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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1949-10-26, Page 7A Misunder- standing By Richard Bill WllkInson I'll never forget the spectacle of jos Abbott and Count Obeid fight- ing. Thinking of it, I am more apt to shudder than smile. Though it certainly had amusing aspects, You sec, Joe is an American. And he wasn't used to the way they did things in Luandia, Anyway, when Joe and I stopped off at Cabindas on our world cruise, we were much pleased with the place. That night we had dinner at the Plaza and it was there that we first saw Kandace. She was sitting alone in a booth, and when she caught Joe staring at her boldly, she nod- ded and smiled at him. Instinctively, I knew, when I saw the tall, dark malt come through the door, that Joc was in for trouble. And I was right. The tall, dark man strode toward the booth and there was something about hien that caused my blood to creep. 1 stood up, but was by no means quick enough, The stranger had grasped Joe by the coat front, jerked hon to his feet and slapped his face. * * * Joe was hauling back for a hay- maker when my arms closed about bleu. After a while, a messenger came its and handed me a note. I read it and looked sourly at Joe. "Now you've done it. That was Count Obeid and that was his girl you insulted." "Insulted?" said Joe. "Anti he wants to fight a duel with you. He realizes our boat sails first thing in the morning, so in order to accommodate us he'll await our pleasure at dawn. He will do you the honor of permitting you to oltoose your own weapons." Joe shook his head and tried to grasp it, "That punk—the dope,whto smacked my jaw—wants o fight a duel? You mean like they do in Sabatini's books? And T cal cl oose Grinning, Joe stepped in and delivered a quick one-two to the nobleman's chin. my own weapons," Joe went on. He stood up. "Come on," I followed hint, not quite daring to use force in stopping him again, yet ready for any emergency. We went back to the Plaza. The count and his girl were, of course, gone. Joe made inquiries, wrote down an address and beckoned me to follow. A taxi deposited us before a pre- tentious looking house of white adobe. A servant admitted us and presently Count Obeid appeared. "You're giving me the honor of choosing my own weapons," .said Joe. "I'll take these," and he knot- ted up his lists and held them under the count's nose. "Those!" said the amazed count. "Yeah," said Joe, "and on your honor as a gentleman, you can't re- fuse. Also, why wait 1111 dawn?" What followed was pitiful, We trooped into the back yard. Joe and the count took off their coats and squared off, Grinning, Joe stepped in and delivered a quick one-two ort the nobleman's chin, Blood ap- peared on his month. He swung wildly, jos set hint back on lits heels. The count came in again and Joe knocked him down. He got up and came back for more. kt * * "Listen, old horse," he said, "you are as dumb about the customs back in America as I ant about them over here, Only I didn't have the guts to fight you your own way , and you, well, by gosh, there are Banged few Americans can take it the way you have. And right here Mid now :I rise to remark you have my apology, and I'll tell that dame so, too, if you'll tell me where she lives." Well, the count only caught on to about one-third of what Joe meant and grinned and offered his hand, Ten minutes later, the three of us were sitting around a fire It Xan. dace's living room,, laughing and talking and drinking punch and telling each other that it was too had there" wasn't a perfect under- standing about customs of different countries, and agreed that if such wore the case, everyone would be happier. To Help Babes Breathe Easier—A tiny, premature baby is placed into a "plethysmograph" by a nurse as Dr. Bruce Graham watches. The instrument—similar to a miniature iron lung—is being used by researchers to determine why premature infants breathe irregularly. In the plethysmograph, with an atmosphere containing 75 to 80 per cent oxygen, most babies, breathe regularly. TABLE TALKS r claw, An.dtlews. A really good barbecue sauce is a grand help in lending that "slightly different" touch to lots and lots of dishes. Here's how to make one that I can heartily re- commend, together with two or bhree suggestions for its use, Of course, if your family simply does not "go for" garlic, just omit that ingredient, Barbecue Sauce ,cup Mazola salad oil cup chili sauce 1 cup vinegar 1 tbiep. chopped onion 1 clove garlic 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 lemon slices 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 54 tsp. chili powder 34. cup brown sugar. Method: Combine all ingredients and mix well, Makes