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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-01-08, Page 2TABLE TALKS eioxe Ancivews. KISTA rA. AIR BASES . ROCKET SITES PAINTED 13YOIR E Fire flicked ifs bruShei&deOSS a feel storage tr4ict 01 fPellieidte ti produce this 11painting " of fm -6-edited back-to as'watef ik poured •ori,, the inferno • ,Scene actually' di :photograph of rile million d ollor-nibs Shooting Stars Really Travel Have you, seen any shooting attars. lately? .Altheetgb, we call these bright cihjeets shooting stars, they are tot stars but meteors and they • are among the Most fascinating. of .heavenly phenomena, On a clear dark night it is sometimes possible to see up to thirty or. even forty of them In the course Of an hour, say the experts. They are. being studied with special attention, . in the hope that they will east new light on, PRETTIEST — Hailed as the prettiest diplomat in. London is Senora Virginia Gallegos of Costa Rica. The 39-year-old mother of two teen-age sons has been given the rank of minister by her country. Her job? Sell tea-loving Britons on the merits of coffee. by Jerry Bennett Dollhouse furniture is taking its place alongside the surgeon's a scalpel as an effective tool for treatment ailments due to brain damage. The new, vital use for this popular claildrentu toy is being . applied to the treatment of aphasia, a complicated but corn- Mon result of brain injury. Aphasia li caused by injury to the part of the brain that enables a person to talk, write and comprehend the written or la pokett word. It, may be caused y a cerebral stroke, a brain IUMpar or ,a - sharp .blow on the fwd. ' Many of its victims may have little difficulty in speaking or E., derstanding but are complete- unable to write. Others may N their ability to read or com- prehend anything that's said to hem. Some are completely un- able to speak and can utter only parbled, incoherent sounds. Often an aphasia victim can pronounce words but uses the wrong ones in trying to express himself. This is because he has lost the knack for associating things in groups or categories. This ability is one of the prin- cipal requirements for memory. It's in treating this affliction that the miniature furniture is proving effective. Dr. Joshua Ehrlich, aphasia rehabilitation expert for the Veterans Admin- istration hospital in. Albany, N.Y., has designed a group of minature stage settings to rep- resent the rooms in are ordinary house. i His special treatment technique calls for patients to select the right pieces of furniture to go Into each room. Purpose of this play-type therapy is to give pa- tients practice in learning how to organize their thoughts so they won't confuse things that are completely unrelated. the origin and form of the solar system. Shooting stars ie., small stony - pellets which move through. Space at a speed often exceed- ing sixty miles. per second — are usually first seen from earth when they are et a height of about eighty miles.. -"Though the atmosphere at this height is extremely thin, a shooting star rushes through it. at such a rate that there is suf. ficent friction to make it white- hot," an, astronomer explained, "gy the time it has fallen to a height of about fifty miles, the shooting star has usually dis- appeared, ti "In the course of the few se- conds it remains visible, it may have travelled 200 miles. Some shooting stars are fragments of comets that have broken up, and. the breaking up of a comet has actually been seen from earth." Some time ago the Astronomer Royal revealed that the weight of the earth steadily increases by something like 100 tons every day as a result of the numerous shooting stars that enter and are dissipated in our atmosphere, "Occasionally the earth en, counters a fragment much larger. than the average shooting star," he added. "We then see,a fire- ball, a • brilliant ball of light,. easily visible in broad daylight, which is usually dissipated. in an explosion of considerable vio- lence to the accompaniment of a loud report, "If the fireball is very large, fragments may fall to the earth as meteorites." Whistler, the famous painter of "Whistler's Mother", was exasperated when he came home one night and found his mother sitting on the living room floor, "What's the matter, Ma?" he demanded, "You off your rock- er?" The system is now being tried out on 30 aphasia victims at the Albany hospital. And VA offi- cials report that results so far have been highly encouraging. For instance, a 83-year-old pa- tient had to work for 30 minutes the first time he tried of furnish a bedroom. On his next attempt he did the job in half `that time. As the drill continued, the pa- tient improved his ability to mentally group other things be- sidee furniture. When he was finally dischraged, he could an- swer questions about his wife, the hospital and his home with- out