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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-8-5, Page 3Buried in a Carpet tiavu y o. u ever thought haw You want to be dressed when You are buried? Some folk, like the doctor, who was reeently buried in blue serge suit, shirt, collar, tie, and shoes, jibe at the conven- tionai;shroud, and stipulate spe- cial attire, "Boss" Croker, the famous one- time political leader, wore a dress quit on his last'journey, and the pall was woven of violets and elfergreens, Then there was Captain Ro- bert Hutton, a 17th century hunt- ing squire, who -at his own re- quest :was burled in the Orchard of Houghton Hall, Co, Durham, in full hunting kit, A priest directed that his body should be dressed in the vest- ments in which he used to cele- brate the Blessed Sacrament, The famous English preachers John Wesley and George Yrhite- field were both buried in gown and cassock, And Kid Gloves In spite of the fact that the Puritans scorned rich attitre, Oli- ver Cromwell's body was buried more richly draped with velvet, ermine, and costly lace than any English monarch ever'had been in the centuries before. in the 18th century women ask- ed to be buried in their .finest lace, The actress Ann Oldfield, for instance, directed that she be placed in her coffin wearing "a fine Brussels head, a Holland shift with a tucker of double ruffles, and,a pair of new kid gloves," +ticoat, to-' Army officers have asked to be buried in full regimentals. One, an Army doctor, stipulated his. medical staff corps uniform 'With medals attached There was an additional request: that a parcel containing the small pink half - petticoat, in which a certain lady died, might be placed beneath his head in the COMM A regimental sergeant - major was buried in the scarlet tunic he wore in The Queen's Regiment, Not all the unusual burial re- quests are for fine clothes, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the in- ventor of the telephone, chose a corduroy working suit. The only decoration he wore was ,the French Legion of Honour which he greatly prized. Hcy Fever Is Officially He Take a 'good look at that black blob at the right, hay -fever sufferers. That's a ragweed spore magnified 3300',iimes, and the copse, of all your trouble. For the next two months the ragweeds will shed their pollen, agonizing some 3,000,000 hap- less souls, .Arany of Whom.will suffer until frost comes this fall. There's not much anyone can•do about it either, except go to one of the few areas in the country which are free from ragweed, or, in some cases, take skin shots or special pills under a docto'r's direction. Ac- tually, the ragweed spore is 0 n,l y , .060 -trait of one -thou- those shown in the above se- sandth of an inch across, but it quence showing the various 'plagues a lot of persons, like stages of the hay -fever sneeze. e A Bournemouth resident asked that his body, dressed in pyjamas, should be placed in a plain deal coffn lined with calico. A Seven- oaks, Kent, man directed that he be dressed for burial in a knick- erbocker suit and shoes; Some folk even disdain a cof- fin, like the monk of Coalville, Leicestershire, w h o preferred interment in his ,monastic habit. And Wilfred Blunt, traveller and writer, asked that he should be laid in the ground in his old Eastern travelling carpet. FA1ZN 1IONT Jok&u&eLl The question of hand versus mechanical thinning of Ls�}ga'k beets has been answered partial- ly by the Lethbridge Experiment- al Station as a'result of co-oper- ative tests, 6 5 The Station found, that hand thinning gave, on the average, a yield one ton higher than cqm- plete mechanicalithinning. But, on some farms where soil condi- tions were more suitable, there were no differences i1t'yields "be= tween the two methods of thin ning. This sugge is the import- ance of carefill, ededped prepare. tion if you pi'an'to use'the mech- anical thinner. Plots which had Ween* gone over once with the mechanical thinner followed by hand thin, - ting saved time over han,d,tliin- sing alone. 0 * * But, twice over wi,th-tlte 31)egh- rnical thinner followed by hand thinning saved further time but lave lower yields than just hand thinning. * * The Station suggests that the nechanical thin ter. AM be cnlltb-, inee. piplitably win hand thin- ning with ,no decrease ,in yield. Where labor is not available, the mechanical thinner may be used entirely but decreased yields may result unless careful attention is Paid , to thee, operation of the ' machine' and to the selection of knife heads in reldtion to stands. A good tractor operator watch- es his machine closely. He listens for unusual noises. He looks at the smoke from the 'exhaust. If ' he hears unusual noises or sees excessive smoke coming from the 'exhaust he. . stpps the. tractor and investigates. The good tractor operator finds out what is wrong and Corrects it immediately. * * * Excessive smoke from the ex- baust pipe means that something is Wrong. * * * Black, smoke usually means a ;rich miikture so the -carburetor or choke may be set incorrectly. Or, the tractor may be overloaded. Worse, you may be using a low quality and grade of fuel. * * * 'If=the, smoke from the exhaust CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS' 1. Previously 4. Stop 8. Crustaecwn' 12. Unit of wire ° relnest mons 13, anl,0 14. Nati halal 17. Preece a.n01 clay (8, Itnunl h' tape nit. soil, A 10. Aluni al Onto 20. Afiat h 32. Atisl 1ce 20. Atoll in et tau sen 27. Stun' 20, (6000 29 holt nC 9leln de1 true{ X10 9lrniphken dl. Num en;.. 