The Brussels Post, 1953-7-8, Page 6THEY CALLED HIM
THE "DANGEROUS POET"
History plays strange tricks
With the famous, Most people
thins""of ByrOn as a glamorous
playboy who had the knack of
Writing good verse, but whose
morals were unmentionable, yet
Byron had great strength of
character. He should have gone
down to posterity as the Warrior
Poet, and not the ., Dangerous
Poet, as he was dubbed by Lady
Caroline Lamb,
He did not even have the ad-
vantage of a godd home life 1;
his youth. His father, Mad Jaclr
Byron, was a waster and et spend.
thrift who deserted his wife
when Byron was born. She was
e habitual drunkard, who left her
ehild tO look after himself,
if he was glamorous and at-
tractive to women, it was due to
his strength of will and not to
nature. At nineteen his nick-
name was "Moonface." He was
below average height, yet his
Weight was 203 pounds, He had
no waist and a pronounced limp.
There was no thought of wom-
en in his mind when he decided
to go into seclusion and experi-
ment with diets in the hope of
reducing his weight. For two
months he lived on biscuits and
soda water, forced himself to
]seep to it, and returned to Cam-
bridge unrecognisable, Stripped
of his fat, he was slender, and
his face finely chiselled. With
much less weight to carry, his
limp was almost unnoticeable.
It was not until then that wom-
en began to admire him, and the
long list of affairs which has
made him notorious began. Be-
fore he is judged for these it
must be remembered that he was
curly nineteen years old at the
time.
He had a large fortune and a
li-Ile, so it is not surprising that
he threw many wild parties
which scandalized the villagers
of Newstead Abbey and the sur-
rounding country. The descrip-
tions of them which have sur -
East Meets West—The leopard
ekin and knitted socks blend in
the hybrid uniform of Rifleman
Chandra Bahadur Limbu, seen
above, beating a side -drum at
Surrey, England. He is one of
the Commonwealth's famous
Gurkha soldiers.
vived suggest that they were
little more than youthful
"binges."
On one oecasion 4 and : hie
friends frightened the villagers
by wandering round the village
dressed as monks and drinking
Burgundy out of a skull,.
Once he even deceived h is
friends by dressing his current
girl friend as a man and intro-
ducing her as his ,brother Gor-
don.
The publication of his poem,
"Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,
made him famous and much
sought-after in London's social
circles. He developed a sense of
the dramatic, wore open -necked
silk shirts, brightly coloured
cloaks, and no hat.
The ladies of London's social
set were no different than the
girls of his college days. They
unashamedly threw themselves
at his head.
He was the original exponent
of the "treat 'em rough" school.
of lavers.
The dirt that bas remained on
Byron's name was thrown there
by a very vicious woman, Lady
Caroline Lamb. She almost forc-
ed a love affair on him, and when
it died, as all his affairs did, she
refused to accept it. She went so
far as to stab herself in public
and write scurrilous letters about
hien.
To still the scandal Byron mar-
ried, but it was not a successful
marriage, and after his child was
born his wife left him.
His final love affair, with a
girl named Teresa, was the most
lasting, and through her he was
introduced to the underground
movement to set Italy free.
In 1822 he joined the Greeks
in thir fight for freedom, and the
real Byron came to life. By his
own efforts he organized the
movements, planned the moves,
Duck Soup's off the Menu—Mama Duck,with her ducklirigs
safely cruising out of harm's way, paddles as close inshore as
she dares to quack insults at a lioness in the Brjtish Sector
Zoological Gardens, in Berlin. Mrs. Simba hates the water
more than she dislikes losing a tasty duck dinner.
arranged for medical supplies,
organized food and welded the
movement into a first-class fight-
ing force.
The Greeks worshipped him.
Had he lived to see their ef-.
forts successful he might have
been offered the Crown of
Greece. His strength failed, and
on April 19th, 1824, crying out:
"Forward courage—follow my
example—do not be afraid!" he
died. But his work continued,
and three years later Greece was
liberated.
TABLE TALKS
y Jan�Ax�.d�ews
Not so long ago, in the days
of the hard- on - the- muscle
"crank" freezer, home-made ice
cream was a delicacy which most
families enjoyed not more than
once or twice a season. But now,
with the advent of mixes that
can be used in the freezing -tray
of your refrigerator, ice cream
isn't any harder to make than
an ordinary dessert.
So here, then, are a few
recipes which I hope will be a
help to you.
Many ice creams are made
with a gelatin base; here is one
with lemon flavor that will prove
a favorite with many families.
LEMON 10E CREAM
le cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon
rind
?A, teaspoon salt
ai cap sugar
?:i cup hot milk
1.S cup raid t'ailk
1 envelope undavared gelatin
Soften gelatin in cold milk
Add hat milk, sugar and salt and
stir until gelatins dissolved.
