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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-12-24, Page 21,Y 1f'istkindllia. R t *r Roy duril the 1501 century, Martin Luther, .a 011104 leader w eye Aso vet ted a lot of newt ~- era wprds, ,subii:tituted aChriatLindlein or the Christ Chf lid', 'for St. Nicer as .:the; 0 • N J! • 1 9 vo 11EA1t1110 AID IATTERIES Reviewed narbara Kr'ukow.skl Boy Thar At Triangle Discount Store, WihSjham Johnston's Barbershop Gordo Turbitt's Pharmacy Listowel CURTAIN: I'OIRQT'S- UAST CASE. By Agatha Christie Well, la grande dame of the whodunit has done it again. Ori- ginally intended for posthumous publication, Curtain's author is still alive, but alas, the curtain comes down on the famous Her- cule Poirot in this, his concluding case of mystery and murder. FOOT PROBLEMS ? Residence at 455 -Argyle Ave., Listowel . (It performs MIRACLES. Every Tuesday All Day, Other days by appointment in Listowel. Clip this ad and save for future reference. 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The conventional course of events occurs in Curtain. Once more it is Poirot, and - Poirot alone, who solves the mystery. Unfortunately, for those who have followed Poirot's cases over the years and grown quite fond of him, the case is fatal to Poirot. Curtain is written in .a more augmented psychological style than . most previous cases. • As usual, everything culminates in the final few dozen pages. The book is most readable; you could probably read through it in one night. Although on the sur- face it appears simple, it's mag- netism is so strong, you just can't stop reading it. And really, isn't that what the legend of Dame Agatha Christie is all about? If you've ever heard the expression "curl up with a good book", but could never find the right book to curl up with, this is surely it. Poirot's death is a shock, to say the least. The lifelong hero dead? Highly unimaginable. At first it seems that Poirot Was finally beaten. But the thought of Poirot beaten by the evil opposition is even more unimaginable. But the answer, you'll discover for your- self. Now, Poirot is solving the mys- tery of what lies beyond. But you'll have to decide whether he's solving it "up there" or "down there". at MkyRent4Car weprorniseOur ,�ahetter customers deai..and we deliver! Featuring tine p►uducts, engineered by Chrysler GOING TO FLORIDA? =RESERVE RESERVE THROUGH US TOLL FREE RESERVATIONS 1-800-261-6055 Stan McRae Ltd. Palmerston 343-2035 Cunningham Motors Walkerton 881.2973 BETTER By ROBERT D. ROSENBLUM At the bridge table, if no- where else, one muFt.iearn to mist temptation.fEkeIng. an entryless dummy - playing at no-trump - whose sole at- tribute is a six -card suit headed by the queen, jack, any defender will find it easy to duck declarer's proffer of the king. Better to lose to a singleton than to establish an opponent's tunable suit. Of course, not every temptation is so obvious. Today's declarer fell into a slovenly way and came away empty-handed in his search for nine tricks. He followed the course of least resistance and found the way booby= trapped. The 'bidding was straight- forward. North-South reached a sound three no- trump contract on a com- bined holding of 26 high, card points after exploring for a four-four spade fit. West, in an attempt to es- tablish his long suit, properly began with his fourth best heart. Marshaled in his favor were a reasonable five -card suit, possession of the open- ing lead and two side suit aces. Declarer, seeing no danger, played low from dummy and won East's eight with the ten. To fulfill the contract he re - nIXT111. ONTARIO ,181111...111111, awn", 4-I0C6y BAINTON'S OLD MILL BLYTH, ONTARIO AT THE RAILWAY TRACKS A friend of mine who has been making his v other.iu-law wet, come in his hoe for the past ten years had to face the inescapale .emergency the.4ther day, The old lady took a sudden weak spell and needed immediate medical at- tention. But when the .doctor Was called, my 'friend was informed that he no longer made house calls. Nor did Any of his con .