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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-7-6, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST The Brussels Post lk F .P.ED-1/7z .ltit tt� 8. W. KENNEDY, ,ee Eubllshae Published Fsvety Mednesday atternoen Subscription price 21.80 per year, Paid in advance, Subscriptions 1n Melted States will please add 60c tor postage THE '2"OSt" PAINT BRUISSLLb se:— CANADA Telephone 31 —,— Brussels, Ont. COMPETITION ,Coulpetltiott certainly has its Place. The new school curriculum seems to have abolished It and children's own initiative and .apti- tudes are brought to the fore in- stead. It is not a case of whether one may heat another schonastlenlly or not. This may or may not be a wise move educational authorities are taking. -Most assuredly one does not like to see antagonistic competition; the idea of getting ahead of the other fellow Just to beat him, but often comlpetitlun is stn incentive to do one's best when he otherwise may feel a bit like lagging behind, tBut there are still the school 'fairs, and agricultural fair's, and ihcire one learns to be a good loser res well as a good winter, 1t may be termed a comparison rather than a competition, and that condi tion must always exist if things are to react a point of stagnation, One likes to excel and he likes to see another excel, too. Without this form of expression, doing one's' bets, little is attained, But back to the word comparlacn, This week we begin the comparison of growing things. There is not a reader who he not interested is such campnrieoa. For Instance the early potatoes are being dug, the heat Is attaining great heights, folks are embellishing their meals with fresh Breen peas' direct from their gar, dens. This is good news. People like to read of it. It may be that some of our readers know of cases of this kind of which the Post has not heard: Th#tt is uhat makes• in. teresting reading at this time of year, Yes, we still say, there is much to be said in favor of competition, the mild-mannered friendly kind. eeeeasire FORKING A PIECE OF BREAD 1f advice counts for anything at all then the People of today ought to know a good deal more time the folk of the previous, geueratnn. It makes little difference •there one turns there is advice 110001 dctue- thing of other, Our newepaPers are getting full of it, Advice l'or people who nutlet to invest thele money, a(l.vice fir those who bet on horse races; more of it for t)toee who do not feel ally too well; ad- vice to husbands; advice to wives; .advice on how to play golf or make a faney quilt; advice on what to wear and what to say and how to behave yourself generalt3. Today there arlved another of those little sheets here some person had more advice for sale. One of the questions and answers in the course of instruction was this: Q,; Is it considered right to use a .nark to take a Piece of breadat the table? A.. Veatlately not. Such a cus- tom would be regarded as nothing short of vulgar and evidence of poor breeding and training, So there you are, When the bread plate is a little too far distant to be reached by the nand the fork cannot be used to supplement the len,gt'Ih of the arm, It's vulgar, and $ulgar is, quite a strong word, We can't claim that spearing a r r r-^^ ti '.„ . 7a i S Focus Your Wants Classified Want Ada. will fill all your re- quirementw They act as s -lens which will concentrate all your needs, and bring them to a•perfect focus of iatisfactory-results,, piece of bread itlt ar fork was '?A actly a conlptlon habit on the Tenth Goucepsion; hunt there were those who seemed to regard it as- the ,pa'oper method 01111 the habit (Tae neither applauders nor condemneu person even' up and molts 1t was vul. gar, When one 08ed a fork to reach for a piece of bread 11 sealed to de. pond on how it vas done, The hired man for 11(3(011 re was quite all ndept tel it, 11c• had (t eel'ti1111 easy sort et technique whirls must have conic only from years of experience, 01' else 1t nutst have been a gift. There were just two chairs' at the table, ono at each enol, anal along the sides were beaches. The hired mets used to sit toward the end of the bench, sort of at the northeast corner, and often enough the plate o thread was down 11ear the centre 