Add lemon rind. light cream and
lemon juice titheaaixture will
have a curdled appearance, Leaf
it will disappear daring freez-
ing.) Pour into freez ng rear and
freeze to a mush. ?_,novo ,_,
RED CASUALTIES OF 1,891,000 ARE \
\\\ MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THOSE
OF UN FORCES SINCE JUNE 25,
195a
KOREA
PYONGYANG
North Korean
Capitol
PANMUNJOM
Site of
Truce Telks
UN b It C E8 HAVE
S U F p E:R E D 406,542
CASUALTIES SINCE
JUNE 25, 1450.
During approximately three years of fighting in Korea, case-
lefties have been almost four times greater for the Reds than
for UN forces as seen in the above chart. Officially estimated
total casualties for lied Chinese forces are 1,095,000, North
„ Korean casualties are estimated of 902,000.
chilled bowl and beat until
smooth. Quickly return to freez-
ing tray and freeze until firm..
Six sehvings,
If you have a good vanilla ice
crearn recipe for freezing in your
refrigerator ((or use this cherry
one for a base) it is practical to
vary it to make almost any flavor
you desire. If you want a pepper-
mint candy ice cream, just omit
the original flavoring and the
sugar and substitute 1/4 pound
of crushed peppermint stick can-
dy and freeze as you would your
original ice cream.
If you want peanut brittle ice
cream, substitute for the sugar
14 pound ground peanut brittle.
Chocolate -chip ice cream re-
quires about ae cup sweet choco-
late, grated. For nut ice cream,
add about ?` cup chopped nuts to
vanilla ice cream, mixture when
it is frozen to the mush stage.
Add 3 mashed bananas to your
vanilla recipe for banana ice
cream. And. if you want butter-
scotch ice cream, use brown .sugar
instead of white and add 1 ae
teaspoons naeSzed butler to your
mixture. Almost any fruit ice
crea.u. may be made by adding
11/2 caps mashed, sweetened fruit
to a ren ,.la is a cream r,ixtn3,e.
LH- ere Is a -.. maranr is w base tee
CHOMY ICE CREAM
?:o. 2 tier) dark red sex eet
cherries.
nomad rezrehmeltou about
.x,, ween sun
e teatpaan ''lrnornd extract
g-drt bear r cream,
Red e.a2aring
sop er .r ew n e yr
ith ;eF -
r
te
cheeped cherries n aia e -
pan. Cook over low heat until
marshma,lows are almost metted.
stirring occasionally. Remove
from heat and continue stirring
until marshmallows are com-
pletely melted. Add salt and al-
mond extract; mix well. Chill
until mixture becomes thickened
and syrupy. Whip cream until
stiff and fold in marshmallow -
''Cherry mixture. Freeze.
Another type of ice cream calls
fol eggs as one of the ingredi-
ents. Here is an unusual black
walnut ice cream of this type.
Of course, any other nuts maybe
used if you prefer.
BLACK WALNUT 10E CREAM
2 cups milk
s.4, cup .sugar
1 tablespoon flour
11 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, separated
teaspoons vanilla
2 clips light cream
ai cups chopped black walnut
meats (vacuum peeked are
good)
Scald milk in top of double
boiler. Combine sugar, flow' and
salt and gradually stir into seald-
Thimbled Bible—That's a Bible—
a whole New Testament—crad.
led inside a thimble. ,Another
midget Bible is contrasted with
a threepenny piece. Printed in
1890, they are said to be the
smallest Bibles in the world.
They formed part of an exhibi-
tion at Westminster Abbey in
London,
ed milk. Cook 5 minutes over
simmering water, stirring con-
stantly. Beat egg yolks slightly.
Add about la- cup of the hot milk
to egg yolks, blending well; add
mixture to remaining mills. Cook
2 ntirutes over simmering water,
snaring constantly. Chill until
ze-y cord. Add vanilla, cream
and Hats; blend well. Beat egg
whites until stiff but not dry.
Feld ir,to mixture. Pour into 2
trays; freeze until almost solid,
i oto chilled bowl and whip
eh and creamy. Freeze.
�e ecu would like to
make year own sauces with
t' ^h to top ice cream. Here are
sever! that may be kept in your
refrigerator Ior several days and
served either hot or cold.
MARSHMALLOW HONEY
SAUCE
's pound marshmallows
(about 16)
I se cup strained honey
'S cup heavy cream
i Combine marshmallows, honey,
{and cream in saucepan, Cook
I over low heat until marshmal-
lows are almost melted, stirring
occasionally, Remove Prom heat
an d continue stirring until
marehmallows are melted
4.
