The Brussels Post, 1953-8-12, Page 7TllLPA1M FRONT
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A few hints on Safety, in and
around the home, might not be
amiss. ,And although I know'
you've probably heard all these
hints and warnings before -
still, the precautions you took
yesterday won't keep you from
accidents if you neglect them to-
day_
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Falls on stairways result fj•om
(1) faulty personal practices
such as running up and down,
carrying objects which obstruct
the view, tripping on long cloth-
ing, loose fitting' shoes or high
heels Arid (2) hazards of the
stairways, such as missing or
weak hand -rails, loose rugs at
top or bottom, worn treads _ or
covering, objects on stairs, steps
coated With ice, or inadequate
lighting.
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To minimize the danger of
tripping, make sure that all stair
treads are in )good ,repair, Imine-
diatelyreplace wern or broken
boards and' covering. Permit no-
body to leave laundry, jars,
waste baskets, brooms or other
tripping hazards on the stairs.
When going up and down stair-
ways keep the hand nearest the
handrail free to grasp the rail.
Objects should be carried so
your view of steps is not ob-
structed,
All stairways - including
porch, basement, upstairs and
attic - should be constructed
with normal and uniform step
riser (7%"), adequately wide
treads and sturdy hand -rails.
The hand -rails serve old and
young alike, because they afford
a firm hand -hold when ascend-
.qsg1pr t4escending. They should
extend past the top and bottom
stgpb '-'and be about 32" high,
Stairways over 44 inches wide
,'require a hand -rail on both
sides. :The uprights of the ban-
nisters "should be close enough
;together that a child cannot
slide through.
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A white- strip painted on. the
Tplks to Himself -James J. Suth-
erland is a walking radio ,sta-
flon. His wrist -watch -size radio
transmitter broadcasts to the
"plastic=eased portable radio he
is'cartying. The miniature de -
'"ices were' constructed" by an
'•'eleetron!cs firm to dal'nonstrate
'potential appllcbtion of trahsi-
torsrtiny `devices which eliminate
bulky,tpbes andtcircuits,
edge of each step, or white top
and bottom steps, Improves visi-
bility. Two-way switches should
be provided at top and bottom;
and the lights located so they
illuminate all steps.
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Steps built like a cut of pie, in
oreder to make a turn, should be
wielded in favor of landings and
straight runs. Wintiers may have.
eye appeal and save some space
but they are a built-in hazard:
Never sacrifice. safety for ap-
pearance.
If there are more than two
steps to the porch or entrance
- provide a handrail Above
ground porches also should be
enclosed with a good railing. If
children are in, . the habit • of
playing on the porch, train them
to pick up their playthings, just
as 'carefully as if they were in
the house. Toys strewn around a
porch. or entrance 'cause many
serious falls,
In cold climates, provisions
should be made for protecting
outside steps and porches from
rain, ice formation; snowfall and
snow slides from the roof. Make
sure that eave gutters are pro-
vided for roof slopes that drain
on outside steps. Down spouts
should carry rain water away
from walkways,
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Outside steps and porch floor-
ing of wood are subject to
weathering and rotting. Fre-
quent inspection should be made
for signs of deterioration so that
repairs can be made before
someone is injured.
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Little aid.s liice grab bars over
the bathtub, nonslip material
for the floor and"4V-rubber mat
in the tub help prevent serious
bathroom falls, Have a holder for
soap and keep floors dry.
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Keep a night light in or near
the bathroom to light the pass-
ageway during the night Good
housekeeping in the bedroom, as
in other parts of the house •will
reduce the chances of a fall.
Shoes and other articles of dress,
left on the floor, present stumb-
ling'hazaids. Keep all passage-
ways clear and see that small
rugs are anchored.
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In the kitchen where most
home accidents occur, cleanli-
•nes's and orderliness are impor-
tant, both from accident preven-
tion as well as health standpoint.
.When it ,is necessary to reach
'high shelves, a sturdy stool or
short 'step -ladder is much safer
and far easier to use than boxes
• or chairs.
