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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-3-10, Page 3A Prison Without Any Guards Yet Nobody Has Ever Escaped I1 you were a cowboy on Venezuela reach and had to threw an awkward steer which was giving trouble, you would gallop up; behind it, catch hold Of its tail, Tide abreast et it, and the instantlt;ts hind legs were off the ground,'' tt 4 the tail .with a flick Of the wrist. Unbalanced, the steer crashes to the ground, and leaping from the saddle you are on it In a flash, twistilig its tail up between its hind legs so that it cannot regain Ito feet and you are able to hold it down single-handed. That's how Ross Salmon found It was done when, beck from war aerviee in the Royal Navy, he felt he couldn't settle to a hum- drum job in a London office and Went to South America as ranch assistant. He also found that when a cow- boy lassos cattle, the lasso is tied tO the horse's tail rather than to the saddle pommel. The horses seem to know what to expect, for they turn round and brace their hind legs for the shock as the lasso tightens, and the bull goes sailing through the air, to crash on its, side. A second cowboy who has been following then jumps from his horse on to the bull andpulls Its tail between its hind legs, while a third, with a small hack- saw, cuts about six inches off each horn. Subdued by this treatment, they can usually be driven back to the herd. Even if they charge and try to rip the horse's stomach they always miss by about six inches—the length of the removed horn. In his vivid account of travels, "Jungle Cowboy," Ross Salmon writes of a strange prison hidden in the uncharted interior of Vene- zuela. It is a prison without bars or guards, for_on one side towers a range of unscaleable mountains anal , bn. the others impenetrable jungle, The convicts are flown in, and though many have tried to escape from the desolate place, where the only food is that grown by the convicts themselves, not one has ever reached civilization. Of those who stay to make the best of it in the settlement, few live to complete their sentences. San Fernando shops, the author relates, were an easy prey to gangs of thieves who raided the town when short Of money or food, The only shop that hadn't been robbed was a jewellery store, the proprietor of which left his pet alligator on guard at night! The local children had a novel way of making pocket money. When yote wanted to cross a shal- low river they stopped you, ex- plaining that they,d dug a large Sal' ' Sombrero e/it/4— oai4"ntty4 ^. l cord i lom- •„made + e iatesf'.'n n n of til I 4 a moble :hectdwear. Designed to attract butts at any gathering, the black sombrero ash tray has a removable center that serves as a cigaret depository. hole somewhere in its be. where' the track crossed it and would show you the way across, avoid Ing it•• -for a mere $1..50 each, Yau had to pay up, because if you hit the hole you'd 'never get your • jeep Out, • You couldn't paddle or even wash your hands in the rivers be- cause of the millions of caribe fish, apart from alligators, These caribes-not more than six inches long, with very sharp teeth— were so attracted by. blood that any man trying to swim across would not get out alive. A cow was attacked by a solid mass of them and killed and eat- en, A cruel but favourite sport of the Indians was to lasso a sleeping alligator on the bank, chop off its tail and send it scur- rying hack to the river—to be eat- en alive by the caribes. For the Shrove Tuesday pro- cession in the towns, everyone dresses up in old Spanish, buc- caneer and pirate costumes, and throws coloured paint, motor oil or syrup at passers-by; Some cars are even equipped' with high- pressure hoses. Salmon, who hadn't been warned of this, became a target for all the ruffians in his white. suit. A passing jeep fitted with high-pressure pump s p r aye d bright red paint over him. As he, scraped this out of his eyes, a jar of syrup was emptied over his head, and ashes and donkey - dung gleefully plastered, all Over him. Raiding parties entered friends' houses and sprayed paint over bungalows and patios. The village of Santa Marta( had a big welcome awaiting Ross Salmon upon his return there when he crossed the border from Venezuela into Colombia. Most delighted of all to see him again was his pet monkey, Miko, who promptly flew into his arms. 