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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-01-27, Page 5TiWPARMflONT J0kfradI. If you wantto put winter - injured or under nourished fruit trees back on the track in a hur- ry, mix fertilizer with the early spring spray materials. * * Michigan State College scien- tists find that 'liquid plant food will go right through the bark, and give your struggling tree a surprising lift. • * * Beat way to do it, they say, is to' mix soluble fertilizer (20-20. 20) with the, delayed dormant spray, which is applied just when the buds show green. Or, you can spray the fertilizer on separately. Use about r/a pound of fertilizer per gallon of water. * * * The Michigan horticulturists who made this discovery, find that bark -feeding is a valuable tool, because when a tree is in- jured, the sooner you can give it plant food the better. *. * * Many of the soluble fertilizers now on the market contain min- orelements, such as boron, cop- per, zinc, and manganese, as well as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash, * * * - William Forsyth, the English horticulturist, for whom our modern forsythia bush was nam- ed, claimed 150 years ago that plants could feed through the bark. He experimented with var- ious plasters and poultices on trees, but no one believed his .claim. * * * The Michigan men had atomic science to help them, though. They "'tagged" soluble fertilizer with radio activity, .then traced it into the tree with a Geiger counter. So Forsyth was right! Aerial Fire Truck — The versatile helicopter serves as an aerial fire truck for Canada's Depart- ment of Lands and Forests, which keeps close watch on forest fires. This photo, taken when forest fires raged near Jellico, Ontario, shows a' -Hiller 12-B water -bomb- ing the blaze starting at base of tree. Water bombs are carried in special racks next to the 'copier's landing floats. They've found that plant foods will enter through bark at any seam :of the year, even in mid- winter. Best results come in early spring, however, when growth has just resumed, * .. An insect called the clover root borer sometimes raises hob with red clover, especially when you leave the clover over a sec. and year, • * * * * So last spring, Entomologist C. R. Weaver tried mixing an in- secticide — aldrin — in with the fertilizer that he put on when he seeded the clover, * * * The aldrin really knocked out the borers. There were few, if any, in the treated plots, while in the un -treated plots alongside, more than half the roots were damaged. You can usually spot damage by pulling the plant and splitting the rOot just below the crown, Although the idea looks prom- ising, the Experiment Station is not yet ready to recommend it. "We aren't sure that it will pay off every year, and won't know until we've run more tests," ex- plains Weaver. * * * In the experiments, they "band - seeded" the red clover -drilled a narrow band of fertilizer about 11 inches deep, then dropped the clover seeds directly above this plant food. Each acre got 300 pounds of 0-20-20 containing one-fourth pound of aldrin. * * * The insecticide has to be thor- oughly mixed with the fertilizer, and that's hard for a farmer to do, since the amount isso small. Some fertilizer companies will do the mixing job for you, but most of them aren't offering ready-made mixtures because of the state and federal restrictions on labelling and shipping such mixtures. - SILENT SEA The sea is a most silent world. I say this deliberately on long accumulated evidence and aware that wide publicity has recently been made on the noises of the sea. Hydrophones have recorded clamors that have been sold as phonographic curiosa, but the recordings have been grossly amplified. It is not the reality of the sea as we have known it - with naked ears, ... An undersea sound is so rare that one attaches great import- ance to it. The creatures of the sea express fgar, pain and joy without audible comment. The old rotind of life and death pass- es silently, save among mammals —whales and porpoises. The sea is unaffected by man's occasion- al uproars of dynamite and ship's engines. It is a silent jungle, in which the diver's sounds are keenly heard—the soft roar of exhalations, the lisp of incoming air and the hoots of a comrade. Some fish can croak like frogs. At Dakar I swam in a loud or- chestrian of these monotonous animals. Whales, porpoises, croak- ers and whatever makes the creaking noise are the only ex- ceptions we know to the silence of the sea.