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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-2-15, Page 3zl td Strongest Woman In The World Site was one of a family of sixteen and grew up with brothers who used to wrestle playfully with bulls in village competitions. They thought nothing of raising, single-handed, carts that bad shlek in the mire. She learned wrestling front them and, when she was fifteen, could lift 150 Ib. above her head with one arm l It was as natural for her to em- brace a circus life as it is for the • .e to lipstick, cock- tails and cigarettes. She visited Nor - w:., with a tronpt, fell in love with an acrobat, married him, and they started an act called the "Two Sandwinas." In 1914 the Army claimed her husband, so she called herself Sand- wina, and carried on with her can- non -ball juggling act. Then, in 1917, there appeared in Germany a strong man named Sieg- mund Breithart, the "Iron King," who specialized inbending iron bars, nails, and snapping chains. He also drove nails through wooden boards with his bare fist. Breithart belonged to the new school of goliaths — strong but graceful—who performed their feats With rare ease. d One day he was doing a Sunday Y show in Cologne when he spotted Sandwina and her husband=badly wounded—in the front seats. He broke a few chains; then threw one to her, "Here,.Katie," he.challenged, "practise on thisl" To the astonishment of the audi- ence she peeled off gloves and rings, burst the chain asunder and pitched the parts on to the stage with the words, "There, Breithart, 1 have finished practising." Her turn was designed by her husband who now became her man- ager, Heralds preceded her on to the stage, where, dressed as a gladi- ator, she arrived in a Roman char- iot. As well as tossing thick iron bars into all sorts of shapes nd heaved aloft immense dumb -bells, Then she lay barebacked on the points of nails which had been driv- en through a board. An anvil was placed on her chest and three men with hammers struck it violently. A wooden bridge was' placed on her . chest and a dozen people, two horses and a car passed over it. Finally, she supported on her chest a turn- table bearing sic people. Sandwina could, by contracting her muscles in the way fakirs do when they sit on spikes, support $96 lb. on her chest, for three minutes. There was no fake about her per- formance. She was incredibly strong. Once, when a pair of horses bolted, with a carriage, knocking down people in their path, Sandwina raced out of a shop, grabbed at the reins of one of the animals and brought the pair to a halt. On another occasion she clutched the wrist of a pickpocket as it emerged from her bag and by ex- erting her r bone -rushing grip brought him, yelping in agony, to his knees. Her normal appearance was per- haps the most surprising thing about her, for even the brood of children she produced, was husky. When the eldest was fifteen he was seven feet tall and built in proportion... . On the morning of his birth Sand- wina was practising as usual with her cannon balls when suddenly she felt giddy. "I think," she told her husband, `I'll go and lie down for a few moments." Fifteen minutes later her first- born arrived! Easy Way To Knit Bedsocks These socks are lovely in plain colors with contrasting pompons, or made with double threads of two colors, like gray and lavender, brown and gold, or black and white. They knit easily, can' be made in two hours or so, and fit snugly like ballet shoes. For men, just make them longer and sew on a tailored button instead of a ,,Say pompon. Directions: Use a pair of size 8 needles and two ounces .of each color of. wool, four ply. Lyse two strands of wool cast on 29 stitches, Knit 9, • purl :1; knit 9, purl 1; knit 9, turn, knit straight across row. Repeat same for 20 ridges, Continue on for the toe. Toe: knit 1, purl 1 for 14 rows, leaving long double thread. Put through needle, fasten end stitch, 1,u11 through others, fasten tight. Sew up front to second ridge. Sew up hack of slipper, then make pompon. For pompon, take two circles of cardboard size of a cup. Cut out centers the size of a thimble. Slash the cardboard •circles from center to edge. Start at slash and wind wool through the hole and around until circle is covered. Takes about four yards of each color. Get scissors in slash in order to cut wool on outer edge between the cardboards, but before cutting, take separate piece of wool and follow the scissors around. When all clipped, tie wool tight, A per- fect pompon is the result, which can be attached to the bed soaks. IOW CAN 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I treat tough steak? A. Tough steak can be trans- formed into tender meat by mix- ing a small quantity of vinegar and olive oil thoroughly, rubbing it on both sides of the steak, then allowing it to stand for about two hours before cooking. 