The Brussels Post, 1961-02-16, Page 3BULL BY THE TAIL — It isn't that they have anything against taking the bull by the horns
down Mexico way. It just isn't sporting. This rider has galloped up in back of the bull, lifted
him off the ground by his tail, and thrown him, to the sand, A "gentlemen's sport," the
„ exercise developed from an ancient method of halting cattle stampedes by "grounding" the
lead bulls.
conscripts in God's army. 'Let tt
not be said of us as it was of
some in that day, that we line
the praise of men more than the -
praise of God, May 'we all Yie1d
'to the drawing power of Jesus
Christ who was ealcified for steep
but who rose again .frOsn. ttaa
dead and lives forevermore,
Cedars; Of Lebanon
Grow In Britain
Where is the tree with the
biggest span in Britain? On an
estate at Einchinglield, Essex,
This 300-year-old giant cedar
of Lebanon is flourishing and
has a span of 125 feet front nor*
to south and 120 feet from east
to west. The circumference of
the trunk at the base is 23 feet,
Fears have been expressed,
that cedars of Lebanon the
stately trees referred to in the
Bible, are on the verge Of ex.
tinction in Asia Minor, their orle
ginal home,
They once occupied large
tracts on Mount Lebanon in Pal.
estine but the magnificent for-
ests of King Solomon's day have
now been reduced to a few iso-
lated groves.
In Britain these fine cedare
with their dark green foliage
grow well in the parks and gar-
dens. There are some splendid.
specimens," whose huge girtba
have made them the most hand-
some of all the exotic trees.
Legends cling to several of
the oldest, One cedar ofeLeban-
on planted there in the reign of
Charles I has been likened by
one writer to "a dark witch."
Years ago it had each of its
main branches secured to the
trunk by a chain because of a
local -legend which said that
whenever a branch beeame bro-
ken off a death occurred in the
family of the estate on which it
stood.
Valentine are satisfactory but
neither yields as well as Ruby.
Neither Macdonald nor Canada
Red has given satisfactory yield
or quality at Ste. Clothilde,
When grown on muck soil
that is well fertilized and in
good physical condition, rhubarb
roots grow large enough for
forcing. Since muck soils are
very friable the roots are easily
dug in the fall.
Dogs That Show
Super-Intelligence
While driving along a country
road early one morning Mr. Ro-
ger. Bailey was astonished to see
an.eAlsatien jump' on the hood
of, his car and paw agitatedly at
the.windoW. He pulled up hur-
riedly and 'got out.
Then the dog did another curi-
ous thing. It seized the motorist
- by the sleeve and almost drag-
ged him across ,the road to the
edge of a deep ditch.
Mr. Bailey soon realized why.
lee the ditet g truck Neel lying
ilpside cievin," and trapped-inslde
were : three -people. One was the
dog's master, the others were
two boys of eighteen and 'twelve.
They were all seriously injur-
ed. The Man had severe facial
lacerations, the elder ,boy a frac-
tured pelvii and leg, and the
irounger a !fractured skull and
two broken legs, They all sur-
vived — thanks to the Alastian
_and Mr. Bailey's, prompt .action.
That incident occurred in
Queenaland, Australia, but such.
examples of devotion _and super-.
intelligence in .dogs are reported
from all • over the werld. In a
similar case a man in Denbigh,
North Wales, lost Consciousness
and fell into a narrow stream.
Fortunately, his dog was with
him. 'It barked continuously un-
til help arrived and its master
was rescued. For that the dog
was awarded 'the Blue Cross
Medal.
From South Africa comes the
story of a • farmer's three-year-
old son who disappeared one
morning. Although his parents
and neighbours searched all
night they :failed to find him.
But at 'dawn a Negro child
heard a growl while passing a
clump of rocks miles from the
farm. He investigated — and
there was the little boy snug-.
Bled' up betWen two of his la-
ther's sheepdogs. He had wan-
dered off, and the faithful dogs
had, followed him.
Preached A Sermon
To The Fish
If you're fond of animals and
possess a pet of any kind, -spare
a thought for the kindly man
who, although he lived in a cave,
because the protector of "all
lower animals, particularly pigs"
—St. Anthony.
