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The Brussels Post, 1960-06-09, Page 7INKY-SCHOOL By legv. It, Barclay Warren The Two Ways Matthew 7113-14; Luke. 15:1144 Memory Selection: In all or ways acknowledge him, and be shall direct thy petits. Proverb/ 3:6. MI.1.• • "THE SUNBURNED CRAB" — Haiti has been likened to a sunburned crab, its claws reaching out for Cuba, However many think it's the other way round with. Cuba, reaching menac- ingly toward the hard-up little French-speaking republic which shares a Caribbean island with ferocious Dominican Republic. Things are bad In Haiti and the future appears wars* as its people look toward Cuban and Dominican Republic strongmen. TIIETATIM FRONT eeeeeeeeeeeee4 MILES • • 25 ES. ra we. 1-f-77:4:--",S GONAIN* ,„ O. HAITI r )" z PORT-AU-PRINCE Two year: of dro,,ght and famine have left thousands, emeciated. Haiti is, one'of tIi world's poorest, most overpopulated and Umieredu- coked areas. The 3,709,000 poople have on aver. a ge income of $75 a year, poorest in the western hemisphere, The ehaky government of President Francois. Duealier is bankrupt. -Twin military throat h posed by Cuba and the. Dominican RePeWie, V044 :and ,PaQ/1 vital task in early One; it 14 as inevitable that techniques would be ,devel, eyed. for locating underground. water .supplies. Pliny, the Roman Thatereliet, and writer Of the first century, recommended that to locate underground water one, should go out. just before sun- rise, :and lie 'face deWPWard, on the .ground with chin resting on the oath, "If vapor is seen to rise, dig; for that will not hap- pen in places without water," When a. well is sunk to tap an aquifer of sediments or solid pock, the water may have to be PUenleed upward or it may rise of its. own accord, In the Artois. region of France, the-wells flow freely, making pumping unneces, eery, From the name of this dis, triot has come the adjective ar teplan, which is applied to well that yields such free-flow, ing water. The conditions necessary for ,artealan wells seem to have been understood by Leonardo da Vie, ci 500 years ago, What is re- quired is that there be water in an aquifer that slopes down, ward and is overlaid by an im- pervious stratum. The aquifer is analogous to..a hose that draws its water. 'from: a water tower high aloft. The impervious layer is the cover for the hose. When the hose is pierced, the water spurts upward and emerges in the well without pumping or otherwise being lifted. Among the famous artesian water basins of the world are those in Australia, .in northern Illinois, and in the Santa Clara Valley of California. — From "The Ocean of Air," by David I. Blumenstock. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF Even the law can make mis- takes. The other day a retired lawyer recalled two very amus- ing cases. Shortly before a case was due to be tried before the famous judge, Mr. Justice .Han- nen, a grave-faced, sombrely- dressed juryman stood up and asked to be excused duty. Asked on what grounds, the man replied: "I am deeply inter- ested in a funeral which takes place to-day and I am most anxious to be present, sir." The judge, impressed, said, "Your plea is just. You are ex- cused." The judge learned later that the juryman was an undertaker! Stranger still was an incident that occurred in another court when, after his opening speech, counsel 'for the plaintiff called on the latter to give evidence. To everyone's surprise, a mem- ber of the jury rose, left the jury-box, and walked over to the witness-box. "What are you doing?" he was• asked. "I am the plaintiff," he replied. "Then what are you doing on the jury?" demanded the judge. "I was summoned to sit on the jury," was the reply. "But you surely know that you cannot help to try your own case?" pursued the judge. "Well," admitted the juryman- plaintiff. "I did think it was a bit of luck!" The first verse of today's les- son recalls an incident of 35 years ago. A school-mate of the former years and then attend- ing Teachers' College, (It was called Normal School at that time) asked me to write in her autograph book. I wrote, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate.' Luke 13:24. She read it and a serious expression passed over her countenance. That evening I had the opportunity to explain to her the way of salvation. She went to her room and there alone, confessed her sins to God... She proved the promise of 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,' and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Lou- isa Baulke became a missionary in. Egypt. Later she married Tor- rance Alexander and together they are presenting the Gospel in the land of the Pharaohs. The Spirit of God spoke to her through the Word and a life was changed. We often hear the expression. "We're all going the same way." But Jesus said there were two ways, He exhorted, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." We need more preaching of awakening truth. All's not