32, Rug • 33 Wen In law 31 Quer er, 37sleet Inn tilhul, '' 1 nilDle, 4nha1111$nln 38. Talley final' 79. tirranrd linen 40. Arid trait 47 Pro salmal 1111111 40. aid 47. nn.atone 48 14110 (Monk torn,! 49. lOnded 60. Points 61,Secure, DOWN 4 Uornian et t31 2. Tenn 3 Malta clear 2 fi� t 20 .. 21 26 la 4. Rock 33. Discovering 6. Prong 24. Upright 6. Biblical priest 25, rues 7. Myselr 27, Hints 8. Notsettee 30, Tree 9. Operate, 34. Halt quart 10. Curve 80. Wear away 11. Working tarty 37. Languishes 16. Greater 30, Give for memo quantity 17. Wetorlvay 19, African antelope- 20, Particles 21. Lust 22, Thorn •, 13, 40. 130y 41, ln8lvitl nal 42, Chess pieces • 43. Put on 44, Perceive 45, Little one 47. Thal ellen 14 4"'+ 27.x.. 22. 17 24 27 29 49 3r 3.2 '1 39 kt- 33.1 Y4ti�2'Vs. 42 36' 36 99 37 45 is blue, it indicates that the engine is using too much oil. This may be due to poor fitting rings, loose bearings or worn valve guides. " * * Listen for unusual noises. A knock in the motor may mean serious trouble or a simple ad- justment may correct it. "1 * * * A knock may mean that your engine lacks lubricating oil. It may mean worn bearings or bushings. It could be that the spark timing or fuel injection is too• far .advanced: Possibly the carburetor is set ,too lean. Exces- sive carbon deposits or the in- correct' grade of fuel may be the cause. Possibly the tappets need adjusting. * * * What xs.'another physical evi- dence that the tractor is not operating .right? It is the "feel" of the tractor as the operator drives. He notices signs of slug- gishness: He isn't getting the power he feel's he should. ' The first* thing to look for is whether the brakes are set or dragging. The air cleaner may be clogged,,It may be poor compres- sion due -to leaky valves, worn or stuck rings or the oil May be badly diluted. * * * Then again sluggishness may be that the carburetor is set. either too rich or too lean. The timing may be off or wrong spark plugs installed. Look for im- properly adjusted carburetor linkage, worn throttle shaft bushing or see if the governor to carburetor li nkage is*binding. Included in the "feel" will be irregular or missing engine. First check all the ignition wiring for breaks, loose or corroded connec- tions. 7EI1e coil or condenser may be defective. Spark plugs may be wggt, dirty, fouled, cracked or imprdlierly gapped. There may be dirt or water in the carbure- tor, fuel , pump or strainers. Valves may be the trouble - stuck, leaking, burned or incor- rect clearance. There may be leaky gaskets in the cylinder head or intake manifold. * * * Whatever the signs are, stop the tractor and investigate. Find out what is wrong. The modern tractor engine is precision built. There are some adjustments you may do yourself. But don't guess. In making repairs or adjustments follow the manufacturer's speci- fications as given in the instruc- tion book. If there is some trouble that cannot be fixed readily at home, then take your tractor to a trained mechanic. SPEEDY MAIL Opening a slightly soiled let- ter which reached his home a week or two ago, a Plymouth auctioneer had a shock, the letter was posted to him by a friend, (!'. ROwse Mitchell, who wrote it while serving as a soldier in France' on October 15, 1915. No- body knows where the letter had been during the intervening 38 years. A much' more striking instance Of` a delayed letter dales back' 10, 1927, when one posted in Knightsbridge, London, on Nov- ,: ember 30, .1865, was delivered in Baker St., little more than a )wile away. It was 53 years late. And the letter was surcharged three- pence because the stamp was out of date! • Our Forbears Were Mealy - Mouthed "rd like a pair of nether in- teguments, please." .Any modern tailor would think you were mad if you entered his Ashop and made such a request. But people did. Our ancestors just over a hun- dred years ago were so mealy- mouthed that they were afraid to refer outright to trousers. The terms slacks would have horri- fied them. These garments started as breeches, became small clothes, I and by 1790 were irrepressibles, or indescribables, By 1830 they had turned into unmentionables, inexplicables, or nether