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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-12-16, Page 7TII:EF F ^4' 0a. caiss-ea. The rural soliocl is one of the mostimportant assete in a country community. It' is here that the farm youth of the nation spends most of its formative yars, Knowledge is ingrained in young minds. Habits and atti- tudes are formed • which may have a Mal bearing on behaviour during adulthood. • + * Yet, the rural school is too of- ten overlooked as'a'possible "Cin- derella" of the district. Examples are scattered all across Canada— dingy and uninspiring structures almost apologetic in their inter- ior and exterior shabbiness. Ac- cording to psychological studies over recent years, a depressing environment during a boy's or girl's impressionable years could be the basic cause of maladjust- ments in later years. a * * Drab surroundings, however, can be easily remedied by the scientific choice of colours before a paint job. A. manual just pub- lished for teachers and trustees by Canadian Industries Limited, says that colour helps form view points and attitudes of school children who, through the crea- tion of a similar environment, may enjoy their school as much as their home. In much the same sense they tend to become more orderly in their habits, gain more respect for well -kept premises' and show less tendency to' deface them. * , q Proper colour conditioning makes it passible for children to see more accurately and with less fatigue. Their health, as related to nervous strain, is improved and their alertness increased. Teach- ers also benefit when classrooms are painted In harmonious, gay colors by being stimulated to ar- range more attractive displays, * * 8 Colour, while not a cure-all for many peillelems of educating the young, man be of help in solving some o4'th"b'in, d During the past two years con- siderable publicity has been given. to the value of certain synthetic detergents for livestock. Synthet• ie detergents, snore properly call- ed surface active agents, are the active ingredients in most non - soap washing compounds. Experi- ments have been. reported where the addition of one pound of syn- thetic detergent to 1,000 pounds of feed for poultry and swine have increased gains by as much as 35 per cent. Experiments at the Experimental Station, Leth- bridge, however, using feeder lambs and rabbits, have shown that the detergents used had no feed value for these animals, Reporting on• the experiments at Lethbridge, Dr. F. Whiting re- ports that one group of 30 lambs was fed a ration of alfalfa hay and grain and another group of 30 was fed the same ration to which had been added one pound of detergent to each 1,000 pounds of ration. The sheep were fed for a period of 110 days. Six weanling rabbits were fed a eom- mercial rabbit pellet and six were led the seine feed to which was added 0.1 pound of detergent per 100 pounds of Seed. In all cases animals fed detergents gained at essentially the same rate as those not fed with this addition. More recent experi- ments with swine at other sta- tions have shown quite varied response from feeding detergents. Apparently some synthetic deter- gents compounds increase gains but most do not, * * It is important to note that In none of the experiments reported has the feeding of detergents proved harmful, This is in con- trast to the death losses that of- ten were reported when soap was used as the washing compound and the soap wash water was fed to livestock. Besides the use .of detergents in washing compounds they are often used in various spray materials ,and for other ag- ricultural uses. It encouraging to note that these detergents can be used in the home and for other uses without danger to livestock and with the possibility that they may even be of benefit in this regard. * t * And now a word for the ladies. It's getting towards last call for potting bulbs to flower in the house in the spring, as it takes about six to eight weeks for the root system fo develop. Hyacinth, tulip, daffodil or narcissus are the bulbs most gen- erally grown in the house though there are others of lesser import- ance. The soil isnot very import- ant, but it should contain a fair amount of sand. Peat or Ieaf soil may be added, but barnyard ma- nure is best omitted unless very well pulverized with age. After potting, water well and keep the bulbs in a cool dark part of the basement. During the six to eight weeks while the root system is developing, keep the soil moist but avoid dryness or saturation. b * * When the top growth is about an inch long, the pots should be moved to a light place in the basement and should remain there until a slight change in colour from yellow to green oc- curs. * * e From then on the blooms may be forced in a room that is colder than the living room—often the hall or a cool, but not draughty, window is a suitable place. -The bulbs should remain there until the leaves expand and the flower buds appear, At that time they may be safely moved.' into a war- mer temperature, The full blooms will last longer if kept out of direct sunshine. The silverwear you polish ep for the holiday festivities will- stay that way if you store it in a polythene plastie bag. Squeeze as much air as possible out of the bag and twist the top edges tightly together, then fasten with a rubber band. Because the plas- tic is air -tight the silver won't tarnish. Symbol Of Hope — Ambrose Saim!ni demonstrates the winning symbol of