HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-08-20, Page 3most rapid growing of the • do,
mestic species otp.oultrY; (2) .It.
is a good forager and pasture can
be used to reduce the amount
and quality of feed; (3) It is
more resistant to disease than
chickens and turkeys and mor- •
Wity. in growing and. breeding
flocks is zenerallY much lowei;
and (4) It is extremely hardy, SQ
that inexpensive housing can 'he
used in the Winter and no hatl5,-
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Tolerance For
'The Non4frink#r
Do Not Blame
The Other Fellow
Israel's Vita Rirtx
I Samuel 10;17-27
AlemerY Selection.;,Only tear
the Lord, and serve Him in truth,
with all your heart: for consider
how great things He hath done
for you. I Samuel 12;24,
MILES
with him, At times they were
rather disconcerting companions.
They preferred to live in dark-
ness, and went to great lengths
to seal up every window and,
crack with blankets and any
ether material they could find,
On one occasion Grey"Owl came
home after e 'day on the river
to find that lie could, not ()pa)
the cabin door, so skilfully had
the cracks between the door and
the frame been plugged will,
blankets,
Constant observation over the
years taught Grey Owl a great
deal about his beloved beavers,
"The voice of the beaver," lo
once wrote, "registers his feel-
ings with inflections startlingly
human and very easily inter-
preted. From it I have gathered
that he seems to be subject to
all the simpler emotions, in.
eluding to a marked degree
those of gratitude and affe,;-
tion,
"This is not mere cupboard
love either, as witness the case.
of the yearling beaver which I
liberated from a trap.
"I nursed his injured foot for
several weeks, and although he
had never before set eyes on a
man, the poor creature seemed
to realize that I had saved hie
life and followed' me round
the camp like a dog, sleeping
alongside of me at night.
"When I set him free he took
up residence• in the pond, often
following my "Wide tip and down
the lake and on' occasions climb-
ing into it.
"He showed his' affection fur
me at times by climbing on to
my knees and squeezing from
his coat a pint or so of cold,
muddy water, mumbling con-
tentedly to himself the while."
Grey Owl, during his lifetime,
became a legend. But his death
was to reveal a story even
more sensational than that of
his amazing life.
During the winter of 1937 ht:
had visited England,. and had
been honoured by an invitation
to lecture to the King and
Queen and the two princesses.
Soon after his return from Eng-
land early in 1938 he was taken.
suddenly ill with pneumonia,
and in a few days was dead.
Only then was the secret of
Grey Owl, pride of all the Red
Indians of, North America, re-
vealed.. Despite his *reputation
and appearance, Grey Owl
hadn't a drop,„ ef Red Indian•
blood in his .14fia.:,He was,
fact, an Englishman who had
been born at jlaitings , in 1888.
and christened Archibald Be-
laney,
Even as a boy he had two
absorbing interests - animals
and Red Indians. At home he
kept all manner of pets, and
his favourite books were about
Red Indians. As he grew up he
developed a fixed determination
to go to Canada as soon as he
was old enough in the hope of
being able to join a Red Indian
tribe.
At the age, of sixteen he sailed.
For the first few months he
worked in a store saving enough
money for his future journey
into the remote Red Indian
Country.. His determination -never,
wavered, and within a year,
Archibald. Belaney, as such, had
ceased to exist.
The seventeen-year-old boy
linked up with a band of Ojib-
way,Indians and took the name
Grey Owl, by which he was
destined to be known to millions
of people all over the world.
The revelation of Grey Owl's
true origin, unearthed by the
newspapers within a few days of
his death, created a sensation.
In some quarters he was de-
nounced as a fraud and a hoax.
No amount of hostile criticism,
however, could detract from the
great work with the beavers to
which he had devoted so many
years of his life.
And today his books still de-
light millions of childien -- and
grownups,. too.
Oreat .Naturalist
.Kept 114 Secret LINK SC11001
LESSON Without making a ripple, the
birch canoe glided over the river,
The paddler, a lithe, dusky fig
rare, leant over the side and made
several wailing noises
Suddenly the river banks
seemed to come alive, „Hundreds
of beavers, normally wary of
man, could be seen, nosing their
way through the water to the
canoe. When they reached a
many of them jumped into the
canoe to sit on the pacidlee's
lap, The rest followed in the
canoe's wake, It was a fantastic
sight.
Not Many men have the privi-
lege Of being on terms of mutual
trust with wild life, but to the
man in the canoe, Grey Owl,
one of the world's most remark-
able naturalists, the gift came
naturally.
