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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-10-21, Page 3T1IEFA1&I FR(INT Jo6:947e11.. Whether the past year of hard work has been profitable, or not, the farmer and his family will be looking forward to a period of comparative relaxation 'diming the next few months. These months, however, can of- ten be turned to profit' by using the time t0 acquire further know- ledge on better farming methods,' Information on the most .effi- cient methods of farming is ac- tually going begging. Provincial and federal departments of agri- culture have an abundance of literature which describes the latest findings of agricultural scientists in experimental sta- tions across the country, These - are available usually without charge. Many Canadian indus- tries are constantly turning out reams of valuable ..informative matter for various segments • of the rural population. The closer scrutiny of farm journals and weekly newspapers and careful attention to farm broadcasts, will often provide information that can 'be turned" Into dollars and centsby the farmer. • • • For the benefit of the young farmer, most Canadian agricul- tural colleges run short courses during the slack farm periods, These cover special or general aaubjects ranging from fruit cuture to farm management, En rolement fees and costs of board and room are so low that the return on the investment can be Incalculable. * * * Association with farm boys from other sections of the country and with some of Canada's top agricultural scientists who serve es instructors, leads to the broad- ening of vision—an Intangible factor in successful farmipg as in other vocations. Increased vision phis greater knowledge pave the way to in- creased efficiency. • * • Injecting cattle with insecti- cides such as lindane is a new method being tried by agricul- tural scientists to kill cattle grubs. In recent experiments with yearling cattle, four injec- tions gave first-rate control. However, research workers still have to ',determine if this new method of grub control is both economical and safe to use. * * • A new type of woodmen's boots designed to eliminate the major hazard in woodcutting op- erations—axe cuts to the feet— is now being manufactured in Canada. Much the same in appearance as bush boots now in use, they make special use of a special Weave of nylon fabric in their Interior constructions—the same type of fabric used by police fortes as body armour against bullets. The boots are warm and waterproof and' their weight is kept to a minimum. They have a life expectancy of about five times that of conventional boots. * * • When the new nylon boots are in widespread use, itis expected that they will go along way to- wards eliminating foot injuries t0 woodmen and cut down radi- cally the yearly Canadian com- pensation bill of hundreds of thousands Of dollars which such injuries cost, * * According to a recent economic breakdown of the current retail costs of the various nutrients eon - tamed in it, milk is the best food bargain on the market. If you were to purchase all the nutrients in one quart of milk separately, they would cost 42 cents, says C-I•L Agricultural News. • ; Broken down, it reads: one quart of milk contains one cent's worth of sugar, a half -cents worth of vitamins and minerals, two and one-half cents worth of fat and 38 cents worth of protein (at present beef and. pork roast prices).' Total -42 cents. Chief Witness Was A Parrot Two collie dogs, were lost in Chicago, . Only one had been found, but both owners came-for- ward ame for_ ward td cdntest its ownership." Jack Rabbis greeted the big brown dog with "Hallo, Shepl" and a vigorous display of tail - wagging was his reward. Then Frank Daniels called out "Lad - diel" and the tail wagged just as much. Judge Mason Sullivan was just observing that the animal was not capable of distinguishing its owner when it jumped up and started to lick his face, thus clinching the argument. Found by a small boy In Ocea- na, West Virginia, a parakeet was claimed by two ladies. "I taught him to say ',Toe is a pretty boy,'" said Mrs. Carl Maxey ,to the magistrate, John Lambert. She began coaxing the eparakeet Mrs. .James Pelfrey stopped only to explain that her parakeet would oblige by saying 'Jimmy is a pretty boy," before taking up her place on the opposite side of the cage. But the two ladies pleaded in vain. It was the ma- gistrate who did the talking: "I decide to confiscate this bird," he said, "and hold it until it talks and tells its name so I can understand it and determine its ownership. Until that time, this case is open," Headaches over identification are not only provided by animals. The clerk of Nutley Magis- trate's Court, New Jersey, called out the name of John Duncan, and two men came into court to hear their charges read. The magistrate inquired, which of the two was Duncan. They both replied "I am." "This summons is for John Duncan, of Belleville," said the magistrate. But both claimed Bel- leville as their home town, "Which one is John Duncan, of De Witt Avenue?" asked the magistrate in a .strained voice. As