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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1960-11-24, Page 2Safety Lessons Learned Early- - - Marilee Hendrich, 4, has playing her part as a pedestrian the her older sister has on the adult kind. Greg Smith, 5, isn't watch ice cream truck. Scott Turaski, 5, is turning. left at top, and Joe ing right. But eyes are elsewhere and that's no way to drive a Don't ever do this, MOM and bad! Don't ever get out of, pour car arid tido into traffic the Way Joe Huse is doing here. Hti sister, Mary, is about to meet hirri With a bump/ YoU'Ve got to bo careful all the tints—whether yoU're Walking or driving, Sometimes grown-ups do this and then they're sorry. Best idea is to keep away from 'the centre line when you can.' Thai's Joe- Huse in 'the rear about to pass Scott Turaski on the Wrong side of the street and bang into Mary Huse's car 4 ,A lot of people think the traffic situation has gotten out of hand so they're teaching high sehool students in special Classes to drive properly. But they go even deeper than that With precenta- tiVe traffic medicine at Safety Town at Garfield School. An area of the school pleygrou ncl . is marked With simulated white lines and crossings. kids there tool around, in little care and' get the general idea of sane' pedestrian and driver conduct. &hotel offieiale hope the pro- . grain Will fatiailiarize the Chits then With a tneriaee that Ilea killed and eppled fat more children' thee Pell a- the alike, se Mobile, s, same effect on little drivers ing where he's pointing his Huse, 4, seems to be turn- motor vehicle safely. leftat be mitt who has The right-of-Way before you go .lauSting. info an ltiterSectiOn the way' Greg Smith amid Seatt Titraski are, There's gaing' to .be a street full of iCe cream bar- in an- other rriihUtii. YOU tOri g'et hurt When torridon* Watching. What The People In Prison Read The question often is asked, what de people In Prison Maiillar Smad• what section of the OrWu library' Is in greatest demand? The eesWO to recent inquira lee alpf this sort Over in the West German Federal Rennie lie was Father Oferent from What Might bave been expected. It was not novels, or tales of adventure, or even detective Stories, which came out on top, Ihut a small booklet which most people would consider dry as (lust and only to be consulted Soy lawyers and politiesa experts. or this most popular publication Js none other than the federal Constitution, Some prisoners have even been known to save the small sums earned during their en- toreced withdrawal from society to buy their own individual copy together with a commen- tary. The reason for such a choice Is that they hope to prove they have been nnlawfully treated in prison and their complaints ihould be immediately investi- gated and remedied. Many prisoners carefully go through the 146 articles of the constitution in the hope that they can find something of bene- fit for themselves. Thus, Article I of the Constitution. This de- Cares that the dignity of man is inviolable, that it is the re- sponsilaility of the state author- ity to respect and defend such dignity. This has been used in some cases as a basis for com- plaints against prison food by an inmate who does not like prison fare, or thinks he does Snot get sufficient to eat. This article also is used to protest the censoring of letters by the prison authorities; or to complain about the lack of contacts with the out- side world either through let- ters or too infrequent visits from relatives and friends. Article III states that all men are equal before the law. This is especially cited when a pris- oner discovers that somebody else has been given a shorter terms for what is more or less the same crime. Where, then, is equality, he asks. The man who had done the lesser term allotted to his fel- low prisoner wrote. "I have done my time, I have sat here too long already. If the honorable judge has himself been in prison, he must know what it is like!" Or to take another example, is favorite basis for complaints for these pseudo-jurists is Article 103. This states that everybody has a right to be heard before the courts, that punishment can enly be meted out for what has previously been legally stated to be a crime, and that nobody shall fee punished a second time for the same crime. The hope always is that the prisoner will fine in one of these conditions a loophole through which he can escape, Writes J. Emlyn Williams in the thristian Science Monitor. Prisoners' letters to the auth- erities generally begin: "I here- !With make a charge against the r ate because of unwarranted s of freedom," or "an un- ard-of violation of the law on crimes against humanity in that t an innocent person, have been *justly imprisoned for some ' Months." Most of these letters are writ- ten in legal phraseology and gen- erally end with the sentence, "I hereby request an acknowledge- anent of my letter together with the date of its receipt," obvi- eusly implying that a too-long 111NIAT'SJIIIGHT -- Four, he count- ed the Gerard Guitinartei father of quadrupleta, in Des trait, still can't believe it. This I *sakes sie for the Geihnanes: delay in replying will b.e. .101, leered by more protests Of leek of consideration for the Ina, vithial and Violation ef heMen rights. Many a, prisoner seems par- ticularly anxious to establish contacts with a particular Mem- ber of the Senate of the Court of Appeal in Karlsruhe to whom he can address Personal letters. Should the judge be tardy in replying, he will probably re- ceive more letter e from