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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1958-11-12, Page 5"Black Magic" On The Increase The "do-it-yourself" movement has soroad to black magle, In New ()Iquitos it is reported that voodoo kits arc being offered fur sale containing dolls, candies, brickdust and other magicians' paraphernalia, together with in- structions on how to make mon- ey, overcome an enemy or ;suc- ceed in love. It is hard to believe that such superstitions exist today, but only last year the Privy Council refused to hear the appeal of an African sentenced to death for a "Lion Men" murder, Two native women in Kipala had a grudge against a man and hired a Lion Man to attack his five-year-old niece. The child's body was found in the bush, mangled as though by a beast. In a village hut animal hairs were found in the mud floor. The police arrested the owner of the Lion Man and he was sentenced to death with with two women. It is not recorded whether the Lion Man was caught or whether he took to the jungle. Raymond Fernandez, who was said to have been a British agent in the last war, went to America after the war and was finaLy executed forthe "Lonely Hearts" murders. He contacted lonely women as a pen friend and then robbed and killed them. When the po- lice went to his home they found, a variety of strange powders, votive candles in red sconces, and a selection of religious sym• bols in a room where he some- times used to sit motionless for hours. • TOWERING - 'Made of stained glass, this reproduction of Paris' Eiffel Tower, standing seven feet high and containing 1,300 pieces of glass, was built by Anthony Virgo. Live Longer With Liquorice ' Soon there may be only one grower left in, Britain of the fern-like.plant which .the Chin- ese believe makes people live 'longer -- liquorice, one of the world's oldest sweetmeats. From Yorkshire, centre of Britain's liquorice-growing , since the time of the first Queen Elizabeth, comes a report that this centuries-old industry is be- lieved to be dying. Only a few groWers are left and one of theSe recently decided to cultivate no more after ‘IiiS present crop' is finished. For more than 2,000 years the Chinese have used liquorice "to keep the body supple, to increase enderance and to enable one to grow old in years without ageing in body." Centenarian Chinese today often declare that they owe their longevity to eating lots of liquorice. It was highly prized, too, by the ancient Romans arid Greeks. The name comes from a Greek word meaning "sweet root". The subtsance which gives the sweet- nesS deities from the roots and IS about 50 times sweeter then cane sugar. Ancient de,cutherita have come to' light showing that the Medi- terranean peoPleS fatted lit/tors ice useful against .asthma, dry cough and troubles of the chest. Papyri excavated tittri tombs dating back to 1552 B.C. rederd that the early F,esetiatia used ,:,liquorice as Medi ,' It was first cultivated for this f Urrio,0 bv rrowers Ponte- ract, Yorkshire, arid later be, Wise poptilat as a derliectiontry. Many nations` down` the ben,. tittles have' had faith in the power of liattorice to quench the thirst, Ode Middle teat hetailist recorded centuries 6 .0 thht by attekirig liquorice he WAS able 'to g0 ii days `without drinking; IINDAY SCI1001 LESSON OS Revbaretay Warren MA., MO, Jesus' Healing Ministry Matthew 8:5,17 Memory Selection; Jesus Went about all the cities and villages, teaching hi their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and ev e r y disease among the People. Matthew 9;25 The stories of Jesus healing the sick take up a large part of the Gospel record. During the last ten years there has been a revival of interest in this phase of our Lord's ministry, Denomin- ations are asking. "Have we neglected the teaching of Jesus' power to heal? If we turn to it now how can we avoid going to the other extreme?" Our lesson emphasizes the importance of faith in God. Tile Roman Centurion did not ask Jesus to come to his home b*It. said, "Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed." What unbounded faith he had! In the healing of Peter's mo- ther-in-law. Jesus touched her hand and the fever left her. Sometimes Jesus touched the sick and other times. He didn't. Faith, not the touch, is the es- sential. Jesus freed those who were possessed with devils. We are not sure of all that was involved in this. Sometimes the demon pos- sessed acted as though they were mentally deranged. But, in any case, Jesus was able to give de- liverance for mind, soul and body. He was the Great Physi- cian. We are on safe ground *hen we heed the admonition of James: "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall he forgiven him." (5:14,15). The anointing with oil will not heal. The prayer must be a prayer of faith. God does not always grant this faith, The sick are not always healed. We cannot blame those who pray. We can 'only conclude that sometimes God's purpose for a life can be ful- filled better through the sickness of the individual than through his healing. We cannot always understand. "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Corinthians 13:12. It is most important that we always he cheerfully submitted% to His will. 