9, How can 1 remove the print- ing from flour sacks? A. Cover the printing with a thin layer of lard, rolling up the bag and putting it away for a few days. Then wash in boiling water Q. How can I clean velvet? A. Velvet can be cleaned nicely bysponging with, benzine, always tubbing in one direction. Then steam over a boiling kettle. 9, How can I remedy scorched limen? A. When a piece of linen is scorched while ironing, make a paste of raw starch and water im- mediately, cover,the scorched place with this paste, and place in the. sun for about two hours, 9, How can 1 use about half the amount of sugar when stewing fruits? A. By sweetening the fruit after it has been cooked, rather than during the cooking process. Q. How can 1 make lighter biscuits? A. The secret for making light biscuits is to add just enough liquid to make a soft dough. Then mix it lightly and only what is required to combine the flour and liquid. Any handling after that has a tendency to toughen the dough. UEFB Offers New Canaid Parcels Sir Ellsworth Flavelle national chairman of The United Emergency Fund for Britain, announces that the organization has revised its pre- sent series of CANAID parcels and has added a new one of eight pounds gross and another of twenty pounds gross, Purchased on order in Canada, for designated recipients in Great Britain, these parcels range in price front $2.45 to $10,25. In the new series of CANAID parcels, there is a wider diversifi- cation of food items to offset the dreary monotony of the British ra- tions which continue to be as meagre today as in the past, Sir Ellsworth explains. All parcels, except one contain substantial quantities of meat to supplement the 21c worth that the Briton is allowed weekly. Other items include those that are costly under the point system and some that are scarce or impossible to obtain. Purchases for CANAID parcels are made in Canada exclusively and are of the highest quality available. Packed here, the parcels are shipped to the UEFB London warehouse so they may be dispatched immedi- ately upon receipt of orders front Toronto where the labels are typed and forwarded by air express week- ly. All CANAID parcels are insured with delivery guaranteed in about two weeks front the time of the receipt of the orders in Toronto. With the inauguration of the new CANAID parcels, Sir Ellsworth de- clares that the UEFB is redoubling its efforts across the nation to obtain food and used clothing for the needy. At the same time attempts will be made to increase the flow of 15 - pound parcels, sent by churches and organizations in Canada, to groups and associations in Great Britain. Under this plan the UEFB 'handles such parcels for delivery abroad for only 55c each. Organizations in Canada using these facilities of the UEFB do not lose their identities. Information regarding all activities of the UEFB may be obtained by addressing the national headquar- ters at Melita and Rains Avenues, Toronto 4. Capital Weather's Just Capital—A record-breaking 73 degrees in Washington brought Pat Mc- Gowvan out to bask in the sun on the Capitol grounds, Many sections of the country enjoyed the same freak midwinter warmth. TABLE TALKS eaxsambews So far we Canadians haven't gone in for this "Special Week" business to such a.large extent as our neigh- bors to the south. Over there they have so many of them—National Heart Week, Boy Scout Week, Na- tional Drama Week and so on—that sometimes I feel like suggesting that they should hold a "Weekless Week"—seven whole days in which the public would have a rest from this constant plugging, over the air and in the press, for some more or less worthy cause ore objective. And the latest that's come to my notice—although it may have been going on for years — is National Sauerkraut Week! 1 was thrilled to learn that the folk south of the bor- der last year consumed no less than four hundred million pounds—two hundred thousand tons—of kraut, (It was probably more than that, as the figures most likely refer only to the kind commercially produced. But for all that sauerkraut is a grand food, and helps terrifically in making cold weather meals more tempting and healthful too. So here are some kraut recipes and sugges- tions, every one of them well worth trying. In then the canned sort of sauerkraut is called for—but if you "roll your own" a similar amount can be subsituted, with just as fin8s results. SPICY POT ROAST WITH SAUERKRAUT 3-354 pounds round, rump or chuck of beef '/q cup flour 2 teaspoons salt / teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons fat 1 medium sized onion, chopped 1 cup water 1 bay