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The Brussels Post, 1952-2-20, Page 3ri Weird Rg eches FQlr,. The.i1b1 i Ch 1t#8 °. 'tee el.CI,•ea The chilblain season 1s moan its again, In medieval them ittwas tupought \ that a chilblain asoafbiteefroon of wieked snow elf which, nairac,}doys,; ly enough, could squeeze between the victim's boots and toes 'Wel fasten his teeth on the delicate extremities.' The elves were said to havgt,bepn amen .climbing out of the top of a man's boots as he toasted hirneeZ. in front of the.,fire, Chflblaiia. sufferers ;were advised'. to try all sorts of weird remedies, ranging efrwn1:.diJlping ithte afflicted., toes in boiling ;need, to walking barefoot fd,"the. snb'iis'aiid eiladfng the feet in the imprints left by a holy man or friar, The Black Prince, Edward, eldest son of. ti?verd IIIy.:Suffered from chilblains and oiled 'had to 're- move part of his famous black armour so that he could scratch 3 hiolseif• llilbltlnk`ere localised inflionma- j•t tions •-akeeting the ,parts- farthest front the centre of the circulation— "'' •hands, -feet; and' more 'rarely 'ears and nose. The cause of the intplet-.a able itch is the escape of a eertafie serum which irritates the nerve endings. Underlying caus'ee are debihty.i insuffiefent exercise; poor oirchla-t" tion or poor quality of the blood. CalciumLLWhiclt itieans' ggs milk and cheese_—i4 suppesled ;to be ;vein-,, able in treafntcnt,°bfit lattrst- research' has ptoduded a tablets containing other eepotent-„i>1,g_gedtpttt ., Jane/dna..., calcium. R, These are Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Nicotinic acid (which dilates .theI blood vessels and so helps,cirenta- r,7s Ferrous' Sulphate. "ut Sk1Yti tam. er nn tai G.r••' .• . . :t::1 +^on; cur ,.. an Er+' a: 1„e.. ,, nett :ra t n• r• tit Caupie'Of Snobs — WilRnlhelr noses- tilted !s'kyward, 13'-morith- old Robin Mace a Fr c "11' and he e?"rhh friend prepare .to set out on d brisk promenade,hrough Green- wich Village. Robin was •tired of, being pushed around and.''Gaby' didn't seem to mind the ride. - • Any Valuable Books On Your Shelves? il;ti ida't,gd” sandwhcbed Ujgeel1f3,01Q othe`s on the shelt'tf '' of ,llipoi Cathedral. library ha'3' sltldtt idlihUltdI-ds thet;itrrk of Wil li8m Gai),tpn, 1tinglantka;Grst omni+';: et, 't{.lib 'lived "ht the' 15th eenrury. :Th? laopfe ne tes'tint•ttied•?tb be worth $60,000, and was ,?eco sized by a ,' Reeds hotiSet\rife, hfrs,, Jean Rfortir ' l tja��t•aR u'r ;d q ..,., Ivor tle`last 450 years priceless 'tinder:tag li$Oks grinled'iby Caxton Have been turning uta in the most" - ',odd places His "Fifteen Oes,"' now in the British Museum, lay for centuries burigd 'in the, dusty attic bf' an old 'country house. A cape of Caxtdlt'.'t'Indulgence" was found pasted inside another' 'boolc in Bedford town library, The - famous and priceless "Vellum, Caxton" was found in a Rola] .. Cattliolie seminary.: Is there any possibility of ing any more? Undoubtedly, Only''' a fraction of the number of books printed • by1 11nelonihave been dis- covorcd Not a single copy of many "of his "pub., cations has been found. We know this because he tell's' us so in his preface to "The Golden • tfeeiende." 'He •refers to "XV . booties of Metamornhoseos-• in • whyche ben conteyned the fables :-�'lOuyeie t1?ut''gf which no trate hofs .beenl'fouad01 +•i°t There is mil `known book qi..h s t 1'1:Oi l,ed in 1486 and 1488, yet. jtiis very unlikely that he 'ceased print- ing during these two years. ' ' • Nothieg has been discovered'df the hbotc entitled "The Life oft - toliert Lite' of"1i ciifierd. which he published. A genuine emgle,_ cony' :.df' this -would be worth a fortune, It is'te'stentiil to be able t6',dis-le tt tluguiela' the .genuine Caxton,tfrotm-,l theespurieps. one A genomes C,aP , ton,,,fpr instance, will,has-e nontntle- pege, as these were -unknown till •Rv,tyF' . ee-eeer' ,n e'e, • .;u f k•:' ' y:.eeeerree¢;u rF .P UGHTER Hs tf ^c v r S'•'4 - :+tar 11191r1:31 •t. ti” -.nr.1 i tr.. � • 1 lalixt ; + r. r t•lafter tieto ...