For many years he was one of
Canada's most skilful beaver
trappers, but this would never
have brought him fame and im-
mortality, It was his decision to
quit trapping that resulted in
his name becoming a household
word half way round the world
Nineteen-twenty-five was the
fateful year, It was then that he
met the young :and beautiful
Anahareo, member of the' proud
tribe of Iroquois Indians/ whom
he was to marry two years later.
In that year, toeczeame the sud-
den realization years of
trapping had so • reduced the
beaver population of Canada
that if it went on much longer
there would soon be none left.
Now it was protection they
needed, not exploitation.
The change from trapper to
protector was not difficult for
Grey Owl, for he had come to
love and admire the beavers.
His efforts to safeguard them
Were as successful as his earlier
efforts to destroy them, and
the present affection in which
the beaver is held all over Ca-
nada owes more to the work and
teaching of Grey Owl than to
any other man.
At first his efforts at saving
them were confined to the re-
mote parts of Quebec, where he
lived in., his log cabin beside
the rivet; but when the Cana-
dian Government decided. to
establish colonies of beavers on
the streams running through the
new Riding Mountain National
Park, they turned toGrey Owl
/or hell),
A winter seldom paised with
out two or three...:!YOUng orphan .
beavers sharing his log cabin
Just. .about everything- in this
country has been getting, bigger,.
This trend, trend, the economists con-
fidently tell with hardly
dissenting voice, is not only sure
to .continue but to accelerate,
They blueprint e future of ever,
increasing incomes, ever-improv-
ing' living standards, the mass
enjoyment' '.Of "•11iXtfries which.
Would have boon beyond the irn-
agination of man not long ago,
We are. .on the verge of explo-
sive break-throughs. in . physical
sciences. The age-old mysteries
of, space are being fathomed,
and soon will be mysterious no
more. The miracles of nuclear
physics are at hand, Longer,
nealthier, happier lives. for all
are pronissed. And we are not
alone. All over. the world, peo,
ples and nations are swept a,-
ong, to varying' degrees, in the
same tide.
This is fine. Almost everyone
wants more money, more of the
things that money can buy, more
of what we know by the word
''progress,"
Yet a nagging clue,. on arises
- the biggest unanswered ques-
tion that confronts the changing
world. While just about every-
thing is getting bigger, is, the
greatest resource all getting
smaller? That resource is the in-
dividual. Netnuat people in the
mass,• but Andl'eidual people -
each different, each unique. Is
the individual in very real
danger of being dwarfed by the
bigness around him, and of be,
ing reduced to a statistic?
It's easy enough to say that it
can't happen here, even though
we have all seen it happen in
vast reaches of the earth. Easy
enough, but untrue. This nation
was founded on certain concepts,
- the fullest freedom for all,
an unflagging sense of the spir-
:Hy Itev It, Airplay ill/erten
Some of the major airlines are
right proud of a service which
they have and I suppose it ap-
peals to most of their customers,
but it falls completely flat with
me, This is the practice of serv-e
log cocktails before nieals.
Recently I boarded a plane
here in Kansas City about 4:30
p.m. It was a little late taking
off and after awhile I asked the
hostess when we were going to
eat. She said dinner would be
served after we had passed St.
Louis, which seemed about right.
Time went on and there was
considerable activity in the
plane's "kitchen." I assumed din-
ner was on its way. Much later,
the bar maids (hostesses) came
down the aisle with their little
bottles of whisky and glasses of •
ice cubes. As far as I could see
most people accepted the drinks.
I couldn't object• to what the
other fellow wanted, so I just
bided my time waiting for the
dinner.
At 7:30, much to my surprise,
the young women started the
second round of drinks. This was
too much. I inquired if I were
going to be served dinner on the
plane or in Washington, which
was my destination. The hostess,
who probably thought I was a
crank, apologized and said she
would get my ,dinner in a few
minutes, which she did. I was
the• first person served on the
plane and for a fellow who had
had only a sandwich for lunch,
I was ready. '
Plane fares have been in-
creased recently. At least, you
get no reduction for buying a '-
round-trip ticket. I wonder who
Is paying for the drinks. I figure
I paid even if "'I didn't get any,
but 'there is no way to get a
refund.
And if soma one suggests tol-
erance, why make the fellow who
doesn't drink' wait 'an hour and
a half for his dinner just so those
who want their, whisky before
eating. can have it? - Roderick
Turnbull, Editor, Weekly Star
Farmer (Kansas City, Mo.).
This is the first of three les-
sons in which we shall study
the life of • Saul,- the first king
of Israel. When Samuel was old.
he .made. his sons jladge,s, over
Israel and" theywefe ithgedly
men, They accented bribes and
perverted -judgment. The elders
came to Samuel and said, "Now
make 'us a king' to 'judge us like
all the nations," Samuel, was
disappointed but while in prayer
God said to him, "They have
not rejected thee, hut they have
rejected Me, that I should not
reign over them." Samuel warn-
ed the people of the great ex-
pense that would be involved If
they turned to the monarchial
type of government but they-
persisted in 'their desire for a
king.
