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a•Qtieeola the .inot popular pee-
-A.1)6es at any zoo is. waething
'.'47-ke'eterefeeding the§ penguins.
-.A,Sehe 4iShee, out the Nal. the.
altitudes the- penguins" strike e •-- • a".ching for them, cause . rpaee • ,
- "o( laueinter Lein onlookers,
, . :Pit athe keeper isn't 'feedlot
:1'. -thein• for :-..the'''! benefit of the ..
'''crowd, King. -.pen'guine cannot
pick up fish troin the -ground,
0 they have to have there head-
ed out, Each has five or six
large whiting a, day during the
*warner; but in the colder
months they are given herrings
because they are richer and
more oily.
That is just one of the feed-
ing problems a zoo has to face
when coping with appetites:- of
its inmates.
Maybe yours is only a small
family, just four or five of you,
Yet at times looking alter it is
more than a whole-time job
with more than its fair share
of troubles.
Imagine the task magnified
a thousandfold and you will
have some idea `of what it means
to look after 4,000 animals at the ,
Londe tifr Zoo.
The biggest concern at home
is, -of course, food, and so it is
et the Zoo,. At ...leasa, the, mem-
loers of your family probably
eat the same kind of food, but
the Zoo has to cater for every
tonceivable taste, One animal's
neat is another's poison.
Lions and ,tigers are meat
eaters; whereas elephants and
ehinos are strict vegetarians,
quite content with hay and root
erops provided they get enough
of them, Monkeys and apes
thrive on choice fruits and veg-
etables, and sea lions and pen-
guins have only one eating in,
Wrest — fish. Then there,,' d,
creatures like humming bird's
which eat only honey, or lizards
that like nothing but insect's.
A zoo keeper spends'.e. con-
siderable part of every, day pre-,
paring food for the animals un-
4er his care. Many of them have
It raw, but others require it
cooked. Behind the scenes in
most of the houses there is a
gas ring, or a stove, on which
the necessary cooking s "can be
done.
Feeding time is always worth
watching in the lion house.
Each lion has about four pounds
of raw meat a day, with atiouna
*ir so extra during very cold
winter weather. Bone is always
included to give plenty of eX.-
excise to the teeth and the jaw
muscles. Tigers are 'given one
to two pounds more than lions
because they are by nature more
ective animals.
In their wild state neither
lions nor tigers feed every day.
'When they make a kill they en-
joy a substantial'meal, and this
pees them through a couple of
days before they become hun-
gry again. It has been found
that in captivity one fast day a
week is very good for them, so
don't feel sorry for any whose
Ines are passed by at feeding
time.
Exercise through feeding is
'also important for eagles :and
ether birds of preyaTliat is `Why
you will notice that they are
given really stringy pieces of
Meat with plenty of bone, so
'that they have to work very
;bard for their meal. Periodical-
ly, they must be given a whole
animal, like ,a rabbit or a pig-
ion, complete with fur or feath-
4111.
Everything is swallowed and
'she fur or feathers together with
Ike bones are later cast up as
* pellet. For some reason. an oc-
itaidenal feed of this kind is es-
Ontial to f_ their health. The
Ogles have three fast days a
*reek throughout most of the
OMNI
- -4* Year, and twq during 'Very:geoid
n4ektather. Each meal weighs be-
tween two and three pounds,
Big Spree
Trudifig Stanits
been killed and then the eccret
Wenhaal - Liao les , se now it
is s
ci
aced .song, all e directors
an . there , a, wri n record,"
he explained"- It has been reveal
ed that many years ago the
secret of a pacoAAIwing process
Was purchased for $59,000 by an
enterprising -Plal and it was
later estimated that their nattlay
must have been returned to them
hundreds of thodiande of times
over,
A servant working in a large
English country house invented
a very appetixing sauce in his
spare time' some 250 years ago,
Finding, that, it was, greatly ap,
preclated' by'the family and their
many guests, he sold his recipe
for a few pounds to the original
head of a world-fameus sauce-
making firm., t
It wasn't long before the sauce
had becoine a fav'ourite-clelicacy
in many lands,'It was calculated
that the recipe, which had never
been varied, had so increased, in
value that it was worth more
than $500,000. e
When the Italian inventor of
a subtle peffetene became hard ,
up many years ago and offered to
sell ?details pf his discovery for
a nominal sum of $3500, the offer
was refused.
