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in question, can't wait till the brew hits the glass but -lets it
run soothingly over his parched tongue.
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Wingless Wonder
Hunts By "Radar"
One of the latest attaaetion$
01t the London Zoo is a kiwi, a
itt from New Zealand, and no
doubt for some visitors it will
tall to mind its •curious counter-
tart Of a few years ago.
That kiwi gave Beat pleasure
te visitors, with its amusing ana
tics. Huge crowds gathered to
watch it and it Was a particular
favourite with ohildren.
But for the zoo keepers it was
nothing but a headache! The
bird had a huge appetite - for
worma. Every day an army of
keepers would be seen in the
,ggrroounds frantically digging for
hem. Their relief knew no
bounds when, after weeks of
worm hu n tin g, arrangements
were made for a regular supply
of worms to be sent from a
worm farm on the Isle of Arran,
The kiwi is surely one of na-
ture's most curious creatures-a
bird that cannot fly and can
hardly see, Although it is the
national emblem of its native
New Zealand, most New Zea-
landers have never seen it, for it
is a completely nocturnal bird,
living in dense forests well away
from human habitation.
During the daytime it hides
away in small caves or under
fallen trees, coming out only af-
ter darkness to feed.
To make up for its lack of
sight, it has a very strong bill
which is extremely sensitive
both to touch and smell, the two
senses on which the bird relies
• for nearly all its activities. When
it comes out to feed it walks
along continually tapping the
tip of its bill, much as a blind
man taps the pavement with his
stick. From time to time it sniffs
and blows' loudly.
It is searching for earthworms,
which are almost the' only things
that it eats. As soon as it has
detected ssone, its bill-Las: sensi-
tive as a radar aerial-is plung-
ed into the ground and the
Worm is dragged' eht- SO1 accu-
rate is the bileiSeasnethOd. Lot de-,
•election that it seldom has to
make a second attempt
Its nostrils, unlike these• of any-
other bird, area plaCad at the
very tip of thi b41.-' where they
are of most use. SeMetimes, chir-
ing the diggingt/Operationa, eon
And sand partichg get sinfOatliesna
and have to beillforciblis blaVan
out when the billeFithsd-faWiis
Hence the frequ
The efficiensesys'ealdwi's
sense of smell has seen demon-
strated by puttinNcialisthworm,
on the ground in Ire taof it and
letting it crawl away fo'r several
yards. Oal tabeing,,a released the
kiwi begilasfiltal taPPineairidl, Snif-
fing, 'fb/%4I1' Vilie iakeit
Ttsy theweeceanaassaithalaralrapertainly
of a lif67ciolliOuisT until it' has
;taught upawitita it..a r a
In earlier times kiwse,! were
plentiful, but through a `variety
of caus6v4,:they':'cliaiie','bedoine
rather settee atbadaya:iThey used
to be cangit ina Wage, numbers
for-food; stheaa iaaabii,aty te seeor
fly made them emY,;tal.i"ietn-ns i
The',Maoris usecl'k4it das as
an .important part of their cere-
monial dress. Even so, the birds
would prebably have remained
quite plentifitsbaut for the white
zettlers. They bidttglatawith them
eats, dogs kliCt.fkrgi;- Tar 0,
which f0:44cl gle ;15,:lyite037. prey.
The kiwi Witi:"‘fatecr:With posa •
ale extinction. But.,thee Nevi,,
t Wand Government -iealized
the danger and declared if illegal
to kill or capture kiwis without
Special ,permit. Only. rarely IS
ACV
Permtssien given to esipert them,
so they are eeldeirf•seen
Lake the African ostrich and
the Australian emu, the- kiwi is
a flightleaa bird. Its wings .are
quite Uselesa for Any purpose,
Its legs are very strong, how-
ever, and it can give quite• a
poiverful kick,
The •kiwi's breeding habits are
no less unorthodox than its other
activities, Nesting Sites axe sim-
ilar to those chosen for sleeping.