- t r 1 ., Oiie proof of its age-providiner- --"Xecup• sour -cream --_.- Cools Cellar While. Heating Water Something new in houseliold' heating has been reported? • ' 'The latest,'device usgs, the air,,. in a basement room to heat your • hot' hater•' A'nd'as a bolus it gives you cooling and dried alr'for' this saute basement room —'or some`'i other room in summer if you., Choose, ' , 'Thi's nett/ robot ' uses less elec tricky the only expense except installation, _• than a, standard electric hot water heater. . The report was made by M. S. Oldacrc of the Utilities 'Research Coitiutissiore, Chicago, The first heater was tried in the home of one of the cominission employees in C'hicagb. The. air in the room is, blown by a fan into 'a. refrigerating sys- tem, using Freon the same -as most household refrigerators. The heat then: passes' itt a' coil up through a water tank about five feet high. The cold air that remains is blown hock into the room, 'where it both dries .and: cools.'' 'In this hone the basement rootn became a quick -drying room for the lawn- dry. "1'I'te heat of this basement room tees 'around '85 the yearTbetidi float`"" -the femme itt'wTitter-eIed fkonl tile"' outdoor heat in summer. It w� as also hllliltrl::i111 4tVn1?tgt' i }�'� etiU �' I l au, ,)}titer, ip tbg heater was iit'-tft kc' ahorit't141'eldgrces. There Wasa nb'+`iidiice4gln,*,3 ease in ex- pense -ref Ileatilig'fhe'housc in win- t r d te• t6' oblong+, tl basement afire ,,1. I .$' e. i'1 r" The secret of this trick is the Jed that, although. the •tori is only ..ate -86: dekrcesaifeytau• `concentrate the, antoontr,ofu Boat ileia•..few cubic ,'afect ()Emir dbwnt.to etfew cubic' inches it is a 1'ohrhotteri oe• This saute principle both heats... . cnt're hotncs•;,in°)vii tefc;a d ,cook and' 61r -cot iltrotls :them .in Mime. leer rising . the• air' front pities' laid. deep under your yard. The pips heaters,were described by five n- gfecers; Thy Said this 'system is still. too 'ci:pensive for eitle''to the public, i' •' All"the text is in- Gothic dr Old, +En lish,'+and'-there must bee -no ri tht a r. copynd ettf' alis bo tract 1 tablespoon minced onion •Eoinan, oc itelig•:Iettering, tggyry, tidiira r:.. , t Rots i Ji ores stay_ appear K I`Tor dens heert to ,read ally ulJ�tr- n s!4 tessp5ggton lemon ,juice will commas _be- found. Instead; d § „ aetlrt_to es and, privations /.;teas nogs,tldyme him what cjiElicultics and privations 1% tgE Dans, 6z1t i axtogt used 'In olilhijde strolFe. he hid to go through Cakfbn helped •ts'ir lot byrrusing only 'six kincLs•rof type,:iecoagpieable by�•eyperts,,• 'He -did .not 'use stow type until the, ofd was pretty well worn out. Hence the 'print in many'' df his books is 'thick and smudged. 'EEv'en if ive ' find difficulty in . .white paper,.- , that his courage ivase ..beaten. eggs. Turn into;'a' greased identifying a genuine Caxton, a not SQ prone and ready for labour loaf pan and.bake...at 350 degrees really ;old ,booki,.rl:opld never be at it liad -been, and that age was F., for about one hour. Serves four. or•Cda, It , may lie worth thou- -ereepiiig i on .'him slowly and en- - _; 0 . -n • sands of 'dopers., on rr. it.feeieling.,his body." ,,rip n,,•LIVER- POT ROAST in order to % teaspoon ne-atser -- print that book: " . 