1L' the table, The hired man was not one of those folk who always wanted people to be doing things for 11110; when lie set out to do any- thing he attended to the hing him- self and that same rule of life fol. lowed him to the kitchen table, (Yes --most of 111e eating along the Tenth was done on the kitchen table). Probably- that's bow it came that he began using his fork when he wanted to get a piece 00 bread, He was' as deft at it we the man on the Hying trapeze Iu the ah+cue; never dfd lie miss and never did be strike so deep that 11e dis. tushed the other pieces of bread stacked on the plate. And when he reached he never appeared la by stna.ining a muscle or standing hi danger of loshhg his balance 011 the bench. Phe skilled surgeon remov. i11g an appendix could not have had a nicer or more gentle variety of technique than 11a(1 the hired roan when he sPeare(l a piece of bread with a fork, Of course we do not advocate or even snildly suggest that this old custom be revived, but we feel moved to defend the hired man 011 the Teutit Concession, He speared his piece of bread with such ease and precls'ion that we resent the UM suggestion that he was a gar individual. He wasn't, Vul NOTE AND COMMENT *— Heavy rants check the advance of the Japanese armies, and they pro• duce the same effect on Sunday School picnics, Three Toronto folk were mads violently 111 by a pie that was our - chased at the dOor, That evidently w'ES' not the itbtd that mother used to snake, C1110001101' Hitler will probabls be of the opinion that Joe Louis used sono kind of booth on Herr Sehmel- ing the other night, Six I3arM:Mian w010011 were Meals pointed because they found 117 ice 01' snow in Canada. They should have been here last January. Rather a sage remark Is this coming from] a Brussels business man; "There is nothing a man will believe knocker the. something wthloh he wants to believe," Niue million dollars is the resew• Ile from one year's operation or 111e cigarette tax 1n New York, The folk in that city nl:list he trying to enrolee themselves back to pros- pect ty, iSidaey 11, Smith is mentonee'l as a pos8Ibil'ity for the Conservative leadership probably on the vr0und that the carried the solid Smith vote he would shave a mice alert to- wart{ power, Winging on the vote on hudg'tt debate in s0 short a time w'as riit'e work. A long debate would Have been evidence of futility because 11 Wile' known in advance that the final vote would have been the same 110 hnatbteh' when taken . People in Germany sat up by their radio machines until 3 in ate morn- ing to hear that Sehnieling had gone down in 2 minutes and 4 secancl5. That seems to prove one of our pet contentions, that no good purpose is ever served by hanvinp around 1011111 3 in the tnorning.. Barbar 1.101te11 the heiress 10 some $30,000,000 is having a malt witch her titled hits4band, it's one thing to 11l)1i.1 with a wire, but in these hard days it's u tough prob- lem to split with that amount of hard cash. New Zeaialtd is enjoying pros• parity In spite of the decreasing world wool deeSdnd. 1 Cameron Geddes Over CKLW Three Nights Weekly Prldaly evening will see telt In- auguration of a new program over station C1KLW Windsor which will. be of great Interest to loyal .radio listeners. Cameron Geddes, who hes 011 many octet -Mous delighted Bruesele ander •es, and who is no stranger 10 Jiro: eels People, will be heard over this station from 10.13 to 11 pan, standard time on Mon- days, Wednesdays and F rldaye. (41r, 001tles• has been busy for the peat month 0r more lining up the towns along the Bluewater Highway from Codericlh to Collingw0od to the in with the advertising of that route as shortest and 111051 Seenle route from 'Windsor to Mlle Muskoka Lakes district. and Callender of quicrtnplet lune The program wile consist of songs by Cameron Geddes interspersed with ad'vertisiug relics about the attractions these Layne hold for tourists, His 'Pigeons Are Doves of Peace Jack Miner Gives New Name to Pure White Tumbler Pigeons By LANCE CONNERY. For the last ten years visitors to the Jack Miner bird sanctuary have noticed goodly numbers of pure white tumbler pigeons, which show little fear of human, beings and ere especially at ease with the younger visitors, Not ordinary birds are