confusing the subjects as he had done when he was first ad- mitted. One of the biggest tragedies of aphasic, doctors believe, is that so many of the 400,000 victims In the U.S. don't realize that effective medical treatment is now available. They explain that many of these people let their lives turn into years of silent loneliness when they could be receiving medical care that might offer them partial or even com- plete-recovery. The treatment process, how- ever, is often a slow, tedious business that requires the ut- most patience from both pa- tients and members of the hospi- tal staff. This is specially true when aphasia victims must be taught to read, write or speak again. The Veterans Administration Operates large therapy centers in Boston, Minneapolis and Long Beach, Calif., that specialize in aphasia cases. Treatment time at these hos- pitals ranges from a few months to several years depending upon how badly a patient's brain has been damaged. But after receiv- ing the specialized care, many persons have been able to re- turn to their old jobs and live normal Ives.* Flashback To The Lindbergh Killing. The setting was, the garage of handsome private home at llopewell, N.J. The time was the early evening of May 12, 1932— a gray and soggy day, drenched, with a Spring rain. The garage was now jammed with news-, paper reporters, for this was the biggest story of the decade; the silence was so complete that the merest scraping of a foot care ried to every ear, In that Silence, a man began to sneak; "`We have to announce that apparently the body of the Lind, Bergh baby was found at 3,15 p.m. today . . ." This was the Lindbergh kid- napping, and the speaker was Col, T. Norman Schwarzkopf, superintendent of the New Jer- sey State Police, and the man who was to become famous for solving the kidnapping — a quirk of destiny, for Schwarz- kopf was not, and never pre- tended to be a detective. But when Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., 21-month-old son of the greatest American hero of the day, was snatched from the nursery of his home on March 1, 1932, it was Schwarzkopft who directed the search for the kid- napper — a search that span- ned two continents and lasted two and a half years. When the terrible emotional conflict arose between the Lind- beergh's who wanted to pay the ransom demand for their son even if the kidnapper went ..scot- free — and the police, Who wanted to use the ransom money as bait for a trap, it was Sch- warzkopf who worked out a compromise. The compromise allowed the Lindbergh's to pay the $50,000 demanded, but it re- quired the taking of the serial numbers of all the bills so that they could be traced by the po- lice, and payment of the money by an intermediary, Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon. The com- promise was in vain: The Lind- bergh baby had been' murdered during the kidnapping itself. And at the mesa dramatic in- stant of the Lindbergh ,kidnap- ping story — at the moment of the break that discloeed'the iden- tity of Bruno Richard Haupt- mann, an obscure Bronz carpen- ter, as the kidnapper -a- it was Schwarzkopf who was first call- ed •to the, scene. This 'was on a Saturday, Sept. 15, 1934, when a man driving a battered Dodge sedan pulled into a Bronx fill- ing' stationn" to get '1r gallons of gasoline. He paid for it with a $10 gold certificate. — and, be- cause gold ,certificates had been called in aaar the Federal govern- ment sixteen mcintEs .earlier, the filling station 'owner 'wrote down the' registration number of the car on the back of the bill, The bill, of course, was bill,,,:, of the Lindbergh ransom notes; the registrat ion number of the car was listed to Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Finally, at Hauptmann's trial, it was Schwarzkopf's testimony. that helped send Hauptmann to the electric chair. For little more than a year after the Lindbergh trial, Sch- warzkopf remained superinten• dent of the New Jersey State Police. For a time, he played the role of commentator on the radio program "Gang Busters." Dur- ing World.War_II the U.S Army recalled Schwarzkopf to duty , (he had gone to West Point in 1913), sent him to Iran,, where he organized the 20,000-man po- lice force, and later to occupied Germany, where he re-organiz- ed the Criminal Investigations Division that broke up a multi- million dollar blacknnatket ring. In 1955 Maj. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf retired and return- ed to his home in West Orange N.J., and there last month at 63, he died. Schwarzkopf always thought of. himself as a military executive, but in view of the millions of words that were written about his part in the Lindbergh case, it was inevitable that he would be forever re- membered as the man who solar• ed it, — From NEWSWEEK, Botanists Study "Cold House" Plants Keen botanists will goon he able to spend hours daily study- ing the "growing habits" of large numbers of Arctic flower; in the world's first giant cold- house, It is being built in C.'opeei- laagee and will stand next to a, hothouse for palms. But in- stead of heat being usd to culti- vate exotic flora from the tropics, the coldhouse will be a kind of enormous refrigerator where the temperatures will be kept just below freezing poiht in Winter and 'at a mnximurri of 55 degrees . Fahrenheit hi Summer. In planning this coldhoese, the botanists were up, against the tricky problem of he* to de- ceive the plants, which flourish .abtitidantly in the ellott Arctic stamier, about the light. Tea n et v+,0 OVet, rIce Possibly by this 'time you're a bit `tired of chicken or turkey; so next time you fancy fowl, why not a duck or goose? • Both should be cooked at 325' F. and may be roasted either stuffed' or unstuffed. If stuffed, the most popular stuffings con- tain celery, onion, apple, prune or cranberry, Spoon or siphon off fat as it accumulates during roasting. tante so that'each Per- son receives a: poition of 'breast and either thigh or drumstick.? Garnish. with, fresh, crisp water cress or parsley and 'sur- round on the Platter With orange sliCes 'topped 'With cherries; (pic- tured). alf you ..like an orange mustard; glaze on your duck, try ft this, way: About 1/2 hoer be- fore the bird is done, spread it. thick& with 1/2 cup orange mar- Meade blended with 2 table- spoons ;rich prepared mustard; feturn to -_;oven and continue roasting util done. • If you want to stuff the duck here are a few recipes for the stuffing. . „ APRICOT-RICE 'STUFFING 1/4 cup chopped onion .1 cup ciaopped celery Vt. cup butter 3 cups cooked rjce 1 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots 1 teaspoon salt Dash pepper 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Cook onion and Celery in the butter. Combine rice, apricots salt, pepper and parsley. Add onion-celery mixture to rice mixture, mixing lightly. • • * ORANGE-BREAD STUFFING 3 cups dry bread crumbs IA cup melted butter 1 teaspoon salt % teaspoon pepper 2 cups chopped celery Grated rind and pulp of 1 orange., 14 to 1/ cup water to moisten Place bread crumbs in mix- ing bowl and pour melted butter over them. "Add seasonings, celery, orange rind and pulp. Mbe lightly. Add enoughWater to moisten stuffing lightly. Coarsely chopped pecans may be added to this stuffing, if de- sired. * If you don't stuff .your duck, place a few celery leaves and' a few slices of onion inside the duck for Mayor. It is an old Chinese custom to skin duck before cooking, and if you'd like to serve braised duck for your holiday dinner it is best if skinned, With a sharp pointed knife, cut skin from neck to the vent, first along 'breast of duck then along the backbone. Loosen skin by run- ning knife underneath, close to flesh of duck, Peel skin back as it loosens, cutting skin where necessary but keeping flesh in- tact. • • 0i BRAISED` DUCK WITH ORANGE-CURRANT SAUCE Skin duck and cut into serva ing pieces.. Place 'a few table- spoons duck fat in Dutch oven or large skillet. Brown duck in fat for about 45 minutes. Pour ,Pff excess fat and add - settee (recipe follovea), Cover and cook the 'day' in the. coidhthise with fluorescent lighting when the. 4.th 'gods' over low heat for about 30 min- ides or until tender. Sauce 1/2 cup, red currant jelly Grated rind of I 'orange % teaspoon salt Pinch cayenne pepper 1 tiblespoon prepared mus- tard' Juice of 2 oranges. Break up jelly with fork; add grated rind, salt, and cayenne. Dissolve mustard in orange juice; add and beat well, With either' duck or goose, serve -this' herb rice if you do not make a rice dressing; It'wilh be popular and unusual. This serves 6. 3 tablespooni butter. HERB 'RICE 1 cup chopped" 'onion, 1 cup uncooked white rice 1/ teaspoon, each, marjoram and summer , savory, 1 teaspoon rosemary % teaspoon salt- 2 chicken bouillon cubes. 2 cups ;water. Melt butter in 2-quart sauce- pan. Add, onion and ,rice, Cook until 'onion'turns yellow and rice begins to brown. Add all other ingredients. Bring to vig- orous boil. Stir to dissolve bouil- lon cubes. Turn heat as low as possible. Cover and leave over low he'at 14 minutes. Remove from heat. Leave covered 10 minutes before serving. * * * MUSHROOM DISH FOR BRUNCH OR LUNCH Mushrooms,, scientifically nur- . tured in their own Specially built, dark houses to° meet the demand, are available all year around in fresh .and canned formOne of the most versatile ways of preparing mnshrooms is in a medium cream sauce. Either fresh or canned mushrooms may be used successfully in this recipe. CREAMED MUSHROOMS (3 to 4 servings) % pound fresh mushrooms cup water 2 tablespoons hOler 2 tallespoomfola flour teaspoon: salt •cap • part milk• tent the water elk mushrooms. Wash Mushrooms (peeling is not always. necessary); slice or cut large Ones in pieces but leave small