2 eggs i•Vell"beaten ' At the ends of Ca_ctbn s "The Metleod—Combirie'coritflakes and FIhstoiy bfr;f'roy," fol- 1Nstance, lie tells'4fs that' his �ye3'i8a "dimmed. with overmuch looking on the ntillc aid let 'standten minutes. Add flaked fish, solir cream and Seasohing5;••'then'-fold 'in the well- J ✓ 11,9 9 1E%. It -Y KS clam Ane irevt si r tame .1 ;': r to r m t -c. I don't sti Pose need to r - mind"you—for the dritpteenth time —that every last drop of sour creafii= should be ,hoarded for use. You -already know that, I imagine, so here area few recipes you jl,,enjoyl. trying,' all of which make use of soot 'cream. ' * ,.:. *' . KIDNEYS WITH SQT/R - CREAM 1, 8 lamb kidneys 1 medium onion, chopped •.-Butter or margarine French dressing, Salt Peppei P5 s . Mgt (marjoram of thyixfer"many be used) 2 tablespoons flout cup boiling water 1 cup sour cream " Method -clean kidneys and,•Fut , into smite pieces, removing niem- brane.•Marinaf'c in French dressing :for one hour, Drain' and saute in butter with the chopped onion. Add seasonings to ',taste and dust with flour, Add boiling water and let simmer until reduced, then blend in the sour cream and serve on , toast or potatoes.. Serve four. ` • Why Net, Join Us?; Led off by the venerable Bette. jamin Franklin right at the beginn- ing of the United States, a long" list of Americans have invited Can- adians to throw in their lot with Uncle Sam. The most recent comes front a congressman from Chicago.t who would take us over as pay- ment of British depts. Common courtesy demands that s31ive:'Slieselct retlnn the,aamplimentrt and ask Americans to join Canada. There are good reasoii'sl 'Why. 3.hey.' should acrent..r We have had recent experience in 3,pottnds. liver (in .-one tpiece')t "i iSgQ �tuS t:ktcy A jaundi �" er5 "2 st to Its success. There ta}slesitpons .flol{r might .be, some- ;.problem as to 8 tablespoons melted bacon drip- whether the U.S.`'would comer in pings as 48 new provinces or an eleventh /q"CiP 1laaelr'chbpped onions., .ytprovince—but that is. sontethiug.,. TTA teaspoon saltt� t tvh' h. could bg, ironed out later,' 34 teaspoon`, paprika tt'" 'We have the raw materials. The 1 cup sour' creast -'• (hs.'' could -'supply the factorial.- SOUR CREAM SPUCE W71 Ii,. C❑p'water at tti,..people h'd' markets -to suppoet' a 1 MUSHROOMS 'Method Riib flour into theglfer -,thein ,• We "have billions'a# dol}ars 1 pound whole fresh mush"rh�bizis' line -brown 'i ] it' ,of U,$. money{ here now—and like Butter or Margarine n melted dripngsl ff it—we might as well have 'the 2 tables Dons flour " ; Reid3i c l i cin fo b'a1r?ng dislt•cand ita�seoplertoo. P c brown • ' onions � - in ' the • 'fat, ,11;1Ftr' . ,We have•'sbunel overnments, and 1 cupmilkg —.,- spread them over the liver. T t ,, 1 cupsour cream. torr they are -always wanting to take • remaining in the pan, add sa i ' Salt paprika, sour cream and wateia"andn`i" iAii.store and _More duties. To run Pepper 4r 1 pour•ovcr meat. Cover and balreaati r "Pinch'df tarragon` or dill (opupn ^.;i 359 degrees. ,;F., for one-and0pne+•'r; Suiltle Changes Marls Parisian al) . , half hour¢ or •until liver is tenders =Mthod -'- Saute mushrooms in Serves six. ' a • butter for margarine .very carelully " ' r" w' — -- New Fashions For Spring and gently putting only a feetelh'' ' SOUR 'DREAM ROLLS Paris—A narrow line and a dis- ciplined fullness appear to mark " :the- new Spring silhouette froin French designers, Translated into terms that any woman can apply Pt ,' to fietzottln iwariirtibc and"her e 3 teaspoon- soda -. ; ing purchases, this, means there's About 5 cups.all-purpose flour. no drastic change :in Sasliion but Method—Soften yeast in warm merely; soft and subtle„changes that water. Scald cream in the top of a do make a, differrncc in the general detuble.,boiler; add sugdr, salt and picture. ,soda and cool. to lukewarm. Add, With some houses, ,skirts are, dissolved yeast and half the flour,longer. ith'others ,the length is, beating to make a smooth batter. static. Sleeves are focal points of Add .remaining Elms to make a interest and their treatments are the tJ,S, would be a real challenge, 'Tr1t11g11't e8em•giyc aur Senate soitte-- thing to do. In addition, partieu- larly'jn Ontario, we have, a pool of unemployed politicians. If 'the U.S. stilt thinks -that we are '',under Brit,ahl's band, they might be willing "'to "trade their caitiitry as part 'payment ,foe U.S. debts incurred toward Britain be- fore the Revolutionary War. These are flaw quite large;, if reckoned t,itit,tcottpound interest since 1776. 