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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-7-28, Page 7PLAIN HORSE SENSE By "f. (WA) Phe American Farm Bureau Federation has announced the launching of its netian-wide campaign "Freedom t hr o u g h Self-Goveriunent." Farm Bureau units in a number 0f states will participate in the programme, which is aimed at stirring up member interest in voting In state and federal ,elections. The campaign will be carried on on a county level and the pip; is 40 arrange meet -your - candidate meetings : at county fairs, county picnics and mem- bership ,conventions, There will be an all -ant of fort to get all voters registered and special attention . will be given to the encouragement of "first time" voters to exercise their right to vote. Since Farm Bureau is a non- partisan organizatigp, appeal to vote will be based on issues and not on .parties or candidates. Informative and Bducationai By initiating this eampaigr the American Farm Bureau Federa tion is repeating a similar effort made two years ago. The inten- tion is to induce farmers to cast .their votes 'according to their conviction based on factual in- formation of the agricultural situation and the programmes Of the parties instead of following traditional. inherited .partisan- ship. . Farm Bureau, like the Feder- ation. of Agriculture and the Farm Unions in Canada, claims to be non-partisan, meaning that as a whole it is nsither af- filiated with nor leaning tot Ards any one political party. It is, however, like any other organized vocational 'group, a body politic established to assure for its members, the largest share of ` the economic wealth of the country. The very .teas0a; of ,existence for such a body is to take part in the direction of the production and distribution of the national wealth. If for any reason it cannot .fulfill this function, its members will be subjected JO exploitation and will net receive their just share of the national income. Other groups will emerge exert- ing unduly high influence. The eventual outeeme, as history has proved time and time again, is an oligarchy with all powers concentrated in the hands of a few wild will deprive the indi- vidual of its political and econ- omic rights. . Eternal Vigilance To safeguard freedom it is necessary that every citizen take an active part in the direction of the business of the nation which is government. To do so intelligently, he has to be well informed as to the trends and the needs of the day. Rere is a field of activity wide open and waiting for our farm organizations to get into. It is their job to bring the facts to the attention of the farmers that hey can make up their minds what action to take: This can be, done only by an organization with ..trong grass- roots gu,iort-,and not by small groups of straggling individuals meeting occasionally in some dark corner of the county, claim- ing to be representative of the farmer's. What is needed is one Stronf Cool, but Wet No, the heat hasn't affected this chafe, Hers just washing.his new suit made of orlon and cotton. While he is sleeping the wait will dry. The manufacturer says that in the morning the suit Will be ready for wear --without pressing. VON !'ills orennization widely spread over the province with direct indivi- dual membership fees, Under the guidance of well informed lead- ers the members could meet re- gularly on the community level to discuss daily proMems and future plans. If the Ontario Farmers' Un- ion continues to grow from the bottom up, it may some day con- nect with the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture which is be- ing : organized from the top down and we might see the day when the Farmers of Ontario stand United again, * * * This column welcomes criti- cism, constructive or destructive, and suggestions, wise or other- wise, Address mail to Bob Von Fills, Whitby, Ont. TATTOOS SAVE LIVES South African medical authori- ties are proposing a nationwide scheme whereby everyone will have his blood group tattooed on his right arm. It would save son. siderabie time, they say, and would prevent any mistakes in identifying the group in case a transfusion is urgently needed. At present precious time is dost between the moment a patient enters hospital and receives ,a blood transfusion, but the tattoo- ing of a few alphabetical letters and numbers on the arm might save many lives. FAMILY MAN A city man blinding a country home in a small village, engag- ed a retired. carpenter—a rugged individualist -to assist him. One morningthe carpenter arrived with tiro husky sons as helpers. "How many youngsters have you:" asked the employer. "Seven of 'em." "Really? I'm one of seven my- self. I have three brothers and. three sisters." "Oh well," replied the carpenter, sniffing, "if you want to count girls, then I got thirteen." How Can I? Q. How can I make a remedy for poison ivy? A: Use equal parts of sub.