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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-11-26, Page 3TLIEFAR FROM Joki2uea. - --.cam•,-'----• .-.._,._ °i That very interesting maga- zine "American Farm Youth" has a valuable department head- ed "Safety First --Always." And aa this column tries to keep the subject of safety on the farm as "live" as possible, we are going to borrow, or steal, some items from the latest issur that came to hand, The items that appeal in the form of letters were written to the National Safety Council * * * "My Kingdom For a Match!" was our byword as aircraft ob- servers on cold nights when we need only one match to start our fire and light our kerosene lamp. Our farm kingdom ahnost went for a match! It was the evening after' our seed peas had been delivered to the granary ready for planting. It .was the year after our one successful oat crop had beer, harvested and stored in the granary There were to be hired men for dinner the following day so Pat had to drive int» town for groceries, Before h4 could go, the truck needed to be gassed. The drum of gasoline was kept in the granary with the rest of our "valuables' It was easy to find the drum in tire' dark and start the gas run- ning into the pail but when Pat scratched a match on the wall to see how full the pail was- "Whooshl" - the head of the match made an arc and landed in the pail of gas! Immediately the fire took possession of the ,_drum of gasoline and then the whole granary Pat wasn't a moment too soon in making his escape out the door. His whisker.: were singed and his heart was heavy but we were very fortunate that the wind wasn't blowing or our home, barn end cattle might have all been swept away Heed our warning and don't give your "kingdom for a .match!" In Montana on a hot windy day in July living in a frame house the doors and windows open and swift breeze blowing through the house. Myrtle, niy helper and i decided to bake doughnuts We had a large coal range which had its place beside tow of deep shelves which %ere covered with cloth curtains each two yards long. I had a Large open tcettle 'cook- ing the doughnuts. The fire seemed not hot enough for the fat. So I decided to remove the lid on the stave and allow the kettle of hot tat to sit directly over the flame and ;n doing so I accidentally spilled about six ounces of the fat into the open fire box. That instant the fat caught fro the flames swiftly reached the ceiling which caught fire to the curtains •if the cup- board. A b o u , that ktme Myrtle screamed "Shall 1 go for the baby" as she was asleep in near- by renin t said "N t get me a pail of water place o.i floor un- derneath curtains," She was de- termined to tin ow if on flames. In the meantime I was busy pulling fat to the back of the range covered the kettle tightly.' by that time the curtains were in full blaze, 1 then snatched the .curtains with bare hands, push- ed them down ince the Rail of p water and ru one received a tiny s burn, being thankful that I kept o my heed during the whole or- c deal but really got friehtened ef- h ter it was all ever i A young :duple t'i Suuth Da- kota had just started farming and the wife took the place of a hired ratan by operating the corn ele- vator. Their four-year-old son was playing around the' yard and late one morning when this op- eration was' taking place "Dickie unnoticedgot his trouser leg caught in the elevator. Before the machinery could be stopped his life had been snuffed out." * * This accident happened in Moravia, New York. A four- year-old boy was riding on a manure spreader and his father • was driving the tractor. They were coming down a hill when suddenly the spreader bit a bump. The little fellow was thrown under she wheels of the spreader and was run ovex.. It caused a broken pelvis, injured back and many bruises, He - spent many Weeks in the hospital and finally recovered. • * * * This young man of 18 from Madison, Indiana had finished plowing a field of corn. A. log was at one end of the field and he decided •o move it, The re- sult: The tractor went over back- wards and crushed him to death, * * 4, This accident happened at Hor- nick, Iowa. A new tractor was purchased and used all during the small grain harvest without a mishap-nevea taking the time to install the shields over the power take -off. During thecorn husking season ' Mr. Tresham came in from the field elate one evening. He was letting the frac- , for idle with the power on the take -off shaft In preparation to oiling the equipment. He reach- ed across the take -off and the extra thumb of his glove Was caught, winding him up in the machinery, Result: Fingers of hand were not lost but was not - able to do any work until the following spring. * * + This accident happened at Ash- by, Nebr. One morning this man decided to fix the rear spring of his car. With the car on block, he was underneath, fixing the spring. The block, slipped, let- ting the heavy frame down on his face. His wife heard him groan and found him but she couldn't raise it Their older children were in school two miles away and the nearest neighbor was four miles away. She finally saddled a horse and went to the school house. With the help of the teacher and the other children they removed him from under the car but he was dead. She was left a widow with six chil- dren ranging in age from a few months to 10 years old. * * * My husband bought a new tractor and binder at harvest time, He was anxio•as, in fact, too anxious to start cutting grain, He decided he wouldn't take the time to fasten the safety shields over the power take -off shaft. Day after day wont by and he never took time to put the shield in place. Harvest was over and he had "gotten by" without an accident, Late that tall we pumped • water with the tractor every day. One night my husband came in from the corn field rather late, He hurriedly started the tractor tamping water. For some rea- on he reached across the take- ff shaft. The revolving knuckle aught the extra thumb on has asking glove and began wind - ng the glove and his fingers 8. Cain CR OS swo R ® It Ito; b41ng 17. Straighten 10. Items leder 21. Nimble 22. Musician's 911,1c 4. Rnireot 33. Dirt 6 DI tern .rt.. 14. Devouredrarobn lit ID. Attempted 4 0nt14r- of 28. Approached ,11800r 22. 