The man who turned dostehe this tee
offer later bitterly regretted do-
ing so, for the perfume became
popular and profits from the
Formula were said to run into
millions.
The Baptist C4reh n Alice,
Texas, recently announced it
would give two trading stemps
to everyone at Sunday School the -
4 nextf' Sunday. Attendance wase,
substantially increased. e. =7
,AtAlaiistuicPeratalaZ cheTrIrlen9trily thies-
sotffaeoln4g,its tifolrtetcsomtpOleteBdrotaradowlmayg •
stamp books. Four and three-
tfiftha beeks, for instance, will se-
,cure a ticket to "My Fair Lady,"
four books are asked for an or-
chestra seat at "Sweet Bird of
Youth," and a matinee perfor-
mance of "Make a Million" may
be seen for just one book, Since
each book contains 1,500 stamps
and each stamp represents a 10-
cent;.purchase, the purchase of
$690 worth, of groceries — about
five Months' supply for the aver-
age family — is entailed in get-
, Ming a "free" ticket to "My Fair
Lady." And "Make a Million" re-
quires about $150 for groceries
at a store ..hapdleng finding
atamps.7
Nobode4-1Flowe where the trad
i t.
-
ing stamp Craze will gel fabm this
Obit. Kansas forbids them and
Several other states regulate is-
silence "of the stamps. But two
years ago the U.S. Department
of Agriculture estimated that
about half of American families
were collecting and saving
Stamps. For each man, woman
and child in the country, 1,000
trading stamps were issued in.,
1956 and the number has been
increasing -since.
e "I'm afraid wehave a bear by
the tail," said a Salt Lake store
owner recently. But the trading
tamp market_ market is anything but
bearish.—Salt Lake Tribune,
Research reveals that the
podket gopher's incsor teeth_
grow 'at the rapid rate of 46,
inches a year, This fast growth
is alindst an' inch during the.,
course of a week, His incessant
gnawing keeps them worn down,
,for practical use,
sponge, sandwich or four small
shoat' psonge cakes, together with
1 lb. rhubarg, 3 oz. sugar, 3/2 oz.
powdereclagelatin, 2 eggs, 1/2 pint
milk, red .coloring.
Stew rhubarb with sugar, and
sieve; dissolve gelatin (as given
in another recipe), add to rhu-
barb pulp and mix through
quickly. Slice sponges, " put in
the bottom of 4 glasses.
Beat 2 egg yolks with 2 tea-
spoons sugar and a pinch of salt,
add milk, stir over a moderate
heat until it thickens slightly,
pour over sponges, leave to cool,
Add a pinch of salt to whites
of eggs, whisk stiffly, add rhu-
barb by spoonsful to whites, beat
thoroughly with each spoonful
(mixture should not become
thin). Continue beating until it
shows signs of setting, add a
,few drops of red coloring, pile
quickly on top of custard and
sponges, decorate with small
pieces of red cherry. It is not
necessary to leave overnight.
The sweet is ready for serving
when beating is finished.
A lawyer, pressing a rather '
reticent witness to define the de-
gree of .incapacity suffered by
his client, asked, "Would you
say he was intoxicated or un-
der the influence of liquor?"
Wisely hedging, the witness ,
answered, , "I'd say he was
both."
Valuable Secrets
a Cakes made from a recipe
which, has been a closely-guarded
secret-'for three centuries were
Presented to the Queen by the
Mayor'of Banbury when she
toured Oxfordshire towns re-
cently. The cakes came from the
original Banbury cake shop
which dates back to 1638.