these, for they are Jack Miner's '1lreace doves.,, Fitting symbol of the naturalist's aversion to human and an111101 war - tare, the birds cane to the sanc- tuary alter a lecture tons' in which he visited a friend, Sam Andersen, in Hutchinson, Minnesota, There ire noticed the snowy birds, and he aptly called then ''peace dorms" because of their sine, ' reseahblirg tlia:t of a mourning dove, and their spotless white feathers. Son At Home On his return, to hie delight he found two pairs err the tumbler pi t- eous had been shipped ahead of him by Sant Anderson, He ew'iftty had a pigeon house built at the rear of the sanctuary pond, and soon the feathered visitors were quite at Home in their new sur- roundings. They suickly multiplied, and now there are dozens on the sanctaary, They are so tame that they light on the heads and shoulders, of visit- ing children for to reason that soon becorues apparnet to the observer Jack Miner always feeds the birds only when children are pa'esent, so they have come to associate the children closely with feeding time. A Simple Moral The naturalist draws a simple moral from the birds. Although Mr. Sam Andersson has passed on, hie peace doves are still giving Joy to the thousands of visitors to the .Miner sanctuary, he points ont. "Are our lives going to do es much for succeeding generations as Sante Anderson's simple act?'' Jack Meer asks. They All Came (By A, R. K.) If 1'1y Cousin Jake's, a picnic 0111118, he loves outdoors and coats of tan, and 81059 aloud their praise; he loves to pack up buns mad caste, and then a happy man is, Jake, lie tricks the open ways, if When 1 went off to visit shim, I knew rho picnics would begin, Jake hadn't changed a bit; he knew the very place to go. told how the gentle breeze would blow, and just where we would sit, �j ,take knows' the pretty spot; all right, he picked a mighty pleasing site, we Spread the victuals there; and Jake was busy on the chores, said all things' tasted swell out- doors, where one sniffed country ah', If Jake talked so much the spider's heard, they 1101st have listeued to em11 word, perhaps they missed not one; their they sent word around the woods, that Jake had brought sthfficieilt 500de, 11-11d every one. (3110111(1' come, If The sifts, got wind about It ail, and some were skint and ethers tall, and beetles heard it too; end cater- pillars Joined the group, MoSgUitnes made another troupe, their course wee straight and true. 11 I Itbink Jake tanked too nntell that day, anti really had ioo mach to say, of all bis picnic spread; we might here sat there all alone as quint and peaceful as at Borate -1f nothing ltad been said, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6th, 1038 SAY HILL -BILLIES LIKE OPERA BEST Prefer It To Mountain ,Music "De- clares Col, Bovey of ,McGill, ,on Return from Visit to Arkansas. I'heer ain't no 11111-hIIly mucic.! Kentucky anis Aritansas' mountain - ems :prefer symphony orcneelra- tions and opera. They disclaims ut- terly' the brand of envage discard which. Is describe! as '`mountain music." This is the verdict of Co, Wilfrid Bovey of McGill University whl re. Presented the Canadian Broadcast - lug Corporation at tate recent fauns table conference on radio held un- der the auspices of the National university Extellximl Association at Ilot Springs, Arkansas, The ex -governor of the C130 and :McGill extension Head was much intrif'roed by the Lniver!ty oC Ken. tu;'ky'e mountain radio listeu°'hg center system. The university of Kentucky has for years recognized the radio as ars excellent medium for the stimulation of educational cultural and recreational actly:ties. During the peel season 15 or more educe tibial, agricultural and mast - cal programs have been broadcast weekly from the university studies in Lexington, It was found early 111 the expert - mental broadcasting that large sec- tions of Kentucky lacked the facul- ties for receiving broadcasts, espe- cially in the mountains, A system of radio listening centres was es- tablitvhed. The university proviried radio receiving sets', of adebuate power, and placed them under the community centre directors. This scheme has been a harked success. 