HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-1-2, Page 2Valaable Mica. .
With the increase of electrical
products the value of mica has
soared, for it is one of tlw finest
insulators known, Radio tubes con-
tain mica. If your wife loolcs inside
her slectric iron she will find that
sheets of mica insulate the element
from the rest of the iron.
Curiously enough, 80 per cent of
all the mica in the world conies
from a small area near Hazaribagh,
in Bihar, India, and as there are
few industries in India that can
Make use of this product the en-
tire output is exported. The big-
gest buyers are the U,S.A., U.K.,
Franee and Japan. India, of course,
buys bark a good deal of hero n
mica inside the electrical goods sf?e
Purchases, though she has no use
for it in the raw state,
Incidentally, mica exists in tiny
fragments in coal and other min-
erals, and there is a particularly
heavy proportion in the "mica clay"
of Cornwall; but nowhere else in
the world does it seem to exist in
the transparent sheets so familiar
to all.
One little known use for mica
scrap, 'until recently known only
to the Americans, is that of ground
mica for putting the sheen on cer-
tain types of wallpaper. Until
A.A.C. Dickson, a milting engineer,.
invented a grinding process a few
years ago, America supplied every
roll of shimmering wallpaper.
Trips Reds — Maurice Boyzcum,
19, of Montreal, Canada, above,
quit the Boy Scouts when he was
'15 to join the Communist Party
as an undercover agent. Maur-
ice, a detective's son, is credited
with helping authorities to crip-
ple Canada's Red movement.
Made His Own Teeth
Today there are 10,000 different
varieties of false teeth being made,
ranging from molars with lines
down them to make them look like
natural cracks, to front teeth with
gold fillings, so that they will look
like the owner's originals.
Even black ones have been sup-
plied for an African tribe whose
women consider it highly fashion-
able to have all their own 'teeth
drawn and substituted by jet black
false ones,
There are several recipes for false
teeth making, but the main mater-
ials used are feldspar and rock
crystal. Feldspar consist of a group
of very hard minerals forming part
of certain types of rock.
Rock crystal is clear, colorless
quartz crystal often used in jewel-
lery and optical instruments.
Mixed and ground into a powder
the feldspar and crystal is passed
to a specialist, who adds certain
chemicals that determine the color
of that particular batch.
Heavy smokers, for instance, of-
ten want their false teeth to look
as though they are stained with
nicotine. This can be done quite
easily.
Distilled water is added, and the
mixture beaten up into a paste
which is then cast in moulds, vary-
ing hi size and shape to stilt the
requirements of the mouth.
The moulds are then subjected
to pressure and drying, the teeth -
taken out and passed through a
process called "biscuiting," in which
state they can he tint like chalk.
Then they are sprayed with a
special enamel and heated in a
"muffle" or enamellcr's oven. After
being exposed to intense heat the
teeth are taken out, and there they
are—beautiful for ever.
When the sets have been made
they'are often totalled up to match
the markings and color of natural
teeth. It is passible to have one's
old teeth filed to points and new,
specially made plastic teeth "cap-
ped" on to the stumps. A lot of
film stars. owe their dazzling smiles
to this technique. It is an expensive
one.
Ivory false teeth are still popular
with some people. Recently Mr. T.
Coughlan, a bootniaker, of New
South Wales, having broken his
ordinary false teeth, carver; him-
self a mouthful of luxury ones
from an elephant tusk, The job
took three months, but the teeth
will last for ever.
Queer Fish: 'l'o attract hig
catches a Scotsman of Caithness
plays the bagpipes for half an hour
before fishing, Ile says he gets good
results.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. Is it all right to send a
Christmas card to someone who is
In deep mourning?
A, Yes, 9f its picture in some
way Illustrated the birth of Christ
of the promise of peace, or if its
message be of loving friendly
thought. Don't send a gay card
shouting "Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year,"
Q. When buttering a ;piece of
bread at the dinner table, should
one hold it in one hand or keep
it on the plate?
A. It is better to hold the bread
against he plate while buttering it.