' Some secret recipes and trade
secrets are worth large fortunes
A recipe for a patent medicine
which was .sold in Chicago in
1924 boughte$14,000 and the -sec- •
r'et of making a .certain pill was
sold in London forty years ago
for $25,060,
It was announced last year
that' a 'cottairi-gin would continue
to be made because a 200-year-
old family secret had been re-
vealed. The' secret had been
handed down by word of mouth -
from faleer, oe to t nn a, , g. i
There' i'asnii Britten freeord
r
and only 'the r Maker's chairman::
knew the exact recipe, but after
he had been injured in a car
crash he decided to shire- the"
secret,e-'
"I realize that a: might, haCee
-:-SUMMER BRIDE Hope Aldrich
kock'efeller of New' Yor'k, grand-
daubliter'-of 'the rate John D
Rockefeller, will marry in July.
weel John Spencer, son of
the" I.a i e Professor -Theodore
Spencer.
ARE THEY TRYING TO KILL T E ,QUEEN? sible to set out on an empire
t a "hop almost casually with little or
PACf.'90 ROYAL TOUR CAUSES 'CONCERN e no preparation.' Today's *royal
t- tour requires=atleast year's plan-
•
The Queen's tour planners
have even riaapagedeto'• squeeze
in on July 6 Vorie-clay 'stop-Over
in Chicago, theecitywhosetmeyor
in the 1920's "Bit 'Bill" Thoinp-
son, theetetenece, ,to ,,punch ;, the,
nose of lieregfatidiather, tGeOrge
V. fr
When the' weathet gets hot once
wearisome, a woriderfell idea
hieadl,'-for the= beach:, Unfor-s . tundtely for these outdoor types
in Paris, everyone seems to
have gotten the idea at once.
In contraet, to the
et,hpt catly need a few rneale. a
•iveek are the :q1PY humming.
birds and eleplaircie that :have to
eat almost. rounde the cock
order' to surt4vee•Theee•eleaqie
bieds•are so tiny' :7 some -of;
:the .ernellest 11w:sating' birds .are
Trot mach .larger than a trig -
bee * that 'their bedies loge'
'
heat 'Very, rapidly, even though
they. are kept at a temperature
of 75 ,degs- F,
To make up for this they
most eat frequently, If they had
to go right through the night
without feeding they might die
of starvation, so when, the ;pub-
- UP have gone home the lights
in their house are left on ' until
8,30 p.m. They then go out and
are replaced by blue lights
which remain on through the
night, giving eufficient light for
any bird to feed when it feels
hungry..
At the other end of the scale
are snakes, which , only need to
be fed once a week. Even so,
many of them don't eat every
week, and untouched food has
to be taken out of the cages
next morning because , at 75-80
degs. F. (the temperature at
which the snakes are kept), it
soon. ,toee..bed. _But.. bed food ,is
no prOblem in the reptile- hoese.
'It is -Ilea OWil'theeeroeacTiles'
pool, Crocs . will eat anYthiog,
and prefer theitemeat,-higha:'
Snakes are fed. en •rets, .mice,
rabbits and other small .ani-
mals, hiet these are always, kill- a
ed before being given to them.
Fifty years ago snakes in all
zoos were given live prey,iand
there Were many, protests. -Lon-
don Zoo proved that live feed-'
ing was quite ?unnecessary,
soon every zoo an the woelcVehada[
given up putting live animals'
int9athfeenake. dens,
LondoiTe • zoo pythons have a
caused many a headache through -
becoring,a'.excessively choosey.
Generally they .are fed on dead.
-rats
'
- and", though one would
think. that all rats tasted alike,
One. python will decide- that it
will:eat nothing but white rats,
.another nothing but brown,!
Sometimes a python will re-
fuse to eat anything at all for
an amazingly long period, with-
out any apparent ill effects, A
large python presented to the
Zoo by the Prince of Wales in
May, 1922, refused all food un-
til July 1923, after which it fed
quite 'regularly. Despite this
fourteen months' fast it remain-
ed in good condition.