ones whole, Simmer,. in water until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove 'from pan, Measure liquid and add mills to IttalcO 1 cup. Melt butter, blend in flour and. salt and gradually pour in liquid, stirring, until sauce thickens Add mushrooms, re-heat and serve. • (Note: If *sired, use one Ounce can of mushrooms — whole, sliced or pieces — along with their liquid, in place of the fresh mushrooms and water. Do. not simmer as canned mush, rooms are all ready cooked.) * • • For a meal in minutes, make double the amount of medium cream sauce (using 2 cups milk and 4 tablespoons of each but- ter and flour) and stir in 1 cup canned shrimp, salmon, tuna- fish, turkey or chicken, along with the mushrooms (either 'fresh or canned) called for in the recipe. Serve on toasted, split hamburger rolls with slic- ed tomatoes and cucumbers on the side. Grateful Thieves Thieves frequently get their teeth into their spoils, but per- haps seldom so appetizingly as some South African gangsters recently. Breaking into some auction rooms in Rodney Street, Port Elizabeth, these crooks first helped themselves to watches and cash, valued at $3,000. Then, 'forcing their way into a restaur- ant upstairs, they put a clean cloth on a corner table and help- ed themselves liberally to a three-course dinner of cold chicken, roast beef and straw- berry flan. . Nor did they stint themselves of drink. Sitting down cosily, with the restaurant neon signs suitably dimmed, they washed down their meats' with cham- pagne. A similar spirit of cool cheek characterized some French burg- lars in Angouleme. After ran- sacking a house and pocketing a large haul of jewellery and cash, they drank their unsuspect- ing host's, brandy. This induced a generous mood, for one poured out some milk into a saucer, gave it a dash of brandy, and left' it -for the house- hold cat. Another wrote "Merci" in toothpaste across the -kitchen floor. Insulation ct4T.S Heating DAIS 'There is nothing mysterious. about insulation. It can be de- scribed simply as a wall between warm air and cold air. Air moves from warm to cold. Therefore, the better job a wall •dogs of slowing down this movement of warm air, the better insulation it .gives, Applying these facts • to your home, insulation works in tWQ, ways, In the winter, the heated air in your home tries to °soap() to the outside 'air through the floors, walls, and ceilings, in the, summer, the warmer outdoor air tries to enter your home the same way. Unfortunately, stone, brink,. • concrete, and plaster—materials used in home construction—are • relatively poor insulators be- cause they are perous and air: passes through them easily, Rock wool, on the other hand, Is. made up of millions of dead-air cells, which effectively prevent heat from entering or leaving your s ec tionlw.irl of rock wool four inches thick, for example, has the insulation effect of 125 inches of stone, 120 inches of concrete, 70 inches of brick, or 15 inches of wood, according to research- ers, By lining ceilings and walls. with a sufficient thickness of rock wool, you can make your house much more comfortable in both winter and summer, and. bring about considerable savings iii both fuel and air-conditioning costs, A University of Illinois sur- vey shows how much was saved by insulating a five-room ranch home with four inches of rock wool in the ceiling and three inches in the walls, Immediate savings were ob- tained in the installation of a home air conditioner because the insulated hoMes needed only a two-ton unit compared to the six-ton unit required by the same home without insulation. Savings: Between $700 and $900, depending on the make, Savings on. cooling costs in the insulated homes ranged from $258 a year in Jacksonville, Fla,, to $116 a year in St. Louis, to $50 a year in New York City. During the winter, the same homes.- showed savings in • fuel bills ranging from $24 a ,yeae in Jacksonville to $95. a .yearain St. Louis and $110 in New York. • How much did it cost to insu- late these houSes? Approxi- mately $240. The cost of insulation varies, depending on the size and needs of your home, Insulation costs. less when it is . installed while the home is being built. DRIVE WITH CARE I Doll House Furniture Aids Doctors AT THE ALBANY, , Veterans Administration hospitol a apeeeh deist acirees M. Norrix uses 11-v nccl furniture" technique in teaching a victittn REDS" MOUNTAIN FASTENESS e- Reports coming out of Com- munist-seized Tibet indicate that the Red Chinese are turning that remote land into a great elevated missile platform. They are carpeting the "roof of the world" with 'a pattern of launch- ing pads and air bases. The missile sites are hewn out of solid mountain rock. in the impregnable Himalayas. This 'gives their users a three to four-mile start in a launching, extra height which could add considerable distance to ICBM ranges.