There were three main steps
before Saul was firmly establish-
ed as king. First, Samuel, direct-
ed by God, took him to dinner
and then anointed him king. God
gave Saul ,another heart. When
met by a company of prophets.
"The Spirit of God came upon
him, and he prophesied among
them." Samuel then summoned
the people to Mizpah. Lots were
cast and Saul was chosen. He
was found hiding among the
baggage. He was presented 'to
the people who cried. "God save
the king."'Then Saul went home..
A crisis arose when the Ammo-
nites were going to thrust out
the right eyes of the' people of
Jabesh-gilead. Saul summoned
Israel and led them in battle
against the Ammonites. He won
a great victory. Saul .called
Israel to Gilgaland renewed the
kingdom there. Sacrifices of
peace offerings were presented
before the Lord • and Saul 'and.
all the men of Israel rejoiced
greatly.
Saul stood head and shoulders
above the people. Other qualifi-
.eations being approximately
equal, people prefer leaders who
are ,of great physical stature.
They have to look up to them.
But there have been noteworthy
leaders of small stature. John
Wesley, the founder of Metho-
dism, was of slight build. David
Lloyd George, the Welsh prime
minister of Great Britain visited
USA after World War I. One
dignitary said, "I expected to see
a big man." Lloyd George, put-
ting his hand under his chin,
said, "In our country we mea-
sure men from here up."
Saul started out well. Next
week we shall see the reason for
his tragic failure.
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WORDS ...WORDS -WORDS - Caught by the camera in an
unusually untousled, condition, Soviet's boss Nikita Khrushchev
is shown as he delivered one of many speeches on his recent
visit to East Berlin,
TIIEFAIN FRONT
J06
Resistance .of insects to insec- '
tickles .is one of the most press-
' ing,, problems facing researchers
today; according to L. A. Miller,
,Catiada Department of Agripul-
ture entomologist.
''He`-told the 'Essex County As-
sociated Growers,that this resis-
tance-appears related to the per-
.iod ,that insects haVe been ex- '
posed "to the insecticide. The
longer the exposure'time, the
more likely resistance is to occur.
- Destruction of Southwestern
Ontario's onion crop by maggots
last year pointed. up this prob-
reni. • • •
Aldrin, dieldrin, or heptachlor
had given growers a measure of
securitY against -the' onion mag-
got 'for four or five years. Yet
100 per cent losses were'common
in 1958, and were it not for.: the
'fact that entomologists expected
this resistance to develop -
though not as explosively as it
did the outlook for this year's
crop would not be encouraging. • • •
As it is, United States re-
searchers have developed con-
trols- that are equally as effec-
tive as any previous ones. Ma-
:terials they are using belong to
a group of chemicals known as
the organophosphates. They, ,in
turn, will likely lose their effec-
tiveness but by that time other
methods of coping with the prob-
lem will have been found.
Mr. Miller spoke optimistically
of the use of systemic insecticides
for vegetable insect control. Sys-
temic compounds are absorbed
by the plant and flow in the sap
stream to all parts where they
are stored. Insects are either re-
pelled from feeding, or if they
feed, are killed by the insecticide
as it is ingested along with the
plant tissue or sap.
• *
When compounds are found
that are less poisonous to humans
and • plants, while retaining a
high degree of toxicity or repel-
lency to insects, the practical ap-
plications of this method of veg-
etable insect control are almost
limitless, he said.
Progress has been made with
biological control, Mr. Miller
said, and "we may well watch
for further encouraging devel-
opments in this line of research."
Basically, this means holding in
check pest species by Means of
beneficial predatory or parasitic
species of insects. • • •
An obvious advantage of this
method of control is that ,ihere
is no risk of insecticide residues:
which is probably the most im-
portant consideration in chemical
controls.
"Constant striving for top qual-
ity produce and higher yields is
a feature of our way of life," Mr.
Miller'concluded. "Vegetable in-
sect research is but one of many
disciplines contributing to this
goal.
"We have made rapid strideS
in the past decade and the re-
search that is presently in pro-
gress and some that is just being
Contemplated augurs well for the
future."
er goose meat can be produced
as cheaply as other, types of poul-
try' only timeviill tell.
Geese are seasonal egg layers,
produeing only for four or five
months each spring. 'Their low
egg production 'has meant high
gosling cost.