You will hardly be surprised
to learn that the elephant is the
costliest animal to keep. A good
average day's food might con-
sist of 90 lbs. of hay, 20 lbs. of
oats and bran, and 20 lbs. of
root crops, kale, and potatoes—
nearly 11/4 cwt. altogether. This,
of course, does not take into ac-
count what it may be given by
visitors, which can add up to a
considerable amount on a busy
day during the summer. The to-
tal cost of its food is at least
$1,000 a year.
The organization of food sup-
tplies for the Zoo is in the hands
:of a spebial department' which
'places bilk orders for food aiid
e then distlibutes it to the vari-
ous 'houses as l'equirect
Only one necessarye4kind of
lobcr cannot be'purehesed lamge r
riaimbers .of insects area needed
for *any of thp smaller rep-
tiles, ' lizards, and
many birds. To meet -these needs
immense quantities of locusts,
blowflies, houseflies and fruit-
flies are bred in specially heat-
ed rooms on the roof of the rep-
tile house.
The side-necked turtles get •
their name from the feet that
they cannot withdraw their
heads into their shells. The head
Is protected by bending the neck
against, the -side of the shell,
holding the head flush with the .
overhanging side. ISSUE 25 11959
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ning.
First, tentative schedules are
drawn in conclusion with the
host country, for .the Queen's ap-
proval. The 'Queen makes many
'suggestions, An ,experienced
traveler, 'she know exactly where
the, snags are; likely 'to occur.
Then' there" Is the Queen's
wardeohe to lbe Planned.. Clothes
must be designed not Only with
day. and .niglit,qeiii-peratifaes" in
neind;abut Wit* an eye• to ',the
cjeCoeetions' be 'Wool' with
there
'.The-Qiiien`reneembees to take
and wear the je'weltiy which has
a' special thesoOiation aveith the
Igeountry she ie'viSitifig,•This may
a weddirep*serk or'. Coro-
a tion`.gift:ii tion gifQ
:The therea are the peesepts to
be adistribitted during the: tour,
;the- i'hers nd,Jmedals,'*the, sign-
eed Jeteetegi,aphs, the tieepins,
§tiffelinie4eridebeeocheaenieaved
eee vvitheTheerrei,,y eelaindhodame
eilioneprid other
Itenesgo,5nta'tlie making of a
ettataretotir in 1959.
When the Canadian tour is
completed, the Queen will have
three months to rest before em-
barking on the next royal jun-
ket, .this time to Ghana, newest
of the Commonwealth countries.
Alarmed by the gemands made
upon Her Majesty by the Com-
mon wealth, eornee ofTher Wellr:
I wishers here ar - aslcingiah*
pace? More poin,,edly theilques:,
long can the Que n klep mg thiS,
tion, "Is this'. triOqieeeeseeY?" is
being 'asked. ta,;:, , a ,-.. .., .
Royal tows- of. ,the;. whirlwind
variety clareiaffe4.'After.eYeald.
War L Beforee.thatLatinielhey':
were leisurelka iNirs,:' Under-
taken ineere., a4p0astfee'.jelints
, than a delabefite,POlie relations.,
policy.
Forty VA tt.s.4; a
Built :Church By
'Drinking 'Beer
, •
Visit an English village green
off a, Whit Monday and you cer,
lainly wouldn't see young ,men
and women broaching ,hUge =casks
of, ale there and then indulging
fit hours of drinking.
This was a common sight in
many 'English parishes dering
the old-time. Whitson "ales."
Leda farmers gitcie. ,presents of
malt and from „it the church=
-wardens brewed beer''Which .wee
sold to defegy the. cost of church
and repairs. Many vii-
"Telfe:laellet,:asi"Itt°Inni!
trunk
S'Uailys4ong,
a speCial brew. Sometimes the
handsomest local man and the
prettiest 16611 woman were ehoe-
eri to preside over the tele-
bratiOns.