Disorderly • housekeeping, poor
furniture 'arrangement, slippery
waxed ' floors, worn floor cover-
ings; unanchored rugs or carpets,
neglected repairs, spilled liquids
or food, and dark or obstructed
passageways are other fall haz-
ards found in many homes,
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Short outs and so-called "time-
savers" frequently lead to acci-
dents. The time saved is insigni-
ficant compared to the cost and
tithe Ion from en accident.
Magic Numbers
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house,
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5. Add your age.
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1Cou `l.}it find the number .of your
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They Needed a F rs tRas?ln an
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The Donald P. Brown family Was
one shy of having a complete
baseball team, When it became
known that another baby was
on its way, dad, mom and their
eight sons voted for a boy -
a first baseman was needed.
Along came eight -pound, 13 -
ounce Thomas, fulfilling the fam-
ily wish. He is a fine, black -hair-
ed lad, but he's a little weak
on hilt footwork around the in-
itial sack and can't be approach-
ed by scouts until he has gradu-
ated from the bassinet and for-
mula feeding.
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Played ..Accordion,
Tamed Wild Tribe
"Fawcett the Dreamer" -was
what his fellows called the late
Colonel Fawcett. Perhaps they
were right. But -the substance of
his dreams was built upon reason
and he spared no effort. or sacri-
fice to turn theory into fact.
A brilliant explorerwhose
name' is legendary, he disappear-
ed mysteriously in a heroic at-
tempt to justify his belief that
somewhere, hidden in the hostile
fastness of the Amazon jungles,
are relics of a high order of civ-
ilization -older even than that
of the Inca's.
It is left to his son, Brian Faw-
cett, to edit and present with
deep and lasting significance the
manuscripts written by his father
describing his journeyings into
Bolivia and Brazil, And after
reading Lt. -Col P. H. Pawcett's
"Exploration Fawce t tlittle
doubt is left in the reader's mind
that he is sharing the adventures
of a brave explorer and a Man.
Hardship, privation and brav-
ery are accepted; selfnacrifice is
the predominant quality. Arriv-
ing by canoe at the mouth of
the River Verde, Fawcett and his
cotnpanigns, together with their
peons, paddled upstream as far
as possible into the area graphi-
cally described as "Poisoned
Hell."
Leaving the canoe, they pro-
ceeded on foot. Provisions soon.
ran out. They were starving, but
staggered on; their voices sound-
ing ever fainter • and fainter to
each' other, for the deafness of
famine was upon -- thein. Their
dogs, which had somehow man-
aged to fend for themselves and
]keep going, curled up in the
grass, went to sleep, and never
wakened. The peons were •bor=
dering on mutiny. "A miracle
saved us," records Colonel Faw-
cett,
A'tthe last gaup, he preyed for
assistance. His prayer was an-
swered, as he somehow lenew it
would be, fot' within fifteen min-
ute9 a deer came into view, As
Fawcett stared ' through the
Sights of his rifle, trembling, a
hoarse whisper came from be-
hind: "For heaven's sake, don't
miss, Fawcett!" The deer drop-•
ped; and typical, of the great roan
Was the note in his writings:
"What a pity the dogs had not
survived a few days longer."
The explorer knew no fear,
and whenever possible tried to
make friends with the savage
tribes he met. One, the Guarayos,
had a bad name, and Fawcett was
repeatedly warned against mak-
ing overtures to them. Despite
these warnings, when' his men
and craft were peppered with
arrows, , miraculously 'without
casualty, he ordered them not to
retaliate.
Instead, he requested' one of
his companions, a versatile' and
expert accordionist, to make his
way to a log snared in, the mid-
dle of a sandbar just beyond
dangerous range -and play.
This the musician did, squeez- '
ing out tune after tune, while
other members of the party sang
at the topof them voices. Dodg-
ing the arrows showered ,upon
them, they. sang "Daisy, ,Daisy,"
"Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent
Bravery Pays Off --Five-year-old
Diana Sue Deardoff, the 100,-
000th child to receive gamma
globulin in '1953, is reworded
by a volunteer with a lollipop
and the syringe which adminis-
tered the antipollo shot,
Road," and "Onward, Christian
Soldiers." Fawcett's contribution
to the glee club was "Swanee
River." At length the Indians
stopped shooting, and friendly
relations were established with
them.
