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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-11-11, Page 7TIw PAIZM FRONT Joki'Qu&1L Here is a tip which may save some of you chicken -raisers a bit of work, 4 4 4 When you feed an all -mash ration to floor birds, you may be working a hardship on everyone concerned, 4 a n The chickens are short-chang- ed because they miss out on the pleasure of scratching when there's nothing to scratch for, And when the chickens quit scratching during the winter months,. the litter glazes over within 24 hours. That calls for some overtime from the litter stirrer—meaning You. 4 4 4 Here's how they lick this double-barrelled problem in the flock at the Western Washington Experiment Station in Puyallup, Poultry Scientist Reed Hansen feeds 1% of the total nation as scratch. If the litter is fine, he may even have the workmen kick it over the grain. 4 e 4 At first, his workers felt silly about it, because it meant walk- ing into a pen of 80 birds with a handful of grain. * 4 4 Yet "salting" the litter sure gave the birds the encouragement needed. You should see the lit- ter fly now. 4' 4 When he has to put new lay- ing;hens into a pen with others, Lawrence Swift, uses this sys- tem to avoid fighting: 5 * 4 He crates the new Birds, and puts then; on the floor of the house in the morning. That gives the birds already in the house a chance to get acquainted with the strangers, and gives pro- tection to the newcomers. - in Pa's Footsteps — Literally fol- lowing in her father's footsteps, Joan Kelroy'of Melbourne, Aust - ratio, .is the bottom half of a family dancing team. Joan, 26, stands on her head white tap- ping out the same steps that, her', father, Ernest Kelroy, does On ;the platform. Mather Ivy is 9Jso part of the act, i Near dark, Swift lets the new birds loose so they can go to the roosts. The next day finds the birds friendly toward each Other, and the new ones have an equal chance to eat, 4 r 4 If you notice under -skin bleed - Ing In your broilers, add vitamin K or alfalfa to the ration. That's the advice of W. D. Morrison, poultry scientist, at the University of Illinois. This type of bleeding has crop- ped up more and more in broil- ers during the past year, Most specialists blame the high-energy feeds, or certain medicants. 4 4 4 Morrison pins it mostly on high-energy feeds in which the alfalfa has been cut down or left Out. Also, he says, the solvent method of removing oil from soy- beans may be taking out vitamin K. 4 4 4 It is true that the blood from chicks fed certain drugs is slower to clot, says Morrison. But in all such cases, feeding either alfalfa or vitamin K stopped it. 4 4 4 "Hens do better—just like peo- ple—if they have fresh vegetables during the winter," That's the thought of Robert Eck of Miffin Co., Pa., has in mind when he plants an acre of kale early In the spring. 4 4 * After frost hits in the fall, his kale keeps growing enough to provide greens for his 400 layers all winter. 4 4 * Eck pulls up a few stalks, hangs them on a wire in the lay- ing house, and lets the hens jump for it. "Gives them exercise," he says. 4 * * Does Eck notice any difference in his hens, or eggs? "Both look better, and I believe it gives the eggs a richer taste," Eck puts in. "My customers think so, too. I'm selling more eggs in winter than I ever did before." Grave Digger Buried Himself It had rained heavily for sev- eral hours in Riofreddo, Italy. Then it suddenly stopped and grave -digger Angelo Santanossi decided to finish digging the grave he had almost completed the day before'. He got down into it. Sudden- ly an avalanche of wet earth fell on to him and he lay help- less only his head free, unable to move. Santanossi, nearly buried alive in the grave he had himself dug, shouted for help. Nobody heard him. He shouted every fewmin- utes for three hours until he was hoarse. Then two women carrying flowers for a family grave heard his desperate cries. But when they saw a man's head sticking out of a grave they ran scream- ing from the cemetery. It took them half an hour to persuade one of the women's husbands to go and see the "liv- ing corpse." By then the un- lucky Angelo showed no sign of life. He was taken to the mor- tuary and a priest was called. As he entered Angelo sat up, yawned noisily and stared at the priest, saying; "Where am I?" .That night the whole village joined in celebrating with wine, MUSIC and song his esgape from a living death. Anel the hoarse, cracked voice of Angelo singing a hymn of thankfulness was heard as the festivities ended, :c+ He's A Shark; At This —.One of the thrills provided for visitors to Beata Island, Dominican Republic, is' the sight of this sailor catching sharks barehanded. Above, he impertinently seizes the toothy monster's nose, preparatory to bringing him in. Meat,Stuffed Potatoes , Make a Lusty . Dish Ble DOROTHY MADDOX ATO matter what the season, meat and potatoes Are still the basin A..