They were called lord and .
lady of the ale arid there was a
good deal of latightte acid kiss-
ing at the feast that took place "
later in an old barn, It Weeethe ,
custom for every yonth -preserit
to give his girl a feerOure uenal-
ly a piece of coloured riqoan.7
In some parishes a 'Villager
who -.laileta tee attend a eWhitatin
"1/14"'iceittratiOn had to pay' g
heavy flue.
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ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE, GRACIOUS .Akb INTERESYEbi: this vs
the pictUre EliZabeth and Philip will have to present at 'slope
during their ileveri-Week latir of 'Canada:
By! Tom A. Cullen
NEA. Staff Correspondent
Londen %(IgA)„: t,"Are
they ' trying e iao.e off the
. Queen?" a" well traveled Arne-
' tichn ISicecTLIfteriLScdfinitik-ilW
'itinefareeettreeQueeiniElizabethea:
seNaarivaealartatir aofitCatiadal
IlareMeadstyais young (33).eand„
healtleyet ,eadetVkall" Aeeae strong
word teenseeen- thia eorlitexcBatn
ri the Oang 15,(300eneile, tear" is
aerial* v7eai?"'ou`t16evelf%the
o nia:g era't '-afialat'straligesti' of
'the' opinion'
many:, here: e
Starting', afrortiee Newfound-.
; land, aiaQueenegApe41 e end
Priace ,Philip v0.11 ..,11,traVerq,
e Canada, each. of ).tlie
provineee, 'Stopping at lk -rdiffei
ent places.
This means greeting 78 may-
ors, shaking 'thaiccis with 4trileast
780 'town councillors;` reel
cutting -etheireladietepande:v4s is
-a tetleereaninOaN• at;a:?111 ls
.;t0t1114,1,tinaheens lebaneleieteeAii
laallsee
- It enead allatitigalrbne''.(plaN
to "hip to' indforear taaire.iiPtei
reach spots in'Aeldliely-Vlikaii.
:•'endPaNdrtherile Territory:. neeNI.'
• 'ffleeldee .visited byeetOyaltyr pee,
, itc moarks Wag toiskqd feeni.
et. faetoryeao feem, from town hall
; t• ,:.:`0!
It" Means' Pagshieffirotigh.'dkr;
tterefee of climate from sun-
leeked"praires• to..theeVety =edge
of. the Arctic tundra.
-It. niaane efailirig„ into bed Oka
haueted each night
Ana_ yet the Queen must al-,
Ways appear " ancl'restecl'the ,
f011OWing morning. She and ;
Prince' Philip must convey to
their hosts that' they are intet-
eeted in the projects that are
Shown to them, thettheSt are erie
jeybig every minute.
"My 'What a lovely complekion
She has (jtest like an English...
rose," 'and "Geeialin'tlie hand=
eenie?"'••::I thd4ea Will be. the•ceiti,
meats, ef:thel'ctelkaal• ,
The orileekere will have no
inkling of tho ordeal their sov
ii feign is, enduring,
arbKfOljowing rhubarb recipes
came ." originally from I England
where the fruit — according to
the dictionary it actually is an
e herb —ieeinuch more widely used
than it is __over here, However,
any or all erf them are even` worth
trying,
When stewing efiablrle ,it is
well to keep the pieces rhole. A
double 'pan is useful or it may
be stewed in a covered dish in
the oven at 300-350°F.3 For the
best flavor don't add any water. * *
Pies, Tarts, Plane have always
been popular for, rhubarb, and
here •are some points to` help be-
ginners. Use short-crust pastry
with half amount" ,.fat ,,to flour,
rub it in lightly, make ;;the con-
sistency etiff, tiag the cOldest of
veetee lea mixing, rolf.and handle
Oast-re-lightly:Put into a;hot oven
450°F. for 10 to 15-emmutes to
set pastry, thenereclace4 heat to
cook fruiteand ,funShpastry.