1°ite'itlentally' if the Americans be- carne Canadians they could really claim to have won the War of 1812 and to have been in both world agars, front fihte, very beginning. Ottawasjvoitkl remain tite capital,. ' lint a whhtei' capital could be built somewhere in the South, some small spot like Vero Beach, Florida. Washington D.C. is not warm enough and hasn't any good beadle's. The empty buildings there_. could be used for over -crowded Ot- ' 1417rilePertilierett--- Canada .. Can tda has: additional political advantages.' The climate already gives a lot of people a deep-freeze every winter, and we have lots .of native -grown mink. By our awn admission this is our century, so the Americans had bet= ter get on aria, bandwagon. -From The Financial' Post. Playing,, Cards Keep Their Fascination•-•-, ' In' spite cd dile flit! "claims of: television, radio, the movies, and other entertainments; .the popularity of playing cards remains as great as ever. Their fascination Bever lessens, - t` The pacieewes qrt malty designed ' to amuse a rbya'1 d-man=IGng .(;irides VI, of -t nuance. l}4tag cards had been known for centuries before Charles' reigaeea.4§0 to. 1422), but since the king had the mind of a child, a special, simple pack Was :paad:temp in w,sidt were, depicted pictures of the people and :;things -Charles; talked about. . These included kings, queens and jacks, knaves, swords (now de- based into spades) diamonds, and merchants. •' One merchant was named Jacques ...Coeur, and "coeur" in French means "ljeart. Hence the suite named after Bits. -. Ciubs were-"trefles" or clover leaves, symbol of the medieval French peasant. - :Ciiarles insisted' 'that• the pack'. should be so devised that it would ' fie praeticall'y'i impossible for' lwe't exactly similar hands to be dealt..-,' Lieuben, an eccentric German, I ,BECIEIYarAdie' %clot$ 'St[CcaeYtl°d tqur•??e.." ing up a pack of cards in a certain order which was stated in an agree- ment. He dealt and redealt for ten hours grday for 'twenty years, repeating'' the operation 4,246,028 times, and. eat last, succeeded. The card game with the longest hi n oneform or iswhist. T pedigree w s another has be en played 40,years:'' Its -ancestor was called "trtittlp" and the game was played by four ,people, each -with twelve cards. The t: remaining tour cards lay face down- ward in the centre of the table. . Ordered Cloaks But Got Clocks 'Instead -- 13y 886 - AY ,1 , Nett rind women on both:ttides of tire;.. oundyi' were old hands with rife kid' gloves. Qfiicfally, the , ite Glove Ere was htaugtii'tted' one" Moroi) night in 1848 when officers of the de- parting Sixth Regiment of Toot entertained the elite 'of Red River $ettleniei}i, at a sumptuous Pare - Well Balt, Though the feet that carried a certain Mrs. Cowan onto the floor of horn. Gary's ballroom were moccasined,' her hands were .sheathed in Shimmering white kid, right off the last, boat from Lon- Aaoe.. , ' . Shortly, them 'early November to early April, winter was tamed into • a social season, , Inauguration" of Red River Cart Trains to Si, Paul and opening of navigairon .on Red Riyer en- riched hones of t le stttabt set with brocaded wallpapers, „glass and marble lamps, bathtubs, the first apples and—luxury, of rluxuriesIt— tin pans to ?enlace' wood and