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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1960-02-04, Page 3AUSTRALIAN 'POLE STAMP --Ope pf a series of four Australian stamps on the Antarctic, ,this the first men to reach the :South 'Magnetic Pole. Depicted are, from left, Sir Edgeworth David, Sir: Douglas ^ Mawson and A. F. McKay, who reach- .ed the pole as Members-of the 1908-09 Shackleton expe- dition. Children Love Bird - Watching As grownups, we tend to for- get: the wonders around us, We discovered that our baby, even before she could walk, loved to sit by the window and watch the activity outside. Leaves swaying or blowing on the ground were entertaining mo- tions for her. We decided to, set the stage for a mere elabor- ate show by putting up a ,bird- feeding station. Soon the visiting birds and their ways began to stretch out the length of time that the baby would watch. Now, at four years, our child still spends time at the window. What is best of •all, her early interest developed a basic curiosity that has led to books about birds, identifyitig them, and learning to treat all animals with kind- ness/'and tolerance. It is a fun project that is educational, too. Children, as they grow older, can help mix special foods for the birds, plan special tidbits to attract specific breeds,e keep picture records of the birds that come to the feed- er, and do other projects that fit their age and ability. Nb" Matter where you live, you can start such a simplified na- ture plan. Select a window that is easily accessible to the child for your observation post. If there is a convenient tree close by, that is fine! If not, perch your feeder on a pole, •as close to' the house as' possible, or use a window feeder. Supply the birds with the right food and the parade be- gins. A hanging feeder can hold any. of the commercially prepae- ed seed -for wild' birds, while suet held• in a simple container will attract insect-eaters such as woodpeckers and nuthatches. Teach your, child that all birds have a place in nature. (You'll be surprised h o w beautifully iridescent a starling can look in 'a shaft of winter sunlight.) If some birds seem more ag- gressive than the others, put a supply of their 'favourite food a little distance from the main supply. Often this will lure them to that spot and leave the other feeders for the smaller .birds writes Betty T. Owens in 'The Christian Science Monitor. Besides the-many. commercial feeders available at low cost, here are some simple home- ,made ones to get you •started: In dried firewood, drill holes about 2" in diameter. Beneath each one, fasten a perch made from a dowel or twig. Fill this feeder with a suet mixture for the clinging birds. A window,shelf will bring the ISSUE 6 = 1960 is Hew ttarelay Warren 13.13. rersistent Evangelism Act. 18; 1-11; 1 Corinthians 8:14 Memory Selection; lie Ye stead- fast, unnieveable, always abound- ing in the work of the Lord. forasmuch as ye knew that your labour Is not in vain In the Lord. 1 Corinthians 16:68. Many people feel that they do their bit if they appear' in church Sunday morning and drop in an envelope rePresenting 2 cents on each dollar of their income, But the early Christians were differ. ent. They had a saving message for the world and they had to tell it, They were thrilled with. Jesus Christ who had changed their lives and they wanted others to share in the blessings too. They were evangelistic. Some were humble trades pea., ple as Aquila and Priscilla who worked at tent making. But their main inter es t was in spreading the Gospel. When Paul arrived in Corinth. he moved in with Aquila and Priscilla and worked with them in the trade in order to help support himself. Anti-Semitism was strong in that day, too. Like other Jews, Aquila and Priscilla. had been compelled to leave Rome by order of the Emperor,. For a year and a half Paul wit- nessed in Corinth; first in the synagogue and then in a private home. A church was established. Later, in reminiscing of his early ministry in Corinth, Pant wrote, "I 'deterinined not to know anything stMong you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.