Loading...
The Brussels Post, 1958-02-19, Page 3lation with god are "obeerfurt givers", They receive so much, from God that they count it joy to acknowledge their steward- ship, The giving of the title, com- manded by the law but practis long before, is the primary butt Of their giving. They like to g beyond it. Christians are concerned fO One another, There is a sense it. which each must bear his ovvit pack, But we delight to help others who are overtaxed with crushing loads. In the hour of temptation let us remember that Jesus watt, tempted in all points like as We are, yet without sin. Ile oare4 for us and will help us if we pra% We are urged not to forsake' the assembling of ,ourselves to- gether. We gain strength from fellowship with God's people. Those who deliberately leave this out except for Christmas anti' Easter, live empty lives, Many are the privileges Of those who have been brought. into the light of God and walk in His way day by day. Sweet Savings Two of the unique products 01 Eastern Canada and the U.S,A. are maple syrup and maple sugar. In Quebec, the Depart- ment of Agriculture has develop- ed a method of increasing sap yield more than 30%, through the use of aluminum spiggots, or "spiles"-tap-like devices driven into the maple tree to draw off the sap. The aluminum spiles increase the yield because the metal does not react chemically with the sap. The sap-wood is accordingly pro- tected from oxidization or "heal- ing", which stops the flow of the tasty liquid. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking MEIM ©MOW MOE WOW WHOM MMO MEMO @MOOR MIME MOM MOWN HEIMMOOB MOM gum MHO MMoNNEREIJE ommom norm WWI EVEMP UMNIEUD WEED MEM MHWO HRE OBIN MINOR 40E By Rev, R. Barclay Warren 0.11 PrivIteges of Church Membership 1 Peter 2:9-10; 2 Corinthians 9:6- 8; Galatians 6:1-5; Hebrews 4;14-16; 10:23-25. The expression, Church Mem- bership, does not occur in the New Testament, However, there was a fellowship among the be- lievers who met together in their places of worship. SOmetimes they exercised discipline upon delinquents in their midst. (1 Corinthians 5). This is seldom done today, Standards for church membership generally have fallen to such a low ebb that a church hesitates to exercise disciplinary action knowing that the individ- ual Will likely be received by some other church and no ques- tions asked. The New Testament standard is a high one. This is expressed in the memory selection': "Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a pe- culiar people; that ye should show forth the praises' of him who bath called you out of dark- ness into his marvellous light." (1 Peter 2:9). Peculiar' does not mean 'queer'. It means that we beling to God in a special sense; a people for His own possession. It is easy to see why people who have come into this beautiful re- will undergo. Water enough to keep the plants thriving but don't overdo it. The seed, under warm house conditions, germin- ates very quickly and moat mari- golds will be up and growing within a two-week period from planting. This is one of the easiest an- nuals to grow and with even moderate, care you should suc- ceed. First decide what varieties you want to grow and then order them from your seedsman so that you will sure to have the var- ieties you want. Frequently cer- tain varieties are sold out when the late buyers get into action and the plans you have made will naturally go for nothing. by J. W. Johnston. "The New York Herald Tribune" NDAYS01001 LESSON n. Now's The Time To Plan That Garden PORTUGUESE CONVERTIBLE-With the top up, this. proud farm worker of Tomar, Portugal, is ready for anything the weather- man has to offer as his faithful donkey plods along. The long-eared beasts serve country districts throughout Portugal, hauling cargo as well as passengers. Animal Instinct Or intelligence?' It was pitch-dark, cold Des Cernbe.r night and the slender, jet-haired Spanish girl shivered, slightly as she lay in bed listen, ing to the wind. through .the eaves of the old country house.. She hated being alone IR the house. But it was inevitable that. riight,. Her girl friend, who, lived there with her, had been called "way to . the sick-bed of her mother in. Madrid. How the wind whistled! And. how the twenty-two-year-old girl's heart: thumped when she suddenly began to think of her e plight shOuld a 'bUrglag be tempted to break in while she was ..alorte. and .tiefenceless. She, took. a couple of aspirins ' to try to soothe her frayed nerves. But sleep would not come, Suddenly, the scared girl sat bolt upright in bed. Between gusts, o..