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BY LORNAVINCENT
•• The Persians cline fanatically
to g
the Moslem religion and there ,,
is considerable underlying
hostility toward the Christians.
They like, nothing better :than: to •
cheat them at evrery turn in the
bazaars and food stalls. I met ,T
on1y Otia Kosl
aM
storekeeper
whom. pI trusted implicitly. "He
proved o :to. . be a goad acid
courteous man; and never once-
' gave mg the wrong
• change• as so
• often happened with other
r
tradesmen. 1 had the deepest
respectfor this man'i and, he in
turn, seemedto feel it, and to
appreciate my attitude.
-Walking along the street was
often an unpleasant ordeal.
Laborers squatting in the shade
of mud brick_ =walls, sometimes
. made unpleasank, remarks such as
",Christian pig, then spit on the
sidewalk as I - passed. This
a happened to most Western
women -whowere thought by
the ignorant peasants to be very
immodest in their short:sleeved
• dresses apd low necks.
On the ' Moslem Sunday,
which was Friday, we usually
stayed in our apartment. Crowds
of Iranians filled the streets, and
families of the poor picnicked
along the jubes or gutters .that
ran with muddy water on every
boulevard. They brought their
rice and kebab, and samovars to
make tea. The "people who
owned cars left the city to
picnick sin the suburbs or the
mountains.
The jubes used to be the only
source of drinking water in the
city. Now the poor can get pure
mountain water from
community taps; but they still
use . the jube„ for washing
themselves, their- clothes and
her m e sum I this month' .of mourn for t the Y o.' , the ,,
their dishes. I • , h summer, mourning ?� their ho�neymo non C�pialt
..martyrdom dorn of that,~ rQ het ,Ali ,� e e w tai
.•s _ � hie
ini muddyr i n meet in. large groups s all over"
hab es :"Water in , m . .. e and t
l th .S to e,,,g Iii 1'find lin �►mpi _. , • modes,t
which people throw garbage as the elty. The Mullahs,, arouse ,, bathing whi h would, ni
. � .. g. . • suitc the emotions a h h s+.,
well as, at n>< ht use for' a toilet. h ...togwm e i withreligions
, . s
, v g :pitch lCe l' . ng + l
u h aft a l- u o an is a - and :;Parade, carrying -their t
S cr ...1 p. rp se c.al they P r ' customs. Duringtheir firs..
a sea sightto ubut thebanners , and beatingtheir nauseating tin s g swimmingexpedition " they
�� p
•une ucate.- Iranian is not breasts, often with ropes .orthe le en
- noticed that Moslem yv�orn
bacteria conscious. His life chains. They chant in unison as their
the ove u ; and .down the
waded in wearing hex long
ani •ve ` low and the theY. ,_ in . '
M,e�cPeet y is ry n Y , p black. chadors, ,All. at once a gust
h t° ow
infant mortalityrate appallingly streets. 'As . the can gr s ` - veils and'
... of wind caught these ve and
high. louder' and' louder its deadly 'aside revealing the
gdeadly
blew them as de assail g
he window' o looked: ° rh thm ••• is terrifying ,ing to . hear. :'wearers, ° . i ' •
My kitchen w d w i oke , y Y D entlarely in the'buff, Tie
out over one of the wide, new During this period foreigners aretheir: chadors
� wolnNa held tli ; • Q.
S o a to stay, off the streets - e•
boulevards:' in ' Tehran where•the u se y , �c` � this
Pp -frantically • �► 'their fa es as
Ifranti allyo ,owtheir
Once felte -fu '
• •'ube was deePer and ci'eaner than at root. enc . I .,dr ad lly � important �area to
] . P , .�•� was the most
most. The water, -as. it ran from frightened-' when my -husband
.„,conceal. .
this suburban area into the city,and I had "to pass - a parade -in a ars started their
The Bach
gathered. more and wore dirt. taxi. I draped my' over tpy clinic in the slums of
smallwith During the hot summer months, face like a' Moslem woman. tn. Tehran, an area , seething with
the laborers often took off their past years,Westerners have been overcrowded and . ' diseased
older garments and -Went in- to.. killed by --the aroused mob for humanity. A Doctor and a nurse,
bathe after which they sat on . trying to take pictures of these well as , a feat brave
the grassy boulevard to dry. -One rites.. One American had been unprofessional' people, offered
day a. workman suddenly scalded to death with boiling . their services voluntarily. At first
it was a' losing . battle. The
Moslem wives came to the clinic
out of curiosity, and - the
,have watched them. bathing their Yr P p $eat She sear lr d v .► ,
removed all of his clothing `water.
before ' going 'into' the • water.
Later on he climbed out and When a new nurses'training
4
dressed within full view of the, it was discovered that one of the
passersby. No one paid . any cubicles in the washroom faced w
attention to him. However, the Mecca.. • ,Apparently this was
following summer., the police considered an insult to Allah so
forbadebathing ,in this canal. it was promptly sealed up and
During the Moslem month of never used.
