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By Donald V. Martin
"Winterizing Your Pet"
Getting our cars, homes
and wardrobes ready for
winter is a ritual we're all
very familiar with, and in a
way, our pets need prewinter
attention too.
Likely, the most common
question pet owners ask is
whether or not an animal
should be allowed outside on
bitterly cold days. The obvi-
ous problem is that if your
pet is used to, or insists upon
conducting his basic daily
functions in the privacy of
the outdoors, it is important
to prepare him for Jack
Frost nipping at more than
his nose.
Most animals, if properly
acclimatized, can be placed
outdoors with no worries on
your part. The easiest way to
get them used to the cold is to
ensure that they spend much
of their time outdoors in the
fall. This allows their coat to
grow longer and thicker, as
well as enabling their meta-
bolism and temperature
regulation to adjust proper-
ly. If a dog has spent all sum-
mer and fall sleeping,, out-
doors, he should not have
any problem continuing this
routine throughout winter, if
provided with a compact,
windproof dog house. Be'
sure to have a double door
vestibule (old rugs make a
good door) and plenty of bed-
ding inside. Straw can give
some dogs skin conditions,
ripped up cloth or rug mater-
ial may be a better bet.
Energy requirements dur-
ing winter are greater, due
to heat loss. The outdoor dog
or cat must therefore be fed
more. Beef, suet, meat or
bacon drippings 'should be
added to rations. Keep in
mind too,, that drinking wa-
ter may not always be
available due to freezing, but
providing a bowl of warm
water from time to time,
throughout the day can over-
come this problem.
If your pet is particularly
frail or old, he will probably
be better spending most of
' the colder spells inside with
an adequate heating source
ready: Pussy cats curled up
on a radiator, watching the
snowflakes fall and dream-
ing of spring, are more for-
tunate than their stray
Winterfest
Weekend
The annual Snofari and
Ski-a-thon activities spon-
sored by Elmira Lions club
are being combined into a
• Winterfest Weekend on
' February 10 and 11.
Events will centre around
the Elmira raceway lounge
,building and will start on
.Friday evening with a mix3-
ture of entertainment and
games of chance.
A community breakfast is
planned for Saturday morn-
ing before contestants go out
to ski or travel the snowmo-
bile trail. On Saturday after-
noon, other competitions will
include a nail -driving con-
• test, log -sawing, and tobog,
gan races.
A' dinner and dance on
Saturday evening will con-
clude the winterfest activi-
ties. Bill Clemens, president
of Elmira Lions club, said,
"This will be our majorfund-
raising activity,' and will.'re-
quire"a lot of work by all our
members.
friends huddled up under a
cold porch. For the cat who
does enjoy his time outdoors,
it is important to ensure that
his ears do not become frost-
bitten. That is not to suggest
ear muffs, just be sure -40
keep him out for only very
brief periods on extremely
cold or windy days.
Most cats have a particu-
lar aversion for cold and
they invariably seek out
warmth. This often leads
them to curl up, on car mo-
tors with tragic results when
owners turn on their engines
(a cat can be severely in-
jured or killed when caught
in a car's fanbelt). A quick
slap on the hood or a short
toot on the car horn will
usually prevent this from
happening.
Once it snows, there are
some things you can do to
make your pet's, life more
pleasant. After walks, es- '
pecially when snow or ice
has formed in clumps on the
paws, be sure to wipe them
off with a warm, wet cloth
between each toe. It will only
take a few minutes and can,
prevent toe irritations, call-
ed interdigital pyoderma.
Remember to be especially
thorough if you have walked
your dog on salted roads. If
your dog attempts to chew
off iceballs from his paws, it
can lead to severe inflam-
mation of the skin and sto-
mach upset.
The most serious problem
which occurs during winter
involves antifreeze. Pets and
children find its taste very
appealing and as little as a
teaspoon can be fatal. It is
imperative that antifreeze
be safely stored away from
prying hands 'or paws and
that care be taken to dispose
of aii antifreeze, pa tie larly--
when draining radiators.
Following these few sim-,.
pie precautions will help
make this winter a safe and
happy one for your family
and your pet.
Gest of focus
By Jack Martin
James Garner and Mari-
ette Hartley both swear
theyure throwing in the flash-
bulb when their current
Polaroid contracts expires.
The most successful team
in celebrity endorsement
history says the time has
come to call it quits.
But something else just
may be developing here.
Polaroid says negotiations
are still going on. So why are
our stars saying it's all over?
Could they ' be after more
money - much more
money? Probably.