'He screamed, twittered, cried and purred,” writes Salmon, "For an hour or more he would not let go of my arni and little tears welled into his eyes and poured down his cheeks. For the first week he clung to my arm when he saw me, so hard that it needed real force to prise hint loose, and when I had a look at the dogs he flew at therm" When he became ranch -manag- er in Colombia, a new young priest at Santa Martica achieved a minor miracle by persuading five of his tough native cowboys —who already had three or four children each—to get married. One of his older men refused, and when Salmon asked why, said: "Shell, Mister, I should feel a bit silly at my age, with fifteen children already. Anyway, I haven't anything nice to wear." Salmon agreed to be padrino to the couples, making them a present and standing behind them at the . ceremohy. The bride- grooms were all drunk; the child- ren, from babes in arms to kids of six or seven, were dressed up as angels or devils, St. Marta or John the Baptist. "The sight of a two-year-old angel each aide of the altar, a six- year-old angel standing trium- • plant over a grovelling little black devil, and St. Francis with a parrot on his arm, all seemed to inspire the right -amount of awe in the fifty or so people jam- med into the tiny room. The bridegrooms wouldn't make the right responses. A four - cornered fight started on the ownership of the rings, with the priest calling, "Order, order!" The next ten minutes were a riot, with the padre trying to marry off the last two fighting bridegrooms, the little angel weeping miserably, one bride- groom his r m falls flat on face b ....ng, ,_Olean out --•allyl hordes of excited guests trying to 'comfort the an- gel and referee the fight between St. Francis and St. Marta. 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Individual 48, Location :.7, Beveraae 91'. Twist outliof 16. Digoot or ' nonny 38. lEnonb 41, ltleetrkral Engin d•r (512.1 30 Jewish month 22. Siglrkion4 I i 3 d 5 _, FIM 8 T 8 iy 5 10 11 It .,p ,' 5* 13 •...... 14 16 Ii 17 17 . P •'YP 20... 01 o, • 2 nr,•t k ff 2. . „ 2) 2e 2e 30: 3I 7,71', /V t 33 39 t.40 �41 l - 42 lti 44 • , .1105 46 1 , 91 es, ea- i� ;tr retialli�v 3a S4 5 S6i ,< SS 61 5k,' 62 ' " k}��j An4Wct 01587911 're on '1118 page, Fcashon Hints fl' inti et r,..,••: - Three In One — A complete suit, a wofiaerfulthree-in-one outfit • for spring which combines three of the -newest• Acetate fabrics. Fashion's favorite boxy jacket le i.n an Acetate blend with o tex- tured surface. Lapels match ptain worsted Acetate•.flannel.of. skirt. Jacket is lined with same printed Acetate)affeta to match blouse. GREEN 1GOx!?B• klannhhg .. . In .planning a general layout small or large, there are some good general and fundamental rules to keep in mind. First of - all , we should know something, about the final height of the flowers, shrubs and trees and in general keep the smaller things' in the front, so all may be seen. Color and time of blooming. should be noted to prevent clash- es, though nature can mix these things more pleasingly than can man.'But nape serious -than color clashing lax no color at all. By r checking' ,nth the seed or nur- sery -. catalogue for`the., time of. blooming `rbl ,. g it is pons a to have a succession Of' flowers 'from the earliest snow drops hi the spring until the last okrysanthemums in the fall. - Anopelel• ggneralkrule mention- ed previously is to avoid straight rows wherever possible with flowers and shrubs but rather to pntint hi clixinps o3 two or three each type and more, of course, lith smaller things. 111e 1954 Mocicj$' Plant breeder`s are constantly striving to give us something new and different. This year, for instance, there is a new fire c Mored Zinnia and last year ap- peared a dwarf Alyssum, a ptu- p1c in calor and an excellent con- trast with the normal white. There: are also 'new and better beans, corns and other vegetables. The peeson who wants to get the most out of his garden is advised 1.o add some of these flowers and vegetables each year. They ,will add interest and satisfaction. All and more are listed in the Can- adian Secd Catalogues for 1954. Back Savers The man who first thought of the long handle should have a menument erected in his honour bee the gardeners of the world With some jobs like thinning tiny plants or getting the first and tensest weeds removed in both flower and vegetable gardens it is necessary to bend one's back. But a long handle on rake, .cul- tivator, spade or other tool will eliminate much of that painful exercise. Specialized tools will also banish much drudgery, things like D -shaped Dutch hoes, three and five -pronged, hand cultivatof8, wheel bees 'fee: larger gardens, small tractors, wheel- barrows, leaf sweepers, power lawn ,mowers, sprayers, scythes and so on.. Much of this equip- teent will --cut hand labour as much as 90 per cent. Keeping it shai±i and clean cannot be over- ' emphasjhed," One can work twice as fast and with hall the effort with a.gharp cultisator,Or hoe. Millet -ins Wilt" Help provincial ind Federal Depart- . merits of Agriculture also publish much literature which will great- ly help. Much of this comes ie the foi'tn o1 bulletins,, usually free for the asking. These bulletins are lion -'technical "aid are crammed with Valuable 'hints ' about the special -Likes and rdislikescof flow- •, ere, vegetables, shrubbery, 'trees andvines. Th e ar .tithe s. that deal'fully and srnlpljr with sp,ecial job; like the cSnstrtiltion df' hot -beds or cold frames,°the pfiriesse and handling of"somlrteraial