% freres, It would be necessary for them to bring, the old lady to the clinic. So an ambulance was finally hired. But when the patient was duly delivered at the clinic the.dottor was not long in giving his advice, "There's really nothing we can do for her here,"' he said. "After all, what can you expect ofr a woman 87 years old? Besides` we h aven't a bed for her here, so the only thing to do' is to take her back home and look after her there." The doctor also volunteered the information that the old lady wasn't likely to live too long, but he prescribed some rather costly medicines just the same. Total ambulance charges for the return trip were something over $60.00. Now twenty years ago that same doctor would have charged from $5.00 to $7.00 for makinga house call that would probably have elicited the same advice and there would have been no need of an ambulance. Furthermore the old lady would have been spared a trip that must have been ex- tremely ,uncomfortable, even dangerous, for her. It may seem ungrateful of us to be harpingon the faults of Medi- care, but I can't refrain from comparing the medical treat- ment which is now ours by gov- ernment decree with what it was like in our fathers' time. Here now are some items taken from. BRIDGE quired four 'tricks from spades and diamonds. Nei- ther suit -would provide all out the p0 to ayes. On the lead of a -,lbw dia- mond West grabbed his ace and continued with the ace and jack of hearts, removing South's queen, hie, last stopper. West retained the ace of spades as an entry to his two good hearts. Declarer's trick count had reached eight. When he tried to sneak a spade trick - diffi- cult indeed with dummy's king and queen in view - West rose with the ace and cashed out. Three hearts, a diamtxrd and a spade added up to a one trick set. Another declarer had fallen into the trap ofa trick too cheaply. Sa had played automatically to the first trick, tuned to the siren's song, "second hand low." His hastily snapped up bargain turned out to be damaged goods. South had won two heart tricks to both of which he was entitled. Remember, howev- er, that the heart suit was the defender's weapon. Note what happens if dummy's king is put up at trick one. Since West must have all three outstanding aces,for his opening bid East can be kept off lead, protecting declarer's heart suit filom further at- tack. Thus, should West con- tinue the suit, South is as- sured of three heart tricks. By playing the king, de- clarer will win ten tricks, los- ing only to West's three aces instead of going down. the dy 'mak of one.: Dr. V, M. Mms at have been asked to keep his exaet address, anonymous) bot he -p, actised°, 1New Bruns- wick, and his journal is dated from 1902 to 190. `Jan. 1902 P. K. Sanderson, Obstetrics $10.'00." The reader who sends me this tells methat this was for pre, natal care, .delivery, and house calls afterwards. Further infor- mation on the ledger reveals that this ten dollar aceount was paid for as follows: Two crates of strawberries, two of raspberries, three grapevines, two- tomato plants. Also sundry other vege- tables and some honey. . The bill was marked paid nine months later, just in time to get ready for the next baby. In April of •that same year appears this entry: "J. Ryland, Obstetrics; $12.00. Paid in cash at time of service." The extra two dollars was no doubt charged because the patient was better able to pay. Two other deliveries that spring were charged for at the rate of $5, and nobody knows, says my cor- respondent‘ how many babies were delivered free. There were no welfare agencies to take care of such cases in those days. The doctor just obliged for free because that was an expected part of his profession. Here is another entry from this lovely old journal. "Tom Gilson, 11 teeth extracted,, $5.50." A further study of the book reveals that Dr. Mills did indeed have a rough schedule of fees -for those who could pay. Extraction of a tooth, 50 cents. House call in town, $1`.00. House ,calls in the country, $3.00 (Limit 15 miles). That was by horse and buggy or horse.and cutter: No extra charge was levied for winter trips. For sewing up a wound, 50,cents per stitch. In 1,904 it seems that the doctor put'his horse in semi -retirement because it was then that he bought his first car. He bought Fords only, and about the Model T he notes that while it cost somewhat more than 'a horse to run one, it also brought him a lot of extra business because it had the habit of backfiring when one s..4 was cranking it and breaking an jrm or wrist. The doctor seems o have set a':lot of broken bones when the Model T was first being broken into to Canadian way of life. North S K Q 10 6 H K3 D QJ84 C A95 West East S A53 S 974 H AJ952 H 86, D A7 D 632 d J32 C 108764 South S J82 H Q 1074 D K1095 C KQ West was the dealer. North- South vulnerable. West North East South 1 H Double Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass West led the five of hearts. A neighbor of Dr. Mills recalls that he seldom if ever charged for That's right. A big, wide hatchback door with every 2 and 4 •door Rabbit at !no extra charge. Our Custom and Deluxe model`s have a whole list