- carbonate ub!carbonate of bismuth and calo- mel. Apply as a dusting powder a f t e r scrubbing the affected parts with alcohol. Then cover with a layer of absorbent cotton and bandage lightly. This is ef- fective even after blisters have formed, Q. How can I loosen a screw or nail which has become rusted in wood? A. By applying a little hot paraffin to it. Let the paraffin soak in for a short time and see how easily the screw or nail will yield. ... .Q.flow can 1 remove onion odor from a knife blade? A. The odor of onion or. garlic on a" blade can be removed easily by rubbing the knife through a potato. Q. How can I protect the iron- ing board from dust? .:A. By taking two paper flour • sacks, cutting the bottom from one and basting to the top of the Other to form the required • length, and slipping this over the board when putting it .away. Q, How can I make a refresh- . ink' summer drink? ',A. Spiced iced tea is sera - thing different in a cooling sum- mer drink. Simply put four or five whole cloves into the pot in which the tea is brewing, and ice as usual. Q. How can i destroy plant lice? A, To destroy plant lice, spray the plants with napth'a soap suds, using a' syringe for the purpose. Q. Bow can I waste unpainted wicker furniture and preserve its white appearance? A. Wash it quickly with a strong solution of cold water and salt and put in the hot sun 10 dry. Never wash wicker with .soapsuds, nor allow it to dry slowly, as it will result in a poor color. Q. How can 1 insure a con- sistently even marmalade so that the fruit•; and syrup are evenly distributed, throughout? A. Cooly the mixture before pouting'ifito the'jam jars. When float tohe toptheoured hot, fruit ofthe jaar. 50 Q, Ilow can I drive away mosquitoes? A. Burn a few drops of pine tar in the house and it will drive away mosquitoes. ' Q. ITow can 1 have a neater front lawn? A, Perhaps the reason it does not have the trim appearance others have Is the fact that the edges of the lawn next to the sidewalk have not been cut. A tiny trench rut along the grass edge gives a neat appearance and crispness to the lawn, Fooling A Feline — "Five Lovely Flavours" reads the sign (right) in Brighton, Sussex, England, but Tabby won't get anything from this "cow."•Thq bovine •figure is used foradvertising pur- poses tit one of the refreshment stands at the famous resort city. r t ' TABLE TALK. S J; date AndDews. Fielding and preserving time withus once again and: here are a few recipes I'm sure you; and your family will like. Bread and . Butter Pickles 8 cups thinly sliced cucumbers 2 cup thinly sliced small onions 3 cup salt 2 cups cider vinegar 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons whole mustard seed T/s teaspoon whole celery seed i/z teaspoon ground turmeric Arrange alternate layers of cucumbers, onions, and salt. Let stand overnight or 6-8 hours, Drain. Mix remaining ingredi- ents in a 4 -quart preserving ket- tle. Bring to boiling point. Add cucumbers and on}ons. Cook un- til clear, 5-10 minutes.- Pack in hot, `sterilized jars. Seal air tight. Yield; 3 pints. a m v Sweet pickle relish is a favor- ite of those who like; hot dogs and hamburgers. Here is an es- pecially spicy variety that should appeal. Sweet Pickle Relish 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 3 green tomatoes, if desired 1 large red tomato 6 medium-size cucumbers 1 onion 2 tablespoons salt I cup vinegar 33 cup water 1 cup sugar / teaspoon each, ground cinna- mon and ground turmeric 14 teaspoon each,,ground cloves and ground allspice 13 tablespoons mixed pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth 1 cup vinegar ' Remove . seeds from peppers. Cut tomatoes into quarters and cucumbers into I. -inch chunks. Cut onions into thick slices, Put vegetables through grinder, us- ing coarse blade. Mix with salt and let stand 24 hours. Drain. Combine with 1 cup vinegar and ih cup water, Bring to boil and drain. Combine remaining ingre- dients. Bring to boil. Add vege- tables and boil gently for 20 min- utes.. Stir frequently. Pour into hot,sterilized jars and seal imme- diately. Yield: about 3 pints. 