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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1960-06-02, Page 6Knock-Out Punch For Rabbits preesive Roman bridge still standing is, the Alcantara bridge, of the Tagus, in Portugal, built by COPS. Julius Lacer for .the Emperor Trejen nearly two thousand years ago, Lacer's bridge.' straddles a. rocky canyoj, with the river '1,"a- gus running beneath one .of the two centre arches, each spanning 98 feet, Even the mountainous landscape cannot dwarf these mighty arches, separated by granite piers 30 feet square, built on the solid rock and 'support, ing .a bridge which stands near- ly 170 feet above the river bed — higher than the Forth. railway bridge in Scotland. Such' is the precision of its building that no. Mortar was needed to cement the huge Youesoirs, though when the bridge was repaired in feir- ly recent times, the restorers had to point the joints. How the Roe ineris built it is still a mystery, From "Wonders of . the World," by Leonard Cottrell, FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE OF 1960 — A few questions brought the pensive pose above from President Eisenhower as he held his first press conference of the new year and the first in weeks. But he was mostly in high, good humor, throughout the ques- tioning, STOP OFF — President Eisenhower, enroute to California for his firsf ' major political speech Of the year, stopp'ed off in Denver to leave Mrs. Eisenhower for a with her ailing mother, Mrs. John E, DolYd. Here the, president and Mrs. Eisen- hower are greeted by personal friends, BLE- 'TAINS eicLue Ancimys. POTATO SALAD •-m,•••r-0 New Zealand is winning her war against Wild rabbits, but Without help of myxomatosis. Every attempt to introduce this disease has, failed. Scientists at- trilatite it to the absence of a auitable carrier, such as the EnrCipeen, rabbit flea, which spreads the disease naturally in Britain and Europe. Says Mr. C, F. Skinner, New Zealand's Minister of Agricul- ture: "The total acreage in New Zealand carrying a heavy or medium, population of rabbits is now less than a quarter of what It was eleven years ago." War against the rabbit is rag- ing over a 2,000-mile front, en- compassing 34 million acres, NO more than five million acres re« main to be brought under con- trol. Farmers reap bumper rewards b free u s e of these clearance schemes, In the Bay of Plenty, /or instance, rabbits caused severe and costly coastal erosion besides denuding the pastures. 5..Often 100 rabbits were seen cropping in a small space, But now the furry hordes have van- e- ished, New Zealand's Rabbit Destruc- tion Council is working towards complete elimination of the wild rabbit. In 1956 the Government passed the Rabbit Amendment Act, which prohibited the export from New Zealand of rabbit skins and carcases and barred their sale inside the country. In their all-out rabbit offen- sive New Zealand's pest con- trolleds are making good use of aircraft. Over the past three years their 'planes have dropped an average of 4,500 tons of poison bait a year. Rabbits are also killed by fumigation and mass attacks are made on their burrows and covers.. Trapping, shooting and the use of dogs play only a minor Tole in their concentrated cam- paign. The rabbit was introduced to New Zealand in the 1840s as a game animal. Settlers from Bri- tain brought stocks with them. Sugar and Spice For the first time since . the Grocers' Company was founded • in the year 1128, a daughter of the company's snesfer has been, married from Grocers" Hall, in London, England. John Hale is the present master, and his daugter Susan recently received, with her hus- band, the traditional gift of a hundred-weight of fine sugar following their reception. in. Gro. cers' Hall. .The Grocers' Company started as the quaintly named Pep- perers Guild. The minutes .of the first meetings were . written on the skin pages of an old Week hock that was fitted with a lock. It • was agreed that no one should be admitted to the 'fra- ternity "unless he iso at d condition," paid an initiation. fee ',and kissed his fellow 117CNI1t,-,:l.'d all round. I? The company's eceorde show heavy fines and impiessars inn unjust weights off days. A notorious (4...Llid, 4 .kt the GrObere' Company W' ;!' t. with drastically for selling "seri- ous powders mace of . yes: • rape and radish in .a• esu d lte ;Jets and unwholesome state." 