the $1900 contest he started among West Germans for a symbol that will mean "hope" to people enslaved by the Communists. About 20 per cent of the entries came from the Soviet zone, with entrants using West German return addresses. The winning symbol, selected from 2500 entries, is 01 simple drawing that transforms the Soviet emblem into the Christian crass in two sketches. The first shows the sickle flattening itself out in a straight line and the hammer becoming the crossbar. The second drawing shows the completed cross, It was submitted by a German whose initials are "H.J.S." but Saim!ni said he would have to find out if ho wanted his name used. Many specified that their names were not to be disclosed, Try'ng To Beat The Weather — Every available man, woman and child joined in this year's rice harvest in western Greece, hoping to reap the crop before the weather causes any more damage. These girls in the village of Samsun, sickles in hand, waded knee deep into this tumbled stalks to help in the venture, Despite earthquakes and floods, which have taken a heavy toll in Greek lives and property this year, Greece's farmers expect to harvest enough rice to feed the country for a year and have some left for export, THIEF SE TACK WINi E G Tit .,, ET Just as no one is utterly evil, so thieves, even the most hard- ened types, sometimes reveal streaks of charity and thought- fulness. Early in 1950, a Yorkshire business man had his black overcoat stolen from a hotel in Blackpool. Also stolen, among a batch of papers, was a filled-in and sealed football pool forecast which was in one of the pockets. And picture his tortured feel- ings when Saturday's results were announced as a winning line for him! "Just my luck," he moaned to his wife, "to get twelve results — and then some blighter nicks the coupon!" Yet, on Tuesday morning, the Yorkshireman's anger melted into unrestrained whoopee when he received a cheque for ,£10,-. 754. That sneak -thief, if richer by a smart overcoat, had at least proved a sportsman by posting' his victim's coupons. Perhaps he was a pool fan, tool In June last, thieves entered and ransacked Sir Gordon Rich- ards's home at Marlborough, not sparing even his cellar. They ' swept away family heirlooms. But what irked Sir Gorden most was the loss of the gold ciga- rette case presented to him, in token of his brilliant jockey - ship, by King George V. "If that fellow plays the game and returns the cigarette case, he can drink my health in my Scotch and smoke my cigars to the very last butt," he declared. The thief accepted him at his word. A fortnight later, via Scotland Yard,Sir Gordon res ceived back his George V gift, plus a pair of god spurs and Lady Richards's compact. Modern thieves with Robin Hood tendencies, though they may at times genuinely assist poor and innocent persons, al. most invariably first convert much plunder to their own ends. An exception occurred last Christmas at Hockham, a small West Norfolk village. There, just before the 25th, some twenty old -age pensioners in the village whetted their lips delightedly. Each discovered, ly- ing on his doorstep, a newly killed, plump -breasted pheas- ant, with a boldly printed card strung round its neck, which read: "We have taken it from the gentry who have birds of many, to give to the old who very rare have any." Then, instead of using a harm- less pseudonym, the poacher responsible for these surprise Christmas dinners mischievous- ly signed his greetings card with a local gamekeeper's name. He was never caught. The pheas- ants, as the village policeman suspects, were taken from estate property, owned by the local bench's 'chief mdgistrate. Rarely can such a drab, soul- ' 'destroying building as a prison gain beauty from locking a mis- creant in its cells. Yet. since 1932, cell No. 8, in the men's holdover of Central Police District head- quarters, St. Louis, has "enter-. tained" only sightseers and art lovers. All come to gaze at a sketch left on its wall by some unidentified eriininal. The sketch, vigorous in de- sign, yet disturbing in realism, depicts the Man who, in His hour of agony, promised to ad- init to Heaven the repentant thief crucified beside Him. Over- night, the cell was transfigured. The penitent thief, as he seem- ed, used neither oils nor water coluors, He created his Cruel- fixion masterpiece by using burnt matchstick heads only, 'To- day; his picture is screened off by glass panelling, St, Louis' main art gallery offered to buy it. The pollee authorities re. fused, They keep their treasure jealousy. Some psychological kink may Weskit Ho!—This pure silk blazer and the black silk weskit under it are Countess Mara's contribu- tion to the campaign to get more color and variety in men's clothes. Tiny blue squares and fine mother-of-pearl :buttons brighten the weskit whtIp stripes take care' of`tle acket. cause certain. ,diehard crooks to act chivalrously. if notorious Parisian cat burglar had his working methods categorized as "daring jewel thief . . , always selects attractive women, as. vic- tims . , most charteristic trait, a red rose left behind as his visiting card," Henrie Desquel- les, known to Paris's under- world as "LI Rose," used to pick his victims witheserupulous regard for their feminine graces, Henri Desquelles came to grief finally in a typically French way. He entered the house of a young opera singer in the Quartier Latin and, having glancedat her, had not the heart to steal her jewels. As he