fer- tilizers, sprays and dusts, and the control bf weeds, With all this information so easily avail- able, one can soon become an expert. Poppy Gal -• Hollywood starlet Joan Weldon has been chosen "Buddy Poppy Girl" by the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars. She will head the sale of poppies to aid the veterans, Ghost Ships Doomed to Sail Forever Many 4,4 the inhabitants of Block Island stayed out all night recently watching ter the ghost of a burning ship. The ship sailed from Holland fourteen years ago. Lured by K lantern bobbing On a cowl's tail, she hit reefs near the island. Sprea. Ming passengers ran through the wild surf. Then the chip caught fire and fleeted back - 40 sea with one woman aboard, And; On stormy nights throughout January ever since, the islanders have watched for the ghost Of the burning ship which many claim to have seen several times, Many experienced sailors have stories .40 tell of spectre ships— like the Spanish galleon which, Bays legend, can be seen when thereis a gale rushing to her doom On the Goodwin Sands. She appears for two minutes, firms e gun, and then vanishes! Early one spring , morning in 1881, K.M.S. Bacchante was sail- ing a calm sea when watchers on deck suddenly saw a ghostly looking brig, bathed In a red glow and only 200 yards off. The officer of the watch thought a collision inevitable, but as he stared in fear the phantom dis- appeared. The captain 'recorded the apparition, Soon afterwards, a young cad- et knocked at his cabin door and asked permission to copy the log entry into his diary. That young cadet Inter became King George .V. The faint white shape of the Phantom Barque which sails the South Atlantic is sometimes seen in February. This ship is said to be manned by bearded sailort drowned in a wreck more than a century ago. She is doomed to sail, an outcast, until the day "when all the seas dry up," say superstitious old salts. Hundreds of people claim to ,have seen a ghost ship of Dun - drum Bay, Ireland, a closely reef- ed vessel which pitches and toss- ed' about in 'the: calmest weather end appears only in -daylight, Most famous of all ghost ships is the Flying Dutchmn, which, .seamen ,sal, is encountered near Ca,gge Bern and usually portends distister; Int the "lB'ch :century a -Dutch captain swore tb bring 11i, -ship rolmd the Cape in the teeth vof a- terrible gale. .As the crew .,,implated him to give up the idea, lightning struck, the ship, sink- ing her with all hands. But the •bow of the captain held; and the Flying Dutchman careStili be seen •tin wild- weather struggling to .-round the.Cape.; - , Modern•itic ette Q. What are fiie required tips a train traveler must be prepared to give? A, The tip to the porter who carries your bags and conducts you to the train. On the train there is the Pullman porter. In the dining car, there is the tip to the waiter, and if you order any kind of drink, tip the boy who brings it Upon arrival at desti- nation, tip the station porter who carries your luggage to your taxi or car, Q. Is it all right to eat aspara- gus with the fingers? A. Yes, provided the stalk of asparagus is firm and not drip- ping with butter or sauce. When in doubt, use the fork. Q. Which is the more formal salutation to a letter—"My dear Mrs. Junes" or "Dear Mrs. Jones"? .7 A. "My dear Mrs. Jones" is the More formal. Q. Is it proper for a • girl to light a man's sl arette for him? g g A. Yes, if she has just lighted her own and her match is still burning. Otherwise, he should always light his own. Q. What is the correct size of the place card at dinner? A. Usually about two inches long and an inch and a half high. It is usually plain white, but it may be embossed in white or gold with a monogram or crest. Place cards are inscribed in longhand. Q. Is the person whois to sing at a wedding required to give a gift to the bridal couple? A. No. If the person singing • without compensation, most cer- tainly the bridal coupleis on the "owing" side so far as a gift is concerned. Q, When visitors arrive unex- pectedly, while a family is hav- ing its heal, what :should the hostess do? A. If the visitors are merely acquaintances, you can ask them to wait for a few tninutes in the living room until you have finished your meal. if they are very good friends, it is Mee to ask them to sit at the table with you and have a cup et coffee while you finish your meal, Q. What sllauld 0110 write on like earls enclosed with flowers sent to a funeral? A. "With sympathy; or, "With deepest sympathy" le sufficient, PLAIN HORSE SENSE By 00B ELLIS London, England One reason, beside the hospi-„ tality of our Wends in Surrey, why we stayed a little longer. in this lovelyoolintry than Ori- ginally Planned, was to find Out what Canadian farmers had 40. t4 to win back their traditional market for food products. The search for customers led uo into the office of one of the top men of the Co -Operative Wholesale 150aiety (C,W,S.) which hag grown from the little