'He was made to stand in a • pillory in the City from cloven to twelve " noon - for three days in ..succession. "To in a k e the punishment fit the crime," we, are t o 1 d, -"his false pewdars were burnt under his nose. Mighty aricilges QicrrAnct New It is curious that the e original Seven Wonders did not include a bridge, for 'bridges are among the most splendid material aghe ievements of mankind,. Flung. across 'rivers, Or gorges, they are an affirmation of man's victory over natural -obstacles; building - them Often wilts for the highest qualities of skill,,. daring,, endur- ance and resource; and they are usually, . beautiful. My seeond self-choSen wonder will there, fore be a great bridge. The Qoiden. Gate .Suspension Bridge is a mile-long • platforms ninety feet wide, hanging frOm graceful loops of steel, slung high across the blue water at the entrance to San Franeisco har- bor, The towers which support the giant cables rise from the sea to a height of 746 feet, more than half the height of the Em- pire State building. Of all the material creations of twentieth- centuny man, the Golden Gate Bridge,. is one of the -loveliest, fit to 13u stand tatrf.d, beside the ancient Won- ders, before we look at it we should also consider its prede- cessorse:lor from. the day when some primitive man threw a log across "a stream, bridges have helpecteenankinci along the path from barbarism to civilization. They have admitted peoples to• territories hitherto inaccessible; They have opened up• trade routes., Their existence, or the lack of them, has. meant the dif- ference:: between defeat or vic- tory ir0;isvar. One recalls Caesar's bridge across the Rhine; or that more syOnderful structure, built by the Egyptian engineers of Xerxes; 'which the Persian arm- . ies crossed from Asia into Eur- ope; the bridge across the Hel- lespone'deheribed by Herodotus. Across that bridge marchedan army of nearly two million men, for seven continuous days and nights withotit a break. Modern man, admiring the 'Sydney Har- bour Bridge, or the Golden Gate, • would do well to remember that earlier structure, built by Egyps tian engineers more than two thousand years. ago.. 7 Even today there survive. bridges built nearly twenty cen- turies ago, still in use and carry- ing their full load of traffic. 'in Rome, a bridge built by. Lucius. Fa briciu s, Commissioner of • Roads in:62 B.C., still stands al- most.intaCt. Known as the Quat- tro Caprieit has two main arches and links" the island of Aescela- , plus to tfileft hank ofethe river. . . . But., perhaps the most im- Widows For Sale! ISSUE — 1960 HANDSOME 103 — First he was a railroad master mechanic and then he become a doctor. From 1893 until 1953 he ministered the sick. After such a Ionb use- ful life it's no wonder that friends in Minneapolis inundat- ed Dr. George D. 'Haggard with flowers on his 103rd' birthday. FASHION HINT Princess Anne Makes Debut • "Princess Anne and her bro- ther, the Prince of Wales have had their biggest day since the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Princess Anne has made her debut as a bridesmaid. It was at the wedding at Rom- sey Abbey of Lady Pamela Mountbatten to Mr. David Hicks. Snowflakes falling like confetti made it difficult for the young Princess to., maintainall the dig- nity she would have wished. Bounding through the snow, she made a boisterous entrance to the church porch of the snow- covered abbey for the wedding. Having braved the harshest weather of the winter, however, the young Princess cmickly as- sumed a solemn air which lasted, for the •entire ceremony. _ The Princess was one of five bridesmaids, 'the' youngest of whom, five - year - old" Princess Frederica of Hanover, was car- ried efrom the car to the abbey door in a blanket because. of .the falling snow,,All the maids wore long white dresses with large fichus 'and pink sashes, pink shoes, and floral tiaras; At the salon where the dresses were made I was told they. were lined with flannel to keep the young wearers warm, writes Melita Knowles in the Christian Science Monitor. The Prince of Wales, in dark suit with long trousers, stood near his sister during the cere- mony, neither giving a hint by glance or word,' that they were aware of each other. The yckuig Prince