* This was Paul's message. He was a well-educated man and could converse freely on many, topics. But for him;' Christ was all and in alL Jesus, Christ, the ,Son Of God; who died .for our sins and rose again, a,conqueror over sin and death and hell, is the answer to man's need in every age. Paul's success in winning con- verts in every city he entered was due in part, to his clear and vivid presentation of Jesus Christ • as the Sayiour of the world. TO' Paul, sin was the worat malady, Ciocri jucirifieryt aga!nst !,t. grays, through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ could man be de- livered from sin and its ever- lasting penalty. Paul was deadly in earnest about it. Therefore he suffered and laboured that he might reach as many as possible with the saving message of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Let us share in his passion today -and this will be a better world. The shark is generally believ- ed to be the' most dangerous fish, but the barracuda, a large, sav- age pike-like fish of the tropical seas, is more likely to attack man than the shark. It is almost as large as a -twelve-year-old boy, and its mouth is such that any bite is likely to result in ,permanent injury to the unfor- tunate victim. GIANT STEP - "Watch out for that first step" might be good advice' for anyone 'trying to leave through the back door of this dwelling in San Mateo, Calif., The, plans called for a bacic, stairway. It wasn't built. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking n3emil9OW V9 /A30 1 °lava 9N3A0 ©as l I 3 V 99 3 N 0 310021ajtv 9139006 9 n o lid 0 I IP Alla V C2 d VOS CUM 6610 9 J. N vs 1 5 a 1 3 wnpow iv') ay alan ia 3d FI-L0140 tiLso r3 ive 0"v 'a 9 9E113 001 3 1 V 0 3 9 0 tl dINIL Waugh in the Christian Science Monitor. Producers of 93en-Hur" insist that no animal was injured in any way at any time during the shooting, "Not being on the set, I could only judge by what I saw on the screen," says Mr. J a c k. "And what I saw was apparent cruel- ty. If such cruelty had been perpetrated on an animal in Rome and filmed, I don't believe it should be shown over our ob- jections. I can't prove there was such a cruelty, but neither can I assure the public that there wasn't," The AHA, Mr. Jack explains, 'requires that animals not be pushed beyond their normal ca- pabilities - that a fall be taken only by a horse trained to fall, a jump only by an animal train- ed to jump, and so on. Mr. Jack points out that an animal can be harassed without being physically injured, but that harassment itself consti- tutes cruelty, Unintentional cru- elty can also readily occur on any set. AHA Jepresentatives, who know animals well, are trained to detect these subtleties. Cruelty in the "Ben-Hur" chariot_ race if indeed there was any - had already been committed when-Mr. Jack re- viewed the picture.- But he de- manded that the' suspect scene be deleted anyhow, primarily with an eye to preventing a simi- lar occurrence later. Since the early 1940's the AHA` has been the official spokesman, protector, and booster of animal actors. The organizatirm stepped into the film-making process in the wake of widely publicized cruelty to horses during t h e filming of a western in 1939. Riehard C. Craven, speaking for the association, threw down an ultimatum. 'We refuse to tolerate these cruelties any longer," he announced. "The motion picture industry is going to stop it, whether they like it or not. The time has passed for requests and beseeching; we are now telling them." AHA participation n o w has the full backing of the motion picture code. And its represen- tatives,enjoy a genuine• welcome wherever animals are acting. As an M-G-M spokesman here' says, "no _organization Wishes to prac- tice cruelty. We' gladly call on the association to make sure it's done right." Even in 'the case of the '"ap- parent cruelty" in "Ben - Hur" the matter never, was major. The two parties met, quietly discussed the scene, compromis.e ed, and now everybody is rea- sonably happy. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw parties. research into the use of low-coet collapsible plastic tubing for high7 pressure sprinkler irriga- tion. Systems now under devel- opment velil permit low-cost irri,- gation of orchard• and- other fall crops such as corn, tobacco, etc., while completely eliminating the arduous pipe handling associated with conventional methods." *' * * All this gives only a glimpse of the many was in which the Jet Age is transforming the hithertO earthbound world of farming. • * * * Canadian bred cattle may soon be roaming the ranges of Ru- mania. Two delegates from the Ru- manian Legation in Washington, inspected ,several herds recently and afterwards told representa- tives of the Livestock. Division, Canada Department of Agricul- ture, that they would recom- mend immediate purchase of Canadian cattle. * * They were interested in se- curing grade Hereford breeding stock- about '800 or so heifers ranging in age from nine months to three years. The Rumanians, discussed the matter with Canadian authori- ties while inspecting cattle at the Royal Winter Fair •in Tor- onto. At the same time they looked over a purebred herd at the Stouffville, Ont., farm of George Rodanz and saw some feeder calves that had just ar- rived -from western Canada. * * I A follow-up visit to the west w as arranged through W. F. Hart, Calgary fieldman for the federal Livestock Division. The itinerary included a purebred sale, visits' to stockyards, a feed- lot, ranches, and the Lethbridge Research Station. Rumanian weather conditions are, not unlike those in western Canada, and the. Rumanians are interested' in a hardy type of beef cattle able to survive a winter outdoors. Only Coughs Spoil Silent Opera. Never has there been a more startling rendition of. Verdi's celebrated "Anvil Chorus." In Unison six well-muscled black- smiths pounded "six foam-padded anvils with rubber mallets. Be- hind them a student chorus from the University of Detroit silent- ly mouthed the words. Except. for a few coughs, the only aud- ible sound was the squeaking of the sneakers worn' by the 65 titeiribeet of the chorus. The occasion for this exercise in musical futility was the De- troit university's "Silent Record Concert," staged recently in a downtown theatre, It attracted 1,100 Detroiters who paid up to $3 each to see a succession Of silerit routines. Among' them: A soundless parade as the chorus enacted "When the Saints Go Marching In," a recording of silence' made in Grant's Tomb, and several loud and clear dis- sertations 'on silence, including one by rite., Henry Morgan who advised the audience to get rich' because' "silence is the one com- modity' riot purchasable by the Poor." Since ancient times, the north- west Indians have lured the black-tailed deer within ehoot- i ri g distance by imitating the' soft, wheezy call of the Tawri hi distress a sound likely to bring riot only Members of the fanilly to the scene' in a hurry but quite possibly wolves and bears else. .Will all of us soon be walking around in air-conditioned suits designed to make our individual climate whatever we prefer? Something that• may be the fere- runner of this has already ap- peared - and we aren't talking about, space suits, either. This is a down-to-earth contraption. * '* Ne w air-conditioned helmets that reportedly may make far- mers look like the men from Mars were described at the re- cent meeting of the. American Society of Ageicultural Engin- eers in Chicago. Designed for protection of tractor drivers in hot, dusty fields, these helmets "utilize me- chanical refrigeration such as that used in automobile air con- ditioners" and include a centri- fugal filter for removal of dust particles. Each helmet is fiber- glass, with a 'six-foot flexible vinyl hose and, according to 'the report, can be wired into any 12-volt or converted 6-volt igni- tion system, • * * Neils P. Jense, physicist and Robert C. Mueller, manager' of marketing with the _Jamieson Laboratories of Santa Monica, Calif., believe the helmet will find ready acceptance among farmers in dusty areas, but say frankly that they don't •know what the general reaction will be. , "Some people staler from claustrophobia when putting on the helmet, others are delighted with it," the report. "We realize, though, that something as new as this takes hold only by de- grees, and we believe that in time air - con,ditioned helmets will be as acceptable as home air conditioners are now." * * * Another innovation described. at the same meeting by Dr. Wil- liam R. Bertelsen of Neponset, H1., was called a "jet-propelled magic carpet" which could be ,of greaVuse to farmers in moving grain, fertilizer, water, cattle, men or machinery over unpre- pared 'ground. This Aeromobile, a peripheral jet vehicle, hovers about six inches off the• ground at speeds up to 40 miles 'an' hour and is said •to be capable of lifting enormous weight for a given horsepower, writes ' Helen Hen- ley in t h e Christian Science Monitor. * * "It equals the. efficiency of a fixed wing aircraft which carries its load only at f ast forward epeed while the ground effect machine will hover and move at fast or slow speeds," said 'Dr. Bertelsen. "It exceeds the heli- copter in 'sheer weight lifting in hover or forward speed." "Accessibility Of field . and crops is another adVentage," he said. "One Could page over grow- ing crops as harmlessly as the wind. This Might allow tile far= Mee to dust, spray, Or tend his crops While hoVeririe safely" above: thento Fol' 'exereple, the .rice obwer could travel over his floated fields to repair dykes. * 4 Portable plastid ditches for ir- rigation under diffictilt eondr.