Charles Stern, Garner's
agent, says the issue is dead,
and that his client is definite-
ly finished with Polaroid. We
hear Garner asked for the
sun; moon and stars to con-
tinue. But the camera com-
pany wouldn't give them to
him. So maybe he does mean
business when he says he's
quitting.
But Mariette, while saying
' the same thing, is still said to
be fidling with tier deal. Be-
cause,, says our source at
Polaroid, the e.empany is
thinking they mikht continue
the campaign with -Hartley
as the single star. And that
she's "very interested" (no
matter what she's saying
publicly) if Polaroid comes
up with the right (and very
big) bucks.
Craft Talk
By Louisa Rush
For those of you that have
not tried knitting or crochet-
ing with beads or sequins,
this can be a new adventure,
and quite simple when you
know how.
The pattern will state the
number and size of sequins
required. To thread the se-
quins onto your ball of yarn
before beginning to knit with
it, fold a ten -inch strand of
sewing cotton in half, thread
a fine sewing needle with the
two cut ends of the sewing
cotton so that you have a loop
of the sewing cotton at the
other end.
Pass about six inches of
the ball of yarn to be used
through the loop of the sew-
ing cotton, then thread the
sequins onto the sewing nee-
dle, sliding them down the
sewing cotton and onto the
yarn.
When knitting Cwi'h this
yarn, slide 'the sequin up
itself also to modern decor.
It also can be very easily
adapted to placemat size.
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you do not have an envelope
or stamp, please enclose an
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your name and address.
-Send to: Louisa Rush, "Craft
Talk", 486 Montford Drive,
Dollard des Ormeaux, P.Q.,
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rectly when ordering and to
enclose your stamped return
envelope for faster service.
Zimbabwe has surplus
Zimbabwe is one of the
few African countries that
consistently produce food
surpluses. The latest fig-
ures show : that in 1981 the
value of its agricultural
production was $1.1 billion,
close to the work with right and farm exports reached
__hand_ fingers, ,.knit_the_.nexL`.saw _million, roughly 4.
percent of the total ex-
ports.
stitch through the back loop
pushing the sequin through
the stitch to the front of work
with the loop of the stitch.
When working crochet, the
sequins are moved up to
position with the left.hand
when so stated by the in-
structions. Always be sure
though that the sequins are
on the.front of the work.
So much has been said
about pompons, but hive you
ever considered usifig a tas-
sel sometimes? These can be
very effective too, and
several bunched together
can be very effective.
For the average size of
tassel, cut a piece of card-
board about two inches wide
or the width you will require
the `tassel. Wind the' wool
around and around this card-
boards
anti. the. desired thiek-
ness is .obtained.
Using a blunt ended needle
threaded with the same
wool, insert the needle at one
end .of the cardboard under
the strands and taking them
X11 together draw up tightly
and fasten securely.
Cut, through the strands at
the other end of cardboard.
Finish the tassel by winding
an end of wool several times
around the top, just below
the folded ends of the wool,
then fasten off,` but before
breaking off the wool, pass
the needle through the top of
the tassel, then use this end
to sew the tassel in place.
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This week's pattern is a
crocheted runner with a faint
hint of 'old-world charm. It
would look lovely with anti-
que furniture, yet will lend
crossroads
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Let's
Talk.
Nobody's perfecf
By Re`i? Lee Truman
A major lesson of life that
seems so hard for many of us
to learn can be summed up in
three little words: "Nobody
is perfect."
The other side of that les-
son is, "Nobody has to be
perfect."
It is hard to believe that
people can live their whole
lives and not observe these
two lessons and their appli-
cation to living, happiness
and well-being.
If we could not be perfect
in every respect, it would
help if we could reach per-
fection in some one thing.
But even that small favor
seems to be denied us. Those
of us who have given our
lives to one vocation for
which we have spent many
arduous years preparing
know only too well how far
short we have fallen of that
ideal._
And when we persist in
making stupid little mis-
takes like forgetting the
name of someone we have
known for years or saying
the wrong thing in a meeting
or not capping a pen when we
put it in the pocket of our
best white shirt, it would not
be too hard to stir up a giant -
sized feeling of depression.
With this kind of self -
honesty, it is easy to get to
thinking that you are a fail-
ure and really not much use
to anyone.
One thing that feeds this
kind of feeling is the supposi-
tion that other people do not
have the kind of fault's that,
we have. And of course, they
do not. But the truth is that
they may have a lot of faults
that we do not haye, known
and unknown.