integu- ments. Ten years later they were unutterables. It was supposed to be so easy to shock the Victorian woman that no gentleman would men- tion a shirt before a lady. Under- wear became an improper word, so people talked instead of linen and flannel. The polite term, because of its associations, soon became im- polite. A certain oldfashioned under- garment first known as a smock became a shift, which merely means a change of clothes. Then that term was thought indeli- cate. In Dublin in 1907, when a character in a play of J. M. Synge's mentioned one, the audi- ence were so shocked they walk- ed out in protest.,. People's bodies might not have existed, so careful were they never to allude to them. When such a situation couldn't be av- oided, our great grand -parents went to great pains to be polite., Naked was -a shocking word, so statues were talked of as nude + or undraped. One's buttocks be- came the lower back, and even in America they referred to the "limbs" of a pia. o. One lady in Barbados was shocked by the elan at dinner who asked if he could help her to turkey breast. "I'11 take a little turkey bos- om, if you please," she reproved. The Americans -you'll hardly believe it -banned the use of the words "bull" and "cock" as being dreadfully vulgar. Instead they spoke of "gentleman cows" and roosters. Ladies, of course, weren't sup- posed to know that such degrad- ed creatures as prostitutes ex- isted. If a man had to mention One, he chose a delicate expres- sion like anonyma, unfortunate, lady of easy virtue, or street walker. - Natural functions could never be plainly described. The novel- ists faithfully clung to this un- natural attitude for years. A pregnant heroine was "in all interesting condition," No fur- ther mention was made of her until "the babe lay cradled in its mother's. arms." If there was a moral slip, the writer went round and round the point until one was hard put to it to realize what had happen- ed, except for his dark allusion to "the almost .inevitable conse- quence," Use a towel wrapped bread board for pressing small seams when you're sewing, Saves the Space and bother of putting up to regular ironing board. Mandy Hints For. Indoors and Out Save recipes that appear on both sides of a magazine page by "framing." Remove the magazine page and center it On a leaf of ,your recipe scrapbook, Then trace the recipes to be framed, bearing down hare' iht the oornc ers to make dots• that shover through, Join dots with pencilled lines and cut out section outlined, Paste "windaw" page' over mag- azine page sq:, the recipes will show through, * P* p Stitch the pajama draw string in the center back of men's and boys' pajama pants and the draw string won't pull out, Also pre- vents the pajama cord from gett- ing tangled with other clothes in the washer. * * * Add a pinch of cream of tartar to the water in the .bottom of your aluinum double boiler to keep the pan from becoming dis- colored. Try it in the baby's bottle sterilizer, too, * * * File paper dolls in a spiral Or looseleaf note book to keep them from being lost Or torn. Make pockets by cutting off the top half of every other page and pasting the remaining lower half tO the nezt whole page at the bottom and sides. Slip each doll and its clothes in a separate pocket, and print d01Ys name 'on its own pocket. * * * Use your ice cream scoop to dip out muffin or cup cake bat- ter. Then each muffin or cake will be the same size. No grabbing for the biggest one on the plate! * * * Carry the baby's bottles in a soft-drink carton when traveling. Keeps bottles from rattling, and from being misplaced. Perfectly sanitary if you invert nipples and cap bottles. * * * 'Mold gelatin salads in empty balcing powder cans. Unmold when set, slide on to a plate, and slice. Round salads will please the youngsters. One Willow Tree 7.- 1,179 Cricket Bats Willow trees in Essex, grown for making cricket bats, have been inspected recently to pre- vent the spread of watermark disease. This takes deadly toll of many willow trees all over the country every year, and under Forestry Commission orders in- fected trees sometimes have to be destroyed. There are at least 250 kinds of willow in England, but there is only one true cricket -bat wil- low. Some years ago a willow of •the variety called "blue" - fifty- three years old - was sold in Hertfordshire to a manufacturer who fashioned 1,179 bats from it• A good cricket. -bat tree to -day is between twelve and fifteen years old. It should have no branches on at least nine or ten feet of the stem, measuring from the ground. Largest of all the willows is the white willow which rises to a hundred feet; the smallest is the least willow, a minute shrub rising but a few inches. Willow osiers have been used for basket -making for centuries. At Milton, Massachusetts, there is a weeping willow which sheds real tears! Due