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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-3-1, Page 2SaTaida Tea Bags are handy for afternoon tea LAU" 4%, S A GI Eall I irt `6a�bi* t ICLES Gtivendolt e P. Clarke One morning last week, same - thing happened which made us tealize how greatly conditions have changed since we started farming. It was this way: There were a couple of oak trees up in the bush that needed cutting down -and so we sold them. As a result, soon after breakfast one morning along came two young fellows with a chain saw to work on the trees, Be- fore they could get to the bush, there was an elm in the lane that had to be removed. It had blown down in a recent high wind and was blocking the road, But when the men got busy with their chain saw, that elm was cut into lengths and the road cleared in no time at all. Then the men, with their equipment, went on up to the bush. Inside of two hours, we saw their small tractor swing around into the yard with one big log behind it. This was repeated until there were four logs lying on the ground in the yard. In the meantime, a truck had arrived on the scene and within ltaff an hour from the time the logs w ere brought down from the bush. they were loaded on the truck and going down the road on their way to the lumber mill. The loading had been done by means of a chain at- tached to•the tractor -so there was no heavy labor involved at all. Just think of all the work that had been done inside of three hours. The fallen elm had been cut into lengths to clear a roadway; the two oak trees had been cut down in the bush and four big logs cut out of them, and another big oak that was dead had been cut down for ourselves. Before the truck pulled out, Partner called me to the window and said, "Look . , , see how easily a job like that can be done these days! And to think of the work it used to be!" Because my memory was a bit hazy on the subject, Partner re- minded me that even as short a time as 20 years ago, it would have taken two good men three days at least, even in good weather, to do that same job with horses and a crosscut saw. Half a day would have been taken up in dealing with the fallen elm; another day to fell and cut the logs out of the oak trees, and yet another day to draw the ,�••.fn�..h.a V V_ 4tieasCah. Refreshing new idea for a chair- setl These graceful deer in filet crochetmake an addition to any living room. Easy tool Filet crochet in a simple -to-do new design! Pattern 900 has direc- tlons; altarts, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (Stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont 1:SSt1E 8 - 1950 togs on sleighs to the nearest saw mill, Then Partner added, "I won- der how many young fellows today realize the advantages modern methods give them? While what we have done with our logs today looks like an expensive way of do- ing things, •yet the time saved by discarding the slow, hand -labor method more than pays for the gas and machinery that was used. ft should also be remembered that when such jobs can be done so easily by machinery, it is one more proof that labor is of secondary importance on present-day farms. Yet that fact aldlte. makes it more than ever necesary for farmers to be on the alert -they have to be if they would take advantage of mod• ern methods in doing things. Fann- ers, now, must know more than how to be tillers of the soil." Well, dealing with the oaks and the elm was a minor matter -right now we have a more serious prob- lem on our hands. That problem is how to convince Partner that he must let up on the work, and to get away from the idea that he must work from dawn to dark. But l'abit is hard to break. Partner has been told by doctors and -specialists to go easy; his brothers•and sisters have todl him the same' thing; Daughter is on the same track when she comes home, but now Bob and I are really reading the riot act! Not but what we have tried to do it before, but in a more modified way. 1 suppose the harder a person has worked, the more difficult it is for hint -or her -to relax and let someone else take over. Yet it is so mu`i:h easier if such persons will recognize the fact that time is creeping up on them and that they have their limitations in regard to the amount of work they can do. For a farmer, selling out and retir- mg to a place in town is not always the answer. It works all right in some cases -in others it doesn't. But there is such a thing as retiring on the farm, and for the man whose whole heart and soul is wrapped up in the land he has worked for so many years; in the stock he has raised; in the improvements lie has made, then surely it is the best solution to the problem. Moreover. when a farmer has 'lived through a depression and come out on top, - then a sort of semi -retirement on the farm is more to be desired than a sudden severing of activities to which he has become accus- tomed. Any doctor will tell you that too drastic a physical change is not only unwise, it is dangerous. So that is the gist of otir daily sermon to Partner, "Keep working, but take it easy ... let up , relax ... the farts won't dissolve into thin air as a result!" And maybe that little sermon ap- plies to other farmers as well as Partner, Square Dancing Invades Big City Several years ago sophistivated • patrons of the most garish night clubs in the largest Canadian cities were greeted with a new form of entertainment which overnight be- came a popular diversion, The novel entertainment consisted of dances and tunes which struck a familiar chord in the breast of many a city dweller with a rural background. The old-fashioned "barn dance" was -back, and its appeal to pleasure seeking citizens of all ages was greater than ever," You Must Be Nimble The square dance calls for consid- erable dexterity on the part of those participating. A square dance is no better than the "sailer' 'and musi- cians, and some square dance callers, who, to the uninitiated appear to be speaking a language all of their own, reach a high peak of skill. Barn dancing has always been lots of fun and those familiar with it have been amazed that it had not spread beyond the confines of the smaller communities. Once one club owner instituted the policy of pro- viding square dancing to his patrons the idea caught on like wildfire. Today the square dance is a popu- lar pastime at many modern house oarties where sufficient t'o002 is available,' The