one the men replied "I am." They were then asked which John Duncan lived at 187 De Witt Avenue. Only one man replied, and the magistrate's sigh of re- lief was audible. But nobody was to blame. One John Duncan pleaded guilty to speeding, and the other to driving without a licence. Don't Let Go — European hepcots, in, a,contest between Berlin and Paris, prove they are lust as jtmii&r' tea any Of bur native litterbugs. Axel Garcinet whirls his partner, Bebe Coffinet, both from Paris, off the floor in time with a mad musical beat at the Sports Palace in Berlin. Howtver, the, French contingent lost to the German team in the "best rubber -legged couple" competition. Retreat ,Jo,,Jhe Valine,— The.5eoson..fgr high-ettiWcle grezing in 'the: Bavarian Alps:is,aver, now that,winte beginsclaim the mountain. slops where, .cattle spent the summer. Photo above, taken near tnide1ang, shows -the traditional day,..of: return to the valley, with local. cheese- ,. ,makers; in Sunday -best clothes,. toklni3 their ,flower -bedecked herds home again. Churchill Museum? Back to his light, airy study at his Westerham Kent house, Chartwell went Prime Minister Sir -Winston Churchill recover- ing .after a well-earned rest at' Chequers. In that study can be leen the Union Jack hoisted by the first troops to land in Italy in 1943. Chartwell, standing amid eighty acres of woods and meadowland, gives a commanding view of the Weald„ of Kent. It has lovely gardens and there is a bank of rhododendrons which every year is the envy of professional grow- ers — is is so perfect. In the grounds of Chartwell are two lakes and a swimming pool which Sir Winston himself helped to construct. There's also a brick wall with a stone tablet. inscribed: "The greater part of this wall was built between the years 1925 and 1932 by Winston with his own hands." You can also see a little brick house which the Prime Minister built for his daughter Mary. One day the Prime Minister may set up a museum at Chart- well of all the queer things he has" received as presents dur- ing his career. One of these is the head of Toro Bravo, the heavyweight fighting bull that *was born with a V-sign on its forehead. This bull was killed by Spain's famous toreador, Manolete, on Europe's D -Day. Reel True Story — Dr. Jesse t. Overbey, dentist, proudly ds - plays the 750 -pound, 13 -foot, 11 -inch blue marlin that may be a coast record catch. Dr. Overbey battled the giant for two hours and 15 minutes in the Gulf stream near Diamond Light- ship, off Cape Hatteras. TABLE TALKS Jane Andrews Newcomers to this country from Europe are always surpris- ed at the abundance and variety of our foodstuffs, and especially fruit. Over in Sweden, for example, apples are about the only fruit that is really plentiful, so the housewives there think up all sorts of new and attractive ways of serving them. Writing in The Farm Journal (Philadelphia), Marianne Gronwall Sprague tells how surprised she was to find that, on this side of the Atlantic, we use apples mostly for sauce and pies, So here are some apple recipes with a Swedish "slant" and I'm sure you'll find them well worth trying. APPLE TORTE Mix together % c. flour, 1 tsp. sugar, cut in 34 c. butter, add gradually 2 to 234 tblsp, cream. Mix lightly with a fork, Form into ball. Refrigerate for half an hour before rolling—so it's eas- ier to handle. Roll out % of pastry on cookie sheet, about 1/4 -inch thick. Place an 8 -inch per on pastry, and cut around edge 'with knife to get round bottom crust, Bake crust in 375° oven 15 minutes. Roll remaining pastry Into long thin strips 11 inches wide. Make scallops with tablespoon Peel and slice into thin wedg- es, 4 or 5 apples, Arrange apples over crust Brush with 2 tblsp. batter. Sprinkle with 1 tblsp. sugar. Tuck scalloped edge around torte. Bake (with a second cookie sheet underneath, to keep torte from getting too brown) in 350° oven 30 minutes, After torte has baked about 20 minutes brush with 1 c, hot ap- ricot or peach jam. Continue baking until golden dolor. Serve hot—plain or with Vanilla .sauce, Serves 6 to 8. APPLE. MERINGUE CAKE Hake your favorite cake recipe or try this good Swedish one: Cream together c. butter, 1 c. sifted confectioners' sugar. Add, one at a time, 2 eggs. Combine 1 e. sifted cake flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, grated rind of a lemon. Add dry ingredients to cream- ed mixture; blend well. Pour batter into greased 8 -inch cake pan, Bake in moderate (350°) oven 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. For the apple -meringue top- ping, prepare— Rosy Apples in Syrup: Cook slowly for 10 minutes, 1 c. sugar, 2 c. water, juice of 1 lemon, 1 small cinnamon stick, few drops red food coloring. Peel, core, and quarter 5 or 6 cooking apples. Cook slowly in syrup until tender. Arrange apples on cake and top with— Meringue: Combine in mixing bowl 3 egg whites. Add ?, tsp. cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks form, Add gradually 1 c. sifted con- fectioners' sugar, lz tsp. vanilla. Beat until stiff. Bake in slow (300°) oven 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with—. Vanilla