To begin with only a few twigs
are collected, and perhaps a cer-
tain amount of excavating may
be undertaken, In these prelim-
inary preparations both parents
co-operate.
The female then lays one egg,
which is very large, weighing
usually a little under one pound
-a fifth of her own 'weight!
Having made this mighty effort
she loses interest and wanders
off, leaving the male to incubate
the egg, a long process which
takes about seventy-five days.
During this time he rarely, leaves
the nest, and consequently gets
very little to eat, By the time
the egg hatches he has lost about
a third of his original weight.
His duties are by no means
over when the young chick at
last appears. Although it is fully
feathered when hatched, it is not
strong enough to leave the nest
for a week or so. To keep it in,
the male barricades the entrance
with sticks and leasies. When he
does finally take the chick out
he cannot, of. course, see it if it
strays far away from him, but
he can always keep in touch
with it by his sense pf smell.
Until it is old, enough to look
after itself the male 'guards the -
chick jealously, attacking any
other bird that comes within
reach. If it is frightened it al-
ways runs to the father for pro-
tection, but will have nothing to
do with its mother, threatening
her with its beak if she ap-
proaches.
Big Deal
— -
The trichest financial deal in
TV'hiStory was brought off re-
cently'when Perry Conio, Kraft
Foods, and NBC put their signa-
tures to a $25 million two-year
cpntract. For t h i,s amount,
Como's production firm, Ron-
com, 'swill finance 104 weekly
one-hotir shows (with Como on
66
Of :them) plus a half-hoer,
summer replacement (not Como)
for:Kraft's present star, Milton"'
Coneo personally gets "what-
ever he wants to pay himself,
plus' capital gains, plus fringe
benefits," an associate said.
separate ten-year contract guar-
anteed Como a six-figure' -in-
come plus insurance. '
Como; relaxed as usual, coma
mented:i "When I read these
figures; I !don't know What
they're talking about. But wells
all be 'eating cheese."
WHOSE MOVE?
The oddest-ever game of chess
wasobeteen a Spaniard in Mad-
rid and an Italian in. Rome and
took,. about 112- years' 'ago;
"They etnployed a courier to,ti•av'
el across Europe with information
of each move, each Of his joure.;,..
neys taking several weeks. Years
passed and the, Spaniard 'died.'
Whoa& move was-it then?• His
places was taken by , an executor
whom he had appointed to carry
on;
A confirmed bachelor is 'one
4 who thinks that the only thor-,
oughly justified marriage ist the
one th:at, produced:
NOW ..They're Fixing
Puz.tle Contests
On his TV show recentlys.
newsman Chet Huntley needled
the nation's press; will bz
interesting to see how many
newspapers. give this story as
Yrinch attention as they gave
,similar regrettable occurrences
in other media." The .story Nunt,
ley had in mind was the chs,.
closure that newspaper cross-
word-type ptizzle contests were
being fixed on a nation-wide
scale by sttearn of tiPaters who
supplied contestants. with ana
aweaa and cellected most of the
jackpot cash.
But • Huntley to the contrary,
the case of the crooked cross,
words was only faintly reminie,
cent of last year's uproar over
the fixing of TV quiz shows. And
among the newspapers that
splashed the puzzle scandals on
their pages, none played it big-
ger than the papers that had •
been hardeat. hit - The Oregon
Journal and The Oregonian,
The two Portland papers had
been running puzzles purchased
from reputable national synclis
cates. In 'both The. Journal's
"Cashword" and The Oregonian's
competing "Coinword", contest,
readers were given blanks to
fill- and a Choice of words. with
Which to. fill them, (Example:
"Match," "patch," or. "watch"
'could be the . five letter word
ending in "ch" that is needed to
complete the sentence: "A' tailor
Might refuse to a pair of
pants because he is toe .busy.")
The Portland papers began to
suspect • something might be
amisa,seen. after they began the
puzzles last year, Although syn-
dicates estimate the odds against.