In the Chuncho country, on the
Pyrene River in Peru, grows a
mysterious plant, the juice of
which has the astonishing power
of softening rock until it is as
plable as paste. It was used, an
Englishman told Fawcett, by the
Incas for shaping stones.
This man, whose integrity and
reliability were accepted, told the
explorer of a nephew of his ,rho,
when his horse went lame on
him, left ft in a neighboring vil-
lage to walk the five miles to
his own camp. The dismounted
rider was wearing four -inch
spurs with rowels the size of a
fifty cent piece and when he
arrived- at his camp after walk-
ing through the bush, he dis-
covered with amazement that
contact with the plants had
"eaten" spurs and rowels away
until nothing but mere spikes
were left.
In Peru or Bolivia, the main
topic of the day is treasure.
Everyone lives in hopes of one
day unearthing some long -for-
gotten hoard. Conversation is
serious, but on occasion the "dis-
covery" of a fortune can be
'amusing.
A couple of workmen were
repairing an old house in Are-
quipa, and during the course of
their labours they noticed a hole
in the wall with a cavity extend-
ing beyond it. Hopes and excite-
ment ran high. Feverishly, they
explored the darkness and were
thrilled when silver dishes name
to light.
Spurred on by this wealth
they delved deeper, until their
groping hands lighted on warns
food on a plate -and their quest
was brought to an abrupt end
by the angry shouts of the lady
living next door, whose larder
they had ransacked!
The Colonel never treated
lightly the occult powers of the
numerous races; the occult in-
terested him greatly. Near Pele-
ehuco, in the village of Curve,
live the Indian gypsies of South
America, the'Btrujas (witches) or
Calahuayas, They wander all
over the Andes and are credited
with astonishing occult powers,
There's a War on
rll the Highlands
To the skirl of the bagpipes,
500 otlicers and men of the lit
Argyll and Sutherland Highland-
ers marched out one morning re-
cently ,from Redford Barracks,
Edinburgh, to the strangest milt-
tory operation of their long,
proud history,
Lent by Scottish Command,
they were headed for Aberfoyle,
in Perthshire, to fight the battle
scenes for Walt Disney's new
live-action Technicolor film, "Rob
Roy." For the thousand or so in-
habitants 04 picturesque Aber-
foyle, in the Trossachs, it was a
fascinating experience as they
saw the stirring events through
which their ancestors had lived
in the eighteenth century re-en-
acted before their eyes.
Once more the wild, uncouth
clansmen of 240 years ago rose
to make their daring raids under
the leadership of Richard Todd,
splendidly bearded as Robert Mc-
Gregor (Rob Roy), The skirl of
the pipes was heard calling the
clansmen to arms against the
hated English "red -coats," and
the clash of steel' claymores, bay-
onets and dirks echoed across the
plains,
Chief difficulty was to convince
these crack Argyll and Suther-
land Highlanders, many of whom
had just returned from real fight-
ing in Korea, that they mustn't
look or behave like a splendidly
trained modern regiment. "Re-
member, you're Scots clansmen -
a rough, undisciplined rabble,"
exhorted their officers over and
over again: Once convinced on
this point, the troops entered into
the spirit of the battle scenes in
a big way.
The famous battle of Sheriff-
muir, fought in 1715 between the
Scots clansmen and the red -coats,
was not -when re -fought in 1953
--entirely bloodless! An ambu-
lance unit stood by and several
times the cry "Stretcher bearers!"
was heard -thanks to the realis-
tic vigour with which the action
was waged! But- as one Korea
veteran remarked, "This is a com-
fortable war, fought as all wars
should be -in daylight only and
with breaks for meals!"