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Set up' by dairy, the sigh drawl chuckles from materisti, many Of whore; are ibUiliWard-bound to Florida, tir LOOK TO YOUR LAURELS, DIXIE - It's cotton-pickin' time in ol' Ohio, suh. Farmer Fred Shuman examines bolls from six- foot plants grown in his yard in Lowell. The seeds normally produce bush-height growth in the area. TIE FARM FRONT Hallowe'en On A Scottish Isignd "We could invite her for ow weekend and they'd meet again." This was Mist Alice's propo,,al and Miss Ann nodded, 'It might help." But Miss Cathy shook her head. "It might hinder - if they guessed what we're tr3ing to accomplish" Miss Alice said, impatiently, "He must have seen that she' liked him when she was here." Miss Cathy replied, "We sass that he liked her; yet he seems to have said nothing," The three charming MacRae.: who ran the School for Young Ladies on the Scottish island were having their afternoon "break!" They were sitting in the "oriel" of their drawing room and discussing Dugal Shaw, the blacksmith, whose rose-clambered cottage was across the bay. Miss Alice went on, `'Mayne we could help without their knowing it." Then hopefully "Here comes Annie. She may think of something. She often does," Their pretty niece was coming up the garden path. "Annie," they chorused, as she entered the room, "how can we further a romance and keep the two con- cerned from suspecting us?" "Who are the two?" she quer- ier, cautiously. "Dugal Shaw and yon nice Miss Hardie. We're planning tr. ask her here for some week- end." Annie thought a moment, then, "I could get her - and you three - an invitation to Gow-die's old-fashioned Halloween party. Anything could happen that night." Miss Ann clapped her hands. "The very thing. write to her today," Annie chuckled. "I've prom- ' ised to help 'make something happen. Rah Gowdie is going to be home on leave and he wants me to get Allie Gibb to 'throw the clue.'" "Throwing the &Se" was an ancient Halloween observance. A girl was supposed to toss a thread of yarn into the dark and if it caught on anything she was to say, "Who holds?" Should a name be given in reply, she was expected, according to tradition, to accept it as that of her future husband, writes Mabel Gray Gehring in T h e Christian Science Monitor. Gowdie's Peak, where, some weeks later, the party was held, was centuries old, the house hav- ing been added on to so, many times that the roofs were an artistic cluster. The original kit- chen was very large, with stone floors and polished copper uten- sils. This was the center of acti- vities for it lent itself to the varied entertainment - especial- ly to "ducking for apples," The guests, having removed wraps in the modern dwelling, were ushered into this room and then directed to the adjoining scullery, where with eyes shut they were to pick a kale stock from those heaped there. Next they were to find the one near- est to it in size and in that way decide the supper partner. Com- paring stocks caused much mer- riment and the small visiting cousin, Meg, was delighted that she, as she expressed it, "drew the city lady, Miss Hardie," for herself. All the usual tricks were play- ed. One of these was to place a mirror in a shadowy corner and then urge the girls to gaze into it and bite an apple. While so engaged an admirer's face might be glimpsed momentarily in the glass. Meg was ,eager to do this and she came dancing back exclaiming, "I saw some- one. Truly, I did." No one spoil- ed the child's pleasure by tell- ing her that kind Captain Mac- Rae had tiptoed over and peer- ed above her shoulder. There was "forecaating fun" such as choosing two out,t, one fur one 4oll and ono for an unanted indtvidital, and placing them on the ribs of the grate. if Hwy spnitied brightly to- ether it meant that the corn panionship would be pleasant. if the:- jumped hastily apart, it dl I not aiwur so well, There was a game vatted "Thq Three LugPies," which provided a good deal of arnuscmont. Wooden bowls of water were set on the hearth and something different was predicted for the parson whose fingers dipped into this one or that. The contest- ant (blindfolded) therefore ap- proached with a particuiar one as objective, but those watching with suppressed giggles and as silently as possible kept thong- lag the position of each bowl. It was while this was in pro- gress that Annie, hording two lengths of wool, whispered to another girl, "Ailie, let's -throw the slue - just for fun We can each take a side of the back steps," They went out together, but almost immediately Ann,u came back - alone. Allie ap- peared soon afterwards, accom - parried by Rab Gowdie, hand- some