HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-11-03, Page 1414 The Goderieh Signal -Star, Thursday, November 3, 1,966.
The. Blue Thumb
Follows Clippers` Courses
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--µ By G. MacLeod- Ross
On Aug 29, a saga of the
Seven. Seas began and since
Goderich has always been, and
always will lie,, a port, perhaps
some account of it will interest
the man sailors we have here.
Francis. Chichester is . a 65-
year-old map publisher, who
sailed out of 'Plymouth in–his
Gypsy Moth IV, rigged as a
ketch eight weeks ago. . He is
sailing 28,500 miles round the
world by himself. He 'viii ,pick
up the routes of ttie grain and
wool clippers to Sydgey, Via the
Cape, of Good Hope and return
round' the Horn. He hopes to
equal, the wool clippers' times;
spend 3Q...days in Sydney, after
docking there in 100 days.
Gypsy Moth IV
The Gypsy Moth is 53 feet
long and has 1854 square feet ••
of sail area. The waterline len-
gth is 381, feet. The hull is
laminated' wood and she is flush
decked: the ketch rig enables
one man to handle her with
ease. Heavy perspex ,over the
cockpit enables the deck to be
watched. Designed by riling -
worth and Primrose she cost
$90,0,00. This does; not worry
Chichester particular 6, ,because
he went to New Zealand as a
young man, panned for gold and
made a fortune. Today he is
slim, leathery anti wonderfully.
fit, but he fears pain and hates
toothache.
He has shipped 600 pounds of
provisions to take him to Sydney.
Beer, brandy and biscuit; cake
coffee and chocolate; eggs, ,fresh
and powdered; flour, fruit, fresh
and herbs; jam, lime juice,
Finnegans
At Meeting
C,ftEWE.--Mr. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Finnigan attended the Agri-
cult}.iral annual meeting in St.
Marys on Wednesday.
Visitors with Mr. and. Mrs.
Jack Curran and Stuart on Sun-
day were Mrs. Flerb--Curran and
Miss Ida Whyard, Lucknow, and
Mr. and -Mrs.' Don Paquette,'
Ripley.
Mrs. Cecil Chamne',' Wing -
ham and Mrs. Sam Thompson
and Ellen, Donnybrook, Mr. E.
Hasson, East Tawas, Mich., Har-
old Blake,, Dungannon; Mrs.
Lloyd Kay, . Thamesville, and
Mae Irwin, Goderich, were visit-
. ors at the Raymond Finnigan
home recently.
Mr. and Mrs. AIden Hasty,
Grimsby, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne Hasty and family just
recently.
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matches, marmalade and milk!
Nescafe and nuts! olive oil; pud-
dings and pepper; rum, rich and
red currant jelly; salt sugar,
sardines, spaghetti, soup and
sausage; tea, tomatoes tinned
and sauce; vegetables fresh and
dried; wine and yeast.. After
this list it is superfiuous to in-
'tiinate that -Chichester is a
"health -food" enthusiast.
Reading from fore to aft the
.ship has a single cabin and sail
store; a lavatory division, a two -
'berth saloon,' a heating stove
with swing seat and table; along-
side this the galley, opposite
these last two the chart table
and a small lavatory and oil-'
,kin hanger, nett is the cockpit,
'with -the principal berth along-
side it; below are the diesel
engine, water and fuel; the aft
oonmpartmen't' with rubber dingh-
ies sand finally the self -steering
van—the idea of a rival., "Blond -
ie" Hasler. Chichester sits in an
upholstered chair of gimbals,
with a built-in eating table.
Tools and emergency oddments
are within grabbing distance.
Verey pistol. log, hand fog -horn,
torches and loud hailer. On the
bulkhead in a bank of naviga-
tional instruments. A radio dir-
ection finder; echo sounder;
speed gauge; battery charging
equipment and-, the radio.. He
will send weather reports from
unobserved stretches' of ocean,
as well as a weekly report to
his Press sponsors in the U.K.
The Voyage
_ Whatever Chichester's
ambit -
ion, it seems impossible that he
Will match. the rate of a clipper
liko the Thermopylae, which, on
her maiden voyage from Eng- -
land, sailed to Melbourne, Shan-
ghai and home in 179 days. The
outward passage. of 15,000 miles
being completed in 60 days.
Whilst clippers did not carry
-large crews; "Chichester has to
match the seamanship of 40.
A.B.'s, many of whom were sail-
makers.
So this lone navigator sets
sail. His hero is Captain Robert
11'oodget, the greatest cap.ain
of the "Cutty Sark," because he
was such a fantastic navigator.