Manufactured Scotch Mist
As it turned out, it was almost
entirely a fine weather war -due
to the foresight of Producer Perce
Pearce, who had studied weather
records for that part of the world
for the past thirty-five years be-
fore striking an average and
choosing his time. Even the swirl-
ing of Scotch mist in which some
of the battle scenes were fought
was "manufactured" and consist-
ed of incense sprayed from a bee-
keeper's smoke guns
The military invasion turned
usually sleepy Aberfoyle into a
boom town like those that sprang
to life in the wake of the gold
rush. Money was spent in the
village at a rate of more than
£1,500 a day. The local butcher
was called upon to provide 200
chops, 500 sausages and 200 rash-
ers of bacon on alternate days.
With the help of the local baker,
he prepared a roast for 500 men
each week -end and delivered it
on army schedule, too,
Though troops involved got
only their normal Service pay,
there wasn't one of them who
wouldn't have volunteered for
further film work, Even Major
Alastair Boyle, the commanding
officer, began to get restless after
• a day or two spent merely watch-
ing his men in action..He.had a
word with location director Alex
Bryce -and next morning his men
had the shock of their lives when
they saw their commanding offi-
cer, dressed in rough Highland
costume, taking part in the rebel
charge against the English
enemy!
Short Letters
The world's briefest correspon-
dence contained, apart from ad-
dresses and signatures, not one
word.
Victor Hugo, the famous
French author, had just had a
new book 'published, and was
anxious to know how it was sell -
MAY SCHOOL
LESSON
93Y Rev, R Barclay Warren,
Christ Pre-em- inent,
Colossians 1;8-2O.
Memory Selection: - And lie it±
before ail things, and by Dials
all things consist, Colossiaaui
1:7,
There are many denominations
which profess to be Christian.
Perhaps the simplest way to de-
termine whether or not they are
truly Christian is to examine
their creed for their teaching
concerning Jesus Christ and their
conduct for the demonstration
of His precepts. If Christ is not
accorded the place of pre-emin-
ence In faith , and practice the
group is not Christian,
A religious group once sought
to disturb a meeting where I was
in attendance. The preacher asked
the leader of the disturbers: "Da
you believe that Jesus Christ is
the Son of God?" In anger and:
with a stamp of the foot the an-
swer was, "No." That answer
clearly identified the group as
not Christian, I shall not forget
the gusto with which the congre-
gation soon sang in affirmation
of their faith:
"My hope is built on nothing leas
Than Jesus" blood and right-
eousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest
frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand;
All other ground is sinking
sand."
Christ is exactly like God, for
He is God. He was before crea-
tion for by Him were all things
created. Through His death ' we
have redemption, the forgive-
ness of sins, He is the first to
rise from the dead. He is the
Head of the Church which is his
body. He is pre-eminent.
He will tolerate no rivals in the
human heart. He must have first
place. The love of money or
pleasure or fame recede when
He is enthroned. Buddha, Ma -
hornet and Ramakrishna are
dead. Jesus Christ is living. He
is the incomparable, the Godman,
unique, eternal, supreme, the
beginning and the end, "the end
of all principality and power.."
In Him does "all fullness dwell:"
ing. He wrote to his publisher:
"? Victor Hugo."
Not to be outdone, the publish-
er replied "!"
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree,
actor and producer, sent the fel-
lowing brief letter to anaspir-
ing dramatist, who had submitted
a play for consideration:
"My dear Sir, -I have read
your play. Oh, my dear siri-
Yours faithfully, H. Beerbohm
Tree." '
Early in the 19th century the
Duke of York sought Church
patronage for a friend in a letter
that he wrote to the Bishop of
Cork. It said merely:
"Dear Cork, -Please ordain
Stanhope. -York."
Came the reply: "Dear York,-
- Stanhope ordained. -Cork."
"Once I make up my mind, I'm
full of indecision," -Oscar Lev-
ant.
(Upside down to prevent peeking)
Snip and 'Stitch -The sound of snipping shears 00J th'e° um of
a sewing machine may be strange sounds td many 'UN units
in Korea, but not to these fighting Canadians.. Pte, Edward
Larnhart, left, and Pie. Maurice Sabourin practicd tailoring to
keep their gear in shape.