—From "The Silent World," -by Captain J. Y. Cous- teau and Frederic Dumas. CROSSWORD PUZZLE 1. Spirited piri d stood 9, Part of the month It. List 13, 1lusleal instrument 14. Bustle 16. Send eat 10, Inslgni0ee • Person • t Delay alr0 do 21. Bottoms or Monts 29. Of an epool 20. bimintshed 20. Repeat 21, AlwaY (conte, 91, Gather 154, half seer* . Afore verdant 37. Stage setuna 09. 5'ly aloft 10. Turktslt mon, ofneoount 48. Soruenlem M, ,reins 18. Aladletal knight i, Only 69.Ot us edlo 61 G Weald 88;"T,v 41.ShpsaJ�lath 87, short mance %Do, 1' 1. Southwest 'flea 8, Codite to rest 4. mice oneself 6, Valley 6. Groove 7, Mears 151105ss 9, Beverage 9, Tear 10. ArtIllclal language 33. Wella 11, Sawn aimlessly explosion 17. Whaling ell rash 19. Yer6acat10n d9, Y alsiders 24..Bgypttan sue disk 26, Smooth 16, Aslc0 alma 27, Alr Iamb. fnritl1 18, Regard hlgnly 30. German alts' 46 Goddess of discord 13. Turning potato 41. Pucker 43.lIoS kiln 42. Civil haling, 49. Other - 47. Percolate 45. Intimidate 49. Bitter herb n0. reinale sin en 4 b 6 7 x1 g: 37 aaradani INI 9 110 19 II Al swe1' elsewhe'o en t Its,page, saai RARE ART ON VIEW AT TORONTO ART GALLERY — Daedalus end Icarus by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, one of the 90 paintings on view at the Art Gallery of Toronto from January 15th to Febru- ary 21st in the Exhibition EUROPEAN MASTERS iN CANADIAN COLLECTIONS, TORONTO, OT TAW,A,,MONTREAL.'The exhibition is drawn from the public and private collections in the three cities and ranges in scope from Titian to Van Gogh. This picture is in the collection of the Art Gal- lery of Toronto and depicts a legend in Greek mythology. WOMEN WORK, MEN MIND THE CHILDREN • Women outnumber men by three to one on the island of Cheju -Do, 60 miles off the south coast of the Korean peninsula. It is the homeland of a race of Amazons who are physically and economically superior to the so- called stronger sex. These beautiful and industri- ous girls earn a bountiful liveli- hood by swimming offshore and 'diving to the floor of the sea for natural products of commercial value that lie there. Their men stay at home to mind the chil- dren and keep house. Many of these women support more than one husband. The extra mates all live under the same roof apparently quite hap- pily. Cheju -Do, which - is fifty miles long and cigar -shaped, is one of the world's last citadels of matri- archy. Korean legend' claims that the female,, inhabitants of the past jealously guarded their rocky little feminine sanctuary. Men were supposed to have been ferried to Cheju -Do once each year, and then returned to the mainland. Any sons born were also exiled td the mainland as soon as they were weaned. For centuries the stolid and athletic women have been breed- ing hardy daughters with deep chests that enable them to re- - main under water for as long as five minutes at a time. The har- vesting of the sea gardens that surround the island is a job for wofnen because the thin-skinned males cannot stand the cold wat- er. Slimly constructed females can- not, either, thus the sea girls are invariably well-rounded. In fact, few thin or sickly women can be found on the island. The diving girls begin train- ing at an early age, under the tuition of their mothers and old- er 'sisters. After five years' ap- prenticeship they become fully- fledged "Amah Sans" or sea girls, capable of gleaning a good liv- ing from the sea. The sea girls go to work daily on the sea bottom about 200 yards offshore, Each is equipped with a sickle for cutting and scraping, modern goggles, a large hollow gourd or pumpkin to be used as a buoy, and a netbag into whoch she will load her catch from the ocean floor, ' The daily haul of the diving girls includes petrified remains of submerged pine trees, pearls, abalones, sea cucumbers, sea po- tatoes shells, lobsters a abs, and several Varieties of seaweed us- ed for food, The girls locate the seaweed ,beds by swimming face down in the water, pushing their gourds and nets before them. They usually work in - about twenty feet of water. Petrified pinewood iseagerly sought. Cheju -Do is noted for its cigarette -holders which the islanders make from the petri- fied wood, which is estimatedto be a million years old. It is as hard as stone. On the island itself the wom- en plough' the stony fields, look after livestock, operate fishing - boats from the harbours, and perform many other arduous tasks usually left strictly to the male. The women go out and earn the daily rice while the men remain at home and, apart from housework, live a life of relative ease. Cheju -Do islanders are primar- ily descended from the Mongol- ians. Ghengis Khan invaded the Korean mainland