well with the, world. There is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun and the multitude is travelling the downward way. There are many pressures bearing upon us that make it appear to be the proper thing to swing along with the crowd. "There is a way which seeketh right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death," Proverbs 14:12. The story of the returning prodigal illustrates the way back to God who loves us. We must realize our need. This is conyice tion, The Holy Spirit convinces of'sin, righteousness and judg- ment. With His help we must turn our back on sin and look to Jesus Christ who died for us. By grace through faith we shall enter into fellowship with God. In Him we find rest, peace and joy. It is the happy way to live. Troubles Of A Houseplant Sitter! My wife has, a green thumb, It is the greenest thumb imagin- able and its piginentelion is a Year-round thing. The instant the frost festoons the pumpkins, her 04$0 of operations moves indoors and. the season starts anew with a. frightening variety of hoese plants, Recently, a family matter Made it necessary for my wife t.to be absent from oer green mansions for a few weeks. Long in advance, I was adjured as to the tellable of the pot-bound jungle that sprouts in such ver- dant profusion in virtually every square foot of space we have. I can now state with authority that We care and feeding of house plants is no job for a man, least of all this one. In the art of gardening, I am all thumbs — none of them green. Picture my plight when I was summar- ily put in charge of the green, house-with-ferniture where we dwell, Suddenly I became aware that not only do plants need water; they need food as well. "Don't forget to feed the Af- rican violets," my darling flung at me as she boarded her plane. "You'll find the bottle on the herb shelf." That gave me something to think about on the gloomy drive home. It also opened a dark pas- sageway in my mind that awak- ened the long-dormant memory of a man-eating orchid I had read about in the dim and care- free past. As soon as I got home, I made an uneasy inspection of the premises, just to be sure, but found, to my relief, that nothing that bloomed or threatened to do so looked even remotely like the carnivorous orchid washed up by the waves of memory. Next morning I went over my list of do's and don't's. When my wife had compiled it and then recited it, like a Memorial Day 'threnody, days in advance of her leave-taking I had listened with what could, by no stretch of the Imagination, be described as rapt attention. As I recall, I had, grumbled that it doesn't take much intelligence to douse a lit- tle water on house plants once in a while. That remark was made from the-citadel of my ignorance, a citadel now under frontal as- sault by the enormous list I held in my hands. I ran over the list for that part about meals for African violets. Sure enough, it was there. And there on the herb shelf was an -ominous little vial labeled "Af- rican violet food." The list gave special instruc- tions for watering the Amaryllis, which heretofore I had imagined to be not a plant but a harmless little waltz dashed off by a French King during a lull in a stag hunt. Now I learned that not only was it a plant with long swordlike spears that drooped disconsolately but threatened to turn a sickly brown if they were not copiously watered every other day. And every other day arrived with amazing frequency. What's more, I discovered that those pesky African violets must be watered from the bot- tom up. I took these instructions literally, turning the first pot -upside down in the bottom. When I did, the whole thing (an Azure Beauty, I later learned) plummeted in a soggy green Mass to the floor. I concluded that this technique was faulty and thereafter abandoned it. I Watered them from the top like any decent plant should be wat- ISSUE 24 — 1960 Obstacles to the use of insecti- cides may be swept aside by a new type, introduced in Canada last year. The new insecticide is rot a chemical — it is a bacter- ium. *" * The problem has been that insecticides leave residues on the foliage and fruit, which are (1) frequently toxic to man and animals,: and (2) harmful to beneficial insects as well as to pests.' ' Moreover, insects can develop resistance to many insecticides commonly in use. * * * Produced commercially, the new insecticide preparations con- tain spores of the bacterium Bac- illus thuringiensis,• which has long been known to kill insects in nature. This insect-killing pathogen is unique sin& it may kill by infection or by a toxin contain- ed'. in • the bacterial spores. This toxin, first studied by Canadian scientists, paralyzes the insect within a few hours after it has eaten a moderate 'dose of bacter- ial 'spores. Feeding is stopped and:death follows. * * At the' Canada Department of Agriculture's research station at Kentville, Nova Scotia, two pounde of the spore preparation in 100 !gallons of