Sauce: Beat until stiff 1 c. heavy ereant. Beat 3 egg yolks. Add slowly 41 c. sifted confec- tioner's sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, Continue beating until foamy. Fold cream into egg mixture and chill. Serve cold. BAKED APPLES WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE Wash and core 6 baling- ap- ples. Place in greased baking dish. Fill centres with mixture of 1/2 c. cream, 34 e. dark corn syrup, 34 c. chopped nuts. Bake until tender in moderate (3501 oven, Serve with— Butterscotch Sauce: Combine 1 e. cream, 3A c. dark corn syrup, 2 tbisp, butter, 1 tsp. vaduia. Cook over low heat until thickened (20 to 30 minutes), stirring occasionally. Serve warm over baked apples. Some Strange Wills That People When Mildred, Russell . died leaving her life savings amount- ing to more than $9,000, to Ed - wine Lady Peek recently, she made history. For up to her death Miss Russell had been em- ployed for fifteen years as per- sonal maid by her blue-blooded legatee. Thus a traditional situation was reversed, for it is usually the faithful servant who is re- membered in the will of the ap- preciative employer—sometimes with a near fortune. Take Miss Annie Hurt, who for twenty-five years cushioned her wealthy- mistress against the bothersome .details of everyday life as personal maid. When her employer's will was read Annie found herself pos- sessed of an immediate $3,000 and an annuity of $9 a week. For fifteen years Hilda Lons- dale willingly denied herself the pleasure of going to dances, theatres and cinemas, or even lis- tening to the radio, in order to companion a wealthy Yorkshire spinster. Now the old lady has died leaving her appreciation in the shape of a legacy of $42 a week for life. That good cooks are almost worth their weight in gold is proved by the experience of Mrs. Margaret Hughes, When her em- ployer died she bequeathed to her favourite cook no less than $30,000. Another culinary wizard, Mrs. Ula Fletcher, who was cook - housekeeper to the late Lady Dalziel, received a lump sum of $600, a life annuity of $9 a week, a suite of furniture, a cairn ter- rier and two canaries. For a score of years Miss La- vinia Wooldridge devotedly nurs- ed wealthy John Taylor, guard- ing his health and queueing for hours during the war when choice foods were scarce. Then John Taylor died, and in his will he left Nurse Wooldridge $60,000. Miss Ada Ryan, who for over four years nursed an elderly couple, reaped an even greater reward when her employees died. For their gilt-edged appre- ciation of her unselfish care took the form of a $150,000 fortune. Years of loyal and efficient service have just repaid Miss Constance Pearce with a dazz- ling legacy of $150,000 and a handsome London mansion. Her job: secretary to a wealthy com- pany director. This generous em- ployer also bequeathed $30,000 his typist! A strange bequest from a grate- ful patient to a famous surgeon was disclosed in a recent will, For the gift was in appreciation of the doctor's refusal to perform an operation! "To Doctor Girling Ball," dir- ected the last testament of Ar- thur Leonard, "200 guineas as a token of admiration of his skill and courage in diagnosing that there was nothing the matter with my appendix," On to the bed of Miss Janet Agnes Bell, lying incurably ill in ;n Edinburgh nursing home, a stray cat jumped one day. It was an ordinary tabby, But to lonely Miss Bell the cat spelt companionship, "I call him De- sire," she told her nurses, "be- cause. I desire his company," When the old lady died Desire became the world's wealthiest cat, 3'or Miss tell 'left her furry friend $1500 in 'her will' to, pro- vide him with comfort -dor life. But the title of world's ri hest pet belongs to Jerry, whosewe- er, octogenarian Luther Sai,vyer of Cambridge, Massachusett re- cently left hint $21,000. Bvbn with present-day prices this a suns would be more than enough to keep Jerry in gold-plated luxury • for the rest of his days, For Jerry is a parrot! Cjookedest Race The World .. The, Siena Palio is the strangest and one of the oldest horse- races in the world. It is a wel- ter of contradictions; a race in which no bets can be placed, yet which depends for its re- sult entirely upon corruption. It is sponsored and blessed by the Church yet is .essentially crooked The Polio is approximately 500 years old, and takes place twice yearly in the Campo, or cen- tral square, of the beautiful lit- tle Tuscan town of Siena -- on July 2nd and August 15th, so the contestants are just about now getting over their injuries. The prize after which the race is named — is a painted banner representing the Madon- na, It was once won by Cesare Borgia! Siena has seventeen "quarters" or sections, and each of them enters a horse, ,although the Campo is only big enough for ten to take part. To get round this a draw is made, and seven unfortunate districts have to wait until the next race is held. Each section has a captain, and on the eve of the race he is busily engaged in making "arrangements" with his counter- parts from other sections. These arrangements vary. They may be to bump or block another horse, or