He is now generally regarded
as the patron saint of pets, On
St. Anthony's Day it is still etis-
totiiary in Italy for countless
thousands of dothestie animals to
be presented for blessing, it, his
name, '
Tradition ascribes to St. Ati.
theriy a life-lohg love of animals,
One of his most famous set-
biofis, beginning "My dear fish,"
Was adclreesed, it is said, terqhe
and the, cod. He commis,
Moiled these fish to act as his
missionaries "tie all the denizens
of the deep,"
Only a feW people 'are Medea
enough to believe that all men
are created equal.
wares; weighed out oranges on
hand scales; old the succulent.
sugar cane by the piece; and dis-
played handmade textile goods
at very low prices,
l'f)ne of the rare essperieneeS for
the visitor to Jaipur is to ride
maharaja's elephant up to a Inas
herajtass -palace,. You "hoard"
this huge .creature from .a "dock"
' high above the street, Four per
sons are carried sidewise, sitting
haele-to-heek. It's like being on
Atte 'top decY of the Queen, Mary
riding, an ocean swell. Slowly
and surely the elephant, piloted
by his master sitting "up for-
ward," plods up the bill to the
palace, You actually are piped
up the hill to the palace by a
musician playing on a squeaky
stringed instrument of supposed-
ly gFeet antiquity, All I know is
that it sure sounds old!
jejPur itself is fascinating and
the various palaces of Special in-
Jerest -although the visitor soon
can tire of walking thrOugh the
many marbled roams, The main
street, fronted by the rose-tinted
Wind Palace, is where all of In-
dia parades 'in every contrasting
mode of transportation.
It's a long dusty road to Jai-
. pur end return but the dividends
are many: an intimate acquaint-
ance
.
witht village life; an oppor-
tunity to observe natives at
es, work—hardly ever at play—and
to step back into a countryside
`.1 rich hI hietory and culture and
Which etillr ie mostly unaware of
a Modeles nierchanized world.
l'heie Hailstorms
Refill{ i'Pelt Down
Hailstorms are cabsing such
enormous 'damage in Sout h
Africa that experiments are be-
ing made to produce extra-
tough building materials that
can withstand the onslaught.
These materials are being test-
, ed by means of a special hail
gun that has just been patented
by the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research in Pretoria.
This gun can fire artificial
hailstones, at speeds exceeding
100 m.p.h. Developed after years`
of research, it operates on pne-
, nmatic principles, the angle of
impact for its shells being
switched to suit all storm condi-
tions',
Tests of selected materials
show that several forms of roof-
ing, thought to be hailproof,
splintered badly when fired at
from different angles.
Even Springbok rugby for-
wards take cover from a normal
hailstorm in South Africa. Lash-
ing down at 90 m.p.h„ stones
the size of golf balls crash, into
buildings, completely demolish
glasshouses and kill poultry,
• lambs and young cattle,
NATION TO NATION — Edward
R. Murrow, above, noted for
his CBS television program,
"Person to Person," has been
tapped by President Kennedy
to 'head the U.S. Information
A g en c y, the government's
major public relations arm
overseas.
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LESSON
Horse For Sale
130 Feet Long TAE FARM FRONT
By Rev, It, B. Warreh,
Jesus Faces the Cross
John 12t 20-36a
As the preacher steps into the
pulpit of a chureh I know ire
faces these words,, ,,,!,`Str, we
Would see JeSuSs" This was the
desire of the, Greeks as express-
pd to Philip. It is the desire of
Most people today, even though
they may not recognize it. Of
those who attend chureh, some
will say, "I am going to church
to -hear Mr. —." But under-
neath is the longing, to see Jesus
who alone can satisfy the soul's
deep need, heir expressed desire
to hear Mr, — is in the hope
that he may help them to see
Jesus. Others say, "I like the
service in the church," Again it
is the soul crying out, "Sir, we
would see Jesus," The office of
a minister in the pulpit and in
his daily ministrations In homes,
hospitals and prisons is to help
people see Jesus.
Jesus was drawing near the
cross. He explained 'to the
Greeks the great law of life
through death, "Except a corn
of wheat fall into the ground
and die, it abideth alone; but if
it die, it bringeth 'forth much
fruit." He expressed it in an-
other way in the words that
form our memory selection: "He
that loveth his life shall lose
it; and he that hateth his life
in this world shall keep it unto
life eternal." John 12;25, Many
shrink from this way for it is
really the way of the cross. We
are selfish by nature. We love
ourselves. We hesitate to follow
Paul's counsel; (Romans 6:8, 11),
"Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also
live with Him: — Likewise,
reckon ye also yourselves to be
dead indeed unto sin, but alive
unto God through Jesus Christ
our Lord,"
Jesus went all the way to the
cross. He, said, "And I, if I be
lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto me." Now, as
then, some resist His drawing
power. 'Their hearts become hard
and -their eyes blinded. The Gos-
pel is for all but it is not forced
upon any. No one is converted
without the consent and exer-
cise of his will. There are no
Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking
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All meat-packing establish-
ments concerned have now com-
plied 'with the requirements of
the Humane Slaughter of Food
Animals Act, reports Dr. C. IC,
Hetherington, _ Canada Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Around '70 plants were in-
volved 'and consideisble expend-
itures. were made to meet the
new requirements, he said,
*
The Act came into force in
July, 1959, requiring slaughter
houses 'to render all animals
unconscious immediately before
being' hung, for slaughter: In the
case of animals slaughtered for
Kosher meat by the Schechita
Out, the animal was' to be re-
strained in a suitable device
approved by the Veterinary
Director General' of Canada
, during slaughter, Schechita pis
described as complete severance
of the jugular veins and carotid
arteries with a very sharp blade,
resulting in immediate uncon-
sciousness,
While other regulations be-
came effectIve at the, beginning
of 1980, those'-• applicable to
sheep, swine and' kosher killings
.-were not brought into force
until December 1, 1960, in order
,to give plant owners' the time
.to convert to a new ' operation
where necessary.