* * *
The Ottawa breeding program
has" met considerable success in-
creasing egg production. Average
numberlof eggs in the first pro-
duction year has been raised
from ,14 to 34-4 staggering 140
per cent hikeover a period -of
seven generations.
While this is ,still lower pro-
duction than that of large type
turkeyd, the goose's production
increases - during the second lay-
ing year and • again in the third
year.
Further, the effort that has
been. directed to increasing egg
production'in the goose very
small" compared with that de-
voted to turkeys or chickens.
"Was your garden a success
last• year?"
"I should say so. My neigh-
bour's chickens took first prize
at the poultry show!"
• • •
Other advantages: (1) 'It is the
RAPID ADDITION = Hawaiian
dancers lwaoani Demsena, left,
and Meaoii Horoi, pose, with
one solution to ,the problem of
where to put te 50th star. in
Old Glory's• field. Star has been
tacked at right, third row from
bottom , to 49-star Alaskan=
model flag.
"What's an old-timer?" asks a
reader. A fellow who has made
the last payment on his house. itual nature of man, a passionate
regard for the worth of every
individual human being. But
these, like • all other concepts
and philosophies, will wither
away to nothingness un'ess they
are eternally prized beyond all
else and faithfully protected.
They mtist be supported in ab-
solutely specific ways. They de-
mand the highest degree of. in-
dividual independence and re- ,
sponsibility. If,, for instance, we
give to goVernment the initia-
tive and the power to regulate
and dominate our lives in the
name of security, the ultimata
end will be the security of the '
penitentiary. Power once granted
to government must always be
balanced against a greater power
in the hands of the people..
It took centuries of turmoil,
w ar and revolution to establish
the rights of than - the rights
'of the individual. 'They can be
lost Overnight by sins of Mills-
sion no less than sins of Om-
inisSion. A 'people whose eyes •
and minds are 'fixed On Material
ends abate, will- not long remain
a free people, They. Will become
,Insittunenta of power.
There is no foreseeable !Milt
to What we, threttgli our edoil,
oinie, social and political organ,
itations 'can achieve,' It will he
the ultimate irony if, in the light
of this, we surrender the
vidual to Material bigness -
Whether in geVerninent or any-
where else. never had a
more urgent need to Uphold age-
old principles, and convictions
that make 'for , the Only WOrth
While kind of prtigree
dende in admething,faith in
fairness, the determina,
tiOn to defend what one belieVea
to be right
Walt Whitman wrote, a ten-
tiny ego! "The Whole theory of
the'universe is directed
ritiglY to and single individual
namely to YOU." Man in the
hid§e trittat never We
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of
the indiyidttat man. Michigan
Times (Grand RaPid)
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BEFORE HER EYES - Mary
Tomed is seeing "NUvisiors,"
which are thimble-sized elec-,
iron tubes for honie, military
and Industry. Under develop-
Ment at the RCA plant, the
compact tubes were shot by
photographer from Jnirroeed
reflection through glass plate.
LOADED FOR POLAR BEAR - A strange-looking airline
stewardess is Johanna Van Duffelen. She's wearing survival
gear carried on UM Dutch Airlines polar route flights from
Amsterdam to 'Tokyo. The lightweight rifle' uses the 7.62
'standard NATO cartridge. Other kit items include sleeping
bags, snowglasses, axes, snowsaws, knives, snares, rations, etc.
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law 13, Arielent
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time
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marine flab 20. Lattge,Welght 6. Mother ' 22. Augment
elitekett 25. 130w tlid head
7. E131'Ptittit 27: Held, a session
goddess 20. Shrill bark
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111. Back teeth
12. Dwell
18. Non-metallic element
14.11datile
Spirit,
16: Hypothetical
force,
18. Baptismal weasels
18, 18, Half hoSe
119. Clear profit
21, Hubbub '-' 23. Legal station, 24: Press
26. A Seerettify.'
of Coriiniefce 28. Torment
30. Anxious
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Has 'the goose a future?
With Canada's poultry indus-
try expanding rapidly, this ques-
tion takes on added.meaning and
it is currently Under study at the
Central Experimental Vram at
Ottawa.•
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THE. ISLANDS
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061646 'kW be 'embraced, by etbteho-ott'foe HaWaii. In all, there are 23 of fritile
some Of them' Tittle more than' relief", in the 'state-to-be, .pOpulaticin numbers some
600,000 tsettohe, Her principal industries are sugar, pineapple', that Oder* wltlit
'(ousts, alone, bringing an estimated 85 million dollars 'to; the islands. annually, Capitol
Honolulu', oil the Wand of Oahu,
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Result§ of a breeding program
prove that rapid progress can be
Made With the geese, but wheth-
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