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Sugar. and Spice
by. Bill Smiley
Those hyprocrites •
There is one type among the species
Man that puzzles and saddens me.
In an age that congratulates itself on its
openness, its honesty, its "Let it all h ang
out" attitude, the hypocrite is still very
much with us.
Some people might think the 19th
century was the • golden age of hypocrisy.
Certainly, it set some high standards in
this line.
There were the manufacturers who
preached enlightenment and progress on
the one, hand, and on the Other worked
children 60 hours a week in their factories.
There were the men who brayed of
chastity as one of the prime virtues, and
dallied with prostitutes. There were the
men who spoke glowingly of a gentler way
of life, and set savage fighting dogs on one
another. The list is endless.
And the women! "Oh, but weren't they
the hypocrites, too? Just as tough and
voracious as any woman of today, they hid
these traits behind a facade of gentility,
humility, helplessness and fainting fits:
It v,tas an era in which the 'public
mouthing of the Christian virtues was only
exceeded by the private materialism,
corruption, and sometimes downright
viciousness of the middle and upper
classes.
Well, then, have 'we got rid of this
particularly obnoxious type, well into the
second half of the 20th century? Not bloody
likely!
as
we're 'not quite as hypocritical
aS the Victorians, but I wouldn't want to
We have pillais of the church whom you
wouldn't trust as far as you could bounce a
bowling ball in a swamp.
We have all kinds of characters who will
cheat on their income,tax, and then berate
people on welfare for "ripping off the
government."
We have teachers who ,"can't under- ,
stand the attitude of young people today,"
completely forgetting that they themselves
were insolent, lazy, and not even that
bright when they were young poeple.
We have mothers who got in the' family
way at 19, and had a shot-gun marriage,
bewailing the "sexual licence" of their
daughters.
We have fathers who deplore at length
the, slothfulness of their sons, conveniently
ignoring that they had to have'/a good boot
in the tail from their own fathers before
they'd even carry out the ashes.
We have school trustees who will double
over in an agony of glee after hearing a
filthy joke, but in public sternly, deplore the
"pornography" children are being
exposed to in their school literature.
, They are the type who will respond with
chuckles and even belly laughs to the
secual leersof Norman Lear in Mande and
All in the Family, but thunder fulmin-
-
atingly, against a fine '.novel like The
Diviners by ,Margaret Laurence.•
They are 'the type . who don't want
anything racier than "The'Bobsey Twins"
taught in school, but will shout with ribald
laugher at smut on television and take in
every restricted movie in town, laughing
when there is bloodshed on the scxeen, and
bodies start squirming on the celluloid
strip.
What about today's women? Are they
`less hypocritical than their great-
grandmothers? On the whole, I'd say yes.
- They're just as blasted irritating as 'ever,
but they're more honest.. They still cry for
no apparent reason, but they know there's
no 'percentage in pulling a faint. They'd
probably just get a glass of water in the
face.
But even the women are a long way from
being out of the woods, when it comes to
hypocrites are "surface" feminists. They
want all the perks of the new freedom, and
all the treats of the old "essence' of
-woman."
Oh well, "Let him who is without sin cast
the first stone."
I'm certainly not talkitiga bout me and
thee, gentle reader. But aren't you a little
sick of them - all those hypocrites?.
bet on it. All that's-changed is the terms of nudging heavily when a couple of naked
reference.
No manufacturer today could get away
with hiring children. But don't think
they're any less heartless than their
forebears. At least,' in the 19th century,
you knew the boss was a bastard. Today, a
company can ' 'reorganize," and turn half a
dozen middle-aged men into the street by
an "executive decision."
Many men in today's society still
practice a double standard, one• for
themselves, one for their wives. A man
who gets drunk has had "a few too many."
A woman who gets drunk is ,"disgusting.'' hypocrisy. 'And many of the biggest.
A man can go to a business covnention and
have a little fling With a call girl. If his wife
kisses a couple of guys at NeW Yeir's Eve
party a bit too warmly, she's a sex maniac.
We have politicans' who spout of . peace
and plan for war, doctors who preach
against drugs and tellyou cigarettes will kill
you, even as they butt their 50th coffin, nail
of the day and pop a couple. of benfries to
keep going.
Handle pesticides with care
spraying can all lead to
contaminated water and fish
kills, Mr. McTavish warned.
If any material is spilled on the
grounds, users shotild not risk the
consequences of Washing even
small amounts into water courses,
he said.
"Any spills or accident's should
be, reported immediately to the
nearest Environment Ontario
Office so we- can take effective
action,", Mr. McTavish said.
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' Barley
Murray Cardiff
Dave Wheeler
Jack Wheeler
Jim Bowman
Ross Mitchell
Harvey
Jack. Cardiff
Norman Hoover
George Wheeler
Emerson Mitchell
Graeme Craig •
Wayne Hopper
Jan Van Vliet.
John Van Vliet
Geo. Procter
Glenn Coultes
Murray Hoover
Roger Kufski
Bodmen Ltd..
Lawrie Black
Leslie Knight
Jack Knight
Gerald Smith
97
96
951/2
95
94%
Craig .94
93%,
• 93
92%
92
911/2
91
901/2
90
891/2
89
88V2
88
'871/2
87
861/2
86
851/2
3-Way Mixed Grain
Clarence McCutcheon 93
Neil Hemingway 91
Donna Hemingway 90'/2
Doug Hemingway 90
Graham Work
86
Wallace Black
85
George Higgins 82
Farm pesticides and- fertilizerS
should be handled with extra care
this summer. Doug McTavish,
southwest region director for
Environment Ontario said today. .
Dry weather and. low flow
conditions make rivers arid
shams in the region extra
sensitive to contamination, he said,
He cited a serious fish kill in
the Thames River that resulted
recently when 60 gallons of
fertilizer from a tank truck
accident. were washed into the
river near Mitchell. "Th ousarids
of fish were killed over an
eight•mile stretch of the river;"' Mr, Mc'Favisli said. "The effects
were aggravated becastie low
flow conditions delayed dilution of the contamination as it Moved down•stteam •
Cleaning spray tanks and
equipment hi bt near .Strearits
itaproper disposal of beSticicleS
near watercourses and e5te0iVe drift during ground or aerial
Keith Williamson 81
Bob Black 78
Jim Williamson 77
2-Way Mixed Grain
Claire Veitch 97
Ross. Veitch 96.5
Murray Hoover 96
Norman Hoover 95.5
Donna Hemingway 95
Neil Hemingway 94.5
John Van Vliet 94
Jan Van Vliet X93.5
Jack Higgins 93
Charles Higgins 92.5
Murray Houston 92
Coultes 91
Bob Higgins 90.5
Ross Higgins 89.5
Tom'Warwfck 89
Doug Machan • 88.5
Don. Procter 88
Rae Houston 87.5
To qualify for his prize money,
each competitor must exhibit a
sample of his grain as per prize
list, at the Brussels Fall Fair.
These exhibits must be in by
12:30 noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Judging is done that afternoon.
The Palace is open 'that evening
for the public to see the indoor
exhibits. Wednesday, Septa 21 is
the day of tlie -Frair.
THE BRUSSELS POST,, JULY 27, 1977 11
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