water applied to apple trees with ordinary orchard spray equipment killed' over 90 per cent of winter moth larvae and about 75 per cent of canker-worms on apple. Heavier applications gave about 50 per cent control of grey-banded leaf roller, a less important pest of apple. Tests against these and other apple insects will be continued this year. * r, * Trials conducted in Canada and the United States in 1959 in- dicated that the new insecticide is quite specific for leaf and fruit-eating insects and probably has little or no effect on parasites or predators. Extensive tests have shown that the higher animals and hu- man being are susceptible nei- ther to infection by the bacteria nor to the toxic action of the spores, and hence residues on fruit or foliage are of little or no concern, * * * Furthermore, there has been no indication of insects develop- ing resistance to this new type of. insecticide. Since this bacterium is one of many microorganisms which have potential as insecticides; this discovery may open a whole new approach to insect control. * * Agricultural p r o duction in. Canada would only be half what it is today were it not for chemi- cal protection against insects and other pests, says J, It. W. Miles, Canada Department of Agricul- ture entomologist. Pesticides put in the soil be- fore planting control soil insects or weeds, sprays and dusts pro- test crops from insect damage throughout the growing season, and fumigants destroy pests that threaten stored food. * Many experiments are conduct- ed to determine the safest and best insecticides and the proper titrie for application. Chemists determine the athottht necessary for insect control, how long it is- effective ti n d e e different weather conditions, and the safe intervals between' the test tip- plicatioh and harerest, * Scene insects, such aS the European cern beret, teatilte leng-lasting insecticides. Crops such as asparagus, which are harvested every two Or three days, heed an insecticide that acts quickly and leaVes no residue. Studies at Cliethant shoW that lib T and D»D may be used safe- ly Ageitist the tette-he frilitsWerin Oil ripe idttiateed that lire to be CROSSWORD PUZZLE 6. Uneven 34, brags 7 Shaped Ilice a 35, Kind of wool cabbage 35. 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No resi- dues have been found on kernels of corn from plants treated by the insecticide for control of the European corn, borer. * * Results of experiments are on control calendars, available to growers for choosing the best and safest materials. Treatments aim at effective control without the risk of residue remaining on the 's dible portions of the crops at harvest. The farmer has the responsi- bility of choosing the best mat- erials and applying them accord- ing to recommendations outlined for him. By this co-operation- of manu- facturer, scientist and grower, the public is assured of clean, wholesome food. Well Digging An Ancient Art The art of digging wells is ancient. At. Chanpudaro in the Indus Valley is a well that dates from the third millennium be- fore Christ, The Babylonians and Egyptians dug many wells, some of which reached to depths of over 200 feet. The Romans, too, were skillful well diggers. The digging of these ancient wells must have been difficult even as recently as Roman times; for at best •the chief tools that were used were the pickax and the sledgehammer, and they were made of relatively soft iron rather than steel. The modern well digger drives his truck up to the appropriate spot, rigs a drill, turns on the motor, and then stands by •only to regulate the rate of spin or to change bits or add extension rods as required. Occasionally a modern well is dug by hand, but only if it is • shallow and does not involve piercing a rock for- mation. Deep wells and hardrock ones are drilled. With well digging such a dif- Peed and it didn't n to do them a bit of harm, Vearftli of Other casualties Mee the first African violet disaster, I decided to consult one of the books in the vest collection nn gardening that, has gradually edged nay Zane Grey set into the attic, This served only to con, ftlee Me further. A little learn- ing is not only dangerous, it's downright discouraging, The do's and don't's I found listed in the book I chose were even more involved that the list my wife had saddled roe with. It was from the book that I culled the unnerving, information that Af- rican violets can suffer from we; 'feet, writes J, Norman McKenzie in the Christian Science Monitor. I didn't even know they had feet, I do know, however, that, 'wet feet or not, they bear little resemblance to the image of things African that I had gotten from reading "The Snows of Kili- manjaro." My impression of the dark continent is that it spawns only a spartan breed that would disown any namby-pamby off- spring that made a fuss about wet feet. Annoying as were the African violets with their delicate con- stitution, they were hardy as ragweed when stacked up