Q. Will you please suggest a
good "thank you" letter for a bride
to send in appreciation of a wed-
ding gift?
A. "Dear Mrs. Smith; The
prints you sent us will go just beau-
tifully in our living room, It was
wonderfully sweet of you and I
thank you more than I can tell
you, Hoping that you are surely
coming to the wedding, Very sin-
cerely, Mary Jones."
Q. When a man is dining with
a girl In a restaurant and another
man stops at the table to chat for
a minute, what should the girl's
escort do?
A, He should rise and remain
standing until the other man leaves.
Q. What type of writing paper
should a man use for his personal
correspandnece?
A. It should always be con-
servative. Plain white or cream,
or gray or granite, or a deep blue
paper of medium or large size, and
stamped with his address or his
initials or, for social correspond -
tote, with his crest, is in gond taste,
Q. Is it proper to give money to
a friend as a Christmas present,
when one knows that the friend
needs it?
A. It would be better not to
give money. Often such a gift is
resented and causes hurt feelings.
Q. When carving a turkey,
should the host ask each guest.
which piece he prefers?
A, Merely ask if he prefers
light or dark meat. If there is but
one turkey and everyone would
request a leg there would be quite
a problem.
Q. If one has a house guest, who
is in the home on Christmas Day,
should there be a gift for this
guest?
A. Yes. And, of course, the guest
should have gifts for the host and
hostess and their children, or one
gift that they all can enjoy.
Q. Doesn't the bridegroom and
his family send out some of the
wedding invitations?
A. No; all of them are sent out
by the parents of the bride.
DASHING LOVER
"Dearest Betty," wrote Frank,
who was hopelessly in love, "I
would swim the mighty ocean for
one glance from your- dear eyes.
I would walk through a wall of
flame for one touch of your tiny
hands. I would leap the widest
stream in the world for a word
from your lovely lips. As always,
your Frank.
"P.S.—I'll be over on Saturday
night if my toothache is better."
MERRY MENAGERIE
"Well, well .. a built-in perch!"
Sister Qf The Jeep—The new "Aero Wing" is'the'firstipassenger 'selarr model to be built by Willys-
Overland Motors since 7942 when the company-wentdnto•allfour production of Jeeps, 'The hew twos
door has a six -cylinder, 90 -horsepower motor,-and'+is expected to deliver 35 miles to the gallon.
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FRANK (Sixbits) HARRIS
** Upside-down to prevent peeking,
Wrestler Tried To
Cheat Gallows
There are more ways of killing
a cat than by choking it with but-
ter. And there are ways of saving a
man from hanging other than by a
last-minute reprieve.
At least, so thought "Farmer"
Burns, who was a .circus strong-
man performer; sone -time heavy-
weight wrestling champion of the
world, and the discoverer of Frank
Gotch, who beat the famous Geor-
ges Hackenschmidt in the most dis-
puted mat battle of all time.
Martin Burns was a farmer's boy
when be first broke into fame. Sent
into town to sell some pigs, he
was attracted to a visiting fair, chief
item of which was a wrestling
booth, The proprietor was offer-
ing five dollars to anyone who
could gain a fall from his pet grap-
pler.
Acclaimed Champion:
Burns went on the mat in the
blue overalls that bespoke his cal-
ling. He won the match, collected
his money and earned from the
crowd the name of "Farmer"
Burns.
After that l.e decided it was eas-
ier to gain a living on the that than
down on the farm He took to pro-
fessional wrestling and in time was
acclaimed world's champion by
reason of a victory over the original
"Strangler" Lewis.
Burns toured the United States,
wrestling all comers with great suc-
cess. In the course of his travels
he came across Frank Gotch,
taught the tough German all he
knew, and eventually rieveloped.hinl
into a champion.
The "Farmer" was no physical
giant, but used his natural strength
scientifically and practised physical
Ready To Ski-Daddle—Dagmar Rom, Austrian ladies' slalom and
giant slalom world skiing champion, tries her skill on a "ski -bob at
Zugspite, Germany, during the opening of the German winter
sports season, Miss Rom, a member of the Austrian Olympids
winter sports team, regarded the ski -bob race as a welcome break
in her hard pre -Olympic training on Germany's highest mountain.