The Cut;y Sark- is now preserv-
ed at Greenwich on the Thames
side 1 Chuchester's first message
showed him to be a day's sa Ting
behind the "Cutty Sark" on the
6th day, with 827 Miles logged.
He had encountered a Force 9
gale on the edge of the Bay of
Biscay and had to slow down.
"How the Cutty Sark would have
loved that: She would probably
have done 300 Miles in the day."
But he is very pleased 'with his
new ship, and reported later,
that he had 1830 square feet of
sail rigged.
On. his return journey he will
tilt with Cape Horn, where 90
foot waves can be encountered
and where. in 1740, a British
naval, squadron was cut �in hal-
ves. "It's bloody rough down
there!" So far three lone navi-
gators have "made" the Horn,
though two were capsized or
overturned. But the killing rate
for small craft is deceasing.
So there he sits in Oils girrvbal
seat, eating a "special" dinner of
nut -roast with a bottle of wine,
though his favorite drink is
Whitbreads Ale. This time he
took a barrel, instead of bot-
tles, but when he tried to draw
a draught into his pewter M,ug,.
none flowed out.
We shall follow his progress
with much interest and admir-
ation.
Any more for the Donald Mac?
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For at least 3,000 years man has been trying to
cope with the common' coldcHe' has .,been armed
with faith, superstition, and hope. He has been
advised by Grandma, his next door neighbor; and
the advertising copywriter. And he has bowed,
year after year, to the persistent, perennial, plag-
uing cold.
Yet, ever the optimist, he faces each winter -with
new hope°and — probably -- some old, unproven,
but beloved remedy.
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DO YOU?
Here are some time-honored rituals ... and what
modern research has to say about them.
? At the first sniffle, gpi to -bed and
stay there.
If you have a good book to read, or if a steady
diet of tv is your meat, you'll probably enjoy the
vacation. But for a normal, healthy adult, bed
rest .is not necessary unless you have a fever.
Of course, you'll be doing other people a favor by
staying away from them during the first conta-
gious days. And taking, it easy is a good idea,
since it helps your body to resist complications.
Young children, the elderly, folk§ who seem to
get one cold after another, and adults with a ser-
ious chronic disease — these need to rest. They
•need all their energy to ward off further illness.
? Wrap a piece of flannel around your
throat at the first sign of
scratchiness.
The.cold germ will have a good laugh. The flannel
is only a substitute for the teddy. bear you clutch-
ed- as a baby.
But lots of remedies — hot milk is another ex-
ample — have a beneficial, though purely psy-
-a e
? Take vitamin pills, and prevent colds.
Excess vitamins, serve no purpose, and may even
be harmful.- If you have a balanced diet, you don't
need vitamin pills. .
Some people don't get all the vita ins they need.
(Teenagers. appear to live only' �ha gers
and Cokes.)
Ask your family doctor if you need a vitamin
supplement. ,
? Take a laxative to get rid of the
cold germs.
The cold virus won't be budged.
But if you're constipated, a mild laxative may
make sense if you don't make a habit of it. .
? Get under a pile of blankets, and
sweat. .
This is supposed to flush out the poisons produc-
ed 'by the infect ion. It hasn't been proved.
Anyway, it's pleasanter to drink liquids, and you
accomplish the same purpose — if you accomplish
it at all.
? Cold • baths and winter sleeping
porches build you up so you
don't get colds.
No, they don't. Cold bath and cold air enthusiasts
get as many and as severe colds as comfort lovers.
Of course, you may become so used to discomfort
that you don't mind the cold when you get it.
? Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Oh,come on. . -
What do you do if you, have a cold and a fever?
WHAT 1S A COLD?
The common cold is a name given to any of a num-
ber of short-lived infections of the nose and
throat.- All of them are highly contagious. They
have similar symptoms. Sometimes they are cal-
led by other names, which simply tell you what
part of the upper respiratory tractis particularly
affected : rhinitis, affecting the nose; pharyngitis,
the throat ; or laryngitis, the voice box, •
WHAT CAUSES A COLD?
Many different viruses can cause a cold.
A virus is a disease -producing agent so small
that it goes right through the very fine filter
that stops bacteria.
These cold -causing viruses are present in great
HERE'S WHAT YOU -CAN
You can relieve the symptoms: -
• Your usual dose of aspirin helps your headache
and achiness.
• Antihistamines give you some relief if allergic
reactions accompany your cold. *
• A vaporizer or a hot bath relieves congestion.
(Don't get chilled 'afterwards.)
• piece of hard candy soothesyour throat.
