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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-6-2, Page 3The Green Thumb By Gordon L. Smith With so couch to be dont out- doors right now, it is very easy to forget about your house plants. But many fascin- ating kinds - in varieties some- times hard to get from a florist - o a n readily be grown from seed, e which should be sown now, so that they w 111 have time to develop into blooming size by the tutumn. Flow (ring maple, a favorite of grandmother's era, has been much improved by recent hybridizers. Pendant, bell-shaped flowers one to three inches long come in den- tate shades of yellow, red, pink, salmon, orange and white - some with light vcinings of contrasting color. Patience plant, another old fa- vorite, blooms all year round. Those that have flowered indoors during the winter may be set out in a shady spot to bloom through the summer, Because they grow so readily from cuttings and are so easy to grow from seed, such plants are often hard to buy and you will be amazed at the results from a packet of mixed hybrid seeds. But don't forget the one great require- ment of these ever -blooming flow- ers -plenty of water. Begonia semperflorcns is another ever -blooming candidate for a sun- ny spot in your window. Christmas Cheer, with its scarlet -crimson blossom, above dark green foliage and Christmas Pink, with bright pink bloom and lighter green foli- age, are also well worth while. Seeds of begonias are so tiny that it is hest to plant them in very finely -sifted soil, and just barely covered. With all such seedlings, watering should be done with great rare, The soil should never be al- lowed to dry out entirely, as the drying of the tiny root -hairs is fatal. Geraniums, often grown front cuttings, are also easy to raise from seed. But don't disturb the flat in which the seeds are planted, as some seedlings may appear within two weeks while others may take four times that long before show- ing. Periwinkle is .a charming annual which makes an exceptionally ^good house plant because it endures heat well. It d_velops slowly into a 12 -inch plant with pholx-like flow- ers and waxy green foliage, Prim- roses take six to eight months from seed and require cool growing eon- ditienst although there is one vari- ety, with salmon pink bloom, which is•suppo>ed to he quicker, and flow- ers with n four months after seed- ing. Feeds sown in shallow bulb Pans or flats are easier to care for than those in open ground. Fine seeds should be pressed very carefully into finely sifted soil, -covered very lightly with soil or sand, and the cot, miner snaked until the surface Ir. -.kc clamp, Glass or newspaper should be placed over the top un- til the sprouts appear. Once up, they require sunshine and a con- stant supply of moisture. Your seedlings should be moved into small pots, or later on into larger ones, only when the -roots begin to crowd. Grown outdoors all summer, carefully watered and fed, they should develop into hus- ky plants for your fall and winter window garden. '1k Almost Sorry A woman in the midst of divorce proceedings was complaining to a friend :.bort the boring conferences she had to endure with lawyers. "Oh," said her friend, "don't talk to me about them! I've had so much trouble aver my property that sometimes I wish that my husband hadn't died." CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS ' 6. Size of opal 1, Cultivators 5. Likely 8. Lath 12, First man 13, Manatees expanse 74. Reside 16. Noon • 17. Presently 18.13 overage 10. Aptitude 21. Verdant 24. Work 28 Manners 20. I9ye of a bean 27. Toward 29. Record 10. Fit6,tM'9011r- 1.' ance 11. Label 52, 14y 88, Train of wives I4. Not any E. Watt painting 0. Sudden thril! 7. Cutting tool 0. Ship's boat ridilo utosian city her thtstedse Doo�t�,gt' 1, Son of Oats 8. Poem 8, Aention ,"...lies .linen! 7. Metal 8. Sal race L Passenger steamer Students Learn Horticulture -Nineteen young men are attending the Niagara Parks Commission training school just below the Whirlpool. In three years they learn enough horticulture, floriculture and aboriculture to fit them for top jobs. Director of the school is j. 13. Liddell (left), w'ho came to Ontario from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Edinburgh. Few students anywhere have as pleasant surroundings (right) for their classes. Requirements for entry are three. successful years of high school and, preferably some practical knowledge of horticulture. Odds and Ends, Most people have the idea that leprosy is a very contagious disease. Yet in more than fifty years of ad- ministering to lepers in the Amer- ican National leprisariunl no doctor or nurse has ever contracted the malady. * ♦ , « The cave man had his own no- tions of what constituted perfect feminine beauty, and his ideal was a woman who measured the same in all three dimensions. In other words, a lady three feet tall, three feet wide and three feet thick would be the belle of the village. According to Historian Ernest Gagnon, Canada's first horse arrived at Quebec just 801 years ago. It was sent here from France as a present for the Governor. When there is a severe shortage of food among the Australian ab- origines, it is their custom to kill off dome of their children, according to a noted anthropologist. They never do away with old people, Whom they consider valuable for their wisdom. * * f Experiments conducted in a Uni- versity laboratory proved that If rats are allowed to choose their own food, they will