* *
While some plants have ac-
cepted humane methods of oper-
ation for years many have sus-
pended for partially Suspended
animals, for slaughter prior to
rendering-them unconscious, and
considerable adjustment w as
necessary when this was forbid-
den by the Act. Electrical shock,
carbon dioxide lees and a blow
struck mechanically, or in the
' case of young lambs -and calves,
manually with a hammer, may
be used in procedures approved
by the VDG,
Passage o f t II e Humane.
Slaughtee of Animals for Food
Act followed a report by the
Joint Committee on Improved
Methods ' of Slaughtering. This
committee in 1955 reported to
the House of Commons that
there was room for improvement
in the handling of animals prior
to slaughter, especially in the
matter of ramps and approaches
to the slaughtering floor and the
use of electric' prods.
RecoMmendations o n these
subjects were embodied in the
Act, along with the main recom-
znendatimis fot stunning before
killing or hanging.
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Examination of turkey packs
from different proVinces at
Montreal .recently showed good
Uniformity in grading and, in
Most cases, ih wrapping and
freezing..
At least 80 per cent of the
packs examined were liquid
frezen, a marked changeover,
from air freezing, The liquid
or immersion'process gives the
birds a white appearance and a
more tnifortie appearance than
When they are frozen by air at
different temperatures and both
in and out of boxes.
A marked improvement in the
condition of Containers was attri-
,, tatted to the C.b.A.'s standard-
ized bait Pregrath. 4, 4 4,
Rhubarb yields better oil muck
eon than on Sandy soil but
doesn't Mature quite to early,
bedettac Muck soils do not warm
as quickly, states J. J. jatinin„
of the Canada DePattitient Of
Agriettiture, cue .
Of the five varieties tested et
Ste. Clothilde, Ruby has given
the best yield. It has long stalks,
is attractive in appearance and
has a good taste, Sunrise and
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For sale — a white horse, 130
ft. long. And if you're still rub-
bing your eyes ire disbelief after
reading the headline — it was
announced recently that a giant
chalk landmark, in the shape of
a white horse that size on the
Wiltshire Downs, was to be sold
by the owner of the land the
horse is on.
This chalky monster was cut
in the coaching days of 1890. It
and other White Horses in vari-
ous parts of England are often
called turf monuments.
One writer picturesquely des-
cribed them as "galloping with
.seven-league hoofs white against
the hills of England for century
after century, They always
amaze foreign visitors touring
the English countryside.
One of the finest and oldest
of all the White Horses is at
Alffington, Berkshire, It is 355 ft,'*.
long and it stands proudly where
King Alfred routed the Danes in
A.D. 871. According to some
authorities it goes back to the'
Iron Age. Others dispute this
claim and •believe that it has
some connection with the reli-
gious rites of -the ancient Bri-
tons.
During the last war the Uf-
fington White Horse VMS turfed
over as,camouflage against use
ity Nazi bombers as a landmark.
Today nature has stepped in and
Orself overgrown some of these
stratige carvings.
Horses predominate among the
turf monuments but there are•
other giants. There's the famous
"Long Man" at Wilmington,
Sussex — a giant figure carved
on the almost vertical side of
the downs near. Polegate.
The Long Man measures 230
ft. from head • to toes. It has
been suggested that he may be
the work of prehistoric man and
represents a sun god pushing
open the doors of darkness.
Some say that the Cane
Abbas giant commemorates the
destruction centuries ago of a
Teal giant who once terrorized
the neighbourhood.
One day, says a legend, the
giant feasted himself on some
sheep and thew went -to 'sleep an
the hillside. The local people
,seized their chance and pinion-
' 'ed him down. They then killed
the giant and "traced his dimen-
sions on the hillside for the in-
formation of posterity."