‘ of most good meals. With' potatoes now so plentiful and a Wide' earlaty el canned meets Available, meal planning is much cosier, We've bled the following recipes et our home, Everyphe, Include Ing the two boys with lusty appetites, voted them "big time." MeeteStuffed Potatoes (4 ;Irvine,) Four t,11; Bketi ,potptoes, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 1 to 2tpans deviled' hath or' potted meat, ee Cup milk, 2 tablespoons ebbjiped parsley,'. A$ soon as potatoes are baked, cut slice from top o1 each, Scoop out potato; do not break akin, Mesh potatoes with butter; stir In deviled ham or potted meat and milk; beat' until light and fluffy. l i ;,St1A .ill .parylsy, .Add salt ,to taste, Pile into shells, Bili" in s ,hot ovgi (\450 degrees F,) until lightly browned. tonna, Sausage Dinner (4 servings) Four and one•helf tablesoons dry skim milk, 1 ear cups water, 8 tablespoons butter or margarine, 4 tablespoons flour, lie teaspoon salt, )'e teaspoon pepper, 1e pounds small white onions, cooked, 2 cons Vienna sausage:. Sprinkle dry:skim Intik on top of water. Beat slowly with rotary beater Ka dlseoived; reserve. Melt butter. Add flour, Bait and pepper;' stir to a smooth 'paste. Add reserved liquid and cook, stirring constantly, lentil mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add onions; heat. Beat. Vienna 'sausage in own liquid. Turn r+, nee' onions into serving dish; top with Vienna sausage. Luncheon Meat—sweet Potato Puff (4 servings) Two pounds sweet potatoes, 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 2 tablespoons unsulphured molasses, i teaspoon salt, y9 cup raisins, 1can luncheon meat, 1 orange (peeled and sliced), 1 tablespoon brown sugar. Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender. Drain and peel. Mash potatoes. Add butter, molasses and salt; beat until light and Meat -stuffed potatoes, top plate, served with broiled, sliced corned beef hash, are "big-time" eatinr any time of the year. fluffy. Stir In raisins. Place potatoes in a shallow casserole. Cut Iuncheon meat Into 6 slices; arrange meat on top of potatoes witeri halved orange slices. Sprinkle meat with brown sugar. Bake in a moderate oven, 378 degrees Fe 20 minutes. Hanged 3 Times Yet Stayed Alive On a late spring morning in September, 1803, a gaunt -featur- ed convict, Joseph Samuels, stood in the death -cart under the gal- lows on a headland overlooking the ,blue waters of Sydney Bar- bour. Wearing a jacket and trousers daubed with broad arrows, he made his last speech and owned up to stealing, with other con- victs, a writing desk containing gold and silver coins, for which crime he had been sentenced to death. But he firmly denied that he had committed the murder of the police constable, of which he had alto•been accused. Formed up in a square around the death -cart and the gallows, with its grim noose, were massed lines of red -coated soldiers of the New South Wales Corps, under the command of the provost - marshal in charge of the execu- tion. Joseph Samuels, in the very shadow of death, spoke with such mildness and composure, and with .so little bitterness, that many of the onlookers were deeply impressed. They were more so when he said, without heat, that the murder of the po- lice constable had been carried out by a spectator who was un- der police (and public) suspicion for having had a part in the affair. This was a man called Isaac Simmonds, who had been brought under military escort by the provost -marshal to witness the execution. The provost -marshal, antici- pating the methods of the French police to -day, was hoping that the grizn sight might maze Sim- monds break down. He had tried the came trick earlier when he made Simmonds assist in the burial of the murdered police- man. Now, when he heard himself' accused by Joseph Samuels, the man in the death -cart, the fat, bald-headed. Simmonds went pale and began to shout and bluster, trying to interrupt the condemned thief's tale of what had happened in the case of the murder, Samuels, as mildly composed as before, continued Wath his damning story which, as a con- temporary report says, "gained credit among the spectators." It gained credit to such an extent that the mob began to *Jowl for the release of Samuels sad for Simmonds to be put in his place. As they rushed forward, as though to rescue the prisoner, the pt'ovost-marshal hastily gave the signal, the driver slashed at the horse and the cart was driv- en out from . under Josepn Sam- uels. But the rope broke in the cen- tre and Samuels sprawled to the ground, wherehe lay motionless. The cart came back. A new rope was made fast. Samuels was again launched off, but the rope unwove, and continued to slip until, the legs of the suffer- ing man trailed along