The ski -bob is a combination of bicycle and ski,
culture with fanatic zeal, He made
a particular study of muscle -control,.
and one of his favourite tricks of
showmanship was to allow,himself
to be suspended by the neck for
five minutes.
He would have a scaffold built,
stand on a box beneath it and have
a running noose put around his
neck. Then they would kick the
box away and leave hien dangling
in mid-air for the advertised time.
When they let hint down he wauld
perform a front and back somer-
sault to prove he was -quite all
right.
This speciality eventually caused
Burns to figure prominently in a
dramatic story.
In Chicago a certain bar - room
habitue named Painter was accused
of 'killing a woman. Although
George Siler, a wrestling referee,
came forward and testified that the
prisoner was in his company at the
time when the murder was com-
mitted, Painter was found guilty
and sentenced to death by hang-
ing.
There were the usual appeals, all
of which failed to secure a reprieve.
Finally, all hope of saving the
doomed man was abandoned.
Siler, who honestly believed in
Painter's innocence, chanced to
meet Farmer Burns one evening.
The wrestler lent a sympathetic car,
discovered that the execution was
fixed for three months hence, and
asked to be taken to see the prison-
er.
This was arranged, and Burns
strengthening exercises such as he
used himself when training for his
famous "hanging" performance. He
had the idea that if they strung the
convicted ratan up three times with-
out being able to break his neck,
he would be acquitted without fur-
ther attempt,
Painter was well acquainted with
tl.e renowned hanging stunt. Gras-
ping at the last straw to save itis
Iife, he practised daily in his cell
the "wrestlers' bridge" and other
special exercises for the toughen-
ing of the neck muscles.
IIe became so enthusiastic that
before long he was confident that
he could not be hanged, no matter
how often they tried.
Burns left town before the
date of the execution, Returning a
month later, Le sought out George
Siler and asked if 'Painter had been
hanged.
'Oh, yes -- but theyhad to have
tirce !ries." explained Siler, wish-
ing to let the Farther larow that his
efforts at life-saving had not en-
tirely been wasted, "'They broke
two ropeson him and finally hang-
ed l.lm with a third,"
"Well, then," countered the
wrestler philosophically, "it ' hist
goes to show that if you try some-
thing often enough, you're bound
to do it in the end."
THE BRUTE
A ItIan with a caustic wit was
quarrelling with his wife, After a
particularly biting remark, she burst
into tears and said: "How Can you
treat me like this when I've given
you the seven best years .of my
life;"
"Good Ilcavenst" replied Iter hus-
band, "were those your best?"
LIFE AND HAPPINESS
It is a universal tendency of
nien and v oaten to marry and esta-
blish a home, For the suspect that
happiness is made in the home.
And we are right, At a deeper level
the family is a .workshop for the
art of making love. But this is not
the end, The home is but a prepara-
tion for family life with God.
God does not live alone, afar
off, in majesty and solemn grand-
eur, Itis conmlon experience among
us that one who enjoys power and
authority, is.left to live atone, This
is not true of God. Neither is He
alone nor does He wish to remain
apart from us. For the life of God
is. a fancily life, the life of the Di-
vine Family of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghost.
Never before the coming of
Christ did anyone guess the na-
ture of God's life, Throughout the
many wise men came to the con-
clusion that somehow God must
have companions. Thus we find
the story of triads--conmpanions of
God—described in the literature of
the East, But these companions of
His were always of lesser dignity.
There st:Il remained the cold
solemnness of God.
We, men end women everywhere,
consider loneliness a form of suf-
fering. It is a sign of an incom-
plete life. But the life of God is
perfect, complete. The key to hap-
piness, therefore, lies in studying
the Divine Family life of God. The
human family must be patterned af-
ter the original family if it is to
lead to happiness: "Its final happi-
ness will be found when it be-
comes a part of Divine Family life.
And thus is the happiness of man
completed In the family life of God.