-wind she had heard sounds on the ground floor be- low. Then it came a crash of glass. The girl leapt out of bed and put on a dressing-gown be- fore plucking ,up courage to go outside on to "the veranda. She could See shafts of flickering light e which apparently came Ironi the room beneath, When she finally nerved her- self to go downstairs, she was amazed to find Juan,, her friend's pet 'monkey, chattering excitedly as he confronted one of the armchairs, which was ablaze and burning furiously. The girl swiftly smothered the flames with a rug and then saw that the monkey's face and arms • were cut and bleeding and that • the glass of one of the French - windows had been shattered. It was obvious what had hap- pened. The fire had been caused by a burning cigarette-end acci- dentally dropped by the girl dur- ing her after-supper smoke there an hour or so earlier. The chair had smouldered; then burst into flames, The sharp-eyed -Juan, who slept in. an adjoining outhouse, vines, safe from hawks, was a little patch of ground cleared by the birds scratching for .fallen weed-ieed. I thew oul more grain and looked out on the ..quiet earth, green pine tops pinioned against a bright blue winter sky, deerberry bushes laden with red berries curved down to touch the snow. A young oak stood on the edge of the woods, all the brown leaves still holding to the branches. The wind made them rattle. I stepped into the edge of the 'woods. A brown Creeper gave its lisping call from the trunk of a sycamore; a cardinal streak- ed past; and cutting across my path ran the delicate trail of a mouse, probably making for his hole under the blackberry bushes. I, Why do some people talk with such assurance about what they are going to do with the world, as though they owned it, when really our share is such a small one? Birds and butterflies, bees and flying insects fill the air; tiny animals climb ancr burrow and scuttle. There is all the intricate pattern of bush ancl, tree, of moss and flower and weed. And underneath t h e ground a whole world of life goes an that we never see - moles with gray velvet coats push along, their strong front feet swinging through the earth with a swimmer's breast stroke. Behind them come the ground- mice on sly, flying feet, and tucked under a stone is a gray worm, rolled up for the winter. There is myriad life under, on, and above the earth. The other day I uncovered a daffodil bulb by mistake and the green spear was already pushing up toward the light. Aboveground my perennial phlox look dead but underneath the snow and the rich brown earth exquisite, pale green leaves are flattened against the roots. had seen the flames and had broken through the window to give the alarm, There are many remarkable stories of animals . and, birds which have done things which can only be described as "almost human," Nigger, a mongrel dog who attached himself to a United States fire brigade by the simple process of walking into the fire station and declining to leave, did six year's,e service as an honorary "fireman." During that time he learned to scale ninety-foot ladders and was directly responsible for the rescue of several men 'and women who had been trapped. "Nigger's nose, even in the thickest smoke, told him where the fire victims were, although his human fellow-firemen could not locate them," wrote a news- paper reporter, Nigger even rescued two kit- tens from a tenement blazing , before going into retirement. Another mongrel, Spot, jump- ed into a canal with a steep concrete bank in Essex to, save a cat two years ago. He Swam 200 yards holding the cat by the scruff of the neck to where the owner, a nine-year-old boy, could get to the water to help him. Spot's reward for his hu- manity? A new collar and lead. Because of "quick thinking" SiameSe cat raised the alarm and roused its shopkeeper - master, raiders in Middlesex missed a £1,500 haul of cigarettes about three yeks ago. The cat heard them breaking in and pawed its sleeping, master till he awoke,- put on the light and caused the burglars to run. Many horses seem to be able to think and reason, Sandy Shore, an old and very clever horse, decided some years ago that the day was too hot for him to race at a trotting meeting at Christchurch, ,New Zealand. So while the horses paraded he keeled over and deliberately staged a collapse. The crowd thought he was dead. Then, just as a tractor approached to shift him, Sandy got up -- quite fit. By then, of course, the 3.30 had been run without him! A man riding through a forest at night collided with a tree and fell from the saddle unconscious. His horse continued his journey and on reaching home kicked at the door until it was opened. Then, turning, he swiftly, led the occupants back to the spot where his unconscious. ,master lay, ' neighing excitedly when they reached him. "Some people argue that ani- mals have instinct but no intel= ligence," the late Professor A. M. Low once Said. "It may be a matter of degree, for.human be- ings do much by instinct with- out' intelligence." Animals are sometimes seized with panic, just like human be- ings, and many scientists are convinced that they have the faculty of language. "Animals not only call each ether as human beings do, but communicate their impressions of disquiet, joy and anger,' says a German scientist who has a high opinion of animals' "think- ing powers." " A rabbit was attracted by, a stoat, he says. Then a man sud- denly appeared and theeterrified rabbit crawled despairingly to him, lay down between his legs and said as plainly as wordless speech