the ground, Pain and pity were apparent on every face, including those of the soldiers. "Release him!" the crowd cried, "It is the hand of Crodl" Now sweating, the provost - marshal ordered that a third at- tempt be made, Samuels was to all appearances lifeless, and was supported. on the shoulders' of soldiers while the third rope was made fast. The body was gently lowered, but when let go the rope snapped short close to the neck. Don't Hurt Him, Pop — That's what worried Cary Pearson, 3, of Ohio, could be saying as his dad, Charles B. Pearson, rescues Archie, their favourite clog. Archie was caught in a drain while chasing a rabbit on a morning hunt. Compassion at last stirred the provost -marshal. He hastily mounted his horse and rode to the governor with an account of what had happened. The gover- nor promptly granted a reprieve. Later in the morning the third rope was tested by the soldiers and appeared to have a flaw only in the spot at which it had snapped. The rest of it supported a total weight of 28 atones (292 lb.).; and in a further test one of the three strands was cut and then a second one — and the single strand comfortably sup- ported the full weight! jsaac Simmonds was subse- quently arrested and hanged for the crime. As for Samuels and his miraculous escape, his sub- sequent story was not a happy one. He became involved in further crimes, and in 1806 joined a number of -other convicts in a ship's boat escape from the port of Newcastle. It is presumed that this escape was not attended by the hand of providence. For they were never heard of again and must have been lost at sen. Panting Schools Now A Science That little red school house probably wouldn't have become such a fond memory amongolder generations had it been, painted any other color. Children tire Attracted to red. That's why toys are often painted red. Red is the color they asso- ciate with so many of their hap- piest moments like Santa's red. suit, the, excitement of clanging red fire, engines, bright valentine cards and 'rosy -colored candy sticks, Strangely enough, few seem to remember, .much about the ap- pearance of the old teshinned 'school room such as the color of the walls or whether they were painted at all. Today, the only red on the ex« terior of modern schools is usu- ally in the brick. If some of the present crop of pupils grow to associate a particular color with happy school days, it will prob- ably be the cheerful but restful walls of a special classroom, of a, gym, ora kindergarten.;Red is too stlinulating and, distracting for satire. interiors. The development and elieclive use ofpaint in schools is now based 00 a thorough understand- ing of scientific color principles. According to a color condition- ing manual issued by Canadian Industries Limited as a guide to architects, school trustees, prin- cipals, teachers and mainten- ance staffs, color creates an en- vironment that helps form view - mints arid attitudes of children who can then enjoy their school as much as their home. They become more regular in their attendance, more orderly in their habits and it has been found that they have greater res- pectfor wellekept premises and show less tendency to them. Proper color conditioning makes 'it possible for children to see. more accurately and quickly with less fatigue. Their health, as related to nervous strain, is improved and their alertness The manual urges school au- thorities to select colors with the thought that the rooms are be- ing used by children and so the atmosphere being created should be conduciveq to their enjoyment of the activities in which they participate. Among the color schemes sug- gested is one for a kindergarten which consists of soft lime green walls, window sashes and frames with accents of salmon pink on the mouldings and cupboards. Since these tots are still in the play period of their lives, the rooms should be cheerful and bright to awaken in them quick, Lively responses. Color ,schemes, for a- regular classroom with a northern ex- posure include walls of soft, ye}- low with doors, dada Arid 'Mem of nutmeg brown. Two 'suhtly' blended tones of;bluetare tw,erk- ed outor ,a classroom facing south and ` two shades of green. wine a ceiling in tusk ivory for one with a western exposure. Two tones of yellow with. ;deep salmon,ei, ale :Ind Clark squirrel grey are; Kecoininended tor dein- estic science rooms. One color scheme for school kitchens is planned argpnd,yellow walls and white enamelled cupboards and cabinets with sharp jade green shelves, ' Research in the popular ac- ceptance'bt, colors ha,.;tevealed decided color preferences clear- ly divided by sexes. The, methyl. ty of women prefer warm tones, while men largely select blue as their favorite hue. Recom- mended color combinations for school washrooms ate frank at- tempts at catering to . these known