1'W'EN A PUSSY CAT DIE" You'se as stiff an' cold as a stone, Little cat. Dey'se done (rowed you out an' lef' you alone Little cat. - - 1r -q� ffEll 1'se strokin' you'se fur, .', But you don't never purr, Nor bump up anywhere. Little cat—w'y is. rat? Is you're purrin' an' btmilpiw' all done? W'y far is you'se little foot tied, Little cat? Did dey pizen you'se tlunmick iu- side, Little cat? Did dey hint yott wif kicks, Or wif big• nasty bricks, Or mum' you wif sticks, Little cat—tell me dat? An' holier w'enever you envied? Did it hurt very :much ween you died, Little cat? Oh w'y you w-tm off an' hide, Little cat? 1'se ell wet in my eyes Cos I'moet aHae sevies W'en a pussy cat dies', Little cat, Fink of dot! An' I'se awfully sorry besides. iv'' '1' it Dest lay drown dere in de sof' grown', 'Little cat. Wile I put de green grass all roan', Little cat. Dey won't hurt you no more w'en you're tired, an' so sole- D'es.t lay twiet, Little cat—wit a pat, An' forget all de kicks of de' town, AGE BREEDS BRAINS Scientists say that as a trifle el- derly father's prochtce brilliant sons, ']'here are innumerable cases to prove this theory, For instance, both Lao -Tse, China's religious teatime( end John the 'Baptist were horn when their fathers were well pant middle age. But to conte (10(111 to mora re, cent times, we find that John. Hun- ter was 'born when his. father was sixty-five, 'Robert 1t0yleee tether as aixily-one When lie first saw' light, Sir John Helsc hel's fifty- four, Samuel Johnston's fifty- three, Francis flacon's fifty-two William Pitt's fifty-one, and Mil- ton's for'ly1311p. 'Theta' riven were brilliant perhaps because Iheh' fathers Were mature when they were born, and vial Wee which 111 the a ee or younger fathers 1V1v011111 have been patent were develepetl and handed down to therm, One of those flighty city w'onrell was visiting in the hills of New Eng- land, She. ":Chis place has so many odd and peculiar people.') Native: "Yes, but most or them go Dome by the first of September," HOPES TO FIND TREASURE BURIED IN E. WAWANO$H• Alex Darling, Michigan resider:. who claims, to have papers in 111' p003e0810 11 w'Itlull are definite proof of a hurledtreasure in the Town- ship of East Wawanos'h, has return' e(1 ,to 11133 1tonlc', Papers which he claims to leave were left to J0111 ihy a relative who lived in East Wawa. nosh, They point oat that George Hanrilton, as eccentric retired urine officer, came to the Huron Tract about 1050, bringing a large quan- tity of money with htm, When he died this was never found and so Darling has hopes of finding it. Ile expects• to return 'Some time 1:1 August and expects to gain pe'r)tiio slam from the Huron County Coun- cil to examine the old records which have been stored at the Univ,orsity of Western Ontario, He hopes t0 fines a1oug these papers a cl(te 10 the exact location where Hamilton located when he purchased land from the Canada Company, She Considers Shooting Him Alice and Pete are happily leer- ried, although Alice ,<onl .tins, 3 con-, sidea's• the best plait would be to shoot her husband. The firs time she considered it was before they were married. Peter addressed an envelope to her from the Pallister, Calgary. Inside the envelope oe put no letter to Alice. but instead be Put a letter to his father, Alice, in due course of post, opened t11e en- velope at her home at Granby, Que. Then she was horrified to And the letter to Pete's father. She though' Pete must have sent leer letter to his father. She wondered in anguish what Pate had said to her in that letter, Pete has kept on worrying Alice with tillage Like that for years. Isis latest and perhaps most brilliant et - fart was' deftly executed the other day iu ilontreal, where they now live. The it WO of theme were des- cending in an elevator from a ecr tato luncheon room. In the ele- vator there were also four middle. aged and rather stern -looking I ladies, Pete was to leave the ele- I valor at the third floor, while Alice was to go down to the street lei el. As Pete got out of the elevator at FREE SERVICE' OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD HORSES OR CATTLE removed promptly and efficiently. Simply phone"COLLECT" to WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED PHONE 21 INGERSOLL BRUSSELS PI-1ONh - 72 the third floor he looked back et llfs wife and asked 'Are you going to tell