could: "I leave it to you." The stoat was driven off. The rabbit recovered the use of Its limbs and skipped away, joy- fully. The $2 note is traditionally popular among racetrack fans, who find it handy for a $2-mini, mum bet. One U.S. Federal Re- serve bank last year reported an increase of $150,000 in the de- mand for twos during the first month of the racing season. Every farm columnist - in- cluding this one - keeps telling farmers of their sins of omission and giving them gratuitious ad- vice about how to improve. That is - it looks to me - telling us how to raise bigger crops for less profit. Just to throw you a change- of-pace- ball, what comes after this tells about winter on a Vir- ginia farm. It was written by Ann Perkins Cabell, and ape peered in The Christian Science Monitor; and I hope it will please you as much as it did me. * It is bitterly cold and the snow has melted very little. The bird- feeding shelf is crowded and one raucous English sparrow 'jumped in the bird bath, which. I had just filled• with warm water hop- ing it would not freeze until the 'birds had a chance to drink. He 'looked at the other birds and gave a defiant splash. The others contented themselves with drink- ing and the sparrow soon 'came out, for even bravado couldn't keep him warm enough. The poor lady cardinal sits timidly on the flower-garden fence, waiting her turn. Her hus- band is beautiful, but a bully, and she is never allowed to eat until he has stuffed himself and flown off. Even the sparrows peck her. She is one of the meek with whose inheritanCe some- thing has gone radically wrong! 4' * * I wonder if people who sleep late in the morning and who never get out of doors until day- light covers the world know the meaning of the Bible description, "The morning stars sing to- . gether?" Those Who see the stars in the morning before dawn know its meaning, for in the early moping the stars are set in the sky with a beautiful pre- cision, The twinkling ones have disappeared and Only the steady ones remain, There is something chaste and exquisitely geometri- cal about the pre-dawn sky. * A covey of partridges live at Upton and feed en the lespedeza Seed that drop in, the fields, In spring they call from the fence corners, and in winter- when snow comes they draw hearer to the house looking for food, Their fatnerite spot is in the open shed next to the apple house down in the 'Orchard. Here they can find shelter and we alWayS put grain there for them, During the last heavy srioW I took a hag of cracked corn and oats and started Mit to feed the partridges. In the orChard the snow was smooth and` deep and, over the surface WAs sketehed the story of knell animals and birds who had traveled that Way. The clumpy tracks Of an old hare led to the straw stack. Fallow- ing them,'t SAW where he had hollOWed. out a snug little nest Under the straw. Farther along,- headed for the shed, %Were the dainty tracks of a covey of par- tridges that disappeared on the ground • under the shed. threw hi some grain and went tin across the orchard, along: the edge of the 'Woe& to a bleak, berry patch where I was sure the birds Sheltered, There. Wider the blackberry With the seed logues start, ing to arrive, time for for-, ward-thinking garden, makers to start planning. Annuals, are one of the first items to merit at- tention and while it is fare too early to do• any planting, even indoors, quite a few week ends or evenings may well be devoted to deciding what varieties will be planted this year and where. Facts as to their growing habits, colors and heights should be noted. There are many annuals and a lot of gardens can be planted for a couple of dollars by select- ing. carefully. Marigods, zinnias and • petunias are without doubt the three most popular of the annual gronp and all are showing Yearly steady advance due to the work of the hybridizers. Modern day forms and colors of this group bear practically no resemblance to their ancestors of 20 years ago, so rapid has been the progress. Several very wonderful mari- golds will make their appear- ance this year and they will be covered later on in these col- umns. Generally speaking, the African types will take longer to mature and flower than will the French types though there are some hybrids that will slight- ly upset this schedule. „ So numerous are the fine var- ieties of Marigolds today that one may make mass plantings gradu- ating heights and colors to make a stunning display. They may be used for accent points to supple- ment the perennial border, for edging, or as a spot planting where a spot of vivid but please ing color is needed. Mid-March is about right to start the slower growing African types indoors with ,the French ones going in about two weeks later. This should result in avail- able plants for setting out in the New York area the 10th to the 15th of May, which is about the safe date in this area. This writer• would divide his seed into two lots, one to be started indoors and the other to be started outdoors at the end of. May. Following this plan one will have a fresh