-winning 'at "about 40;000 to
one," one jackpot Winher re-
peated in just two weeks. An-
other refused, to pose /or .a.pho-
tograph, and several others 're-
ceived news of their grd luck
with -.LthaLoinitalMe glumness.
Joining forces,' to investigate
these puzzling occurrences, the
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ORANCE'S' FIitST 1ADY - Almost
never' interviewed 'Cind" hut sel-
dom o't agraphed; Arne.
Yvonne de Gaulle, above, is the
wife of,Gen.- Charles de Gaulle,
president of France..
papers soon turned up evidence
of snulduggery. A local disk
jockey admitted he had receiv-
ed help through an 'anonymOus
phone call and had wired most
of earnings,to an address in
Detroit, and a"hotaseWife said
she had been paid $300 for the
use of her name on a winning
entry.,
With the evidence in hand, the
two, papers abruptly . cancelled
their ,cash-paying puzzles. Nei-
' tiler the papers nor the syndi-
Cates could explain how the tip-
sters had gained access to the
answers, which are carefully
kept secret and mailed AO the
papers in' tw,o parts - the sec-
ond one after the deadline for
entries, '
At last "rep'or't; both the FBI
'arid the Senate "rackets Commit-
tee, were looking into the puzzle
puzzle. ,From NEWSWEEK.
,, - ,Fair- Lady's Riches
' George 1.3ernatti:,Shaw,„ a great
lover of. Ostia shettid have been
on hatul to help catirit it,a, Week
or so ago as the musical version
of his 41'Ygritalion" celebrated
its third birthday an •Brbatiway.
As di thatedates. March: 14, only
five performances had not been
complete sellouts. 'ma vroducor
figures that "My Fair Lady"
has "at least two "More years
AO go."
Greatest runaway success in
the history of musicals (it has
aiready outclassed' the money
thotigh net the longevity records'
Of • aOklahiathat"- and "South Pa-
cifie"),. °Fait Lady" has 06180.4
habit than $20 million, and made
the theatrical fortunes Of eight.
Eliza boolittles and sik Prat
Heitir HigginseSi ;not itielilditie
teit HsitritOra who Wes already
established: before he donned the
rinsi ng
- Cloth hat and ,cardigab he
speech prefeaSer,
Of t
At this time of year the right
sort of salad,can do wonders for
a meal. And though your family
may have become just a bit tired
of ordinary Cole Slaw, I think
they'll be delighted with this
"glorified" variety.
PINEAPPLE SLAW
Yield - 4 to 6 servings
14 cup seedless raisins
5 cups shredded green
cabbage
1/2 cup finely - diced fresh
or well-drained canned
pineapple
teaspoon salt
teaspoon pepper•
Mayonnaise or other
thick dressing
Cover raisins with-boiling wa-
ter •and let stand 5' minutes;
drain thoroughly. 'Chill.
Prepare cabbage; ,edd raisins
and pineapple: 'Toss together
lightly. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper and toss again.
Moisten with a little mayon-
naise or other thick dressing,
* * es
The carrot is the modern de-
scendant of the wild root which
Probably originated in the re-
gion of Afghanistan. From there
it travelled east to China and
Japan; west to Europe sand the
Americas. Meanwhile, people all
over the world have learned to
cook carrots so they can be
served in almost any course,
from soup to dessert.
CARROT MEAT LOAF
2 tablespoons bacon fat or
shortening
cups chopped onion
Ph cups (4 medium) finely
shredded raw carrots
1 1/2 cups (6 small) finely
shredded raw potatoes
lbs. ground lean beef
lb. beef liver, seared and
ground
cup fine dry bread
crumbs
3 teaspoons salt
1/a teaspoon ground black
pepper
1% teaspoons poultry
seasoning
2 eggs, beaten
1 strips bacon
Heat bacon fat or shortening
in a saucepan, Add onions and
saute until limp. Mix With car-
rots, potatoes, around *beef,
liver, bread crumbs, seasoning
and eggs. Turn into a greased
9x5x3-inch loaf part. Arrange
bacon strips over the top, Bake
in a pre-heated moderate oven
(350 degrees F.) 1 hour or until
done.