This is one of a series of
messages ' y Father V. McGivney,
Parish Priest, St. Francis Parish,
Pickering, Ont,
Yeast — The Food
Of Many Uses
As world supplies of cleat and
eggs diminish, scientists are seeking
more ways in which yeast can be
used to save under -nourished mil-
lions.
leas. gees into bread and beer,
and without it these two items could.
not be made. The tiny micro-or-
ganisms of which yeast is built up
act like miniature factories. They
take in sugar at one end and deliver
alcohol and gas at the other.
In the case of beer the alcohol is
absorbed by the "wort" (the liquor
produced by steeping barley in
water 1, and the gas forms the
"head" or froth, •
With bread only the gas is used.
This makes tiny holes in the dough
so that it comes from the oven soft
and 1pongy. The alcohol evaporates
with the heat of the oven.
But yeast can do much better
things that Make possible the baking
of bread and the brewing of beer.
1't contains a high percentage of
protein, that necessity for growth
which modern science has found to
be so lacking in much foodstuff.
Protein is a complex compound
containing r a r i o n, hydrogen,'
oxygen, and nitrogen, with a little
sulphur. It builds muscle mitt tissue.
Without it the human body would
, waste away.
Some yeasts contain 50 per cent
of protein, compared with 26 per
rent in cheese, and 17 per cent in
beef. Yeast is also one of the richest
known sources of vital"13" group of
vitamins which combat disease,
In 1943 British scientists dis-
covered a type of_ yeast that will
perform miracles 'of "multiplication.
A yeast factory was set up in
Jamaica, where the rawmaterial for
feeding yeast is most readily ,avail-
able in the form ,of molasses.
Into a vatbontainiug 7,000 gallons
of ordinary water go approximately
125 Be of yeast cultures, 1'f tons
of molasses, and rsoihe •ammbnih,
The hungrssat lst cells gorge them
selves on this„food3 supply, and in
just 24 hours esipgle small vat
produces es•77iticil protein values As
would be found h1 the' meat froth”
four 'two-year-old cows.
The mixture emerges in the fottrui
of creamy paste which is -dried .into
flakes or ppw,rler,, or compressed,
into tablets, Once'rlricci it will keep
indefinitelY.
The great' snag about` yiotst as a
food is that few people like the taste
of it. So now science is busy trying
to get rid of the flavour and sub-
stitute more palatable ones.
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UNDAY SCIOOL
LESSON
By Rev R. B. Warren, B.A. B.D,.
The People Make' Their Choice
Joshua 24:1-8,14-18...
Memory Selection: Choose you this
day whom ye will serve. Joshua
24: 15a
Joshua had come 'to 'the end of his
life's work. He had worked efficient-
ly, first Moses, The people were
now settled in the promised land.
Alt the tribes were gathered to
Shecbent, The elders, heads, judges
and officers• presented themselves
before God. Joshua briefly reviewed
God's leadership of the people from
the days of Abraham, Then he made
the great appeal of the memory
Selection. Would they revert to
pagan worship, ,tire gods of Abra-
ham's homeland or those of the
Armorites, some of whom still
dwelt in the borders of the land?
In a powerful plea, Joshua exclahn-
id, "As for me and my brut-°, we
wit! serve the Lord."
Example exerts great iuflocnce,
The people responded, "God forbid
that we should forsake the LORD,
to serve other gods. "They pledged
to serve the LORD also.
Everyone must make this choice,
We are all serving; either Jesus
Christ or Satan. IIappy is Ute man
who has trade Joshua's clmice,
"The service of Jesus true pleasure
affords,
In Him there is joy without an
alloy;
Tis heaven to trust Jlim and rest on
His words,
It pays to serve Jesus each 'day?"
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ISSUE 52 — 1951
Bad Ci1reulation—William J. Waylett, ,above, a bakery salustt)aai,
looks with satisfaction on the five gallon jars of white pennies
he has taken out of circulation, Waylett got disgusted at the
number of times the pennies got passed to him as dimes. In elgt
years ne nas collected about $400 worth,
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