supply of plants to take over in the late months of the year when the earlier started plants are likely to be blooming out. Annuals are so floriferous, and particularly the marigold, that this tendency to flower ,them- selves out is natural. Too few gardeners cut their annuals enough. They should be used freely in the home for ar- rangement and maturing flowers going to seed should be snipped off at regular intervals. Once they seed, the quality of flowers will deteriorate. IDEAL NURSERY A seed flat is the ideal nursery in which to start seed, Drainage material of broken crock or coarse cinders should be placed in the bottom of the box, A mix- ture of equal parts of sharp sand, garden loam and humus will make an ideal seed bed. This should be put through a coarse screen. When filling the box, shake the soil down by striking the box sharply on some solid surface. Never let the soil reach to the actual top of box but rather allow a half-inch between soil surface and edge of flat. Water well and then set for a few hours or overnight when the soil may be worked carefully. Make the rows three inches apart and sow thinly so that no crowd- ing may occur. Crowding of plants will result in spindly spechnens hard to transplant. As soon as the plant form two to four true leaves, they are ready to transplant. I prefer planting them in individual small pots which may be sunk in an- Other flat of peat or ashes. Sink them to the rim. Following this procedure they may, when the time comes, be planted out in the garden without damage to the roots or setback to the plant. Two weeks before time for set- ting out, the plants should be exposed to Outside air on all balmy days to accustom them to the change in temperature they BOUNCING BELLE - Ballet stu- dent Susan Black is sticking around-all over the landscape. Her pogo Stick, made by a California toy manufacturer, is called Nike-Ride • and operates on compressed air. What is bal- let coming to? Magnetic! CROSSWORD PUZZLE NICE TRICK, IF YOU CAN DO IT-A close shave-too close- results in Harvey RichMonci, left, 14, and Philip Swdin, 13, getting all lathered up as their first barbering customers blows his top. The boys were at the National Schoolboys' Exhibition in London, England, and were doing fine at the delicate jolt. of shaving a balloon until Philip nicked it with the razor. 4.1riexpen8ive 5. Deprivation ti. Along 7. E. Indian weight 8. Something Mel offenSive to 14. Half score " the Sight 15, Dares B ImpayslVe 17. Register 39. Obliterate 21. Sun 22. Thong 24. Sleeping ACROSS 1, Spoiled 4.„Near 8. Alf it is written (rntis.) 12. Frozen Water 10. Tohrrel fciex ) 11. Besides 16, Angry 18. Heart 20. Landed properties 22. no oe fcaotu ld eat 23. Coes 25. Short sleeps 20. Racket 27. Clentlemen di humorous) 29. Get away 33. n osta 34. Towel 37. Deliver sermon 40. Straying from truth 42. baffle(' '43. Flowerless lants Alp 46. Appendage 47. Oriental dwelling 48. Age 49. Prior In time 51. Strive 52. Tree 55. Indian Mulberry The aluminum - nickel - cobalt (alhico) magnet has demonstrat- ed its usefulness in hundreds of industrial applications, but like Most new developments it has been found effective in some unforeseen ways. One of the more interesting uses of these magnets is in tOn- ltinetiin with artificial eyea. Here, b y the magic of surgery, a tiny magnet ten be. used to syn., chieeniee the movements of an artificial, plastic eye With those Of the live eye. Eiden more itti- ustial is the magnet's application in Cattle raising.. Apparently, Cows consume pieces of Metal With their forage. This "hard- ware diseaSe" kills several 'Mil- lion dollars' worth Of cattle each year. Now, thanks, to powerful alnico magnets; the iSease can be Pre- Vented. A magnet, pushed down the cow's thrdat, picks up any pledeS of wire and Other Metal the animal hag saValloWed. 1111111/11Ell 11E1111 1111111111Mill1111111111MillIll 11111111/111111E11111111111111 1111111111111M11111111M 11111111111111116111111111111111111111 11111151111111i111111111M/111 11111111:6111111111111M1 " 11111111111111111110111111111111111 Mill1111111;g511111111111111":4 111111111M1111111111111116111111 11111111M11111111111111M1111111 noisily Nuisance 29 Hilarnin0, 30, Felimie 31, d iunu symbol t!2. Regained liberty 85. At holne, $6, Serpent 88. Gentle strollei 89. Remainder 41. White ant 43. Shoots 44. Spike of corn' 45'4: pilot 47,.Darnne 50, Reach a. destination 53, Curve 54,String of. cars ,55,,NOthing e7,.Cheer word' 1£1, Trades ;8: Precious stenea,.. DOWN ,1.1nVite Tee' E. Poditiitth scheduled to , by this picture, 200 - horsepoWer to be styled atter Russ: 8 photographed in Moscow, is actor ing 46 the caption which accompanied A seven-seater, it has an eight - cylinder, Of about *Wes an hour The car appears In Barns Green, England, Wo- men were Asked in a 'contest, , "What is the best household 11 titeliSill" the' Witiher's reP1Y!! "A good hard-Working husband;" Anskiia StiWiiete' on tiffs Plge, RED SEVEN-$EATER-Thit "put ink productiOn ih 1958c ceived from an official Souree. engine, giving it a to Speed the 1955 Packard. •