Yield: 8 servings. * *
CARROT TURNOVERS
18 medium,, size fresh
carrots
1-inch boiling water in
saucepan
steaaliedii 'Shit
1 to 2 tablespoons htitteta.
Melted
1,4 teaspoon
44 teaspoon gtotinit
pepper
cups bieetsit Mix
Va CUP Milk
jA: teaSticipit powdered
mustard
i/16
pepper
pheeee Sallee
Paprika for garnish
Wash carrots, ledVe *hole ,atid
Plate in sauce pan With boiling
*diet and, the 1 tettSpeoil
Cover and coolt Until carrots
area pektielly tender, about 12..
minutes. .;Drain :Season,, .with
'Melted butter miffed with
1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper. Blend bis-
cuit mix with milk, mustard and
cayenne' pepper. Roll out into a
12x6-inch rectangle. Place 3
seasoned carrots diagonally
across each square. Bring two
_opposite ends of square over top
and'secure with a toothpick.
Bake on 'a- greased cooky sheet
in a pre-heated moderate oven
(375 degrees ,F.) about 211.'min-
utes, Serve with Cheese Sauce.
Garnish with :paprika.
Yield: 6 servings.
* *
CHEESE SAUCE
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour '
1% cups milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
,teaspoon ground black
't2 PAPPer
a/4 OPI grated sharp
Canadian or Cheddar
cheese
Melt butter or margarine in
a saucepan. Blend in flour. Add
milk and seasonings , and cook,
stirring constantly, until thick.
Stir in cheese.
Yield: Approximately 11/4
cups.
* *
HAM PATTIES
2 cups minced cold cooked
ham
1 small onion
2 cups coarse soft bread
crumbs
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 slightly-beaten egg
1 teaspoon thick brown
Condiment sauce..
14. cup 'milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon thick brown
condiment sauce
Grease a broad shallow bak-
ing pan. Preheat oven to 350
degrees F. (moderate).
Puts through food chopper,
using a medium blade, suffi• -
cient cold cooked ham to yield
the required 2 cups. Peel and
quarter onion; put through food
chopper. Add to meat along
with bread crumbs. Sprinkle
with dry mustard and cloves;
toss lightly with 2 forks until
well mixerik
Combine egg, the 1 teaspoon
,condiment sauce and in i 1 k.
Drizzle the liquids over meat
mixture and again toss lightly,
Shape into patties about 2
inches in diameter and arrange
in ' prepared p a n, " Combine
brown. sugar and the 1 table-
spoon condiment sauce; drizzle
over meat patties. Bake in pre-
heated oven until richly brown-
ed - 25 to' 30 minutes. Serve
hot.
Yield: 8 patties - 4 servings.
'lie played hard-to-get; now
ISM' Oa:Stink lenel-toasspaorta
Can Plants Grow
On Dew Alone?
Dew, one of the most mys-
terions and beautiful of all the
earth's phenomena, has been
successfully used by a California
an scientist to grow crops.
Plants cars grow on dew alone,
he says, His, tests show that
plants watered only by dew acs
tually spring up faster and are
healthier than those watered by
irrigatism,
Science is learning something
fresh about dew every year, We
know that this strange moisture
of the night forms only when the
sky is clear and that in Britain
they get most of their dew after
a hot summer's day and a.
westerly wind.