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Long/ Dusty Road
To Rose-Pink Capital
It is a long, dusty, son-wilt-nee
tortuous, 200-mile, six-houe ride
to Jaipur, the rose-pink capital
of the state of Rajasthan from
the modern city of New Delhi,
It is e .moter ride which tests
,your nerve to the straining
point, it is a ride in which you
tnuat place full confidence in
yetir Hindu driver or get Out and
walk,
For yuu travel most of the way
over a six-foot wide =ode's),
road on which every conceivable
form of traffic moves—some
slowly, some swiftly—in both
directions.
Your first test comes when one
of the many public carriers you
'meet en route bears down upon.
your horn-tooting car from the
opposite direction. It appears
that neither driver intends to
give an inch Just as you bury
your face in your hands to avoid
witnessing the almost' inevitable
crash your "expert" driver slips
one whel into the dirt while the
driver _coming .head-on does the
same,
In the States one might term
this kind of driving , as "playing
chicken," But here en route to.
Jaipur it is fully understood
among drivers of motor vehicles
that each will turn ont at just
the precise moment to let each
other pass,
After the first five such ex-
periences you can sit- beck and
not even have a hair stand on,
end as other similar passings are
made, You know that it is stand-
ard procedure, You have quick-
ly acquired confidence, not only
in your own driver but in the
fellow at the wheel of the on-
coming vehicle.
The trucks labeled "Public
Carriers" look like cattle vans,
but in their seatless. rear they
carry, people, animals, or any
other commodity. Sometimes the
people stand, hanging on to the
rattling sides., sometimes they
sit cross-legged fashion; some-
times they sprawl out in appa-
rent slumber on bags of grain or
cement.
Foot traffic, burros almost
completely hidden by the huge
loads they carry, gangling ca-
mels, bullock carts,- herds et
brahmas, and the ubiquitous
sacred cow are the other hazards
in route, They literally fill the
lead to overflowing and there
'lire times when your car actual-
ly butts the rumps of cattle in
order to push them aside for a
clear passage.
Your driver is not only adept
at handling the large American-
built car but is extremely skilled
in the use of the horn which
goes almost constantly in a series
bf toots understood by barefoot-
ed pedestrians and sacred cows
is the signal to move to one side
—or else!
One can fly or go by train to
Jaipur but in so doing one will
miss seeing the native life of the
India villages; will miss seeing
the farmer thrashing his wheat
by driving bullocks over., and
over the sheathe of grain; will
Miss seeing crops irrigated by
bullocks hauling pigskin bags of
water from wells and dumped
by hand into an elevated' trough;
will miss, in a. word, seeing In-
dia in the raw, writes Leavitt F.
Morris in the •Chfistian Science
Moni tor,
While Jaipur was my destina-
tion, truly a fascinating city, the
sights I saw en route and the op-
portunity to, stroll among the
people at their daily tasks and
observe their strange way of life
in contrast to mine highlighted
the journey.
The landscape, for 'the most
part, Was rather drab. I think
one could aptly compare it> to
parts, of South Dakota. Buttes.
rose starkly from a desertlike
terrain and the only green was
where irrigation had been made.
The villages teemed with activi-
ty. Merchants eleawleed their
RB-47 FLIERS RELEASED — The two fliers who survived when a
U.S. RB-47 plane was shot down by the Russians July 1, 1960,
returned to the U.S. on Jan. 26. They had been held prisoners
in the Soviet Union since then and reportedly were to be tried
cis spies. They are: Lt. Freeman B. Olmstead (left) and Lt. John
R. McKone.
DRIVE CAREFULLY — The
life you save may be your • own.
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BLOSSOMING OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
— Festivitie greeted the announcement in
Matitgehiery, Ala., on Feb, 3, 1361, that
delegates of SIX Southern states had re-
ported a temporary tonstitution for the pro-
visional Obvertirilent of the Confederate
States of skinerita. Following lead of S01.41
Carolina, which seceded Dee, 20, 1860e
MissiSsippi, Florida, Alcibarna, Georgia and
Louisiana, in January, -had apprOvect ordie
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trances and legislation declaring themselves
separate from the Union. Texas seceded
Feb. 1, Representatives from the first site
states convened in Montgomery cn Feb. 4.
Jo form a separate government. At the little,
Harper't Weekly, which published the above
drawing 9 f Mentgornery, said:, "We may
consider this (War of the Union) to have
fairly begun an the 8th of February, 1861#
when the Southern Confederacy wee
formally itlbu§OrOted,"
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