BLUEBERRY SAUCE
2 cups blueberries, washed
and drained
2 tablespoons water
t9 cup Sugar.
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
166 teaspoon ground cloves
Cook 1 cup blueberries and
water over low heat -3 minutes,
Combine sugar and cornstarch
, and grativalJy add to blueberry
mixture, stirring constantly, Add
butter, lemon juice and cloves;
cook until bettor " melts. Re•
move •tram heat and stir in re-
maining cup of blueberries,
Finding .Australia's -
Unknown City
Half buried in the desert
wastes of Australia's Arnhem
Land is forgotten city, a sprawl-
ing mass of crumbling limestone
towers, battlements, minarets,
and streets belonging 10 thedays
when Aborgines were the only
people in Australia. Airmen
glimpsed them during the war,
and overland attempts have singe
been made to reach the . ruins,
But only One man has succeeded.
When his'companion fell sick,
as ,lone explorer travelled (m—
g 0 miles by lorry tiv the last
stage; of his tourney. This .he
cove}'ed with mule team and
pack -horse, led ' by two native
guides,
As he neared his goal ice no-
ticed smoke signals in the sky,
These, his guides told him; were
made by the fires of tribes on
guard over sacred ground.
The lost town was empty but
for friendly Aborgines, who still
made fires with bow drills, lived
on roots and reptiles, and prayed
to their ancient gods for rain.
This traveller was not equip-
ped for a detailed survey, but
much more may be learned by
the two societies who are now
planning organized visits to what
was probably the Arnhemlan-
ders' capital city long before
white men settled in Australia.
Thousands of square miles of
the Sahara Desert, as large as
Europe, still remain unexplor-
ed. Long-range patrols of Mont-
gomery's Eighth Army came up-
on communities which had never
been known to exist. A large
patrol brought back this fasci-
nating account of one of them,
Lost Oasis
"There were six trucks in our
party. For days we had cruised
through an unending wilderness
of sand, when suddenly we saw
ahead a great mass of rock stick-
ing up out of the desert, like a
giant inverted icecream cone.
"As we drew nearer we no-
ticed it was cleft down the mid-
dle from top to bottom. Through
this fissure led a gorge so narrow
there was barely room to drive
through in single file. Walls rose
sheer 300 feet on either side.
"After several hundred yards
the defile suddenly opened.
And there before us was a small
green, crescent-shaped oasis with
a purple lake in the heart of it.
Date palms stretched their huge
leaves over the dead -calm water.
"At the sound of our engines
men, worsen, and children rush-
ed out from a cluster of mud
huts. When we alighted, they
fled indoors again. We wonder-
ed how many similar little Shan-
grilas were hidden at intervals
across the great Sahara."
It is hoped loon to solve the
baffling mystery of the old Em-
pire of the Mayas of Central
America, with its population of
300,000. These prosperous people
erected massive pyramids with
50 -ton stone blocks, crowning
them with magnificent temples.
efass Walk -out
They made hard -surfaced
roads, adorned their fine stone
buildings with elaborate carv-
ings and paintings. Craftsmen
must have spent a lifetime com-
pleting a single design. There
were expert spinners, weavers,
dyers, efficient lens -less tele-
scopes,
The Mayans, a highly devel-
oped race, lived prosperously for
500 years, Then, at the peak of
their creative energy, something
happened which forced them
suddenly to abandon everything
they had made, leaving every
building to vanish slowly be-
neath the strangling grasp of
jungle and desert.
Why this mass walk -out for
no apparent reason? A. new ex-
pedition is planned equipped
with new implements of sci-
ence. They may discover the
answer,
Sunken Continent
Another mystery to be solved
is that of Lemuria, a sunken
continent between Madagascar
and India. Legend speaks of a
great nation of over 80,000,000
people which once peopled Le-
muria.
Research ships have found evi-
dence that Lemuria may, indeed,
be fact, not fiction. ;We are now
able, by cahle-grab, subterra-
nean observation chambers, and
other scientific means, to probe
depths to 63/4 miles, This lost
continent may yet give up its
fascinating secrets which cen-
turies ago were covered by the
greedy ocean.
MERRY MENAGERIE
"Tor the lee& tired, Ilia 14
to4orov—if4 a h41p1Qrtyh!"
Wha.fe1.5 Head Was So Hard
It 44614 Sank A Ship!
Did you know that the head
a sperm -whale is as solid as a
slab of granite, and an iron
thrown at it will bounce off
without making any impression?
In the South Atlantic one actually
rammed and sank the whaling
barque, Kathleen, skippered by
Capt. Thomas 12, Jenkins.
of ail over the South' Atlantic by
mammoth whale that didn't have.
the sense to slack up on the line
and rid himself of his enemies!