leaf 2 whole cloves 1 3 -oz. can mushrooms, drained 1 No. 254 can sauerkraut Wipe meat with damp cloth and dredge with mixture of flour and salt and pepper. Heat fat in • Dutch oven; add Meat and brown Well on all sides. Add onion, water, bay leaf and cloves. Cover and simmer gently 214-3 hours) or until meat is tender. Turn meat fre- quently, during, cooking. Add' more water during cooking if necessary. When pot roast is done, transfer to oven to keep warm. Remove bay leaf and cloves. Saute mush - Light Fantastic — Not reducing exercises, but art — modern dance, to be specii c — is the reason for the shapely contortions of these co-ed$$ at Beloit College. The dancers, left .to right, are: Marilyn Zuercher, Suzanne Helgren, Jean Malmquist and Carolyn Wagenkneeht. rooms in separate pan in a little butter until lightly browned, Add meat drippings to sauerkraut; Cook until kraut is thoroughly heated. 6 servings. SAUERKRAUT BORSCHT 1 lb. lean beef, cubed 1 soup bone 3 carrots, diced 3 small onions, sliced 3 stalks celery, diced 3 quarts water / teaspoon whole peppercorns 1 bay leaf 1 spray thyme Salt and pepper 1 sprig parsley 2 uncooked beets, diced 2 potatoes, diced 1% cups sauerkraut Put beef, bone, carrots, onions, celery and water in large kettle and bring to boil. Skim. Tie spices and herbs in small cloth bag; add with parsley to soup. Simmer, covered, for 151 hours. Remove soup bone and strain. Add beets and potatoes and simmer 30. .min- utes longer. Add sauerkraut and simmer 15 minutes. Serve topped with sour cream. May be served cold. Makes 234 quarts. Meat and vegetables may be left in soup, if desired. Do not strain, het remove spice bag. SAUERKRAUT LUNCHEON BAKE 1 No. 23/4 can sauerkraut, drained 1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds 1 8 -oz. can tomato sauce 8 oz. processed Canadian cheese 1 3 -oz. can sliced mushrooms drained Combine sauerkraut and cara- way seeds and place in greased baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over kraut and top with cheese slices. Sprinkle mushrooms over cheese. !Jake in moderately hot even (375 degrees F,) 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately. Four servings. TANGY KRAUT AND SHORT RIBS 3 pounds beef short ribs 1/ cup seaconed flour Fat 1 onion, sliced 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 tablespoons catsup 1/4 cup sauerkraut juice, drained from can %a cup diced onion %a cup diced green pepper 3 tablespoons shortening, melted 1 No. 21/4 can sauerkraut 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional) Dredge each piece of meat with seasoned flour; brown in small amount of fat in heavy skillet. Place in casserole. Add sliced onion, vinegar, catsup, and sauer- kraut juice to drippings in skillet. Mix well and pour over meat. Dover, bake at 350 degrees F. about 2 hours, or until tender, Add more water, as necessary. ?about 20 minues before meat is done, sautd diced onion and green pepper in melted shortening 5 minutes. Add sauerkraut and cara- way seeds and mix well, Cover and ooh over low heat, stirring occa- ionally, about 10 minutes, or until thoroughly heated. Place meat in centre of platter and surround with sauerkraut. Six servings. BARBECUED SPARERIBS and GOLDEN SAUERKRAUT 3 pounds spareribs 3 cups' of water 1 cup vinegar 1 cup minced onion 1 minced garlic clove 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce / cup granulated sugar 3 cup catsup 2 tablee;;oons salt / teesnnon . tali powder 1 No. 23/4 can sauerkraut 3 large apples, peeled and cubed Place spareribs in preheated broiler, and broil, turning once, to brown on both sides. Combine water, vinegar, onion, garlic, Wor- cestershire sauce, % cup sugar, cat- sup, salt, and chili powder in saucepan. Bring to boil and let simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes. Place browned ribs in uncovered roasting pan, Pour some sauce over ubs. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees F.) for 30 minutes. Baste frequently with remaining sauce until all is used. Combine sauerkraut, apples, and remaining 14 cup sugar. Place under spareribs in roasting pan and continue baking 30 minutes more, basting frequently. Serve immediately. 