This' is`the time ef year when' faritiers are buying; seed of le pines, such as alialfti,, iteeet 14 el!eie 12 13 's.e , I8 17 16 15 VO 21 ;?•'A ;":01:4t 23 19 ez 25 26 7 ‘,.•-•e• Kee eo` eme 25 29 51 4 . 39 , 33. 3 35 35'. Yn 41 W t te.: 36, 39 kr.1‘e , CLIMB tOCIAI 4Nto tiutiNESS Y. for the birds, in to far as most of us are ..concetned e are the activities of the Men pictured, 'above. At left, Casper College Mountaineers Make use old poles in, filth, ltdinifig tower: IneftUelcie Walter Bailey, foregrbund, pat- StOdenti," through their pates at they learn tettety routines for Moutitteiti difiibing. Foreign rnbuntaineers Viet if* inSIdilatibif Often- id efiedy Railey't ropind letlitillittel. At tight, students in Oh aerial liCheel for .litierneil observe inSltuctot Cliff 13d dirt right, r'ep'lace tin insulator 'On 'et 'hot' ybit p "14 dig- 50 '97 45 51 5,3 e.ex Ato ine• 6 57 4.• • 4.2o •)• 55 Answer elsewhere bn hit page. by Canada Department of Agri- culture agriculturists at *Ottawa to determine how the disease is transmitted from healthy to sick bees and to find therapeutic sub. stances which will act as a con- trol. The extent of its °claire rence in the beekeeping areas in Canada, however, is not known, The disease is caused by soil bacteria, /3acillus apisepticus, which enter the body of the in- sect and develop in -the blood. The symptoms of bees which have died as a result pf the di- sease are somewhat similar to those caused by other diseases. The dark and greasy appearance of the abdomen is a symptom Of bees infected with Septicemia but the same symptom is also apparent in, bees heavily infect- ed with Nosema disease. One symptom, however, which ap- pears to he specific is the ten- dency of the body parts (head, thorax and abdomen) to separ- ate when the dead, bees are han- dled, C * „Inoculation experiments indi- cate that the disease is not likely to be spread by food transmit- tance. When bees were fed sugar solutions containing the bacteria the disease did ,net develop but when sprayed with suspensions of the organism heavy mortality occurred. PRETTY DOGGONE NICE—A couple of canine connoisseurs of such curbside necessities study the spanking Ine,ir paint job of this fireplug in Memphis. Judging by those rapt gazes, to their eyes this plug is almost "as lovely as a tree". t EYES.---. lifeboats. re- ,Ilected , in hero glasses give a look of the sea to pre,tty Dotty Kessler, 22;, as she arrives frorn Germanyaboard the liner Ber- lin. "I want some flour that isn't like that last lot," said 'a young wife. "My husband could hard- ly eat the pie I made with it." Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking NM MEM NPO E MEMO MWERMEW DEM EMMO EEMEHOM MEER ©MOOD EWBOW MO MOM MOM ECM ED MEM WWWM OUBMO EHOODOW MOM U000 EEDEWOM ©©MME MOW WEEDM ECOEU ELM I accompanied Grandma on her :maiden motor trip. It took place one weekday afternoon when I was supposed to be in school, but she reasoned, quite correctly,, 'that so important an event had greater educational value than two hours of instruction by the !sovereign State of New York. Our hosts were the Youngs, Mr. Young, proprietor of a local :mill, was unfettered by routine, .academic or otherwise, and could go riding when he chose. Mrs. 'Y., whose household facilities in- cluded an upstairs as well as a downstairs maid, and mahogany :paneling in the dining room, was .similarly unshackled. Both were Grandma's good friends and en- joyed "doing things" for her. She received ..their favors gratefully, but insisted on keeping her end up—a jar of grape jelly for Mrs. Young (who; Grandma said, couldn't make toast), a box of .fudge for Mr. Young. This fertunate, couple had the first chauffeurin our little com- munity. People..cliffered. on the pronunciation or his., occupation, 'but everyone agreed that he was, handsoine inihis Olive'green uni- -form With brass butter& and visored cap. The new.-pahoply, it was felt; became him even bet- ter than had the coachman's garb which accompanied the Young's bay team into Acadeniy 'Street's memory book when progress dic. tated the shift to„ internal com- bustion engineering: One spring evening-the ehaufe feur—he was balled'''ffel—rang our dedrbell*While Grandma and' I were'at.supper. -He had a mes-e sage: - Mrs. :Young , hoped .we would take a ride the next„after- noon e „My, grandmother, hesitat- ed the polite nuMbei of split sec- onds, then accented: Ae'ierewelif back to our meal she' observed; "Well, you do see -quite -a few. of those auto ,.contraptions these days, " and I esuppese,they're all right., The next dey's expedition be- gan' aus'picidusly. Friend- Mel, whose training for Chauffeurship had included a briefing in auto-- motive mechanics, looked highly profeseiopal,behind hi,s steering wheel and„braesegirt windshield. Over his uniform was a buff "dusteie".*Goggleir. added to his disguise, 'if not" to hiss .dignity.: t "" " • "I see your daughter is preetis- ing the, harp. Ho* she getting" em?" "Well, none of us are as 'keen • on going to Heaven, as we once, were."• •