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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-09-16, Page 6Ns: 6„-Lucimow Segel, a1nesdjy, September 16, 1961 "T6e:Sejroy Town" TINEL: pp ` UI Established: urn SHARON J. DIETZ'- Editor ANTHONY N, JOHNSTONE - Advertising and General Manager PAT LNINGSTON • 011ier Manager MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter JOAN HELM - Composition Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822 Mailing Address P.O. Box 400,, Lucknow, NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail Registration Number -0847 SAbseelpthMs rate, $13.50 per year1a advu$ Seadoiratbase ate, ;$I1.30.Permit Ir adva.ce U.S.A. and Fetrelgta,-$23.00 per year;lo advance Sr. cit.' U.S.A. and. Forte, $?.1,00 peg year m advance 1 98 1 Encoth'age bus safety Lastweek'saccident involving a young child from our community, while boarding a school . bus, is' a sad and tragic thing. While this editorial in no way intends to lay blame, we would encourage all parents to once again remind their children that they . , must depend on themselves. Bussafety is an important responsibility for all children; they cannot rely on anyone else. Next week is "School Bus Safety Week", an opportunity to stress bus safety in the home as well as in school. The Canada Safety Council sponsors this week each year shortly after the start of school to encourage greater awareness of school bus safety. The responsibilities are great School administrators, teachers, school bus 5drivers, parents and all road users have a collective responsibility. for our children: In the meantime the prayers of our community are with Paul for a speedy recovery. APLACE FCR.KIDS 1 Lobster Anyone? Some foods are more difficult to eat than others. Can you imagine the first person to eat a lobster? He must have been brave. Even today millions of years after that first taste - some people can't bring themselves to crack open the bright red animal on their plate. Pity — the white meat hiding underneath is delicious. Lobsters are difficult to eat because their bones are on the outside — they have what's called an exoskeleton. Imagine how difficult it would be to move if your skin were made of bone! Lobsters have 10 legs, so they get along just fine. People who eat lobster need special tools td get through the hard exoskeleton. You could say that lobsters are left handed -- their left claw. is much larger than their right. If you're ever handling a live lobster, this is the claw to watch out for. It's called a "crusher" and that should give you a fair idea of what it can do. Many people wisely tape this claw shut. There are several types oflobsters, just as there are several types of dogs. The lobsters .we eat are called "Homarus Americanus" and are found in the salty ocean water off the east coast. This .type of lobster is the St. Bernard of lobsters. The largest Homarus in the world weighed 19.25 kg and is on display in the Boston Museum of Science. Fishermen catch lobsters in traps, or pots that are dropped over the side of Cape Islander boats. The lobsters crawl I' in and are kept alive until just before eating. Lobsters can last up to 24 ho q rs out of the sea if they're . kept cool. Many lobster resurants have salt water aquariums to keep :lobsters alive Despite their unusual appearance on a ate, lobsters are delicious. Go to your nearest lobster restaurant and get cracking! (c) Canada Wide Feature Services Limited by MacKayFairfleld Tate ?D81 60a.; 9&iVz7. WL cf) edtrees by don cemgbell • The wedding of. Kate MacQueen to Hamish Murdoch brought all i the Friends of Skye together again, except of course, those who could not make the journey to Toronto. The Reverend Duncan MacLeod officiated and when he spoke to the little congregation, his voice revealed, the joy and pride he. still felt for , the united spirit of his people. They had rented ' once again the same Masonic Hall in which they had celebrated the New Year. It served the dual purpose for both the ceremony and the wedding reception which was to follow. In many ways the hall was .far removed from anything which might even resemble a churcfi and yet there was a solemn serenity the place. This was recognized even by those totally ignorant to the mysteries of that ancient Scottish fraternity which regularly assembled there. Seats had been placed against the walls on two sides of the hall and it was here that the congregation sat facing each. other. At one end of the hall between two doors was a large throne -like chair, on which Doctor Cameron sat. At the other end, and apparently the most important position, was a row of seats and a sort of dias from which Duncan MacLeod conducted the ser- vice. Upon the walls were coloured diagrams which, to most of the people, were beyond the .realms of .compre- hension: "Dearly beloved we are gathered together here, and although not in our own Presbyterian Church, we are still in communion with Almighty God. Let us then in joy and thankfulness join this man and this woman of our own people, in the first marriage upon this bountiful land. Willyou, Hamish, take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife? Will you protect and honour her, love .and cherish her.....?" The Reverend Duncan MacLeod spoke in English, slowly andclearly, so that those who were only just beginning to learn the language .might understand' some of what. he' said. His words held the attention of all those present and except for an occasional suppressed cough, . there was little to detract from What the minister said. The men listened intently and looked with pride at, the man who had guided them through the difficult and often fearful months