in the 13th cen- tury, and the Mongols appeared on Cheju -Do shortly afterwards, bringing their shaggy horses with them. To -day, thousands of these horses, both wild and tame, are to be found on the island. Cheju -Do has only one road, made of dirt and stone, that winds around the 100 miles or so of coastline and connects all. the villages, The towns are wall- ed, alhd have gates opening on the road which are closed and bolt- ed at night Travel after dark is. impossible, unless the towns and villages have been notified of the traveller's itinerary in advance. The centre of the island is wild and mountainous. Five years ago more than 10,000 Com- munist guerillas roamed the in- land and made frequent raids on the coastal towns. It required a major effort on the part of the South Korean constabulary (fore- runner of the R.O.K. Army) to wipe them out. An estimated 100 guerillas still remain in the mountains, and . use the wild horses for food. The island is at present being used as a sanctuary for 60,000 Korean refugees from the main- lang, and as a training centre fore South Korean recruits, This temporary influx of men has had little effect en the female rule on the island, As long as the chief ocoupatton there is the harvesting of the ocean door, the well -insulated Women will be in charge of the island's finances, As the bread- winners they will have no trouble .controlling the inferior and non-productive males, • Pleasant Errors . Experience is what enables yeti to recognize a mistake When you make it again. - - Modern Etiquette MID Q. Don't you -think a devoted wife has the privilege of opening her husband's mail? A. Never! Neither wife nor husband has the privilege of opening the other's mail, «nor should she or he pick it up and read it after it has been opened, without- permission. A well-bred person will not even scrutinize a • postcard that belongs to someone else, Q. Is it proper for a woman to shake hands with another woman when being introduced? A, This . is optional. She can, however, show more sincere pleasure over the meeting if she does offer her hand. - Q. When a man is assisting a woman out of an automobile, should he take her hand or her elbow? A. He should assist her by placing a hand under her elbow. Q. Where should one's return address be properly placed on the envelope of a letter? A. The preferred position is in the upper left-hand corner of the face of the envelope, although when the envelope is too small, the return address is sometimes written on the back. Q. When is the proper moment for a dinner guest to open his napkin and place it on his lap? A, Only when the hostess takes up her napkin,. And be sure not to unfold the napkin completely; open it only in half and lay it across the lap. Q. When a woman is alone in a' hotel, in what way should she call a taxi? A, Ask a bellboy to attend to this, Q. When a plan takes a girl to dinner, should he give her order to the waiter before giving his own—even if she takes a con- siderable length of time to make up her mind? A. Yes, he should always wait for her to state her preference, and then relay this to the waiter before giving his own order. Q, What can a girl say, if she has been introduced to a young. man, who, upon leaving, says, "I am glad to have met you"? A. "Thank You" is a good an- ' ewer. If she is especially pleased about the meeting,she may add u Y "Abd I amu very glad to have met you." W• hat is the correct wayfor - .wl Q a friend or relative to respond to a birth announcement? A, By calling to see the mother, sending flowers to her, or- a gift to the baby. Would You Like To Buy A Prison? Want to buy a prison? '1'.hers's one for sale In the little town of Berney, on the xoa4 between Paris and Caen. Berney has a fine 15th century church and an even older Benedictine abbey. It also has an ancient fortress- like building of which parts date back to the time 0f William the Conqueror. In medieval times this fortress - began to be used solely as a prison, and many hundreds of prisoners, both English a n d French, languished within its walls, for the town changed hands time and time again during the wars between thetwo countries. Up to a few years before the outbreak of the last war, Ber- nay's old fortress continued .to harbour male factors, but then trade began to drop off, Now Bernay's mayor says that, as there has not been a prisoner in the fortressforover 20 years, the corporation might as well sell the place, How much to ask? Council meetings sat long debating the price. It was a good, solid build- ing, and some one would doubt- less take a fancy to it, so they might