simply to "pull" one's own. There is no pretence that the race is a straight one, but that makes no difference to the enthusiasm of the spectators. The honour of winning the Holy flag excuses everything. The horses look nothing like our thoroughbreds. Solidity is what matters, and, previous ex- perience is also a great advan- tage; the Palio has been won by an eighteen -year-old horse. As for the jockeys, they are pro- fessionals, engaged from ail over Italy, and a close watch is kept on them before the race. At least two guards from each district accompany its particu- lar jockey wherever he goes, lest he be approached and cor- rupted. They even sleep in his room. Not until he has actually mounted his horse do they leave his side, but he receives anything up to $1000. On the day of the race, each horse is taken into the church of the "quarter" concerned to be blessed. Both horse and jockey go right up to the altar, and the priest sprinkles holy water over the animal, invoking Saint Anthony. The procession from the churches, in fourteenth -cen- tury costume, is perhaps more spectacular even than the race itself. The parades are led by two "drum -majors" with flags, which they hurl into the air, catching them to tremendous ap- plause. They are followed by men-at-arms and standard-bear- ers. Anything up to 50,000 people attend the race, which is a great treat for tourists. The course in- cludes two extremely steep and dangerous corners, at one of which, called San Martino, it has been known for a horse to shoot right out of the Campo and disappear down the Via San Martino, after failing to judge the corner properly. By the time they reach the Campo the horses have been blessed again, for they all make their way to it via the cathed- ral, where the Cardinal of Siena blesses them. The race itself is a terrifying sight. Jockeys, in chain mail and steel helmets, use their whip wildly even On rival riders, t they finish the course they are lucky, for there are snore casual- ties on the three laps around the, Campo than, proportionately, in . any Grand National, Bumping and boring are the order of the day, horses are deliberately sandwiched, and each time the San Martino cer- ner is passed attempts are ,made to jostle opponents down the steep read and out of the race. The crowd becomes more and more excited, fights break out between members of the rival districts, and the climax comes when, completely exasperated, the Sienese swarm on to the course and attack the jockeys! When the race is over the successful district celebrates with wild delight well into the fol- lowing morning; whether or not their horse won honestly does not concern them. The Palio is theirs — and that's all that mat- ters! Did You Know? The life of a broom can be doubled by giving the bristle ends a coating of shellac, * * * When finishing a wooden table top, follow the grain of the wood. If you cap reach across the table, start at the edge farthest away from you and brush from the middle toward each end. When the surface is completely coated, use the tip of the brush and make long strokes from one end to another. The edge should be finished last with a small brush. Be careful not to extend the brush strokes over the already finished top surface. • • • For economy -minded house- wives who buy one loaf of bread at a time and try to keep it fresh to the last slice, there is a new single -loaf bread box on the market. It is moulded of pliable polythene with an airtight snap - en lid. Since warm, humid air supports mould, this small -size box is a handy container for stor- ing bread in the refrigerator during hot spells. * * V Inward -opening wooden shut- ters lend an atmosphere of quaintness to a breakfast nook or a kitchen. Such shutters need not be made Of wood. They can be painted on the wall. The 'French call it "trompe-l'oeil," which means optical illusion. Use straight, simple lines with a little shading to make the shutters stand out from their background. The pages of almost any home de- corating magazine will provide a model to copy. * • * Scientists tell us that the av- erage shower adds between 'F4 and 1 pounds of water vapor to the moisture content of a bath- room. For a tub bath, the amount of moisture is somewhat less. Four tub baths taken consecu- tively equal about the same as 1 shower. To prevent water vapor from spreading throughout the air in the home, close the bath- room door while bathing. Open the window a few inchez top and bottom immediately following the bath. The walls and ceiling of the bathroom should also be coat- ed with a moisture -resistant en- amel. Classified Information ,- f ifred C, Fulis'r, s=sunder of the brush company that bears his name,' pool tti%h compliments to news- paper classified want ads during cerenofiies when a photostatic copy of his first want ad was placed in the firm's museum hall. The four -line ad in a newspaper, back in 1909, is credited as the. turning point that brought sales up from $20,000 a year to its $50,000,000 now. Mr. Puller has consistently used newspaper want ads ever since the first one, which is circled on the framed copy he holds above. R