Some brsouls have
been wil}' g to admit their
failin 5' Their confessions
givejme a good deal of com-
f
-�7 I take heart from someone
who has the expertise such
as Henri Pointeare, the great
mathematician who said, "I
am absolutely incapable of
adding without mistakes:"
Somerset Maugham, the
famqus author, wrote, "I
often think how• much easier
life would have been for me
and how much time I would
have saved if I had known
the alphabet. I don't know
whether P comes before R or
after, or where T comes in
all this, and the alphbet has
to this day remained some-
thing that I have never been
able to Bet into my head."
It is said that Elbe Heine,
whose remarkable memory
contributed to the skIU ttliat
made him world chess
champion in his generation,
one time kept 15 chess games
agoing simultaneously, and he
remained blindfolded
throughout the playing of all
15 games. As the games went
on, he turned to an umpire
and apologetically asked for
a cigarette, saying as he did
so, "How absentminded of
me. I left my cigarette case
at home again."
So why don't we all relax?
Nobody expects us to be per-
fect, and we could not even
be perfect if they did expect
this of us. Why not settle
down to be real bona fide
human beings with just
about as many faults as the
next fellow, but having a
great time working at the
business of being the persons
HEY KIDS! LEARN TO DRAW
WITH DANNY COUGHLAN
Desirable Belleek
cup and saucer
By James G. McCollam
Member
Antique Appraisers
Association of America
Q. My Belleek up and sau-
cer are pale lavender with
gold trim.
I have enclosed a sketch of
the mark; what can you tell
me about the vintage and
value?
A. Your cup and saucer
are American Belleek - not
Irish Belleek. `They were
made by Ott and Brewer,
operators of the Etruruia
Pottery in Trenton, N.J. The
company was under the di-
rection of „William Bromley
from the Belleek Co. in Ire-
land:'
Forturately.,..yQur_cup.and_.
saucer are just as desirable
as Irish Belleek, and would.
sell in the $100 to $125 range.
The company, was in busi-
ness from 1863 to 1893, but
Belleek was made only dur-
ing the last 10 years.
Q. What can you tell me
about this pair of bronze
figurines? There are no
markings or signature I can
rmd.
A. These are "The. Horses
of Marly."
• The original statues were
the work of Nicolas Coustou
in the late latlr.centurey.
They were for the palace of
Louis XVI at Marly
(France).
Since then, many copies
that God intended for us to
be?
As a banne> ;that +one of my
junior hjigh confirmation stu-
dents Made said, "Have
patience with me, -God is not
finished with me 'yet." I
would only add, "and for the
same reason have patience
with yourself.
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havebeen made.
If these are solid bronze,
they would be worth at least
$500 or $600, Most of these
copies were made in the late
19th century.
Q. Art Nouveau, Mission
Oak, Golden Oak and Art De-
co furniture were all made
less than 100 years ago. Art
_Deco -was -made -as -little -as -50 --
years ago. Why are they so
high priced?
Based on my understand-
ing that an antique should be
over 100 years old! it doesn't
make much sense.
A. \yhoever said collecting
make's sense? Collectible
furniture that doesn't techni-
cally qualify as antique has
been made popular by deal-
ers and collectors.
My own -feelings on this
subject are mixed. 'furniture Nou-
veau and Mission furniture
have merit and will become
antique within the next gen-
eration.. Golden Oak and Art
Deco may not inspire any en-
thusiasm. on. my part, but
many collectors disagree.
1. Here's Danny's complete drawing.
2. Finish what Danny started.
3. Now try it yourself!
HORSES OF MARLEY
... Probably made in late
19th century
ACROSS DOWN
1. Serpentarium
exhibit
47Philatelic
item
9. Mineral spring
12. Firmament
13. Of the arctic
regions
14. Corral
15. Shaggy
17. Sluggish
19. Ranch unit
20. Fifth or Park
21. Evil spirit
23. Explosion
24, . Revise for
publication
25. Do a. double.
take
26. Prosecutor:
abbr.
28. Began play,
in bridge
29. Never -said
word in Love
Story
30. Vehicle
31. Currently
popular
32. Norther •
33. Buffalo's Lake
34. "Blowout"
35. Grossly
ignorant
36. River boats
38. Modish
39. Nautical try
40. Manacle
43. Youth
44. Rallying cry
46. Pontic
contraction
47. Naval officer:
abbr.