as well get as much as they could for it. On the other hand, the grim old place had been a prison, and many unhappy inci- dents are recorded in its history. At long last the mayor an- nounced'that Bernnay Prison was going at the equivalent of ;1,500. Within a short while offers be- gan to pour in. And nearly all of them were for much greater amounts than that stipulated. What had happened was that the announcement of the sale contained a short history of the jail and its contents. These in- cluded one of the guillotines that lopped off so many heads during the French Revolution, and many instruments of torture of medie- val origin. Somehow the news of the jail for sale reached the U.S., and one transatlantic bidder, who offered a small fortune for the ancient - fortress, made it known that he wanted to convert it into a guest house for tourists while retain- ing "the characteristic atmos- phere." This meant that the place was to be adapted in such a way as to have a special ap- peal for eccentric holiday-makers who wanted to feel their flesh creep. The jail's 200 cells, most of them underground in dank, dark surroundings, were to be modern- ized (but not too much), toserve as bedrooms for guests. The mayor and tha corporation of Bernay are wondering whether to "cash in" on their asset, which apparently they had underval- ues. "BRUSH OFF" The Yanks and the White Sox were playing a war of nerves. Aaron Ward, batting for New York, was peeved at a called strike. He brushed off the plate to show Umpire Billy Hildebrand what he considered a ball. Hildy called the next pitch a ball, and the White Sox catcher, Ray Schalk, dusted the plate to demonstrate his idea of a good strike. On the next pitch, Ward swung and missed one over his head. Hildebrand chuckle d, stared pointedly at Warld, and dusted off the plate. NDAY SC11001, LESSON BY Ttev, IL, Barclay Warren, B, A., B.10, Testis and the Samaritans John 40-458 Memory Selection: We have heard him ourselves, and knoW that thhl is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. 'John 4;4R. Jesus was neverr a alave to con- vention and custom. It was con- sidared improper for a rabbi t0 talk with any woman in a public place, or even to salute' his own wife. That this wolllan was a Samaritan with whom the Jews had no ; dealings made the situ- ation more unusual, Besides this, her reputation was far from good, She had had 5 husbands and was now living with a man who was not her husband, (Things are different now, If a Hollywood star divorces four or five bus - bands her name and pictures are blazoned far and , wide. Ong would think she had done some- thing worthwhile.) But Jesue talked with her. He told her of the living water which he was able to give. The - woman was' finally convinced that this stranger was the Christ. In her haste to tell her neighbours she forgot her errand and hastened to the city leaving her water -pot behind. The men of the city were aroused by the woman's story and carne to see for themselves. Many believed on him saying, "This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world." Jesus remained in the village for two - days. The day for personal evangel- ism is still with us. In fact, it is increasingly so. Years ago when a church announced revival meetings the community would attend. But today it is different. The unchurched stay away. If they want to hear evangelistie preaching they can hear it on the radio. That is a safer dis- tance. - Occasionally groups of churches organize for a mass evangelism campaign. But here personal evangelism plays an im- portant part. People invite their friends and when they -come to service they urge them 10 Surren- der to Jesus Christ. The Terson - al witness has always been.effec- tive. Of course we. need to -be living up to our testimony. How True, How True! She: `'Well, that's life for you." He; "What ... What's that?" She: "S say the reason so many women cultivate beauty instead of •,brains is that men can see better than they can think," (Upside down to prevent peeking) Q®©® ®©D© i.E113U1 13©111 ERICIIIIAMEI 0®©11©�jj ©M 3.9 a N nCV '' V CI I] W • ®E� ©1J :. L'1iil liuU© 3 3 N',;• 11171UfflEI; 130€11:1111E01 OralitIE110n . 1 ii: a din *. 1 , a ICM© ilii© dl t�1(iefvlaif a ro bL :rte o..,r•., a ^E)., Hang -Olt Radio — Passengers can listen to the radio and relax while riding on Milan, Italy, Streetcars after loudspeaker systprna- were installed in public transit vehicles. All a passenger has to do is pull a strap and the radio goes on,The loudspeaker, small enough to fit just above the strap, is connected to a radio near the nrivet•'s teat.