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By pulling hard he was able to tear the glove enough to free his hand but not until he had severely sprained his fingers. He had to ask a neighbor to take him to the doctor several times to have the hand dressed because he was unable to drive. This accident happened fif- teen years ago. Yet every day since similar accidents have taken place. Not many people "get by" with only sprains. Those safety shields are sent out from the factory for the workers' protection. To not use them is foolish, expensive and dangerous. Handy Ideas Linen of any kind may be whitened by adding to the wash- ing water a little pipe -clay dis- solved in cold water. This me- thod saves a good deal of labor, and cleans the dirtiest linen thoroughly. e P e Put a teaspoon of peroxide in the hot water in which you soak white clothes if you wish then to be as white as possible. * * * A lemon cut into slices and boiled with white clothes keeps them `white and takes out stains. e * * A teaspoonful of turpentine boiled with clothes will make them snowy white. e When washing handkerchiefs, rub each handkerchief with good yellow bar soap and soak for an hour or so in warm water to, which a generous amount of salt has been added. Wash in warm water, re -soap and place in an enamel vessel. Cover with warm water, • boil for half an hour, then remove and rinse in tepid water. Dip in blue water, tering, and press when slightly damp, beginning at the centre of each and working gradually towards the borders. A little or- ris root sprinkled over the iron- ing blanket will give the hand- kerchiefs a delightful fragrance. To bleach handkerchiefs, tow- els, etc., soak over night in a solution of half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar to each quart of e'a ter. To make a faded material ferrite, boll it in two gallons of water in which half a cup of cream of tartar is dissolved. 42 * Linen that has become yellow May be bleached snow white if soaked in butter -milk for a short time --rinse end hang in the suit. Shell Shiner -Getting ready for winter, six Bronx Zoo Galapagos tortoises have their shells scrub- bed and shined by brush -oper- ator Fred Taggart, head keeper of the reptile house. Taggart, 41 - year veteran of the Zoo; scrubs the turtles every year when transferring them to c o I d - weather quarters. RANG DOOR -HELL - HOUSE VANISHED Salesmen are never quite sure of the reception awaiting them when the door opens and the prospective c u st o m e n stands ready to do verbal battle. Their day-to-dey encounters with un- willing customers stand them in good stead and' they're seldom at a loss. There are, however, occasions when even the salesman is non- plussed as, for instance, in the case of a canvasser in Flushing, New York recently. Mounting the steps to the front door of a house, he tang the bell. As he touched the push !,1115011 the house blew. up. Later, investigators revealed that there had been an escape of gas in the kitchen and when the boll was set in operation the electric spark caused when contact was made set off arca- ululated gas. THRIFT Zeke Peppin and his wife were the stingiest and orneriest couple in Ogunquit, Zeke died at the age of 88, and a few years later it became apparent that his wife was about to join him somewhere or other in the be- yond. She summoned her one friend and said weakly, "Hetty, bury me fn my black taffeta dress, but afore you do, might as well cut the back out and make yourself a Sunday-go-to- meetin' gown out of it, It's fine material!" "Couldn't do that," demurred the friend. "When you and Zeke walk up them golden stairs what wiuld them angels say if your dress ain't got a back in it?" "They won't be rookie' at me,' said Mrs. Poppin tartly, "I buried Zelte without his pants." Why DO YOU Shiver? Scientists know that you shiver when you feel coal in order to stimulate the circulation of your warm blood, but they haven't yet decided whether you are bet- ter off just sitting still when you are cold, or whether you ought to get up and move around. Recent experiments conducted at Cambridge University have shown that you are more likely to shiver if you do move about, Doctors E. M. Glaser and R. V. Holmes carried out shivering tests on- nine men ranging be- tween 20 and 17 years of age. They asked them to sit with their feet and legs in tubs con- taining about 15 inches of water cooled down, to between 45 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit They stayed there fur une and a half hours and did not shiver at all so long as they stayed still. llut within a few minutes of leer :ng the tubs and walking about 1 -vary man began to shiver violenti; •. The doctors came to the con- clusion that the cold blood pour- ing from the legs into the gene- ral circulation when the body is exercised stimulates a shivering reflex centre in the brain. But according to American ex- perts oe cold research a person is better off at extremely low temperatures waren he dors not move nbout. They point to the 1 chime women of East Gem - land who Fit out of doors at tenl- peratut'es t•elow freezing point, They gossip tugosher outsido their snow