dith- ered with indecision, she awoke and screamed. Henri tried to be gallant. "Don't be alarmed, Madame It is I, La Rose.. I have no inten- tion of robbing you. Your beauty leaves me mute and helpless," She only screamed the louder. He bolted for the window; but her husband, having darted in from the next room knocked him out. Desquelles was put away for fourteen years. ®o Polar Bears Face Ex Inction Some scientists think that the polar bear is in danger- of ex- tinction. One has just declared that the protection - of these beasts should be a matter of international concern. Norwegian hunters on Spitz- bergen are blamed for the dim- inishing numbers of polar bears. They capture the .cubs alive to sell to zoos at $1200 or $1500 each. But to do this they must first shoot the 1 `.her. And in- expert handling of the cubs often causes their death, ' Wild polar bear elfin are never taken at the London zoo, but polar bears cannot always be relied upon to breed in cap- tivity. Mother polar bears fre- quently kill their babies. Trappers also hunt polar bears for their fur and in the sum- mer the bears are hunted mere- ly for sport When chased, a polar bear will Often scoop up the snow with its tongue every few yards. This causes the bear's stomach to become se full of water that eventually it can run no farther - must turn and' flght. Writing Was Tough In Days of Cid The writer must provide him these seven; paper, incke, pen, penknife, ruler, deske, and dust- e" box; of these the three first are most necessarie, the fours latter very requisite. Choyce of paper The whitest, finest, and smoth- est paper is best. To make incke Put into a quart of water two ounces of right gumrne Ara- bick, five ounces of galles, and three of copras. Let it stand covered in the warme suame, and so will it the sooner prove good incke. To boyle-the sayd stuffe together a little upon the fire would make it more speedy for your writing; but the unboyled yieldeth a fairer glosse, and Ionger indureth, — From "The Petie Schole," by Francis Clem- ent, 1587. iAeggage Makes Wbaadelrflaf Gift Itt the Road" has virtually beiotsldt: our national motto with, rations of Canadians scur- rying hither and yon on sum- mer vacations and a multitude of holday weekends. This year, with Christmas on Friday, the procession of week. end travellers will be longer than ever. And an appropriate Christmas gift for the nomads in your family is a good-looking piece of leather luggage. A gleaming leather two-suit- er, or train case combines the glamorous with the practical, meeting the demands of both the provident and the luxury -loving on your Christmas list That's probably why nearly 50 percent of the luggage sold in this cotm- try passes across the counter during the Chirstmas season. Here are a few highlights on the luggage picture: For women, nothing draws ad- miring glances and loving kisses like --a compartmentalized train case covered in rich leather. You can get these in sturdy, smooth cowhide in a variety of gay col- ors, alligator -grained cowhide, and — if this is THE GIFT — in shining genuine alligator. Some of the new train cases have a top shelf that lifts out and doses in two to become a handy handbag -sized carrying case for jewels, and assorted odds and ends. Below this shelf, there is plenty of room for jars of cosmetics, toilet articles and even a nightie and a few under - things, if you're travelling light Other leather luggage for wo- men includes overnight cases in a variety of lengths, pnllman cases, which are somewhat larg- er, shoe bags, etc. Aside from its lovely appearance, leather is so flexible that you can pack in twice hs much as you thought. The soft sides stretch, keeping wrinkling down to a minimum. For the male animal, a tevo- sutter of rugged, tnellow leather is the perfect piece for a trip of several days' duration, It has room for two suits, lots of shirts, underclothes, ties handkerchiefs, etc. and you can easily in- clude an extra pair of shoes, For shorter trips, a one-suiter is ideal. And, if your man restricts his travelling to the daily trip to and from the office, get him a leather -covered attache case. They hold more thantheaver- age briefcase — and . make him look so distinguished. However, if he balks at glam- or, Or looking distinguished, don't give up. There are loads of smart looking leather brief- cases, under -arm portfolios and other such for him, Manslaughter is presumed to be killing without malice; murder implies criminal intent, Poured Molten Lead int+t His Own Ear! Nobody in his right mind would pour molten lead into his own ear; yet that is the inered- ible decision arrived at (by im- plication) in a French court, The "victim" was elderly Monsieur Lombard. He and a friend of hie wife, a M. hornet, had recently, started a wine - merchant business at Grenelles, M. Bornet had put up the ini- tial capital, a sum of 5,000 francs in hard cash, and had given his bond for the balance. But the business did not pros- per. The reason, M. Bornet ex- plained glibly in court, was, simple enough. His partner Lombard was, in company with numerous cronies, spending each day at the wineshop steadily consuming the stock! M, Lombard did not altogether deny these accusations, but in turn complained that his wife and M. Bornet ignored him at all times, and that they treated him, not as a partner, but as an outsider. Moreover, M. Lombard hinted, he was pretty sure his wife and M. Barnet were more than friends. The incident