instinctively choose what is best for them, in the ideal ratio of nine parts carbohydrate, four -of protein and three of fat. • A public Health Service official reports that men with a large num- ber of filled, ]Hissing or imperfect teeth have a strong tendency to marry women with approximately the same number of dental defects. * * * A University scientist was once sent all the way to Africa to study the gaits of the native for pigeon- toedncss When he returned he re- ported that they toe out at exactly the same average angle as the people on this Continent. * * Earliest date on which an ocean- going ship arrive.?, in Montreal harbour was April 0th, in 1045, while the latest date on which navi- gation was thus officially opened was May 246, 1943. Navigation was closed on Nov. 21, in 1801, the earliest on record, while Decem- ber 17, 1041, was the latest 10..bL,bllsh rice)( 11. Canvas loci!,s 16. Private room 20. Border 21. Festival 22, Disorder 23. Work unit 24. Printed defamatl on 86. Proclaimed 17. Strong taste 28. Molding 80. Venture 1. Unit *t ship capacity 8. Hurry 4. Limp of meta: 8. Skinflint 6. Recline 7. Bird 8. Present 0. Dingle 2. Worm 8. Hall 4. Metal 48, olden times ...TABLE TALKS... Muffins and Jam These are unpredictable days. Food preservation is as important today as it ever was. Tasty pre- serves, jams and jellies in the emerg- ency cabinet are now MUSTS. Start with rhubarb and straw- berry conserve when these fruits are at their peak season. Here's a recipe which blends the lusciousness of these two fruits into a conserve you'll be proud to serve next winter. The combination of corn syrup a id sugar gives a nice texture and sl cen, and just the right degree of sweetness to this conserve. Strawberry Rhubarb Conserve 2 cups (4 pound) prepared rhubarb 1 cup seedless raisins 2 cups sugar 1 cup corn syrup 1 large orange 4 cups (134 pounds) prepared strawberries 34 cup blanched walnuts, coarsely chopped To prepare rhubarb, wash and cut into 35 -inch pieces. Place in deep kettle. Add raisins, sugar and corn syrup. Remove peel from orange and cut away 'one-half of inner white part. Chop peel and TN anwwer to lite pnsale it elsewhere on Ii's page. . . printed beach ensemble from Beatrice Pines features a one- piece swim Suit With a hip Innn[h beach coat, self hooded. add to rhubarb. Cut orange pulp, entirely free from membrane, into small pieces and add to rhubarb, Meanwhile, wash about 11/2 quarts fully t'ipe strawberries. Dram and hull. Add to rhub:;: mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Re- duce heat; simmer, stirring occa- sionally until thick, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from heat and cool about 5 minutes. Blanch wal- nuts by covering with boiling water for abt.ut 3 minutes, then drain and cover with cold water. Drain; chop and add to rhubarb mixture. Pour Conserve into hot sterilized glasses. Paraffin. Makes 7 glasses. (6 fluid ounces each). Serve with: Breakfast Muffins 14 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 3d teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons melted shortening s/g cup wheat flalces Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder, salt, and sugar, and sift again, Combine egg and milk and add all at once to flour mixture; add shortening. To mix, draw spoon from side of bowl toward center (15 tines), turning bowl gradually. Chop spoon through batter (10 times). Add cereal and mix (about 5 strokes). Turn into greased muf- fin pans, filling each about =,5 full. Bake in hot oven (425 degrees F.) 22 minutes, or until done. Makes 9 large muffins. Just For Fun "Mose' said the Southern Col- onel to his colored houseman, "I'm going to have guests for dinner on Sunday and I want you to get a nice turkey. But be sure it's a tame turkey - not a wild one like you served last time as my guests are Northerners and might not like the gamey flavor of the wild kind." Sunday dinner- arrived, and a noble -looking turkey adorned the board, sure enough. But when he was halfway through his por- tion, the Colonel angrily sum- moned his houseman, "Mose," he said, "I thought I told you to be sure and get a TAME turkey!" "And days what I sho enough did, Boss," was the reply. "Then how do you account for these - two buckshot I bit out of the slice I'm eating?" "Dot's a tame bird all right, Boss, I wouldn't tell you no lie. De fac' of de matter is, dens buck- shot was meant for ME, not for de turkey!" Public Talks Need Private Practice All of us are called on at one time or another to make a speech - to make a presentation, to acknowl- edge a gift, to welcome a visitor. Do you get tongue-tied when it's your turn? Suppose your club is having a debate and you feel strongly on the subject; are you able to express your opinion? Think out your first sentence word-perfect and scribble a few phrases to help you snake your point. Let's say the topic is "Inadequate Schooling." Your first sentence would have to be a bombshell. "Every day, twenty-five harried teachers try to control AND teach over 1500 students. That's 60 of our children for one person to handle." You go on, reminding them how hard it is to handle two or three children in the home. You give statistics on -teacher's salaries and then offer a possible solution, one that the group can act on. There arc so many situations that you can meet with confide .e and poise once you know the ins and outs of public speaking. See our R.ader Service booklet No. 83 for various speech samples, parliamen- tary procedure and voice