in his lieutenant's uniform. Both ware beaming. Said Rab. "I couldn't be prouder if they'd made me a general." Congratulations were being showered on them when Dugal Shaw arrived. One of his sleeves was wet. He explained that, be- ing late, he had taken a short cut and partly stumbled into a brook. John Gowdies brought a jacket, saying, "Wear this, Du- cal, and we'll hang yours here." Then he added, jokingly, "If your wife-to-be is present it will be turned before midnight." And amazingly enough it was! This fact was discovered when, after 'a buffet meal in the din-, lng room, they were all on their way to the barn where reels were to follow. They crowded around as Dugal held up the gar- ment wonderingly and then tammered, with his gaze on Ellen Hardie, "I - I wish - I knew who did it." She reddened swiftly, but it was little Meg who answered. "I did. I was letting on to be a fairy " Dugal pretended to be stern. "I de- mand a forfeit. You must give me your kale stock." Meg pouted, but, as host, John settled the question. "Time for your bed, anyway, Meg. .YoUr mo- ther insisted - no later than twelve." Annie stepped forward. "I'll go up with you, Meg." The skirl of pipes could nov be heard from an outer .build- ing and there was a genera] move in that direction. Dugal silently offered•his arm to Ellen Hardie and they joined the. others. Later, as they danced, their faces showed that events had turned out happily for thein that. old-fashioned Halloween. Prehistoric Remains Found Geologists are excited by news of the accidental discovery near King's Lynn, Norfolk, of an ich- thyosaurus, a marine reptile which, 130 million years ago, roamed the seas as whales and porpoises do to-day. It is 24 feet long and the scientists describe it as an extremely valuable study specimen. The renfainss'were uncovered at a deptUef =15 feet during ex- cavationelothe Great Ouse flood protection .scheme. The findingsof such 'enormous fossils is asilich rarer to-day be- cause of the use of mechanical excavators. In the past a number of complete ichthyosaur! and numerous fragments have been found in various parts of Bri- tain. "Tommie, 'stop pulling that cat's tail!" Tommie yelled back, "I'm not pulling the cat's tail; I'm only standing on it. He's the one that's doing the pull- ing." A performance testing program for beef cattle, based on the genetical principle that fast- gaining bulls will produce on the average fast-gaining progeny, has rounded out its second year of operation. Top' quality calves in 44 Ca- nadian purebred herds were identified through the Record of Performance system. • • • The 'program, 'carried out by the Canada Department of 'Agri- culture and participating pro- vinces, tested 863 calves-more than double the number for the preceding year. The ranks continue to swell as more provinces join in the pro- ject. • • • Idea for the program took root in 1955 when, at the urging of purebred ,cattle producers, a group of officials from the Fed- eral Production Service and the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture inspected north- wes- tern United States projects. • • • Ultimate goals is to improve efficiency and economy of beef cattle production in Canada. There were 404 bull and 459 heifer calves on test to wean- ing. The bulls gained an average of two pounds per day and the heifers 1.7 pounds. The top one- third of the bulls put on 2.26 pounds per day - 0.69 pound more than the bottom one-third. With the heifers, this difference amounted to just over half a pound •per day. • • • Breeders weighed the test calves at birth and provincial officials weighed and graded them at weaning and again at the end of the winter feeding period. A number were elimi- nated, and, during winter feed- ing, 349 bulls and 418 heifers were under scrutiny. • * • During this period, the bulls again gained an average of two pounds per day and the heifers dropped to 1.3 pounds. The top one-third of the bulls tested 2.27 pounds per day, or 0.51 pound more than the bettors! one-third. Difference in these two groups of heifers amounted to 0.41 pound per day. Given this infortnatiOn, it is a matter of personal decisien on the part of the breeder of putes bred stock to determine his se- lection of fettire breeding Producers of commercial stock may base their selection of bulls on a performance test. Heavy baby pig 'losses, in the Critical first hours after farroW., ing May meat] the difference' between profit loss to the coithiertial svine pitdudret. • This iota den; for the most part; be overcome 'says Dr. It T. Fredeen of the LacombeExe peritherital Perin, by• confining the sow in a Stall or crate dur- ing add immediately after far., rowing, This prevents tiervetial or clumsy SOWS. trent crushing the little * III stalls have certain Farrowing t advantages over orates. They are Simple and cheap' to and '1.04tfir e a Mitiltritin Outlay of labor and materials., construction permits fe, pid dismantling for storage