Two Hours' Ordeal
The mates in the other three
boats tried many times to get
near enough to take the line, but
each time the whale would mill
off on another tack. He made no
attempt 10 come for the boat
head-on, but slapped the water
with his huge tail a number od
times. For more than two hours
he continued on his wild way,
showing no signs of slackening.
Eventually, they cut away as
another boat came alongside to
take them aboard, and their own
sank,
In the case of a mammoth 100 -
ft, bull sperm, which the har-
pooner had fastened for'ard od
the hump, the boat went com-
pletely over., bottom side up, with
its crew of six caught under 1d,
trying desperately to extricate
themselves from sails, oars,
lances, and spare irons, while the '
line went whistling round the
loggerhead at terrific speed,
They managed to climb on to
the keel. The line got caught and
became a tow -line, with the
whale careering off to windward
at a mad rate.
This Is The End
They couldn't cut away, for
hatchets, sheath - knives, oars
were all Jost. As the bull's huge
tail went up, then slowly disap-
peared under the sea, they stared
at each other, thinking the same'
thing; this is the end. But the
last pull that would have taken
them down never came. Instead,
the whale rose and again started
off at breakneck speed.
It was some time before it be-
gan to tire and slacken speed, the
mast and sail having acted as
a drag. Just in time they saw
the whaling barque Falcon come
up into the wind and back her
mainyarda Captain Handy drop-
ped the bow boat, took the tiller,
fished a bight of the line with a
boat -hook, got enough slack for
a few turns round his loggerhead,
and cut away the upturned boat,
It had been a near thing,
When the first mate went for
ft in his boat it kept coming On
directly for the ship, with gather -
lag speed, instead of going down
Or v e e r i n g to windward, as
whales usually do. Thirty feet off
it tried to go under, but there
was not room to clear.
It struck the Kathleen forward
of the mizzen rigging, five or
six feet under water, severely
shaking her, then tried to conte
up, raising her stern two or
three feet so that when she
dropped again her counter made
a tremendous splash.
When it was found that the
fo'c'sle was flooding from a hole
in the ship, Capt. Jenkins ordered
the crew to take to the boat
with water, bread and some old
clothes. Five minutes later -the
Kathleen rolled over,
Fortunately, the twenty-one in
the boat were later picked up
by the steamship Borderer, of
Glasgow.
Thunderous Spouting
Capt, It A, Chippendale, an
oldtime whaler, tells thrilling
stories of personal encounters in
"Sails and Whales". Once his
boat, in the midst of a school of
whales, was rocked alarmingly
by the ponderous humps. The
crew grabbed the gunwales to
try to keep her right side up,
not knowing when they might
be hurled into the air by huge
lashing tails. Then the boat was
canted right over, and all six of
them were in the water with the
huge black monsters sliding past,
carrying men and boat along with.
them.
Struggling, Chippendale kept
sliding on and off, not even hear-
ing the thunderous spouting. At
times, he says, it seemed as if
his heart had stopped when those ,
huge monsters rubbed him in
passing. Their body motion cre-
ated a kind of buoyancy; at no
time did he feel himself sinking,
They were so close that he had
no chance to strike out and swim.
When he put his leg down
straight, his foot touched one of
them, almost paralyzing him
with fear. After what seemed an
eternity they went, and he and
his crew were free to swim, shak-
ing and terrified, to their boat.
Swamped \
In another hunt, as the har-
pooner struck home, the whale's
huge tail came up and, hit the
boat's mast in the middle, soap -
ping it off, tearing a big hole in
the bottom, ripping out the
thwart end of the planking, and
seriously injuring two men. In
no time they were all swamped.
The second state, Mr. Silva,
would not cut away from the
whale, knowing that if he did the
boat would sink under them. The
gunwales were flush with the
water; only a tow would keep
them afloat until they could pass
their line to one of the other
boats. If the boat sank the two
injured men would surely drown.
The oars had gone except for the
steering one, which Silva used
to keep the boat in line with the
whale.
They were certainly between
the devil and the deep, sea: six
wet, half -frozen men being towed
Don't Slip—If window washer
Jim P. Jones took one step back-
ward, he'd land at the bottom
of the Grand Carryon. Jones is
cleaning windows in the Lodgtt
overlooking the canyon's rim
in Grand Canyon National Park.
Crusoe--Doing his own • laundry, as he has done .for 25 years,
Frank Drobot, 69, isNtomfortable and happy. He live', alone on a
ranted island in a stone quarry. Keeping him company are
1500 chickens, several pigeons and a dog, "Crusoe" washes his
clothes carefully, making every drop count as all water must
be carried from the mainland,