house,, but remain •still, not even making a gesture. Royal Princess Wed A Vishwasher MOST amazing Court scandal of the century - the drama of a love -hungry old woman who was utterly fooled by a dish*. washer's tongue -- ended when thirty - five - year r old Alexander Zoubkoff died, poverty-stricken,. in a cheap boarding house. When Princess Victoria of Schaumburg -Lippe met Zoubkoff at Bonn in 1927, she was a spin- ster, who clung to her reputa- tion as sister of the ex -Kaiser Willielln. Her house was the rendezvous of idle flatterers who found in her well -stocked wine - cellar and loaded table a certain recompense for her cranky be- haviour. To this strange palace Zoub- koff was brought by a friend to make up a set at tennis, The Princess was charmed, Though she was sixty-three and heonly twenty-five, she passionately lis- tened to his every word. He pretended to find in the refinement of her home the aris- tocratic pleasures of hisearliest days. He spoke of his parents at the Court of the Tsar, of the dread clays of the Russian revo- lution, The Princees heard of her young protege's escape from the Soviet and his subsequent suffer- ings. He told her of his life of poverty as a plate -washer in a Paris restaurant, as a seaman - in a tramp steamer and as a bareback circus rider. The great Princess of the Prus- sian house was not to know that her confidant's father was ac- tually a cobbler who died of old age. When Zoubkoff made ardent love to her, her deception was complete. He went away for a time, pretending himself too humble to aspire to the high hand of the Princess. When she flew, in tears, to his rooms, he protested that his poverty would make k match im- possible. "Heavens," he cried, "why am I poor?" "You are poor no longer," an- swered the agonized old woman - and pressed a cheque for £125,000 into his hands. Within a few weeks, despite angry telegrams from the ex - Kaiser at Doom, they were mar- ried in a register office. Europe heard the news with amazement. After the first week of her wedded life, the Princess awoke one morning to find "sweet Alex" had deserted ,,her - and with him had gone a large part of her formerly great fortune. In seven days, Zoubkoff had filched nearly £350,000 from the Princess. Living in the best hotels with his friends, a fortune passed rapidly, through Zoubkoff's hands. When the last penny was spent, the former dishwasher ran up large bills. When she at last refused to pay his bills, he returned, im- ploring forgiveness, swearing his fidelity and devotion - wheedl- ing that succeeded. Despite his promises, Zoub- koff's career of wild extravag- ance continued unchecked. Fifteen months passed before the Princess Victoria came to her senses. It was too late. Her husband's creditors forced her into bank- ruptcy. The once wealthy hos- tess of Bonn was forced, penni- less, into living in one meagre room. Within three months she was dead. Zoubkoff himself had a heart of stone. Once, when he was acting as tout at a fairground side-show, he asked the crowd if they would like to hear of his married life. This received such a storm of hisses that he never repeated the suggestion, After a candidate for munici- pal court judge in Youngstown, Ohio, passed out cards all even- ing at a political rally, he was horrified to discover that he had accidentally distributed those of his opponent • gki UNDJtY SCIOOI LESSON BY RZV. R. BARCLAY' WARREN, B.A., B.P- Jesus' Law of Doing Good Matthew 12,144 Memory Selection: Follow not that which is evil, but Hutt which is good. He that doeth good 114 of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen' God. 3 john 11. How times change! The Phari- sees criticized because Jesus' dis- ciples, being hungry plucked some ears of cern and ate them on the Sabbath. Jesus defended their action. He reminded the critics how David had eaten the shewbread when he was hungry. Also the priests in the temple had to work on the Sabbath. Today the minister does his - hardest day's work on Sunday- Then Jesus further illustrated that it was right to do good on the Sabbath by healing a man with a withered hand, Where- upon the Pharisees went out ,and held a council to co,lsider how they might destroy Him, How times have changed! To- day no one questions the pro- priety of people preparing neces- sary food or hospitals extending their healing ministry on the Lord's day. Doctors wisely plan to have their Sundays as free as possible. But while we have improved on one point we are failing on •another. For- many, a better name for Sunday' would - be F u n d a y. Commercialized sport has made its entry into many communities. Others seek their pleasure in private recre- ational pursuits. Unfortunately many forget the house of God, How different from the old Jew- ish Sabbath. Are we happier when children as well as the par- ents miss out on Sunday School and church in favor of a week- end of pleasure, so-called? We think not. We need a reawakening. Let us pray that it will come - from a sense of the poverty of our souls rather than beting coerced to it by the heat of atom bombs. HIS SYSTEM • Two farmers at a Dublin Fair were fascinated by a booth where little celluloid balls bob- bed on top of water jets. Cus- tomers were offered substan- tial prizes if they succeeded in shooting any one of the balls off its perch. One of the Irish- men spent six shillings in a vain attempt to pick off one ball. Finally his friend pushed him aside and picked up the rifle. a single shot. All six balls dis- appeared. As they walked away from the booth laden with prizes, the unsuccessful one marveled,. However did you do it, Shae- mas?" "It just took knowing how," explained Shames. 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