when farrowing has been completed. The pen area may be used for other purposes afterwards. • • • Sows should not be confined in the stall too long before far- rowing, since the lack of normal exercise may be detrimental. If possible she should enter the stall the day before her litter is due or, if the due date is un- known, when signs of preparing to farrow are evident. • • • Cut straw or shavings may be used for bedding. Ample water and a light lax- ative feed should be provided. After farrowing, the sow and litter should be left in the stall for two or three days. The, sow will settle down and the pigs will become sufficiently active that upon removal from the stall, crushing should be mini- mized. GOSHI -- Many big boys would like to have been in this little fellow's shoes. That enthusias- tic smooch is being bestowed by this year's Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley. Cars Like Women Can Get Too. Wide! A great deal has been said. possibly enough, about the length of the now cars. Perhaps the last word will be said by an exas- perated chauffeur or owner look- ing for a parking space. But a report by the Traffic Safety Policy Coordination Com- mittee of New York State re. minds us that even with low roofs there is still mo ,e than one direction automobiles can expand. Some are not only longer but wider, says an editorial in The Christian Science Monitor, The committee says it does not appear that any particular thought has been given to the additional highway hazard cre- ated by a reduction of four incites in passing space when each of two cars is made two inches broader. "Thousands of miles of secondary and even primary highways," it asserts, "are be- coming more and more unsafe as our automobiles become more bloated." The report acknowledges that automobile models for 1959 in- clude many added safety fea- tures. It remarks, however, that many of these still are regarded as optional. The committee feels it would be appropriate for the National Safety Council to pub- lish an annual inventory of safe- ty features desirable in new cars. This would be comparable to an inventony it conducts of traffic safety activities by state governments. Recommendations by the council should carry con- siderable weight with manufac- turers and the public, Vacation On Crusoe's Island The summer vacation began a few days later. Mrs. Benninger and her sister were ready to start for the cabin on Big Oak Mountain with Annegret, Hans, and Lore for six weeks of glori- ous freedom. Father would join them for the week ends as he did every. year. . . . But this year it did not work out. It was a rainy summer, and when the vacation began, it rained harder and harder every day. Mother and Aunt Traute refused to go up to the lonely cabin; they insisted on staying in their comfortable homes, . . . So Crusoe's Island was their wet but happy headquarters qor this vacation. Actually it was not really an island, only a penin- sula, nor was it washed by the waves of the Pacific Ocean, only by the ripples of a modest little river. But since it was bounded on the land side by the twelve- foot wall of the nursery heating plant, so that it could not be reached from that quarter, it could safely be called an island. Of course there was the faint possibility that someone might squeeze through the small win- dow of the coal cellar and drop onto the island. But that was so unlikely that it could be ruled out. Aside from the old janitor who took care of the furnace and the head gardener Strunk, Frido- lin's stern taskmaster, no one had any business in the cellar. And neither the janitor nor Mr. Strunk had the kind of figure that could easily squeeze through a narrow cellar window. The island could only be reached by the water route, and even this was not easy to find. From the shore of Annegret's garden the children had to clamber along the steep embank- ment,„ which was overgrown with thorny bushes: They had to find the, shallow spot where they •could wade across without get,-- ting wet up to their hips, . . . Since they could not go to the mountain cabin this year, Anne- gret decided that ,they must turn Crusoe's Island into a wild life preserve. Even Hans agreed that there was something to this, and during the first few days of the rainy vacation a document was drawn up and solemnly sighed by Hans, Annegret, and. Uschi. It promised aid and pro- tection to all living creatures. This document was sealed in a tin can, buried between the roots of the willow tree, and weighted down with a big stone. Even the rats, or hippos as the children called them, were under protection as long as they did not disturb the peace of the island. - From "Blue Mystery," by Margot Benary-Isbert. Trans- lated from the German by Rich- ard and Clara Winston. CROSSWORD, PUZZLE ACROSS 3, Recovers 1. Balloon cages 4. Iltilkes out 5. Lofty nite, 5, Utterance to 9, That woman attract 12. 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