improve- ment. Send THIRTY CENTS in coins for "Self -Instruction In Public Speaking" to Reader Service, Room 604, 371 Bay Street, Toronto. Print name, address, booklet title and No. 83, How Chinese Do It Since my arrival in this eduntry- wrote a Chinese visitor to London -I have observed with dismay the English way of making tea. In time of shortage it is unnecessarily ex- travagant and I have been able to convince friends here they can save nearly a third of their ration by mak- ing tea properly. After warning the teapot only one and a half teaspoons of tea are required for an ordinary -sized pot. The tea is only just barely covered with boiling water and is allowed to stand half a minute. A little more water is then added and allowed to stand; this is repeated until the pot is filled. The pot must never be completely emptied before adding the water for a second pouring. Koreans developed moveable type 30 years before Gutenberg printed the Bible. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendolloe P. Clarke Everyone steins to be fed up with the weather ----rain, wind, cold, thunderstorms -and still more rain. Water, water, everywhere. It is too bad for the farmers who have. not yet finished seeding -but there is not one tiling anyone can do about it. We were watching the skies anir,u5ly ourselves towards the eau! of last week but thank goodness we were just able to get thro'lplI before the rain carate. We were se- glad. It is a tiring busi- uess -to say nothing of the worry when seeding drags on through the lure}a. it must be particularly elis- ouragine to those who have re eently taken up farthing --we old- timers are more or less hardened to the vi b'iiitdes of farm life! r * * I w nate r if this 1111tie wally active period of buying and selling farm lands is general throughout the pow ince:. In all the years we have been here wee have never known so many farms change hands in 50411 a short time. In this district 11 (1oe511 Septra king since we rated as "newcomers." Now, by compari- son, we can almost be classed as "old timers as, one by one, neigh- bors pull stakes and move into town, I wonder how many will be contented: Often we hear of re- tired fanners who are so lone- some in their town homes they hardly know what to do with them- selves. Probahly the women settle 'lows more happily than the men -glad of the opportunity to give more time and thought to their homes without the interruptions in- cidental to farm life, They like to he able to step out, do their own shopping and then walk home again. If they have nostalgic yearn- ings very few admit it. * * * And then what of the newcom- ers to the country -the man from the city who suddenly decides farming is the life for him? Some- times I wonder . perhaps that type ton• keep their feelings to themselves. "The simple life" is often eulogised through lack of ac- tual experience. Personally my heart aches --and my indignation rises - when I hear of a middle-aged man, quitting his job, putting his money into a hundred -acre farm and ex- pecting his wife and family to ad- just themselves to an entirely dif- ferent way of life, possibly without the conveniences to which they have always been accustomed. For them "the simple life" very soon becomes mighty complicated. Of course, a few acres with a com- fortable home, that's something else again. T can think of nothing bet- ter in these days of over -crowded living quarters. But a hundred acres -oh no! Not if you haven't been used to farming. Then there are those tvho think of farming, with a stable full of cows, as a part-time job - quite possible if properly organized! Usually there comes a rude awa- kening; enthusiasm wanes -and an- other farm is up for pale. * * * But the newcomers that t think we all welcome, and who should be given every encouragement, are the young ing selves. cYolet�sor go sfthem- selves. ofustalong with them, sensing their courage, their energy and their ambition -- and you hope to heaven life will not deal too harshly with theist. Disillusionment can be a bitter ex- perience for those who cannot rise above it, but a challenge to those who can. Sure, these young farmers will make mistakes, sometimes cost- ly ones -they are young yet in experience, But what they lack in experience they make. up for in initiative. Most of them are pro- gressive -the chances are they will give that "new look" to farming- and their wives, if they are the right kind, will be right there with them. The future of agriculture lies in the hands of these young people. They probably will not be required to face the physical hardships that their grandparents knew, ,at the same time every age has its prob- lems. So we say, more power to the younger generation. The world needs you -your strength, your vi- tality and your brighter outlook. Make It Stick Putty applied to barewood is likely to "unstick" and fall away after a fed' months. That is why craftsmen recommend that a prim • - ing coat of paint be applied to the wood beforehand so that the putty can adhere better. It is not neces- sary for the paint to be thoroughly dry before the putty is applied. Painting over the putty after the job is done also helps the filler to "Stay Put" while at the same time masking the puttying job. Answer To Thic Week's Puzzle 0030 OUR - s OOf/ Ot70© UME1 OMB ©©©0000© .6=0 UU2 =MOM MOM =WU UM= ©[=MUM ©O O00 MUM ®Oo OW =QUO 01203 MEMO =WOG 33MUUM 005112 LGO©A f]©0© OUG =UM 31510 GOWN MGM u0© Irk©©O Api r l. 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