was begin- ning to relax at the reception later and to talk to a friend of the prospects of tobogganing on the morrow, when the lights failed in the great drawing room at Eroadlands, home of the Earl And Countess Mountbatten, the bride's parents, The Prince' of Wales followed Earl Mountbatten to find candela ahra. Candles were placed so the bride and ,bridegroom could re-' .cognize European and other roy- alty, Oriental potentates; and 800 other "guests Waiting to pass down the 'receiving line. In moments of crisis the young Prince was seen to walk up and down with,his hands clasped be- hind his .backe .in the best quar- ter-deck manner of his father, Prince Philip. It was probably - in ,the hope of catching a glimpse of the two royal ehildien that residents of Ronisey and the Villages around waited for hours in the bitterest weather to meet the royal train from Sandringham on, which, they were travelling. Some of them even brought stepladders • to get a better view, mix 10 med. potatoes 14 lb. bacon 2 med. onions c. vinegar 1 c. water 4 rounded tbsps. sugar 1 c. cream (sweet or sour) pepper to taste 2 tbsps. flour Boil potatoes in jackets until tender, adding tbsp. salt to wa- ter. Meanwhile make following sauce: Dice bacon and fry slow- ly stirring. When' crisp, remove half bacon crumbs and reserve. Add flour to fat in pan, cook and stir for a minute, then add vine- gar, water and teaspoon salt. Bring to boil and add cream and simmer like gravy, Peel hot potatoes and slice into bowl, using alternate layers of potato slices and chopped onions, cover- ing each layer with sauce. Mix gently. Sprinkle top with reserv- ed bacon bits. Serves eight. Recipe may be halved. SALMON SALAD 1 large can salmon 1 c. cabbage cut fine 1 c. celery cut fine tsp. salt Vs tsp. paprika Mayonnaise Flake salmon fine and with it cabbage and celery. Sprinkle lightly with salt and paprika then chill mixture. Mix with mayonnaise and serve on lettuce leaves. PEACH SALAD 6 canned peach halves 1 3-oz pkg. cream cheese whole cloves paprika salad greens salad dressing Drain peaches thoroughly. Divide cream cheese into 9 cubes and roll each into a little ball. • Many mail order firms in the U.S. conduct a profitable busi- ness by supplying lists. The lists cover almost every category of the human race, and range from butterfly collectors, owners of private zoos and cage-bird cham- pions, to millionaires, philan- thropists and retired clergymen. One firm in New York does a flourishing business by selling lists of widows. James C. Sargent, a member of New York City's Securities and Exchange Commission, was interested to discover how it worked. He got in touch with a member of ,the firm and was promptly offered a list of 50,000 widows, with assets of $50,000 or more. The list, he was told, would cost him $2,500. "Is that your best list?" he asked. "Oh, no," was the answer, "our most expensive list costs $5,000 and it brings the best re- sults." This list also gives the names and addresses of 50,000 wealthy widows, but with this very important difference. It deals only with "current wid- ows". When the Commissioner asked what was meant by a "current widow," the firm's re- presentative replied: "One who has enjoyed her status for less than six months." The only thing that comes to him 'who waits is whiskers. Witch Doctor Showed Up Thief Filming for TV in the forests of the Belgian Congo. Michaels and Armand Denis found more witch-doctors than in any other part of Africa. At Sokoruguclo, Terence Adamson told them of. A, strange incident when he was on selari with a doctor friend whose watch was stolen, A witch-doctor, eurrittohed from the next village, arrived in paint and feathers with his para- phernalia, and the camp follow- ers were ordered to stand in a circle around him. He eyed them fiercely, made incantations to, cast a spell over 'them, then, tak- ing a handful of powder from a gourd, danced slowly round the circle, throwing a pinch of it into each man's face. The next day one of them had an eye so badly swollen that the whole eyeball was protruding, Quaking with fear, he confessed to the doctor that he'd stolen the watch. He handed it back plead- ing for Mercy. Tlie doctor let him oft' with a cautien, but the swollen eye, per- Hear School Bell 350 Atilleg A,APay Children in Western Australia's outbacke