Prisoners emphasizing his "duties and re- sponsibilities" under the Con., stitutien, Prisoners also have been known to cemplain that they are hindered in the exercise of their rights as free men because they are not allowed as much writing paper as they consider necessary for such complaints and other letters. How They Ate In Ancient Palestine The food of the common pee; pie of Palestine had been extend- ed arid diversified in the nine centuries which separated Elijah from Jesus and his disciples. Among cereal, rice was now grown in wet terrain, though it had not yet replaced the other grains for food to the extent that it did In late Arab times, We do not yet. hear of the suc- culent pilau, in which mounds of tender rice, flavoured by pbur- ing melted butter and gravy over it, are surmounted by piles of roasted mutton, broken into convenient pieces for individual consumption and crested with dainty white, morsels from the fat tails of sheep (already well known in Israelite times), In- stead of rice, wheat or barley groats were cooked together with tender morsels of mutton, as well as with vegetables of various kinds. Among the vege- tables many familiar modern kinds were still unknown. In- stead of the familiar beans and peas of today there were coarse horse-beans and tasty lentils; chick-peas took the place of 'pop- corn and peanuts. Various kinds of cucumber and vegetable mar- rows served instead of the un- known squashes and pumpkins of today. Tomatoes were entirely unknown. On the other hand, onions, leeks, and garlic played just as great a part in the food of the ancient Mediterranean as they do today; their unrivalled dietary importance is only now being realized by Western scien- tists. If we turn to fruit and nuts, we also find almost as many dif- ferences as similarities between New Testament times and today. Bananas and citrus fruits .(ex- cept the citron itself) were still unknown in Palestine. Peaches and apricots were still unknown; prickly pears had certainly not yet been introduced. On the other hand, olive trees grew everywhere in much greater abundance than today, after cen- turies in which every olive tree was taxed by a rapacious treas- ury. The Arabs still call un- usually large and old olive trees zeitun er-Rum, "olive trees of the Romans." . . Raisins and figs, honey arid dates took the place of the sugar cane, which was not to be intro- duced until the Middle Ages. However, many kinds of fruits which are less popular today were then relished for lack of anything better. Almonds, wal- nuts (introduced in the Persian period); .apples and pears of in- ferior quality, pomegranates, and sycamore figs (now eaten only by the poorest, but then punc- tured and grown much larger than today) were among the staples of the age. One important change in diet between the time of Elijah and that of the New Testament was the introduction of domestic fowls and eggs into everyday life. The earliest certain repre- sentation oS a cock is on a seal from Tell en-Nasbeh, . dating from the beginning of the sixth century B.C. — From "The Ar- chaeology of Palestine," by Wil- liam Foxsvell Albright, Silver Lining For The Prince This autumn, a hundred Irish roses, specially chosen for their superlative quality, were planted in the gardens of Bueltingliam Palace in conimerberation of Prince Andrew's birth. These trees, named Silver 'titl- ing, are a present to the Queen from, the National Rose Society Which selected this variety, be- lieving it ter be the best British hybrid tea 'Mae produced by our growers for snarly eeasons. Silver Lining is rose pink with 4 site& reverse. It won the National Rose Society't „medal ler the best-scented rose of 1058. Obey the traffic sighs — they are placed there for YOUR SAFETY. TABLE TALKS BEEF STEAK r.)1E; 1/4 cup flour 54 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp, Pepper 34 tsp. paprika 1 lb. round steak, cut in 1-inch cubes 4.4,' cup butter or bacon dripping 2 medium onions, sliced 4 medium potatoes, cooked and diced tsp, salt 34 tsp, ginger Ys tap, nutmeg beef-bouillon cubes 2 cups hot water Pastry for 1-crust pie 1 egg ydlk 2 tbsp. water Heat oven to 450 degrees, Mix flour, salt, pepper and paprika, and 'dredge cubes of steak in mixture. Heat butter es' dripping in heavy skillet, add meat and brown well on all sides, Lift out pieces of steak and put into a 2-qt. casserole, Add onions and potatoes to dripping in skillet and cook, stirring, until lightly browned. Add to meat in casser- ole. Sprinkle with salt, ginger and nutmeg, and stir lightly with a fork to blend. Dissolve bouil- lon cithes in hot water and pour over meat. Roll pastry to fit top of casserole, lay over meat mix- ture and seal well to edges of casserole. Cut slits in top to let steam escape. Blend egg yolk and 2 tbsp. water together with a fork and brush over pastry lightly. Bake 15 minutes or un- til cruist is golden. (Serves 6.) * CURRIED LAMB CROPS 2 tbsp, salad oil 4 thick loin.lamb chops 1 cup cut-up' uncooked dried prunes 1 cup diced tart apples 1 lemon, sliced thin 1 cup uncooked,rice 1 tbsp, curry powder 1 tsp. salt 3,41 tsp. pepper 1 tbsp. butter 3 cups boiling water Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in heavy skillet, add chops and brown lightly. Mix prunes, apricots and apples and put layer of fruit in bottom of but- tered g'It• easSeroie, Top with a feW Slices of lemon, and sPVin- kie with a little of the rice and' some of each seasoning, Repeat layers until all fruit, rice and seasonings are used. Lay brown- ed Chops on top, dot with butter and pour boiling water • oVer. Cover tightly and bake about 1 hour, or until chops are tender and water is absorbed, (Serves 4) s se* Combine two fall favourites, apples and cranberries, in this rosy, tart crisp. CRANBERRY APPLE CRISP 2 cups chopped unpeeled apples I can jellied whole cranberry sauce 1 cup quick or old-fashioned uncooked rolled eats Vs cup hrown sugar 1.4 cup sifted fldur .1/2 teapsoon salt 34 cup melted butter 14 cup chopped nutmeats (optional) Combine apples and. cranber- ry sauce; place in a greased 8- inch-square baking dish. Com- bine rolled oats, sugar, flour, and salt. Add butter, mixing un- til crumbly. Sprinkle over apple- cranberry mixutre., Top with nuts, (This may be' made ahead and refrigerated.) Bake at 350° F. for one hour. Serve either warm or cold. Serves, six gen- erously. APPLE PUFF With apple season here and so many good ones available, you may want to know how to miake another dessert that uses this fruit. Here is a recipe that calls for applesauce — you can make it with either bread or cake slices, APPLESAUCE PUFF 4 slices bread or plairt cake 2 tablespoons butter 11/4 cups applesauce 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ?,41 cup brown sugar 1 egg HOT COLLAR — Edith Rosenau ends a pain in the neck with this new electric-heat collar, It holds the neck while admin- istering therapeutic heat to re- lieve pain of arthritis, strained or dislocated vertebrae and neck tension from headache. 1. cup milk, teaspoon salt , Spread bread or cake slices with butter and arrange in bot- tom of a greased `baking dish, Cover with applesauce; sprinkle with cinnamon and about half the sugar, Beat together the egg, milk, salt, and remaining sugar (omit sugar in this mixture if cake is used). Pour egg mixture over mixture in baking dish. Set in pan of hot water and bake at 350° F. 'for about 40 minutes. Serves four. * * * APPLE BETTY 4 cups thinly sliced, pared tart apples cup soft bread crumbs cup flaked coconut cup firmly packed dark brown sugar Dash of salt 1/4 teaspdon ground cinnamon 4 tablespoons butter Arrange 2 cups of the apples on bottom of greased baking dish. Sprinkle with siS the bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of coconut. Combine brown sugar, salt, and, .einnaMen; .sprinkle half themix- tare Over the coconut, Dot with 2. tablespoons of the butter, 13e, peat, sprinkling remaining coes, .nta over top.. Cover and hake at 350' for N. ruins, Uncover. and bake 10 .mins. longer, or an- apples are soft,. Serve with. coconut sauce halls, Serves a,. 'COCONUT SAUCE B.ALLS • .12.) cup .butter 11/4 sifted eonfeetiorters!' • sugar 1,4'.4 teaspoon vanilla • . 1 cop fine-grated coconut Cream • shortening, add sugar gradually, and continua cream- ing until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and beat well.. Drop-by teaspoon into coconut and roll. into 3/4 -inch balls. Chill before • serving, Serve with the above Apple Betty, Makes • about 30 Kanguroo. Meat Getting Popular Up : to now kangaroo. -meat eaters — and there are quite a number of them among the growing army of Australian. exiles' in Britain — have had. to be content with 10110409s tail soup, which is • available ..s th treorn°g i pno taiiibItlit13y u-tthattheSreenlei$ the choicer cuts of Austra1icVo. most famous animal .will be on. • sale in Britain soon, Already a number of countries are • importing the meat for .hu. man consumption. Encouraged by the high price of beef, ppm), pie are .developing a taste for the strong, gamey flavour of kangaroo meat, West Germans are using it for .soup and for roasts. Last year 500 tons • was imported from. Australia and the estimated amount this year is 2,000 tone. Result is that a growing num- ber of the thousands of kan- garoos which are being shot each month as pests are being utilized for their meat. Following g steady increase .in the demand for kangaroo joints, big business has moved Into the kangaroo-hunting game, organ- izing teams of hunters and run- ning shuttle .services of refrig- erated trucks from the hunting grounds to processing plants at ,main centres. If the demand is maintained, will the kangaroo be hunted to extinction? No.. It is a protect- ed 'animal.. At present, however, an indefinite open season has been declared because of the tremendous plague of these ani- mals in Northern Australia. They are being killed at the rate of 40,000 a week, One hun- ter called in by a harassed far- flier shot 558 kangaroos in six- teen hours without moving more, than a: few hunched yards. With . many • stockmen paying two Shillings a head, ,some huritera are earning more than £100. a week. ISSUE 48 — 1960 1 1/ More Safety For Electric Linemen Taking a cue from the birds, who perch unharmed on bare electric wires as thousands of volts of electricity pass through their bodies, the American Elec- tric Power System has developed a new safe approach to repair- ing "hot" lines, In the new technique, linemen can now work with bare hands on an energized power line. The technique is based on the fact that current does not flow when there is no difference in voltage between two points. Under the new method, the lineman is charged with the same line on which he is work- ing, and proteded from the ground by effective insulation. To achieve this, linemen are lifted to the wires by a truck- mountede, insulated aerial boom In fibreglass buckets lined with a metal mesh. The metal mhesh is connected by clamps to the hot wire, energizing screen and line- men with the same voltage as the line. The insulated boom pro- tects them from the difference in voltage between ground and line.