about 2 cups. * * * Having made your sauce, I'sug- gest that you try it first with ham- burgers. The recipe I'in giving here is supposed to serve six persons— but I know a family of four who can tuck the entire lot away—and wish there had been morel Barbecued Hamburgers Forth 154 pounds ground beef into 6 cakes, about 1 inch thick. Place 40 bowl and cover with bar- becue sauce. Cover and let stand in refrigerator or other cool place for 24 hours. Remove meat cakes front sauce; place on broiler rack. Broil 10 to 15 minutes, turning once; baste frequently with barbe- cue sauce. Serve immediately with garnish of parsley and onion slices. * * * Barbecued Pork Chops Cover pork .chops with barbecue sauce. Let stand in refrigerator or other cool place 24 hours, Remove chops front sauce. Cook according to method desired (broil, part -fry, or bake.) * * * Savory String Beans Add 54 cup barbecue sauce to 3 cups' hot cooked string beans, fresh or canned. d..UNDAYSCHOOL LESSON By The Rev. R. Barclay Warren "THE PROPHETS PREACH SOCIAL RIGHTEOUSNESS" Isaiah 5:1-12 Golden Text: "Woe unto them that calf evil good, and good evil." Isaiah 5:20. The northern kingdom of Israel had been overthrown by the As- syrians. Now the prophet forecasts the doom of Judah, the southern kingdom. Judah was a vineyard which had produced wild grapes. Therefore, she would be broken down. Greed or covetousness was one of the sins which would bring the judgauent of God. "Woe' unto them that join house to house, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!" The spirit of the ;monopolist was condemned. Another of Judah'a grevious sins was drunkenness. "Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame thetas. And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of His hands." Isaiah's message went unheeded. The drunken orgy con- tinued till God sent Nebuchadnez- zer to destroy their city and lead them into capacity. Too Late! Her husband being slightly indis- posed, a young and inexperienced wife attempted to take his temper- ature,. and in a state of great ex- citement, scribbled a note to the doctor: "Dear doctor—Please come at once, My husband's temperature ie 136." The doctor replied: "Dear ma- datn—The case is beyond my aka Send for the fire engine." 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I]nglneeMug degree Sw .11 Answer elsewhere al this page, a H RONICLES rfe INGERFARM Nice weather is with us yet. --a little showery maybe, but not too cold, In fact, it is just grand for fall wheat, which we notice is grow- ing greener and sturdier every day. There is nothing like a well -started field of fall wheat to relieve the drabness of the dying year, The wheat's fresh greenness has a way of fostering new hope and enthusi- asm for the year to come, No mat- ter what the harvest of the present year has been, whatever the set- backs of the past, a farmer is con- scious of an uplift of spirit when he looks around his fields and finds promise there for the year to came. And how greatly we need a little assurance these days! The world is in such a turmoil no natter in what direction we turn—and why? Al- ways we are appalled when we hear of some terrible disaster of nature— such as an earthquake, or the devas- tation left by flood waters. Yet these tragedies, entirely beyond our power to prevent, are not as far- reaching, nor as great, as the suf- fering and unrest caused by condi- tions created by man—conditions which are seldom based on the laws laid down for our guidance in the Ten Commandments. It is such a beautiful world we live in—with everything in it nec- essary to sustain life for everyone; and yet because we do not stake proper use of its bounty, half the world suffers. Maybe too many of us want to be "lilies of the field." You know, there was a time when, to describe a person as being in- dependent, we used to say, "Olt, he likes to paddle his own canoe!" Now people still like their own canoe, but these days the paddles must he mechanized—and that takes away part of the independ- ence; other people enter into the picture in the manufacture of the motor; repairs and replacements. Not much independence for the man with the canoe if his motor sputters out and dies, and he doesn't know how to fix itl Independence is such a relative term. No one is really independent these days. You can't read or hear the news and think to yourself— "Oh, well, that doesn't concern Mel" World conditions have become Free Roos; on Arthritis And Rheumatism Excelsior Springs, Mo., Oct. 10 So successful has a speci= alized sys- tem proven for treating rheumatism and arthritis that an amazing new. book will be sent free to any reader of this paper who will write for it. The book entitled, "Rheumatism," fully explains why drugs and medi- cines give only temporary relief and fail to remove the causes of the trouble; explains how you may obtain relief from rheumatism and arthritis. You incur no obligation in send- ing for this instructive book. It may be the means of saving you years of untold misery. 