are now "tolled" to go to school by ,a bell which rings 350 miles away, The bell's chimes are transmitted by the "Flying Doctor" broadcasting station at Meekatharra, 500 miles north-east of Perth. Besides con- ducting a first-class medical res- cue service, the statiOn also operates 'Western Australia's first "school of the air" for 6terbadk children. — Diddles living in these scatter- ed districts run to their desks when they hear the bell. Then they settle down to the' work listening to their two-way radios, transmitted by their school-mas- ter back at base, eisted. For two day-s he tried to cure it, but failed. Then Terence remembered that the spell hadn't been removed. ° Again he sent for the witch- doctor; who merely uttered a single incantation. The swelling began to subside so quickly that the astonished doctor was able to watch it returning to normal. Within an hour or two it was completely cured. A favourite witchcraft story related 'by lelichaela -in '"Ride Rhino" 'was told to hereby a dis- trict cotniiiissioner. When a'. jtin- ior, 'he `was out on patrol With a native troop detachment. Rations' ran short, and he decided that a beast must be shot for food. While an antelope's , carcase was being divided among them an elderly native appeared and asked for a piece, but. one of the soldiers rudely pushed him aside and ,tolde him to ..be 'off. The old man mumbled some dark Phrases and hobbled away, He had' scarcely vanished be- tore the soldier suddenly col- lapsed in what appeared to be an epileptic fit, ,frothing at the mouth, his eyeballs rolling up- wards until onlY the whites were visible, Four men had to carry him back to camp, For four days and nights he lay groaning and helpless. On the march he was carried on an improvised stretch er, but this hindered 'the patrol, so the commissioner established' a small base-camp, left him un- dc.r guard there and went on with his depleted party, Same hours later he saw the old man hobbling along the track, "What did yo do to my soldier?" he demanded. The man thought for, a moment, then broke into a chuckle. "Why, imagine that," he said. "I'd for- gotten all about him. But may- be that will teach him a lesson," He mumbled' a few words and hobbled oil. On return to base-camp he found the guards jubilant and the sick soldier eating ravenous- ly from a bowl on his knees, ftt as a fiddle. His sudden recovery had' occurred at almost the eXatt time of the lifting or the old man's curse. not in the habit of for- getting faces but in your case I will Make an' exception' LOYAL RELATIONS ---PrinceSS Bosnia, 8, and Peineees Alia, 4, p out together to a ohildren't party in AMmon, Jordon. F : ,sivid# the ;young sister of King Hoeteiri, is Alfa's duel, Alict - ituitelffit doughler. 42.•••• rfr..1"1"qtr"511. 11111'1,1111 11111111$1011IN lirts • ..„ ' N • II 11 Stick a whole clove in one end of each for stem and ;dust one side slightly with, paprika. Ar- range 2 peach halves and three cheese "apples"' ,On each garn- ished salad plate. Serve with salad dressing. Serves 3. CHEESE — FRUIT SALAD 2 3-oz. pkgs. cream cheese 1 lb. fresh or canned pears 6 tbsps. french dressing salad greens mayonnaise or French dressing Mash cream cheese then add juice from pears and 6 tbsps. French dressing. Beat with a hand beater or electric beater at high speed until smooth. Pour mixture over pears which have been cut into thin lengthwise slices and arranged in bottom of 'freezing tray, Chill until firm enough to cut •into squares. Ar- range on salad greens and serve with trench dressing or mayon- naise. PINEAPPLE — CHICKEN SALAD Combine 2 c. coarsely diced cold cook- ed chicken 1/12 c. well drained crushed pineapple Sprinkle with: 3 c. thinly sliced celery if c. halved toasted salted almonds Toss ,Tightly, until combined. Seasonetb taite,, cover and chill for half an hour. Add sufficient mayonnaise to moisten. Toss lightly again. STUFFED EGGS 4 hard cooked eggs 2 tbsps. soft blue cheese 1 tsp. prepared mustard 1 tsp. snipped chives i. isp. rosemary 2 tbsps. mayonnaise or cooked salad dressing salt and pepper to taste paprika Split hard cooked eggs length- wise and. remove yolks. Combine yolks with theese, mustard, chives, rosemary, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Mix until fluf- fy. Use to fill egg whites. Top each with a little paprika.