Use an-8"-9" plate 1°18 ozs. of
pastry, to make, tp.r (pastry
aboVe and beloW). SA pie in a
deep dish, 9"x7l'a gequires 6-8
ozse a 6" flan,' 4 `',ozs: of pastry.
Serve hot or cold% with custard
or-cream,
Rhubarb Crumble-- Grease, a
shallow fireproof dish, . prepare
rhubarb, cut into pieces, mix with
a tablespoon of flour :and 2-3 ozs.
sugar, put into the dish (about
two-thirds full); Cortibirie 3/4 cup
rolled oats, y4 cup' flour,- a pinch
of salt, one level teaspoon baking
powder, one tablespoon sugar,
and 2 ozs. butter. Melt butter in
a saucepan, add alrotheringredi-
ents, mix well. Cook in a moder-
ately hot oven about 45 ,minutes.
For an alternative ,crumble,
add a pinch, of:salt, to 3 ozs• flour
arid rub in' 11/2 'ozs. sugar, and a avenge crumqs en top ] of rhu-
barb: Cook ein aeelairly hot oven
about 40 minutes. Serve hot or
cold. *
Rhubarb Jelly Mold, using 2
breakfast cups rhubarbajuice of
half a lemon, 1/2 bz. powdered
-1 gelatin, one 'tablespoon ihot wa-
ter, 4-6 ozs. sugar.
Wash rhubarb, cut into piecee,
measure, stew to a pulp one
tablespoon water. Soften gelatin
Withtai little-told water then dis-
solve in boiling water, add to
thilbarb; nix through quickly,
add sugaee lemon juice—add a
little fed coloring to improve ap-
pearance. Rinse out mold with
cold water,"' pour in mixture
leave overnight, or put in re-
' frigerator. Serve with pouring
,ereania IV:liked, serve in indivi-
dUal glasses.
=Rhubarb -Marmalade ;— This
Makes' a niEe change at break-
fast time, combining 3 sweet
oranges, juice of one lemon, 4
lbe. edger Granulated);' 2 lbs.
rhubarb,
eWash:"Orarigee, grate rind, re-
niove White' and pips, and die-
caeel oranges. Put sliced
rhubarb, .peel, orange' slices.
alembn :juiceaeatid sugar ipte pan,
stir until sugar is dissolved; then
boil rapidly until m4anaTade
"sets,"`, about 25-30'inintetes.., Put
into heated jars, Seal, relds 6-7
lbs. ,„
Ithilbarb' Fool — Erin. "fools"
are usually of rather a t in cOn-
tisteridye.blet this falai]. recipe
is differelitee,SteW one *Lind of
rhubarb *HI-feel:Egan sieVe, taste,
add enore suet; if necessary,
Measbr pulp, Make ah 00.1
qt!fantit9 of egg dustaid (2 egg
yellteetcf. lie Pint Milk), Mix mitee
`and thitard tOgethet, allow one
ounce powdered gelatin Ito each
pint of rnikture.= Diseotere gelatin,
Stir
in quickly, acid a little red
eolering, pour into indiVidttel
glasses. .When set, put elelob Of
whipped creath On top, or a small'
Meringue rosette.r• *
Itiniba6 gpongt tse half of
MENDING THEIR TORN WC>RLD Toney :Lee, 5; right, and Judy Lynn, 3, happily enjoy-a felays
ground far from their homeland. They're Korean orphaps adopted by Mr. anel/Mrb. 'Everette =
Bovee of laleW London, Toney was adopted three years ago. Judy psi' arrived.
*RIM FULL - 1ri-ottrii6ltifilyc l4OwOra ploys the grad' hatter` out.
eiied sombrero storidi in nicely for becith ureibrellaa
In fpsWich, Auttralia, arrested
for drunken driving after he had,
spent three hours drinking runf,,.
whisky, vodka, eelniaPpa, wine
and been Neville Fraser boaSte
ad: "I can still drink yeti. COPS
Wider the table,"