of standard equipment.you , may pay extra for on other cars. (Or can't get at all). Steel belted radial tires. Rear window defogger. Rack and'pinon steer; i�ng .Dual diagonal; brake system. .FoId. down rear seat Swing -up parcel shelf, Flow-through'ventilation system. Rear door children's locks 14 -door sedans). Front -wheel drive. Unitized body cora, struction. And much more. r. any attention he• gave to the clergy, and a preacher's wife says that in the days when their family was large and forever accumulating bumps or bugs, they seemed to be always looking out of thei& parsonage window for the doc to come walking up the street with his little black bag. "I told the children once," she says, "I told them that if we get to' heaven first, I'm. sure I'll pull back the curtain up there some day and say `Come children! Look! Here comes:boc Mills with his little`back bag!'?, If the Dr. Millses of our fathers' day hadn't disappeared along with their buggies and Model T's, I wonder if we would ever have asked for Medicare. Santo around the world Santa Claus is a wanted man. But he won't be easy to track down -he has too many aliases! In one part of the world he pops up under the name of Julenissen; in another, the Abbot of Un- reason; and in a . third, as Saint Nicholas. Timetable . Santa's arrival date depends strongly on local customs. In Holland, the custom of leav- ing secret gifts for children on St. Nicholas's birthday became pop- ular centuries ago. Even today, presents are exchanged on this day, Dec. 6, rather than on Dec. 25. A bale of hay is often laid out for the benefit of Santa's horse, not. his reindeer. In Spain and Italy, Santa arrives a whole month later, on Jan. 6, Epiphany. This day seems very appropriate for it is the day on which the Three Wise Men delivered the very , first Christmas present; in Bethle- hem. In Italy, incidentally, Santa is a she. In France and Scotland, Santa arrives on Jan. 1, New Year's Day. In England, where gifts were once distributed exclusively on the day after Christmas, Santa is seen more and more 'often on Christmas Eve, as he is here. This change is believed by some to be the result of increasing American 'influence on British customs. In England, too, the kinds of gifts that Santa brings are also becoming more and more like American gifts. A generation ago, Englishmen tended to be a lot more "practical" than today. Husbands gave their wives a new cooking pot or a pair of new over- shoes far more often than they do now. Santa's Aliases Here is a "rogues' gallery" of Santa's aliases around the world: Saint Nicholas. In the 4th century he was modeled after the original saint, St. Nicholas who lived in Turkey and whose deeds of courage and kindness earned him the title of patron saint of children. The legend of the good saint as a gift -giver was later spread to Russia, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium and Germany. the Abbot of Unreason. In the Middle Ages, the gift -giver became an officer who directed the festivities of the holiday sea- son. Dubbed the Abbot of Un- reason by the Scots, and the Lord of Misrule, he held office from Christmas till January 6, and his word was law. Either elected or appointed, he ruled over holiday activities in royal households, cottages, and inns. The English called him King of the Bean, and to the French he was the Boy Bishop. Kris Kringle. In the 16th, century, a German colony settled in Pennsylvania, and again Santa's name changed! The settlers had brought the Christ- kindlein with them, but somehow it got transformed into Kris Kringle. - Santa, himself! The Dutch nickname St. Nicholas "Santa Claris" for short, but his image as a fat little man with 'rosy cheeks and white beard comes down to us from a poem written in 1822 by Dr. Clement C. Moore, an American minister. Dr. Moore based the poem on a colorful old Dutchman he had once met, and named it "The Night Before Christmas". He recited it to his children, who were delighted. Then he threw it away. A lady visitor rescued it from the waste basket and had it published in The Troy Sentinel. It has become a literary classic and now" almost every child knows what goes on when Santa comes on Christmas Eve. Julenissen. That's what the Norwegians call him, and he works overtime in the land of the Fjords. He brings gifts to good kids (only ) before they go to bed on Christmas Eve, not after, and in the week between Christmas and New Year's he totes his sack to the "Jultrefest"-a commu- nity party for all the kids. La Befona. In Italy, Santa is a lady, and a tough one! 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