48. Courage
49. Free (on
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2. Aspen
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3. Nile sight
4. Reject
5. 'Carryall
6. Pub drink
7. Mrs. Kettle
8. Seclusion
9. Exhausted'
10. Llama land
11. Poker stake
16. Rob Roy, for
one
18. Pullet's perch
20. Frighten
21. 'Sandwich shop
22. Paradise
23. Small fruit
26. Haley best
seller
26. Raised
platform
27. Greek god of
war
29. Extend, in a
way
30. Cheese go -with
32. Droops
38. Norse
explorer
34. Worships, in a
way
35. Visual aid
36. Bunyan's pet
37. English river,
38. Chastity's mom
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AUCTION SALE
Of Furniture & Antiques For
HERB PIKE
545 Richmond St. Listowel
Sale to be held at Listowel Livestock Ltd., 1
mile north east of Listowel on
Sat., Jan. 28 1:00p.m.
Chesterfield and chair; dining room table and 6
chairs. (antique); china cabinet and buffet (com-
bination); Moffat 4 burner electric stove;
Westinghouse refrigerator; black & white TV;
Easy wringer washing machine; wooden table;
small wooden table; iron bed and dresser; anti-
que dresser; iron bed and dresser; antique
blanket box; antique chair; Eureka vacuum
cleaner; Eureka floor polisher; chrome table
and 4 chairs; Philips cabinet stereo and 2
speakers; small table; platform rocker; single
bed and mattress; wooden wardrobe with
drawers; 4 pair drapes; large table fan; lamp;
quantity of dishes. Numerous other articles.
TERMS: Cash
Auctioneer:
• GRAHAM JACKSON
Listowel 291-4528
AUCTION SALE
Of Appliances, Furniture, Antiques
& Dishes For
ANN McDONALD
Of Brussels & The Estate of
MRS. ISOBEL BARRISDALE
Of Drayton •
At Gray's Auction Centre, Corner Hwys.
87 & 89, 1 Mile West of Harriston
' Sat.,, Jan. 28 11:00 a.m.
APPLIANCES: Westinghouse stove;
Fridgidaire fridge; Westinghouse automatic
washer; apt. size Gibson deep freeze; R.C.A.
portable colour tv; Morris electrophonic stereo;
vacuum cleaners; Electrohome portable colour
tv; small electrical appliances.
FURNITURE & ANTIQUES: Rust chesterfield &
chair, good; wooden ext. table and 2 leaves;
small square table; maple table,. 4 chairs; buffet
and hutch with 2 glass doors; chest of drawers
with spooled front; 2 drum tables and coffee
table; 2 single beds; dresser and mirror; dress-
ing table; chrome table and 4 chairs with cloth
seats; small china cabinet with glass in door;
wooden telephone table and chair,' chest of
drawers; wooden bed; dresser and mirror and
chest of drawers; gate leg table with 2 leaves;
pedestal 'coffee table with glass on top; rocking
chair; wooden chairs; ext. table; preserve cup-
board, rough; night table; bowed front bed;
large.wooden double Ped: desk. •
C.HINA & GLASS: Nippon cocoa set, cocoa pot
(chipped), 6 cups and saucers and cream &
sugar; H.P. cream & sugar; Noritake cream &
sugar; H.P. vase; green dep. bowl; Nippon
dresser, set, tray, hair receiver, pin dish and
covered dish; Jap. salt & pepper; vases; cut
glass dish; 'old glass drugstore bottles; candy
dish; glass•rolling pin; cake plates; 2 large H.P.
jugs; old glass cake plate & cover; glass jug and
lid; ornaments and figurines. Br. -.Empire ware
set of china, 22 k. gold trim 8 place setting and
vegetable bowl and plater ..
SILVER TEA SERVICE: icings. Plate, old silver,
tea pot, coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl and
spoon.
STICK PIN: Gold stickpin locket from 19th
Century with American eagle, Amer. flag, Liber-
ty pole and Goddess of Liberty seen on front of
locket.
CLOCKS: Cuckoo clock; Mauther mantle
chime clock; Haller 400 day clock, needs spr-
ing.
MISC.: Lamps; 3 paintings on canvas; 10 piece
set of pots and pans; odd kitchen dishes;kit-
chen utensils; pillows; linen; roaster; cast iron
fry pan; Avon bottles; Christmas decorations;
pictures and frames; picnic table; electric
barbecue; garden tools; lawn chairs; books;
Toledo meat, scales small brass pieces.
Many,many other items too numerous to men-
tion. , Lunch booth.
TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper I.D. day of
sale.
Owners or Auctioneers not responsible for ac-
cidents day of sale. Any announcements or
corrections given verbally day of sale.
Auctioneers:
BARRY & KEITH GRAY
Harriston (519)338-3722'or 343-3007
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