your Mishima that you )lad luncheon with me." Then the ete- viant• door closed and Alice was fumed to ride down the rest of the way with the ett:ru'looking ladies. who eyed her with marked disfavor. —The Printed Word. Hints For the Home Many Years Ago Iu this scl'apboolt, too, appears 'Mate for the Thome' whish still ap- pear in many papers. They may sound out-of-date but here they are. Every mother knows, though many heed not the fact, that unless she tran:'frrs some household duties to the daughter she encourages her child to grow up In sloth and ignor- anee, It is said that wiskey will take out ever kind of fruit stain . A child's dress will look entirely ruin- ed by dark berry scams 011 11, but if whiskey is poured on the 118001- ored places before sending it into the wash it will come out as good as' new. You can procure from any firma that deals' in paper iptitteras a model for cutting overstockings. Partially worn ones can be utilized for the children to greet advantage. A 1110' foot is cut from the leg and a separate sole sewed in. It is, a good plan to line the heels of the boys' stockings with a piece of stout cotton neatly shaped to Rt the heel, It saves Much darning, Nevr heels can sometimes be sewed in with less trouble then mending 3110? old ones:" --And Still Ram compain about work. 'Mother, may I go out and play ?-' "'What!! With tboee holey in your clothes?" "No, with the girl next door," =SN,4PSlIOT GUIL Flake a Christmas Picture Book 41t4` Let pictures tell the story. Bedtime on Christmas Eve is as impor- tant to the story as discoveries at the tree next morning. Amateur Hood or flash (amps and supersensitive film put the pictures on a snapshot basis. PLANNING our Christmas pictures is very much like planning our Christmas shopping. Far in advance we resolve to do it early. Day after day we resolve to do it early. And then all of a sudden the tinge is up, we can't do it early—aud we don't Bio it well. So, here's sound advice, De it no1l Get yourself pencil and paper and work owl a Christmas scenario, a series of pictures that will toll the whole Christmas story and glvo material for the pictorial Christmas book you have always wanted to make. Then, first thing tonoorrow, lay in t proper supply of supersensitive film and amateur flood or flash bulbs, so they will be ready to hand when Christmas comes. Don't skhnp in planning your pie- d:ure series. Remember, 5t's ate occa- sion that comes Duly once in a yeas and even if the children are still young, they are growing up rapidly as far as Christmas is concerned. You will want at least one picture —Perhaps several ---of decorating tlto Cln'istinas tree. If you use a self -tinier, the whole family can appear in one picture. Another "must" will deal with hanging Up the Christmas stockings. Other plc - times can be reputed to these—for example, the children peeping up the chimney to make sure It is big enough for Santa's entrance. A flood bulb, tucked away in a serum of the fireplace, will give a proper firelight effect. Then, there should be a pajama picture with the parents admonish- ing the children to go to bed and be good and stay there. Thore 'should be a pioture of the children asleep —they seldom are on Christmas Eve but they can at least close their eyes and pretend. Next morning, a picture of theca peeping down the stairway, Joyous snaps as the new toys are discov- ered. A snap of father trying to put Junior's now train together- -or of Junior struggling for a chance to play with it himself. Soaps of the Christmas dinner, the afternoon nap,the new Bled getting a tryout ... There is material here for a whole album, a book for the years. Watch youi' exposures, for these are pictures you do not want to miss. Inexpensive reflectors help increase and control the light. With a box camera at its largest lens opening, you can take ,snapshots using super- sensitive film and two big No. 2 flood bulbs in cardboardueilectcns, three and four foot from the subject. For the Christmas tree, which la stark, use three b111he, or more if it is a large tree and the lights have to be farther back from it. And. where possible, try to arrange a lral- anced lighting, without harsh blank shadows, for those especially injuria a child picture, 165 John Van Gunder,