inthe. past. Even the children were quiet. One little boy satupon the long bench seat beside Chippy Chisholm, and looked at his mother -standing besidehis future father in front of the minister. Edward MacQueen's eyes became misty with emotion, not from the happiness of seeing a new meaning, to his mother's life; but from bitter resentment of the entire proceedings and a deep fear for his future. A child must usually follow wher- ever his parents lead him. Accepting meekly and obediently the path which he must tread untilthe time of his own maturity. Duncan MacLeod had spok- en to Edward before the marriage day, and reminded him of the most important commandment which a child must obey: `Honour thy father and thy mother". Edward still honour- ed his father. He remembered vividly the day his body was slipped down the plank into the sea. Even in death, he would still honour his memory, but what of pts mother? A child is not accustomed to thinking in terms of honour . to a • one foot in the furrow mother who apparently did not rever- ence the memory of her departed husband. The immature mind is oblivious to the true facts of life the need for all people' to love and be loved, but most of all, the need to survive! Not even the strongest love, the deepest memory, or all the tears of a lifetime, can bring back the dead! Life must go on! When the ceremony was over, the little congregation gathered around the newlyweds, with congratulations and wishes of future happiness. Chippy Chisholm stayed only long enough to add his own kind thoughts. There was a ship in : the harbour by Front Street. She had loaded a cargo of rough sawn lumber and was soon to sail down the great St. Lawrence to the Atlantic and to Scotland. Chippy would have to hurry. to be on board before she unfurled her canvas. Although he recognized the golden opportunity in Canada, he could not dismiss the sickness which gnawed at his belly. Chippy just had to "gae pante'. Hamish Murdoch put : his arms aroundhis old friend and said his last goodbye. The new bride, Katie Mur- doch, showed her appreciation by planting a kiss , upon thebearded and weather-beaten face. She called to her daughter to "gi a wee kiss tae ye're Uncle Chippy." Then as if suddenly remembering her son she called out. "Edward!" There was a silence as everybody lookedaroundfor the boy. A sudden fear gripped the bride. °` `Edward!" she.. called out. "Has nobody seen my lad?" They, searched everywhere for Ed- ward MacQueen but the boy, un- noticed, had slipped quietly away. • by bob trotter, Animals are so pathetic when they are sick. Babes in arms are even more so but an ill animal is aimost,as bad. Children old enough, to communicate ' can at least tell you where they hurt. They can indicate in many ways even when they are not old enough to talk. But animals cannot. I went out Sunday morning to feed our horses. As .usual, they came rushing into the old shack that We call a barn, nickering a welcome. I. have always enjoyed the odor of fresh straw and yes, even fresh horse manure: I like the smell -of rolled oats and horse sweat and good leather. it was not a lovely, summer morning. It was foggy and drizzling ° rail!. The glare dove into her oats and the colt nuzzled happily beside her. Suddenly, the mare started pawing the grown with her back feet. One at a time, then both of them in the air. She stopped eating long enough to gnaw at her front foot; trying to reach behind the fetlock joint with her teeth. I thought, perhaps, it was a pesky horsefly or a botfly, evena wasp. She finished her oats aid headed back through the ' corral - into the pasture. Suddenly, she stopped again and started to paw the ground with her back feet until the mud flew. She rocked back and forth. Oh, oh. My first thought was founder. A foundered horse can rarely ae cured. It's an inflamation of the hoof and joints that can be extremely painful. I caught up to her stultified a foot off the ground. No heat. A hot joint on a horse means trouble. It was cool. So were all the rest of them. She couldn't wait to get to the grass after being cooped up in the corral all night. Before letting her go, I listened with my head, to her intestines just in front of her hips. She did not sound like she had colic and a horse with colic will rarely eat. Next move: ' call the vet. He was could too. He thought perhaps be some new kind of bug bothering her, brought on by the crazy weather, the heat and the rain. We also gave her a shot, just in case it was a touch of colic. He prescribed a special bath with three tablespoons of potent skin antiseptic in two g llons of water. She gotthe rub down immediately and seenged fine: tO We kept an eye on her all day. Monday morning, she seemed fine but Monday evening she was back at it again, kicking with her hind feet, pawing with her front feet, gnawing at her fetlock. - It was pitiable to see. She was obviously in distress, looked worried and wretched. She has such soulful eyes. We : have always had a great rapport. She was born on my birthday, the first colt to be born when we moved to the country. I swear she looked at me as it to say: Help me. Bob! So we called the veterinarian again. My vet bills are going to be higher than my dental bills this month. After an extensive examination, he found the tender spots just at the heels where the frog of hoof begins. It was a fungus growth, similar to athlete's foot so we will spend the next 10 days washing alt four hooves daily, sprink- ling them with peroxide and then spraying them with an anti -fungicide. I know now why farriers must go home each night with an aching back. Andwhy they charge a minimum of $4 a foot to reset horseshoes. Oh, my aching back!