stone utensils. Books, magazines, pipe organs, art --and nsws•ofa the world provided physical and mental equip- ment for more schools, reading '+ -clubs:,isinging societies, charades and home theatricals.; , While the gentry,-Pnlarged its social borizops, farmer's, free trad- ers,'and others en aged "in trade" had nor been standing still. They, too, now ordered "store boughten" clothes front London. Not without mishap. One poor man, year after year ,ordered a cloak, only to re- ceive,.ye,p after year„ because of deficient iiendwuting •'or spelling, la sleek, Their. childrpt now went to school, their wives rarely worlc- :edrin �the•Ffield8, 4 plows and other machinery, stoves to replace =-open fireplaces, and ..:Similar time- saving ime- s a V 111 g conveniences increased, they, too, had leisure to look about -.and tltittk'abonte.whit they saw. 1Vhat they saw brought Canadian Red River 'Vnalley to another me- in ` the summer of 1857, Henry Youjc. Hind, Canadian engineer, went 'out one morning to inspect the ' pibsperotit0 fields of John Gower Later,,,when the farmer took his guest to the house for the noon -tient' they found that Mrs. Qower-had laid but one place. And when her husband asked: "Where js my. place?" she exclaim- ed tri shocked protest: "Olt, John, you would not think of sitting at table with gentlemen!" John look- ed .from Tobe to face of his son- in-law anti children watching si- lently •froiii 'a 4' oc "1�f1ei Ii4fc'f line to an historic decision. "Am I not ' a - gentle,map, too?"• •;ho said? "Is not this my house, my farm, my food? Give me a chair and a, plate." Step by step during the` seven- ties, the Canadian Valley's' sbcial ::pattern continued to evolveia For ,,their biennial balls, ° Mauiitoba's 1., new Government House �ffu'icia s, 'looking with disfavor on nice and women in elaborate eveniflg dress ' but niocassined feet, made cold fact the American quip: "It's formal; wear shoes."—From "Red. !River Rens Northl",by..Vera I{else,. • the skillet at a'ti'ine end'liftitlg out e1'yeast cake " those i3hfch have browned. When ;/�..eup..jukewarna_water all have been taken out, see that 2 cups sour light cream two tablespoons of butter remain 3'4kblespoon"s sugar • itta,the pan. Into, this blcgd..the ,,el, 2 tablespoons salt flour and add milk toekf a cream sauce. When sufficiently blend& 1 add' sour creast AIM re- tfrrn reushrdtrh5 to mixturd;r add-' ' ••ing -seasonings to taste. Thisisaucc mayt; be kept: itt,the refrigerator:,ami e; heated as needed. Serve on toast, either plain or with a thin slice,,of cheese' or ham, or it may be used h'itlt chicken or seafood.* * soft dough. Turn onto a lightly In color, the beiges, yellows and SOUR „CREAM P1811 LOAF floured board and' knead until satiny grays' are all important and in fab - 3 cups cornflakes and,stitootii, Shape into small ries, the harsh wools, supple silks 14 cups milk 2 cups flaked, cooked fish •• and subtle prints take top honors. Generally, to sum it up. "Day clothes will be fashioned of less Perlt;;tit �h Future—Looking something ,like Alice in the Woritier- land rabbit's house, a bright-eyed youngster peers Into a model living°toom designed by boys: and' gitl'i Of a settlement house Tkb model was one of several presented by the youngsterstb the New^ 'York:: Housing Authority as their Ideas, for the rooms .they would Ilk* to see built tip Baruch•Houses, a new housing project In the city. biscuits' and place itt a greased • baking pan. 'Brush lightly with melted butter, Cover with a clean towel :amtlet rise in a warns place. o " as the' nen•s a cr L + until.