Ever seen a rainbow in a dew-
drop? To do so, get up early and
go to a grass-covered hilltop
where the level rays of the ris-
ing sun strike the dewdrops
hanging on the gross blades,
Like the raindrops, dewdrops
have the power of breaking up
the light into prismatic colours,
so forming an iris or dew-bow,
If you fix your eye on one large
dewdrop while moving along, it
will show you in succession each•
of the colours of the rainbow,
Dew is so heavy in some tropi-
cal countries that it can be col-
lected in the gutters, Even in
1959 meteorologists have' still
done little to measure dew sup-
plies,
One dew mystery still unsolv-
ed is why it never forms on
blades of grass that are broken.
Each dew-drop is perfectly
round. How it forms so symmet-
rically on grass, leaves and
spiders' webs is constantly being
studied by experts.
Controversy has raged for
centuries as to whether the dew-
ponds on the highest parts of the
Sussex, Hampshire and Wiltshire
downs are really replenished by
dew, alone.
Some scientists say that dews
and mists are the chief source• of
the ponds' water supply. Others
pooh-pooh this idea, describing it
as no more than a pretty myth.
They say rain is solely respon-
sible for keeping dewa ponds
from drying up.
Haiapshire man claimed
that he was the only one who
held the secret of how to make
a dew-pond and .so t`produce
water out of the ali."•Ile said
it had been a closely 'guarded se-
cret in his family for more than
250 yeas's. •
"Long before -then Romans
came to Britain, our ancestors
made dew-ponds," he said. "You
can see their.handiwork Ab-day
on the downs. And when I get
an order to make a deW-pond
I ply my trade as those early
Britons did thousands of years
ago. With clay, lime and, straws
I produce-• 'clearer -end better
water than all your pumps and
,artesian wells - water softer
a
than a rose's Petal, water kissed
by the warmth Of the sun,"
Some country people• behest,*
that walking barefoot in the cletilr „
gives, the skin a chance to
breathe :and is highly beneficial
to health.
Dew collected from plants on
St. Bride's Day, February, let,
is said to. "rejuvenate and im-
prove the features" when ap-
plied to the face, says an old.
Worcestershire document.
Women in some of the Slav
countries still use dew for their
complexions. Centuries ago it
was sprinkled in kitchens to
save the milk from the charms
of witches,
Kitchener Loved
Magnificence
Kitchener in India indulged a
taste for magnificence which he
had previously controlled. He
told Lady Salisbury as early
had Christmas Day, 1902, that he had
dressed all his servants 'in white
liveries with red bibs and belts,
and a good deal of gold embroid-
ery'; and he began to cultivate
orchids and to beautify his
grounds, At the same time he
ordered expensive and extens
sive alterations to be set in
train at once to his two princi-
pal residences, Snowdon at Sim-
la, and Treasury Gate outside
Calcutta; and he made that work
his main recreation throughout
his stay in India,
At Snowdon, which had been
a gloomy villa, Kitchener built
a great hall panelled in walnut,
which unfortunately he varnish-
ed, and a :new dining-room,
drawing-room and library. He
worked out every detail of that
reconstruction himself, and had.
a ,tremendous row with the Fin-
ance Department before he sue-
ceeded in compelling it to pay
for the entire cost of the work.
The ceiling in his library was
an exact copy of the at Hat-
field, while the ceiling in his
florid drawing-robin was his
own, design., He experienced a
grim satisfaction from standing
over 'his A.D.C.'s, usually, Victor
Brooke and Frank. Maxwell, V.C.,
at 'they' pounded up masses of
:files belonging„to the military
department 1 a.S..')sin, order to p-
vide, vide, econesnieally for the con-
struction 'of' his. ce lings.
, formerly *Seised like a dingy
At Treeetiry ,Gaite, which had
barracks, leitchener's virtuosity
was displayed en Zan even more
arnPressives scale. -le transform-
tad' ,a number of iismall, undis-
S tinguished rooms t: into princely
halls in which . he loved to en-
tertain on a large scale. Little
that was original was left of
either house in the end, except
the servants' quarters, which
sk2ereatotally neglected and left
"'for the attention ,of Kitchener's
successors. - From "Kitchener:
Portraitt of an Imperialist," by
Philip Magnus.
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