which led to these people appearing before the court has been recorded in NI. Lombard's own words: "On the night of the 15th and 16th August (the year was 1892) I went to bed rather early, after quarrelling with my wife, be- cause I had been doing myself rather better than usual. Sud- denly I was awakened by a frightful pain In my left ear. I dashed out of bed like a maniac and fell upon the floor. "Hearing my cries, my wife, who was sleeping on the other side of the roomm, came over to me, saying: 'What on earth is the matter with you? Have you shddenly gone mad?' "Almost at once, I ceased to hear anything. I had lost all physical sensibility, and it was not until the following day, rather late, that I regained my sober senses. I still suffered hor- ribly in my left ear. For the next two day I dragged myself about," This was M. Lombard's sober testament in court. But the court was not impressed when he ad- mitted that he had not called 0 doctor until two days later. In his evidence the doctor stated that from his patient's left ear he had extracted a small piece of lead, which fitted the aural passage. "I am convinced," stated the doctor, "that this piece of lead could have found its way into that organ only in a molten state. Somebod must have pour- ed molten lead into the plain- tiff's ear!" The guilt of Bornet and Mm. Lombard, accused of having poured molten lead into the plaintiff's ear, rendering him deaf, seemed clear when the po- lice described how they had found a spirit -lamp at the Lom- bard house. Near by was a sauce- pan holding traces of lead, and lead was splashed round the lamp. Even more damning was the fact that M. Bornet admitted that he, too, had slept in M. Lombard's room during the night in question. In their defence, Madame Lombard and M. Bornet hotly accused the plaintiff of having poured the lead into his own ear in order to bring a charge against them and have them sent to prison for life. Then, they said, M. Lombard would be- come the sole possessor of the wine and would be able to con- sume it all himself! Incredibly, the accused were acquitted. And the mystery of who poured the molten lead into M. Lombard's ear remains .. , a mystery. UNDAY SCHOOL LESSON BY REV R BARCLAY WARREN. B,A., B.D. The Prince of Peace and a War- less World, Isaiah 2:2.4; 9:2, 5-7; Luke 2:$-14, Memory Selection: Unto us n child is horn, unto us a son le given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6, As we ..write, the.war in Korea is officially over, An uneasy Peace enwraps the world, Korea; Indo-China, Palestine, Trieste and other areas are tense. Iran and Egypt are in internal ter'. moil. The world is not at peace. God's Son is called the Prince of P e a c e, When He enters a heart there is peace. When He reigns in a home there is peace. Such homes form a peaceful community. Such communities would form a peaceful nation. and such nations would form a peaceful world, But the world its not at peace. The reason is ob- vious. The Prince of Peace does not reign. Millions have never heard of Him. The church. must hang its head in shame at this confession. Nineteen hundred years have passed since Jesus Christ gave the great commis- sion, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Isaiah foresaw the day when weapons of war would be trans- formed into instruments of prac- tical benefit. War would be no more. How we long for that day The United Nations will not bring it about. Out of respect for un- believers Jesus Christ is not mentioned en the floor of that assembly. 'Yet, He is our only hope for world peace. We must repent of our sing and receive His grace into our hearts and live as He directs; We must make Him known around the world by our lives -- and by our words and deeds. Times That Changed - Times have been worse and we mean this literally. As recently as 70 years ago, a man going only a brief dis- tance from one community to another might often find that he had skipped several hours in ono hour's travel, or arrived at his destination before he had set out. Not until November 18, 1883, were standardized time zones agreed upon by the United States and Canada — an agree- ment which led to the time zones observed today as Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific, respectively 5, 6, 7, and 8 hours slower than Greenwich time, We join feelingly with the American Society of Civil En- gineers (which recently cele- brated the 70th anniversary of that date) in recognizing this boon of standardization. Anyone who has ever had to plan a journey on trains or planes which still use standard time after most communities have changed t0 sunnier day- light-saving time .knows the complexities of eregaride in time. Prior to 1883, the ASCE points out, "a traveler ,irorn Portland, Maine, alighting at Buffalo and trying to match his watch, which read 12:15 p.m., with local time, found three clocks on the wall. One, reflecting the time of the New York Central, read high noon. The second, owned by the Lake Shore Railroad, stood at 11:25 in the same room. And the Buffalo local time was 11:40," Even the puzzles of ,daylight- saving time now look trivial compared to what we have es- caped. From The Christian Sci- ence Monitor. End of the Ride — This is the Lancia, lying wrecked before silent crowds at $ilao, Mexico in which Italian auto racer Felice Bonetta was killed. It was the third day of the Pan American !toad Race as 9onetto came through the town and crashed into a lamp post.