Ramadan . or fasting, religious . It is interesting to know what
feeling ran .high: This period •- .a •few missionaries have done in
preceded the New 'Year which sucha difficult part of the
was 21st March. Every' adult world,_,I. _inet the Buchers from
believer is supposed to fast the United States. who founded
(without food or water) from the Clinic of Good Dope. Iy
sunrise to sundown. He is called estimation these people were
to prayer fide times a day, not unrecognized saints for they had
by the Mullah from the minaret worked. thirty years_ against -
as in former times, but from all. , dreadful odds, • and only now,
the radio statidius blaring forth - they told me, were they seeing
from every shop along the street. some small progress.
I could watch the pedestrians on Mrs. Bucher 'Wad . been
the boulevard , unfolding their brought to Iran. as a bride when
prayer mats, facing toward • it was a considerably more
Mecca, and jM'' s uching their' ' dangerous place to live. She and
. foreheads to the ground. During her h?sband planned to spend
school had been biriilt Tehran
-volunteer trio to. teach theft*
d
the rudiments• of vleanlineso,.'
childcare,handcrafts.
and a few an rafts
When s
Wli n the husband discovered.
where
wiveswere Weir going
theybeatLater thesethem.
angry men. came, to the 'clinic
and threatened ' the lives of the
attire nee h, ies ,
social workers. Many times, the
bui di wasstoned and the
i Wig n ..
,windows . ou h he
uws broken and th gh t
staff sometimes suffered i o
t . ine. mes su , ered i�x a fir,
in uries theykept a e`l : on.,
�►
No thesenc de is e t the
•
,None ofi:,� n �,•�,, �t
Iranian women away, for 'they
quickly `,r„ealiz how ': kind and
but
goodthewere;it
c
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took" a Icing, time to encourage
g
the mothers to bring their
children. When free soap was
distributed for the babies, the
parents sold it at the bazaar.
The Buchers felt triumphant
when they succeeded in finding
a source of "sanitary drinking
water, and after much bickering
with tradesmen, had pipes and a
tap 'installed in the courtyard.
Chinese dishes a.ddmeiiu sparkle
The Chinese' New Year 4668
arrived February 6 as "The Year
of the :Dog."
The Oriental lunar •calendar
was established, more, than 2,000
years ago and runs in. 1.2 'year.
cycles. "'Each of the 12 years is•
named for a, wild or domestic
animal and after each 12 years is
over, , the animal cycle begins
again.
Similar to .zodiac -based
predictions, the -animal of the
year in, which a person is born is
thought to - influence the
- -personality. -(People born. ; in
"The Year of they Dog" are
faithful and honest).
• Here's a list • of animal years
with their personality
• characteristics. Try them on for
size:
1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, -Rat
Years, keen mind, clever,
resourceful.
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1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, Ox
Years, good, strong, tireless
worker..
1926, 1938, 1950, 1962,
Tiger Years, brave, strong.
1927„. 193% 1951, 1963,
Rabbit Years, clever, successful.
1:9928-...1940,' 1952,, 1964,
Dragon Years, wise, • generous,
fortunate.
1929, 1941, 1953, 1965;
Snake . Years, good business
sense.
1930, 194Z 1954,- 1966,
Horse Years, strong, willing to
work hard. M""
1931; 1943, 1955, 1967,;,
Sheep Years, quiet, devoted:
1932, 1944, 1956, 1968,
Monkey Years, active, quick
worker.
1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, -
n, Rooster Years, diligent,
independent.
independent. 4 --
1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, Dog
Year"sfaithful, .honest.
1935, 1947, 1959,, 1971, Pig
Years, -healthy.
Whatever " the • . year,, food
traditions play a key role in the
Chinese New Year festivities and
`"New • Year's Eve" is glways
celebrated with a special,holiday
meal.
Whys not take a page of the
Chinese, and serve.a simple, yet
effective Oriental dinner
sometime soon?
Start with hot, crisp pgg rolls
served with an interesting 'dip.
The use of frozen egg rolls, cuts
preparation time to minutes.
Cantonese Chow Mein, ,Chicken
Chop Suey, Beef Chop Suey or
Shrimp Chop Suey all make
savoury main .courses. Since all--
are
ll-are available in frozen form, you
merely heat and serve.
Yangchow Fried Rice is. a
tempting variation • on ordinary
fried rice. If you 'Wish to make
an unusual platter of Yangchow
Fried Rice,,simply mold the rice
in lightly oiled coffee, tea or -.
custard cups ands' xturn the a,
mounded rice out on a plain
platter. With the addition of
some halved cucumber slices and
scallion "stems," and . Oriental.
"bouquet" will result. . ' °
Fried Rice Stuffed Tornatoeg
makes a .colorful alternative.' to '
the Yangchow Fried Rice.
Oriental desserts always
enhance, but never overpower
the meal. Conclude your "Year
of the Dog" dinner with fresh
fruit or'fruit cup - both popular
endings to a Chinese meal,
4, You'll find your Chinese
dinner is one of the prettiest ...
and • easiest .;.. you've' ever
prepared.