•.double in balk—one-and-one- Figaro , . P P e half' to ttvo- hours. Bake at 425 'Figaro 15 s- Tashi. Here is :a fashion Preview, noise degrees F. 15-20 minutes. by ,house: *,.. * * SOUR "CREAM CAKE FILLING 5 cup sbur cream 1/3 cup anger Few grains nutmeg ,1 ,54 tablespoons flour r/ 1 d DIOR Dior's defy silhouette is logically' constructed and his dresses created for the season, as well as for the woman 'who will wear them, But there will be a few "follies" among Dior's new creations—for effect, q cup ctoppe raisins -'' Pew grams cinnamon and cloves suSleeves and skirts aremore Shake cut, shoulders normal .and • Shake of salt rounded, waistline normal, but all 1 egg yolk seams do not converge towards' it. 'Method Combine ingredients, No outstanding change In skirt ''etceept egg yolk, in 'top of double lengths, Texture 02 the fsbrie 'de- boiler, Stir and cook until mixture termines the yardage used. Harsh . thickens, then cover and cook ten • wools' appear in topcoats, winch minutes longer. Add .egg yolk and are narrower; greaterdya'rdage ttp stir and cook two- minutes. pears in dresses made of light- weight fabrics. Most of the other couturiers have played beige as the winning color, but Dior will em- phasize gray and navy blue. FATH A mach ttnrcod'er Silhouette,' ltt= fluenced by Spair, is J, Fath's en- try, Skirts are longer, waistlines notarial and : shoulders droopitag.' Depending upon the hour and func- tion, bodices range from almost . austerely simple to a wealth of de- tail, Fath divides his sholvhug atn- ong harsh and "itppte fabrics, 50- t LANVIN d; ATH JACQUES BALMJUN JEAN(CASTILLO) GRIFFR DESSES Spring Stuff -These sketches, from the Paris newspaper, Le Figaro, epitomize the new. Spring trends from some of theleading1Parisian couturiers, 50. Beige is Fatb's favored solor, followed "by yellow, 'green, gray and navy, 13ALMAIN 13abeeip latpthes a; narrow sil- houette in which greater :length of leg is achieved by a cut, `/s the length of hens remains stationary. The waistline and shoulders are normal and slender. A. feature is sleeves set 10 "step- wise" at different levels_ hack and front. •Bodices are simple and tin - adorned, with three-t)'itarters-sleeves and collarless, His fabrics include harsh wools, "wild" wools, silks, crape and prints --'tilt latter in exclusive designs. Wools favor gray, s111xs, beige, combiitetl with yeilott. DESSES This dressmaker has found in- spiration in the 18th Century, but shorn of exaggerated fullness His silhouette is considerably altered by longer skirts, newly -cut shoul- del's, °'tVbistiitte stressed .hut with some "displaced" effects and hod: ies given importance by the in- troduction of the sleeves at the bustliue, 'There's not one' long sleeve in the eolleetion. Harsh and supple fabrics share hon„r•,, with a definite pieferl'nre for chiffon in the latter ratete,r,. 1''. t' genie. rt. beiges—from kasha to nut-brown —leads in the color card, followed by red and green. LANVIN (CASTILLO) The linecreated by Castillo for Lanvin avoids reminiscence of the past, I -Ie has endeavored to achieve a rational equilibrium, up-to-date and modern, Silhouette changes in - 'elude lt,nge'r skirts, °'freer and "travelling' waistline, return of the set-in sleeve, bodices with a leaning 16 modesty, Fabrics are divided be- tviTet'n harsh and soft; 'There's a definite ,return to prints and the traditional luxurious Lanvin cm- ' btuideeies, Colors and neutral— ;mid and ,honey, or bright yellow, blur and rail. 6/2/PPE Itis "flowing" line brings a radi- cal change in the sflhouclte, trace- able bit a new treatment of the waistline described by Le Figaro as ''nubile" and "hitting;' There's Ito noticeable difference in skirt lengths. Shoulders are inconspicu- ous, bodices discreet,leet`es set - in following a. very subtle detail of out, 'ro aid the flowing lite, supple fabrics will'dominate. ']'hese ' will include many prints. Gray alt - pears in half the collcetion, follow- ed by lender" colors such as tl'nl,.