6 servings. Owns 150 Pipes If you called on South African war veteran Mr. H. 5. Bennett, you would probably find him smoking a clay pipe. He prefers it to any of his other 149 pipes from all over the world which he has been collecting for about 40 years. One of the quaintest is only 2 inches long and is shaped like a Dutch dog. Still smaller is a 444 inch pipe in the form of a tiepin. Mr. Bennett's longest pipe could be used as a walking stick. Another large specimen in the collection holds just over an ounce of tobacco and was obviously not made for modern smokers. Others hold only a pinch. , Open Road—Julie Lunt's navy rough straw picture hat fea- tures a wide band of white ribbon as a roadway for the 1950. auto perched atop the brim, The motorized bonnet appeared at the Fashion Academy. "Doodled" Himself Into A Fortune The group of fashionable females who had paid substantial sums for the privilege, watched rapturously the gestures of the figure clad in diver's suit and helmet as he de- livered his lecture. For the lecturer was none other than Salvador Dali, who believes in doing everything the hard wayl Air was pdanped to him through a rubber tube, and the pearls which cascaded from his lips were con- veyed to his spellbound audience by amplifiers. Half -way through the talk something happened to the air system and, through the window of his helmet, Deli's audi- ence watched their idol turn a delicate purple. "Open his helmet!" shouted the organizer. "Who's got the key?" The key was in the custody of Gala, Dali's lovely wife, who had retired from the lecture and was enjoying coffee in a nearby cafe. They brought her back at a trot and released the half -suffocated Dali. His first words were, "The experiment turned out to be more in teresting than I imagined." Dali is an unusual man. He has teen vilified and called a charlatan. but he continues his chosen path serenely. Why shouldn't he? It is a pleasant enough path, thickly paved with gold. This darting little man, horn 45 years ago in Figueras, Spain, was the son of a notary who wanted him to follow its his own respec- table footsteps. But Savador had a mania for drawing, and as soon as he could wield a pencil he cov- ered the walls of his nursery with the crude figures of birds, animals and men. The urge to draw was so strong that his father sent him to the University of Fine Arts in Madrid, where he proved to be a brilliant copyist of masters like Raphael and Vermeer. Soon he was satirizing them. The authorities frowned on this, so in sulky disgust Dali took to doodling. He filled in his time drawing criss-cross lines, circles, triangles and shapeless figures. "it was not until ten years later," confesses Deli, "in Paris, that I discovered that my doodling rep- resented the full force of my sub- -conscious mind, and was a real con- tribution to surrealist art." Dali was a violent little man at the time and, at twenty, was hurled into jail for political activities. Two years later the authorities of the Art School expelled him for in- citing the students to insurrections Then he began flirting with the• Dadaists, a school of painters who rejected all existing values in art and substituted chaos. As a small boy Dali had been terrified of all sorts of things. He began putting these haunting im- ages on paper. To his utter delight —for he was poor at the time—he found that people wanted to. buy then)! So, instead of suppressing his tears, all he did was to express them on paper, and lol he was famous, He graduated into the Surrealist Group in 1929, held a one-man show and sold every pic- ture. if Paris liked this work of Dali, how much quicker would America lap it up? So he sailed to that land of opportunity and quickly teamed up with the shrewd Mr. Julien Levy, who owned galleries on Fifty Seventh Street. He was well publicized. Ameri- can women raved over his work. Levy placed a section of his gal- leries at Deli's disposal and in four weeks they sold 525,000 worth of Itis creations. People who know nothing about art—and some who do—view Deli's paintings front every angle and then ask timidly, "What does it mean?" "Meant" bellows Dali, "Mean? Why—even I don't know what it means! That is why it is so amaz- ing." At other times he will go into 'great detail, watching the confusion on his questioner's face. Once alt elderly lady stood for a long time trying to make out what the telephone in Dali's can- vas, Debris of an Automobile Giv- ing Birth to a Blind Horse Biting a Telephone meant. Eventually she plucked up courage to ask. "Madam," explained Dali, sor- rowfully, "the telephone represents the blackened bones of my father passing between the male . and fe- male figures of ililet's Angelus." He loves stunning people with unusual ideas. Once, when lecturing for substantial fee to a group of wealthy New Yorlc women, he was asked. why he so often painted people with their bones outside. "Ah," his eyes lit up, "that is new. I think that bones should al- ways be worn outside rather than beneath the flesh. Don't you?" The answer •seemed to satisfy them. But his most recent bombshell was dropped only a few weeks ago, when he announced that his future work would combine his sur - resist experience with pre-Raphael- ite Renaissance cassicism. 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