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The devaluation of the pound—think what that means to English people who have come to Canada during the last few years and who can only bring their money frown England over a period of years, The new rate of exchange hits them badly—depending upon bow lnhch money they have, Of course, it works just the other way for the person who wants to buy an English car. But then, not every- one wants to buy a car. Tile change in the dollar valua- tion also affects our daily living, but in ways that may not be appar- ent right at first—except when we fill up at the gas station! And now the steel strike takes the s• ntl'-• 1, and, unless it is settled quite soon, it won't be long before we realize how that, too, ties in with our everyday problems. l'retty soon, when we need something for the house or farm, we shall hear that old familiar cry, heard so often during the war --"Sorry, ma'am, we just can't promise you anything— manufacturers can only get steel for the most essential goods. The strike, you know , , . And then there is this business of Daylight and Standard Time. We did not worry much about it— Toronto tToronto and Hamilton both being on fast time, with our district sort of wedged in between, and also on fast time—we did not foresee any inconvenience, But the other day, we did not get our mail until after diluter, We just thought the mail- man had probably had car trouble. But the next day, the mail wee late again ao I started making inquiries, Yes, it was all on account of the time mix-up. The train schedules change with the time—but other years we have not noticed the dif- ference because we have all made the change together. So that's that . . , we don't really mind staying on fast time if it is neces- sary, but we do dislike getting our mail so late. Some people like pickles with their meals—Partner likes his paper. And so does Bob, for that matter. In fact, Partner takes one section of the morning paper and Bob the other. I take anything else that happens to come along—sometimes a magazine, often a leiter or two, and occasionally only advertising—that way I read a lot of advertising that I otherwise would not bother with at all. Of course, inbetweenwhiles we do man- age to eat our dinner. But now it is different ... I can't depend on the paper to occupy my menfolk's attention while I dish up the dinner, which is an awful nuisance because now I must have dinner right on the dot—or else! I shall be glad to go back to Standard Time. Upside down to prevent peeking. ©©MEM F'1]t�nn © nor Fara Emmons moor ole©nnom 151M1511 n©T7r L' ri ME ©n I7nnn mnmmn an °nn© ©ora© o©• ©o inmonA , r ©nun nnnn 0114 ns ©nnl7Li ern NOME non mamma nnnun� Since man is an animal savage from birth, We'll never improve our condi- tion Until we have posted a warning on earth: "No Huntit ,' No Shootln, No Fission!" DARWIN GIANT TULIPS Named Varieties In Red, Yellow, Pink, White and Mauve. Alfed DAFFODILS High Quality Imported Bulbs •a Per Dox, Order from this e41 A4. 1 . Prepaid and tend for Ilse or other bulbs, HIGHFIELD GARDENS STRATsTftov •• ONTARIO The BLACK HORSE "Do You Know" Advisory Panel TED REEVE wolf -known sports writer LOUIS BOURDON prominent radio singer and master of ceremonies RICHARD PENNINGTON University Librarian, Ms0111 University GREGORY CLARK distlnpulshad columnist The word 'hockey' is derived from the 'hooked stick' with which the game is played, from the Old French word 'hoquet', meaning 'shepherd's crook'. Do You Know ... that the general Idea of ice hockey is not original with Canada? Many 16th and 17th century Dutch paintings show a game some- thing like hockey being played with a stick shaped like a golf club. DO YOU Know . , , that there are sharp differences of opinion as to exactly when and where the first ice hockey games were played in Canada? Although Kingston, Halifax and Montreal are most often men- tioned in this connection, available records seem to suggest that the first organized games were played around 1881, between the Victoria Hockey Club and McGill University teams, In Montreal, and in Kingston between the Royal Military College and Queens University. Do You Meow any interesting and unusual facts? Our "Advisory Panel" will pay $25 for any authenticated readers' submissions If they are' usable. All letfera become our property. Write Black Horse Brewery, Station 1, Montreal, P.O. P DAWES BLACK M 0 R'. S E BREWERY