5 $ * Spiced Grape Jelly 5 cups Concord grape juice r/.,, teaspoon salt 1 box Powdered pectin a cults (2 pounds) .sugar 1 teaspoon ground allspice r/S teaspoon ground cloves Combine first 3 ingredients in preserving kettle Cook over high heat, stirring constantly; until mixture comes to a full. rolliig boll. Stir 'in sugar and spices at once. Bring to full, roll - in boil again; boil rapidly for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Re- move jelly from heat, skim off foam, and pour at once into hot sterilized glasses, leaving 3/4 -inch space at top of each. Cover jelly with 1/4 -inch layer of melted paraffin. Cool. Cover with anoth- er 3/4 -inch layer melted parratlin. Cool. Cover glasses vith lids. Yield: 10 glasses (6 -ounce). 5 5 5 Spiced Pears 15-18 firm fresh pears Whole cloves 2 etips white sugar 21A pups brown sugar Ys cup water or pear liquid ' 2 cups eider vhregar 3 sticks chutemon, whole I tettspoon whole allspice,. and' 1 ginger root, tied to b„, 'Wash pears;, retnov blossom end but leave on t e stems. Leave smell pears wh le; halve Or quarter larger pe rs. Core Cover with Blear water, Boil un- til almost tender, about 5 ruin - Utes. Drain. (Save ki cup liquid for syrup), Stud each pear with 2 or 3 whole cloves. Combine re- maining ingredients; boil about 5 minutes. Drop in enough pears ) at one time to fill a jar. Cook un- til tender (test with toothpick): Remove spice bag. Pack pears in sterilized jars; fill withboiling syrup to 3/4 -inch of the top. Place ifs stick cinnamon in each jar, Slide a knife down the inside of each jar to release the air bubbles. Wipe off jar tops. Ad- just lids and seal at once. Yield:, 6 pints. ('0015 SALESMANSHIP bfefoosky tells about the time when he had an altercation on a golf course. He had taken Mrs. Mefoosky and the six little FMefooskys for a picnic in the country. They had nestled in a quiet, green, shady spot when a special officer appeared, Be looked at the fifth green, littered with paper cups and broken pieces of 'sandwiches, then exploded. "This is no public park. You are on the fifth green of one of the most exclusive country clubs in America. The initiation fee alone is five thousand dollars, and the annual dues are twenty= five hundred. I have good mind to arrest you for trespass." Mefoosky looked up blandly. "With that kind of talk, how're you gonna get new members?" Catsup Up -`Xe -Date Now, maybe, the scientists arra g e t t i n g somewhere, They're making rheologicei#testa. On cat- sup, Rheology, in ease you've mis- laid your Greek, has to do with the deformation and flow of mat- ter. For quite some time now, en- gineers have been giving catsup that handy gadget, the plastic bottle. You know. One squeeae and poet goes tomato sauce all over your hamburger. But that's begging the ques- tion,:Definitely, it 1s NOT the scientific approach, Your true rheologist is concerned with the "why" of product behavior, ae for instance the reasons behind the " "consistency" of ea t s up , cream corn and mushroom soupf the "sag" of jellies, l'stifness" o dough, 'tenderness' 'Of peas. What makes.'em'•be bit. that's` Well, now, the stress movement of matter can beclassified; into either elastic, reversible flow or viscous, irreversible flow," it says here. A neat term, Irreversible flow" Hammer your catsup bottle just once too' often in heavy-handed haste and — Glusph!— there's more red stuff on your plate than you can eat in six sittings, The flow, alas, is irreversible unless you resort to a squeeze bottle, which :also is mighty handy for picking up spilled milk from the kitchen -linoleum. Studies of "complex rheologi- cal behavior" of such food prod- ucts as flour dough sound like pretty deep stub. But what cheers us no end is the predic- tion that this research may lead to the development of an ideal, non -soupy catsup which, ejects from 'the bottle with a gentle tap,., That we hope to see * Denver Post. UN1P'AilRt Because her lawyer husbanl continually preached about the/ wisdom of making each house- hold servant furnish referent:4a) Mrs. Bigelow asked the applictent, "Where are your references?" "I hate to show 'ere, ma'ap, Like my photographs, that don't do me justice." Cutie — Carol Brand, 10, makes with the cheesecake after being, named "Miss Pig -tails„ of 1.954" by the Children's Aid Society. Heft braids were the longest and best -kept atnbng, the group of girls who vied for the title. • - 440' akter-drieacia, 4,01.4" evo_v- , A few months ago, Jose Caballero, noted Spanish artists sketched his impression of The Seagram Collection of Paintings while they were exhibited in Madrid at the famed Castellani Hilton. Like Senor Caballero, 30,000 people of Spain took the opportunity in the next two weeks to view these original canvases of 22 of our cities and to see, too, for the first time, a new aspect of a great and growing Canada as reflected in' these impressive portraits of our nation's thriving metropolitan centres. 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