- thine were another development discussed at the eitgliteers' ineete big by L: J. Lambeit, research cherni,st With International liar`- treater CO. Made from large s diairieteie easily pOrtable irrigation tubing, these portable ditches "provide a triethott of irrigatiOn Where pre, per land grading for statidatd• open irrigation is impossible irrifittictleal," said Mr. Lettbort. "TheYe in turn, are prompting: Humane $cicipiry: Cuts 3 *goods. From. Sep-Hur birds very close 'to you. It can be about 8" by 22", By closing It at each end and fitting it with, a glass top, you make it into a ;Pod winter feeder. A recipe that's "for the birds" is as IIQUOVO: Mix 1 cup ef melt- ed bacon fat with five table- spoons of peanut butter until smooth. Add enough corn Meal to •thicken the mixture to a con- sietency that is easily handled and formed into shape. Coat a pine cone with this mixture or tap= it into the homemade feeding log described earlier and watch your bird friends eat it up, Children will soon learn that there is a bird etiquette to be followed when watching at the window, Slow, quiet moves are necessary if the birds ,are to coma in close. Since this •is for- eign to the nature of most chil- dren, it is interesting to watch them develop the self-discipline required. It le true that the unusual birds you attract with your na- ture program may be greatly outnumbered by the sparrows or the species that happens to be common to your part of the country, But, to a child, a spar- row holds wonder, too, and the inquiring parent might be sur- prised to find that there are 30 different varieties of sparrows- each with its own markings and personality. It challenges even an adult to tell, them apart! One final and important point stressed by the Audubon Socie- ty: Once you start feeding birds in winter, do not stop. They depend one you and may have stayed nearby on your account instead of migrating to more fa- vourable places. For their trust in you and 'the children, zit is therefore essential not to fail them. NDAY SCI1001 MON Thanks to the American Ile- Mane Association, the new film version of "HenelIar" is three seconds shorter than it might have been, • In a gargantuan film three hours and 32 minutes long, this may not seem to matter much. But to the AIIA, bent on hu. mane treatment for noble steeds, it was the most important three seconds in the movie. It was a scene from the char- iot race. In it four horses and one chariot took a temble. The animals, dashing headlong around the arena, were seen go- ing down in a tangle of chariot wheels and traces: It was a spec- tacular fall, but the AHA ob- jected on grounds that it depict- ed "apparent cruelty," James Jack, Jr, supervisor of the AHA's. Hollywood office, ordered the entire scene cut. Director William Wyler, a man sympathetic with the aims of the AHA, complied -- except for 1.3 frames. He left in the begin- ning of the fall itself, which takes up about one second of film time. 11lr. Jack originally objected to about four seconds. Mr. Wlyer and Metro - Gold- wyn-Mayer refused to delete the start of the fall because they "editorially could not" do so. 'The suggestion of • a fall had to be left in to explain iwhy it was that Ben-Hur i rounding the bend seconds later, ran• into a .fallen chariot. Such 'difficulties be tween American film producers and the AHA are rare. Most inhumane treatment in the course of movie-making is nipped in the bud by close cooperation be- tween the AHA and the film industry. Section • 12 of the motion pic- ture production code provides that "in the Production of mo- tion 'pictures involving animals, the producer shall consult with the authorized representative of 'The American Humane Associa- tion, and invite him to be pre- sent during the staging of such animal action. There shall be no use_ of any contrivance or ap- paratus for tripping or other- wise treating animals in an un- acceptably harsh einanner." However, in the case of American movies made abroad- "Ben-Hur" for instance - this procedure is not• followed. AEA representatives are not on hand to supervise the animal action, es they are Tor all U.S. film shot in this country, in Mexico, and in Canada, writes John C. i• • PIGGIES WILL GO TO now stand a better market since a serious anthema - has been. MARKET -- Young pigs like these chance of living and getting, to disease of swine - vesicular ex- eradicated. It was another ac- 111EFARM FRONT Joku • cornpliShment for science. It took seven years of co- operative state-federal effort to conquer the disease, This development means that millions of dollars will be saved by the livestock and, meat industries. • street 30. Born 2 IS • t . 19 21 22 "23 24 25 44. 'A.ditt./SS " '60..-Talandiwthe. 1. Downy a a r6.. Aegean.Sea fade on cloth 61. Pipe fitting 4. FldWer, 8. Appointed, 1, Pen points time 2, Milk man 12, Artificial 3, Horsebaok language game „ 13, Building 4. BUY hack •, iiffii) 8, Makes fun of CROSSWORD 0, Yo 11. Adjective PUZZLE ' 16. 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