preferences. They Mature Wedgewood blue and horizon blue for boys and beige with a greyed pageant red for girls. Window Gardening Popular Hobby Many flowers that normally bloom in the spring will be blos- soming prematurely this winter on window sills across the coun- try, These indoor flower beds will be the result of "forcing" by a growing number of gar- deners who start puttering around with bulbs and flower pots just when the backyard gardener is putting away her tools. Not all of these indoor gar- deners have green thumbs. Some will be potting their first bulb this fall. Those who are trying their luck at indoor gardening for the first time will avoid disappointment by selecting such near fool -proof varieties as Paper White Narcissi and Roman Hya- cinths. Both can be forced into bloom by Christmas if planted early enough, Single and double tulips are also not too difficult for the beginner to grow indoors. For the more experienced who want their window sills to make up in variety for what they lack in space, there are fiery - red Amaryllis, gleaming Calla Lilies, Freesias, Gloxinias, Iris Reticulata, Oxalis and daffodils of all kinds including a pink daf- fodil. Indoor plants require light, warmth, moisture and plant nutrients. Most bulbs can be planted in earthenware pots us- ing good vegetable soil that has been mixed with proper fertili- zer. The tips of the bulbs should show slightly above the soil level which is kept one inch below the rim of the pot to al- low for watering. After planting, bulbs are us-. ually . -Watered thoroughly and stored an a -cool, dark place to develefe?bots. This can be any- whesg.from a basement cold storage to ae'clark, airy cupboard providing the temperature is MAY SCHOOL LESSON y Rev k do' lay Werra, 8 Aet D Good Stewards b1 God's .Gifts Psalm 21;1; Leviticus 2s; 1g-,. 22; Malachi 3:7-10; 1 Corinthiang 16;2. Memory $eleetiont The earth Is the Lord's, and the ful- nese thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. PsalM 24:1. A prosperous business man wag recalling experiences Of blit childhood in Sweden where hilt had grown up in poverty.' 111. task was to tend the cattle: On* day, as he wished to be away,., he persuaded his sister to dd his work, promising that in re. turn she would be permitted t0 hold for the day a small cola. As money was scarce in the home she consented, worked 'hard all day, and air night returned the coin, well content with her wages. After the businessman, with much glee over hie sister's slut• plicity, had related the incident, a Christian in the audience ree replied: "That is all you del you hold your wealth to the end of the day of your life; then you give it up and have as little as before, and the whole Of your' life Is gone.' A startled look spread over the man's face, for he had never thought of it in that light. Ste wards are we—not possessors. How far we are today from bringing the tithes of our in- crease into God's storehouse. There are those who do. They find it pays in every respect, The man who honours God by giving him the first dollar will generally have more wisdom as to how to use the other nine as in the fear of God. People who rob God hurt themselves. Otte man when asked how it was that he had so much to give to God, replied, "As I shovel it out, God shovels it in, and God has the bigger shovel." The fact of God's ownership of Canaan underlay the com- mand concerning the year of Jubilee. God had divided the land among his people in the time of Joshua, and he required that every fifty years the land should revert to the original possessors or their descendants. The law put a check on cove- tousness and precented the ac- cumulation of huge estates in a few hands, such as took place in ancient Rome and other na- tions. We shall hardly adopt that system today but we should bear in mind that we are only stewards of God's gifts. well above freezing but not above 60 to 65 degrees. Generally speaking, when the shoots are well above the pots it is time to bring them out into the light gradually. Growth made while in the dark is yel- lowish and should be dark green before the pots are placed in direct sunlight. Removing the bulbs from the dark too soon and neglecting to water them while they are in dark storage are the two most common causes of failure. There are a number of bulbs which can be planted periodi- cally throughout the fall and winter months to keep the "gar- den" in full bloom. With such a riot of color at the window all during the dark months, spring will never seem far behind. Earns living Knitting -- Jim Duhbsr, veteran, took up knitting as therapy after World War 11 and noW earns his living knitting at home. With the use of mathematics and designs on groph paper, Dunbar was taught to knit by dress designer, Miss Dione, who employs some 400 other handicapped person to knit her fashions.