against the begonias left in my care. These were the hanging kind (Lucerne, the book called them) and the slightest movement in ' their vicinity set their finicky leaves to quaking like an, aspen in a high wind. Once, when the spout of my watering can jostled a blossom ever so gently, it, drifted suicidally to the floor as if, by that agonizingly heroic gesture, to punish my clumsiness. The gesture worked. From that moment on, I approached all the begonias (and we have roomsful of the things) on tip- toe. Somehow, I humbled through and Homecoming Day finally ar- rived. Until this Golgotha, I never realized how dear my wife is to me. Indeed, to show my gratitude, I planned a little sur- prise for her. I bought her a house plant. It's rather nice if I do say so myself. The man in the , florist shop called it a miniature Jap- anese garden. It's in one of those candy-dish affairs with colored gravel and a solemn little man- darinlike figure loafing under a tiny umbrella - shaped silvery tree. The nice thing about it is it's artificial -- genuinely arti- ficial. You don't have' to water it, you don't have to feed it, and you don't have to• tiptoe by it. You just sit around and look at it. My wife says she likes it. As for me, I love it. Cobras Instead Of Teddy Bears It's a striking fact that al- though millions of women have a horror of snakes they are fascinated by them. Perhaps it's not surprising that comparatively few women and girls except in India, earn a living by practising the slow- ly dying art of snake-charming. But those who do, love it and tend to take greater risks than male snake-charmers. There's a French girl whose amazing influence over snakes has become a byword in various parts of Europe where she does her "charming" act for fascinated audiences. Every night she sleeps with her pet python on her bed. She says she feels safer with him than she would with a house dog. Two snakes owned by an Eng- lish girl snake-charmer coil themselves affectionately round her elim figure every time she Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking ©©1:1I1©® 01:1131515M EllEME113113 511[11130311 MEMO EMU- MEE 11113E1 promo IMO ouinoom 13E1 IEE1Ellnil 1111/3130 ("' C©13 EIEB313 FWI 113E113E1E1 E113113171EIC10 1/121 1131210 E131110131 E11:1131 EIPCIE MID ®®1110 illtl112111E111 E1EIUI ©© 1311313113111C1 131913111130 SWIMMING LESSON — Bob Sewell had to teach this beaver to paddle. (Ws a mechanical one at Disneyland.) ON A STRING — A model of the Minuteman ICBM roars into the air but it's not going far. •A heavy nylon. cable, seen to the right of the test missile, brings it to a stop in a few hun-dred • yards. appears on, the stage. She some- times plays to them on a queer, bowl-shaped musical instrument which causes them to "sit up." Another girl snake-charmer revealed recently that she lost her pet snake one day. It turned up next day in the gas-heater, at her flat just as she was about to take a bath. Miss Sheba Delhi said that be- fore she started' snake-charming she collected a number of rep- tiles simply because she found them irresistibly attractive. Her favourite snake, a boa-constric- tor named Miska, was so fend, of her that it accompanied her on a snake-charming' tour of France, Switzerland and ',Spain. One of her snakes was' some- • times bathed in, fifteen pints of milk and generally drank about, five pints of it. Theres an Indian village called Molar Bend where the children play with cobras instead of teddy bears. Before some of these children have learned to walk properly, they begin to learn the ancient art of charming snakes. In their early teens they are given a bag of snakes and musi- cal instruments by their parents and told to go into the cities and earn their living. Snake-charming is sometimes faked. From ancient times there have been Egyptians and Indians who professed to be able to charm snakes, but their real powers lie chiefly in the direc- tion of clever trickery One man who undertook for a fee to "charm a snake from its hole," produced by sleight of hand another snake from the folds of his gown. Other men, who for payment allow so-called poisonous snakes to bite them, usually work with snakes whose poison fangs have been pre- viously removed. According to Dr. Lucius Nicholls, a former director of the Lucius Pasteur Iestitute, Colom ho, Ceylon, the long-held belief that snake-Charmers can cause snakes to leave their jungle haunts at the sound of music is a myth. A new relieves, line was being made,"and the tragic wee to cut crosseinall farm, so ail oft le cial of the line paid' a visit to the owner, an old lady, "Madam," he said, "I tinder=- stand that you Own this fartie and it is My duty to inform yoit that eitt new railway will run through sour barn," "'Oh, will it?" said the old lady. "Well, let me tell yeti that the lest train will riot have to be late than hind O'clock, because You'll net catch the sitting lip Aft er that to open the' dciors foie it or anything 20 24 48 5(