GARLIC -MAYONNAISE DIP
1 cup mayonnaise
cup cream cheese at room
temperature
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
dash of paprika
2- packages frozen hors d'oeuvre:,
size egg rolls:
Blend all the dip ingredients
-together well. Chill. Sense With__
crisp hot egg rolls, prepared
according to directions.
YANGCHOW FRIED RICE
2 can Fried Rice '
1 can ,(7' ounces) chunk -style
- tuna, drained
"'/2 hup chopped scallions or green
onions ' : ""° -
3/4 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
2 teaspoons Soya Sauce
Heat 'fried rice. Put in a
serving bowl and add all other
ingredients? Toss together and
serve immediately.
To make a "Bouquet," pack
hot -fried rice into lightly oiled
coffee, tea or custard cups,
'pressing rice firmly down. Insert
molds on a *in platter tapping
to, - loosen the ,rice. Surround
each unmolded rice pound with
halved cucumber slices and use
various length or scallions or
green onions._ as the stems of
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FRIED RICE -STUFFED
TOMATOES
1 package Chicken Fried Rice
6 unpeeled, medium-sized
tomatoes, -
'/4.cup_finely chopped onions ,
pup soft bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
'/2 teaspoorroregano
'% reaspeon-basil
% cup grated cheddar cheese •'
Prepare fried rice ierd ng
to directions. Cut' tops - off
• unpeele4tomatoes. • Carefully
scoop out pulp -and mix irveith
hot fried rice. Add onions, bread ,,,
crumbs, salt, pepper, _ oregano,
basil and '/4 cup of the grated
cheese to fried rice mixture. Fill
the tomato cups with this
mixture and top .with remaining
1/4 cup, of grated, cheese. Bake in
greased muffin cups or baking
dish in a preheated 350 deg. F.
oven. for 20 minutes. Serve
immediately.
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The people f , Ught �4tpoll�;
themselves for ,their turn t4 use
the 'tap, and and vet they hated
and_
resented- these good Ampexlc.
horovided- a itrt After Tian Y
p
years some of the native women,
a fee
who had d, learned. h ; gr n and
handcrafts rat the. clinic came
back toassist the staff;
The west rn social workers.
AC ��
and • missionaries" gave help
'without trying to .inl M
owntheir,
r .i
'without
�. .Tv. beli• efs y
. *religious upon these.
uneducatedpeople.''Over :the
years tate ,Mosler m religion. has,
been gaining' ground' in the East„-
and d there have been few
Conversions' to ' Christianity. The
Buchers kept open• house day
acid night for anyone who
'needed help. Besides this, Mrs:
Bucher taught English, in the
mission school. 'People were
always corning or going at the
house and there was little
privacy at any 'time
' The Buchers iOred a cook
whohad waked for the present
Shah's rather, At drat he W40
most a nervouswreck ter the
old Sl ,had: ,threatened to cut
off his ..ears every , time hls
cooking tattied pleeR This.
f . a a an: a
un, prtun t m ... had been `a.
. • . tis he'conot'
tNal, sla�iea� and . uld;
unt l ' Shah ' .
`
eselzpe .1 Regia "�
deposed, w He: `worked . for • the
Buchers' fromm. then on with. the
• utmost:loyalty and gratitude far-.
. their 'htlxnan•ity,, My husband and •
I were fortunate enough :tit"
enjoy: some 'f is gourmet '
rnealsr. h M
When the Buehens • were
' finally persuaded' to go home*on
furlough, after'°nil the :hardshiip
and strain througbout%the years,
' he fered.'a`nervbus breakdown
after which Mrs. Bucher had two
major operations. However, the
most repent 'news informed me
• that they were back iii -e ran,
carrying on the work of their
beloved clinic. No doubt Iran,
will be their home until they die,
and, I hope, someone will erect. a
eat monument et thr'_-
ut •'
.�1
atter elf �,a
would $0014. Wale'
Clink of Good Hope w
to their work forever. It woo
aptly .00104 for in the vorst-
crises they, never : loft' h+
Through'may eara of'att
ana..sac iifice the Buchers iani
gained the acce tanoe, ' reeP t
4
;-and even ;4004 104 • t .all .
' siems . wbo lee to►lolOw
:them.
One `1019WatthOUr, is
mountf
energy! •e. ar Il. e
operate a televisionset.:for the
lad . Sullivan shows at e lodst of a
little more than one. cent. ,141'
1969 -Ontario 'Hydro customers
used nearly PA' biillidnf
kilowatt-hours., ,•
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GARNISHES
Fill ice cube tray two-thirds
full with juice or ginger ale.
Freeze, then place maraschino
cherries, pineapple cubes, lime,
or lemon wedges oramint sprigs
on the ice. Pour in more liquid
to cover and-f-inish.freezlrig.
Toothpick or skewer small '3
whole berries or cherries onto a
fairly thick slice of lemon,
orange or lime and float in bowl.
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