to a• canker in its roots, the leaves of the tree drip day and' night, NEIGHBORLY "So you're not on speaking terms with . your neighbor?" "No. He sent me a can of oil to use on my lawnmower when I sfarted to cut the grass at six in morning. I sent it back and told him to use it on his wife when she started singing at eleven at night." Warning to Lady Athletes Don't Try To Overdo ` It! After iwp famous ldrwouton, Madame Jacqueline Auriol and Mrs, "Jackie" Moggridge, had announced their intention of try- ing to crash the sound barrier, they were beaten to it by a third "Jackie," Mrs. Jacqueline Coch- ran. Flying a Sabre jet in Collier- nia Mrs. Cochr took the world's women's 'fir speed record from Madame lot, daughter- in-law of the Fr" ch President, and claimed yet Another distinct- tiOk for the so -c . pp,eed weaker sex, Women have advanced 80 far into what was once exclusively Man's territory ;that one wonders whether • in the' hear future they will catch up with men and then Outstrip them. It must be remembered that women have been in the compe- titive field for only about fifty years of the many thousands that human beings have .oecvpied their planet. At present, as far as feats of brute strength are concerned, women are no match for men. But in some sports at which no one ever dreamt of them .compet- ing only a few years ago, they are coming on fast, Athletics is one of these fields writes "H.D." in "Answers." The modern Olympic Games 'were founded 'in 1896. In that year T. E. Burke, of U.S.A., the world's fastest sprinter, covered the 100 metres in 12 seconds, There are three women in the world to -day who have run the same distance at a faster pace, Helen Herring Stephens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, and Marjorie Jackson (recently awarded the M,B.E.), have all run 100, metres in 11.5 seconds, and Marjorie Jackson ran the distance in 11.4 seconds in Japan in 1952, though the record has not yet officially been confirmed. The first Olympic 200 and 400 metres races were run by men in 22.2 seconds and 54.2 seconds respectively. The times of the fastest women for those events to -day are 23.4 and 56.02 seconds. There are some sports in which one hopes that women will never try to compete with men; sports that have a brutalising effect on them -boxing, wrestling, . games like rugger that need sheer physical strength, or long-dist- ance running, in which it would be agonising for the spectators to watch women at the end of their physical tether. Even at golf, a game at which men are supposed to be far superior to women, they have given us some shocks. In 1951 a team comprising Babe Zaharias, Patty Berg, Betsy Rawls, Betty Jamieson, Peggy Kirk, and Betty Bush played such stalwarts as Leonard Crawley, ex -Walker Cup captain John Beck, ex -amateur champion Max McCready, Ger- ald Micklem, Bromley Daven- port, and Brig -General A, C. Critchley over the tough, west course at Wentworth, Surrey, known as the Burma Road -and the men lost every game! Women, toe, can hold they own at shooting, In 1930 MO Marjorie Foster snatched their Zing's Prize at Risley froth the finest sharpshopters in the Ent - vire! The famous cyclist Eileen Shdridan, when 26 and the mother of a 44 -year-old $000 equalled some of the 'best ,mala performances, She cycled front Birmingham to London in ii hours 21 minutes; from Londgtt to Oxford and back in 5 Moura 21 minutes 19 seconds; 51 miles in 2 hours 14 minutes 16 seconds; 100 miles in 4 hours 16 minutes 1. second unpaved and unaided. Eileen Sheridan is under :5'feet tall and weighs 7 stone 10 pounce. Yet she covered 237.82 miles in, 12 hours. Compare this with the London -Heysham boat train etc- press that does 237,5 miles in 12 hours 23 minutes. At tennis women are not as good as men, though a first-class woman player can beat the aver- age man easily. At swimming the position is different. Many wo- men have crossed the Channel, involving a tremendous physical and mental strain, whereas some very fine men swimmers have failed. Women fear no challenge there. And on the ice they are infinitely more graceful and pleasing to watch. Women should keep to sports suited to their temperament and physique, Let them excel at these and give pleasure to themselves and those who watch them. The librarian of Staten Island's roving bookmobile was confront- ed recently by an importunate youth who demanded "that book you talked me into borrowing three weeks ago," The grafifled librarian asked, "Was it so good you want to read it over agan?" "Heck, no," said the bookworm, "I wtjpte my new girl's phone number in it." Who's Next? In Atlanta, the Journal -Constitution carried an ad offering for sale a "honey- moon lodge with big stone fire- place . , . Rustic and different .. Reason for leaving; vi g, honeymoon over." 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