store in Rochdale, founded a hundred years ago, into the largest consumer co-operative. These co-ops are owned by the people; they operate not Only small stores In the country; but have large department stores in the cities. They supply their members with all the ne- cessities of life at cost and R. Barclay Warren, B,A., B.D. The Raising of Lazarus John 11: 32-46 Memory Selection: I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth In me, though he wore dead, yet shall he live; and who- soever llveth and believeth to .me s b a 11 never die. John 11:25-26. Prier to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the raising of Laza- rus from the dead Is probably the most outstanding miracle on record. Jesus had %ailed the daughter of Jairus to life from the bed on which she lay. He: had raised the widow's 'son to life as he was being borne to the place of burial. But here was a man who had been dead for four days. The body had. been laid in the tomb. When Jesus said, "Take ye away the stone," Martha remonstrated, "Lord, by this time he stinketh." But despite that, when Jesus had prayed and called, "Lazarus, come forth," he that was dead came forth. Jesus gave a second command, "Loose him and let him go," and the grave clothes were removed. The news of the miracle spread quickly and re- sulted in many of the Jews believing on Jesus, This, of course, angered the chief priests so that they consulted how they might put Lazarus to death. The home of Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus was one where Jesus had always been welcome. One scene shows Martha getting the meal and feeling badly because Mary was more concerned about hearing Jesus than fussing about the meal. When Lazarus took ill they naturally sent for Jesus. Poor indeed is the home which has not communion with God and ready access when the day of trouble comes, But Jesus did not conte immediately. Ile had a bet- ter plan, God's delays are not necessarily his denials. In this lesson we have the shortest verse in the Bible: "Jesus wept." Some think he wept because others were weep- ing. But it could not have been for Lazarus for he knew he would soon be back. Did he not all envision whowould v ever stand with bowed head and Bch. Ing heart at the grave of a loved one? Did he not weep with all who ever thus would weep? We think so. His tender compassion reaches us all. The Christ who can raise the dead can meet Dur• every need, v"71—^.~"n either buy their goods any -Wheel. in the world Or manufacture them in their own factories, Canadian it'roduets Wanted Our co-op friend smiled Winne was asked bine whether 'Britons wanted Canadian 1004 productot "Of course, we do," The first Wt hi lard whicng hies is "desperatedtr was needed"° over there. Bacon was the next item men- tioned, Britons were alway "pleased with the quality of Canadian bacon" when they could get it, It is much more t0 their liking than anything they can buy in Europe. The same applied to cheese. Only from Can»aa. did they get Cheddar cheese that came' tiara,.. to the English type. Butter, of course, was always wanted.' The demand for B. 0, salmon. is insatiable, said our friend, be- cause it is much better than the Bussian kind. Nova -Scotia apples are highly regarded and easily sold as they are well graded and packed, There is a special market• for one gallon tins of apples for the catering trade and other canned fruit could also find a market. Prices and Payments Our consumer friend waxed quite enthusiastic' talking of Canadian food products. There seems to be no doubt that they want our stuff, - That leaves the question of prices and payments. By the middle of May trade will be completely decontrolled and prices are expected to rise. At present bacon is being imported from Scandinavia at about $40 per hundredweight at British. port, while British farmers get about $50 for inferior quality. The price of butter depend& on the price of margarine which Is expected to go up after May. The guess was made that butter would retail at 63 cents per pound before the end of the year. This was said, however, before the recent decision of the U.S. government to slash support prices of dairy products. The main obstacle for British buyers to buy in Canada is the shortage of dollars which the federal government in Ottawa so far has always demanded in payment for Canadian farm products. The solution is in the hands of Canadian farmers. * K, * This column welcomes criti- cism, constructive or destruc- tive, and suggestions, wise or otherwise. Address your replies to Bob Ellis, Box I, 12$• -18th Street, New Toronto, Ontario. Some dry 'cleaners are now returning cleaned e v e n i n g dresses in polythene garment bags that prey id a permanent storage protectors for the gar- ment. The tubular bags are heat - sealed at the top and closed with cellulose film at the bottom. They are 25 inches wide and are cut to the individual ,length of each dress. 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