• Cbugh syrup eases 'a troublesome cough.*
• Nasal decongestants, in the form of drops, in-
halers, • or sprays, are useful when your nose is
clogged up and your breathing is difficult.*
• Liquids — fruit juice or water -- make you
feel better generally, though no one is sure why.
• And rest, since it conserves energy, helps your
body to build up resistance against complications.
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a, cold. They are carried on the droplets you expel
when .talking, coughing, or sneezing.
HOW DO YOU CATCH A COLD?
Though a virus causes your cold, a number of
conditions seem to increase your susceptibility
(science does not yet know why gar -how). -
People appear to catch colds mainly indoors. They
get more of them during the colder months.
Fatigue, chilling, and poor physical conditioh
seem to give the virus a better foothold.
WHAT'S THE COURSE OF A COLD?
From one to three days after the virus takes hold
in your body, the symptoms appear. (But other
people can catch your cold even before your symp-
toms appear — one reason why colds are hard
to prevent.) '
The first hint is usually scratchiness in the
throat. Within a few hours, your nose gets stuffy
and you have vague feelings of discomfort and
illness. Usually you start sneezing, too.
Within 48 hours, your cold is in full bloom
eyes teary, nose running, voice husky, breathing
obstructeddulled. , and your senses of taste and smell
You may feel lethargic and achy. It's common to
have a moderate headache, especially at the be-
ginning (but a severe one may be a sign of some
complication) . You may also have some fever, al-
though that's unusual in adults.
Once the cold has fully developed, it usually con-
tinues at its peak for several days. Then there is
a gradual letting up.
An uncomplicated cold commonly lasts from
seven to fourteen. days.
CAN A COLD BE DANGEROUS?
In itself, no. But it cin open the door to other ill-
nesses. And it's hard to know when the door has
opened, because all the viruses that cause the
common cold have not yeye.,,,been identified, .It's'
ruery-, iff i rta say✓- vhere-•the m�p�le;sniff erilat i- -
cold leaves off and complications, which may be
dangerous, begin.
Other — hon-coTd- —viruses -ma._ ` _-_
y complicate
matters by getting in their licks when you are -
already felled by a cold. Or bacteria — many of
which live in your body harmlessly during times
of good health — may grow strong when your
defenses are down. Or sometimes your body is
,allergic to the cold virus or the activated bacteria.
Then the severity of the cold. symptoms increases,
and the inflammation and mucous discharge may
spread to other parts of your respiratory system.
For some people, these complications may be
dangerous,
CAN YOU CURE A COLD?
No, you can't. There is no drug known today that
can cure the common cold. -
Antibiotics, the "wonder drugs" are effective
against bacteria, not against ordinary respiratory
viruses. Doctors may prescribe thesedrugs fo
the complications — the secondary, bacterial-
fections — but riot for the cold itself.
As for antihid'tamines, they, work against the al-
lergic reactions which accompany some colds. Of
course, only a doctor can tell the difference be-
tween the stuffy, running nose .and burning, teary
'eyes which come from the viral infection and the
same symptoms which come -from the sometimes
.accompanying allergy. Practically, this means
that at times an antihistamine will give you re-
lief, but it has no effect on the cold itself.
CAN YOU PREVENT COLDS?
Not very effectively; .
Vaccines against cold viruses are being worked
on but are not available so far. One of the prob-
lems is that so many different viruses — maybe
itil C. red cause colds: -Protection against one
gives no protection against the others. And the
'protection,.like, the immunity you develop from a
cold itself, may last only a • month - or so. Mean-
while you are still subject .to all the other cold
bugs people may breathe at you.
There are some common-sense precautions you
can take, though :
Keep your distance from people who have. colds.
Especially when they cough or sneeze. A
In general, eat well-balanced meals, and try not
to get chilled or overtired.
Andoif you do get a cold, take these precautions
to keep from spreading the infection:
Keep your' distance. Stay away from movies and
other crowded places.
Cover your coughs and sneezes. Use disposable
tissues, and get rid of them immediately by put-
ting them ,into a closed paper bag or flushing
then down the toilet.
DO FOR YOUR COLD!
* Please note: Some nose drops, sprays, combin-
atioh cold tablets, loienges, capsules, and cough
mixtures contain drugs which have a long-term
bad effect. Ask your doctor which he recommends,
Warning: Occasionally sore throat, headache, and
fatigue may not be symptoms of a cold at all, but
heralds of a more serious illness.
Call your doctor if you develop any of these
symptoms : a fever that lasts more than two or
three days, a severe headache; chest pains, hard
coughing spells, earache, or rusty -looking spu + m.
And if you suffer from asthma, chronic bron itis
or any other chronic respiratory illn you
should consult your doctor at the ons:. of the
cold. r _..
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