City of Arvida resurrected the square dance several years ago and so enthusiastic were the citizens that special courses were held, under qualified instructors. Graduates of the school of the square dance were presented with diplomas at gradua- tion exercises and in this way callers were developed to spread the gospel. Those taking the course learned 37 different dances in addition to hear- ing something of the history and development of the square dance. The square dance is definitely North American in origin and is little known elsewhere in the world. The name "barn dance" was applied to this form of group dancing due to the practice, which still exists in rural areas, of neighbours pitching in to help en masse a neighbour with some large job to perform. Then The Fun Begins After the chores are finished the host entertains his volunteer work- ers and this entertainment generally takes the form of a dance, complete with refreshments, in the only build- ing on his farm large enough to ac- commodate the crowd, the barn. The local fiddler and caller display their talents and the assembly whirls through such picturesque sounding dances as the "Right and Left Through." "Cast off Six," and "In- dian Reel," Square dancing is fou, Take this first verse from the "Rhymes for Grand Chain "for example, The words are sung out by the caller and they have a touch that is au- thenic North American "A right to the buggy, a left to the we The harder you swing, the better you feel The better you feel, the better you swing So awing your own in s great big ring.,, There are a number of inexpen- sive and interesting books on square dancing available at most book stores, SAILY'S SALLIES Flt 'No, sir! The one with the tool le not the Doctor's asalstantt CROSS VY ORD PUZZLE ACROSS 59. Maws nlok- 1. Expense name 6, Unseals ( poe6)55. Dalltee B. Tile talk 60. Sound or die. 12. Marine flab approval DOWN 1, Colleague 2. Pertaining to musical drama 18. Tighten 19. Note or Ouldo'e scale 16 Compass point 18 Hawaiian norm pine 18, Mlsslone 20, Distracted 23. Regions 29. Grade 25. Doable (pre da, 26, Rainy 27. (?reek letter 28. t+'loral parte 30. Concerning 53. Edge 38. 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With let' daughter, Linda, age 18 months, powerless to help, Mrs. Kelly sat exposed to freezing winds for 40 minutes until neighbors came to the rescue_ °.'*E 4HST -- 710' j CoumZ 'a "Dear Anne Hirst: Please print this one, for unfaithful husbands to read .. , I ant 44, my husband is 46, and we have two darling chil- dren. For 10 years, tee knew married b 1 i s s. There were no secrets between us. He was so fine -and •how 1 worshipped him. "Two years "go. he .fell in love with a beautiful young girl How she has changed hint! She is of low character, She has gone the limit to take him from us. .. Thought he said the affair was over, 1 have reason to believe he still sees her. He implies as much, And he lies like a coward. "He reads vulgar literature now, And I have to listen to insinuating remarks that always reflect on me. i long for the day when he will make honest comparisons, and stop hurting me in so many ways. "1 and popular in my town, keep- ing up with all my activities, 1 pray daily that God will give me the courage to go on . "With the good things 1 have put into my life, I overcame a nervous breakdown which his con- duct caused. But now he is so arrogant, so unpredictable, that 1 feel I'm going to pieces again. (1 should tell you that all this time he has avoided the children when he could, and said they were my whole responsibility), "What do you advise? Desperate." How Long? * How long can the human heart 9 bear the agonies you are ender- * ing? *' How long can a loyal wife sub- ' mit to the indignities such a man * heaps upon her? * How long can a mother pro- * tect her children from a father * who is no father to them, and • live in a house which no longer * is a home? +' Only you can know your own * endurance. * To me, you seem almost at the * end of your tether, You dare not * court another breakdown, for the * children's sake. .. ,,,, ,. r., * Yet a woman of your faith and * determination, secure in the * knowledge that she is blameless, * recoils before the possibility of * tossing an unfaithful husband to * a girl who appeals to his lowest * instincts, * It would seem that only by * building around yourself an ar- * mour of indifference through * which his slurs cannot penetrate, * can you bear to stay with him. * Is I1 worth it? * A man must first want to be- * come again the fine character he * once was --and then, through. " sheer grit and will power, make +' himself over. * Have you still any faith that * your husband can? Fiancee Ta Bewildered "Dear Anne Hirst: Suppose a girl, engaged six months, finds her- self wondering whether she is really In love with the matt? "He worships her, and couldn't treat her better, Yet, sometimes Itis vary gestures aggravate her so that oho "could give him up in a mintute, "During the courtship she felt he wee she man.for her, without ques- tion, lout now she finds herself thinking deeply about an old flame. "I need your advice, Linda," * Like most engaged couples. * you two have probably been dot- * ing every Melt, This habit can 8' produce the very critical attitude * *Mott bewilders you. * I suggest that you stop seeing * your fiance for a few weeks -and * completely. Tell him that you 8 feel uncertain about yourself, and * want some time alone to find out * the true state of your heart. Re- " mind him that this is not his • fault, but you feel he deserves * your entire honesty. * What you need is a perspective * and that is not possible to obtain " under the present circumstances, * You may find you miss him * desperately, and will want to take ** him back. Or you may discover * that these annoyances you de- * scribe indicate a revulsion that is * deeper than the physical. What. +` ever the result, this is the best * way to find it out. * And the time is now, * * * A wife who sees the man she worships deteriorate before her eyes faces the supreme test, No one can blame her if she gives up .. . Anne Hirst is sympathetic and understanding. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New To. ronto, Ont. Ll nide down to prevent peeking. NEEMAi L J ,.L J! !1!Lo �� oL •®oM mama ©00000 UNOMMEWBOMMN '111! Elm' ME 40L00!SILL " '© I rano ®moon moo ElPli n[ MEM PlEitE3117 ©[iEIfZiI't-1F1 EVIIMMEVA IpIE ] CIEJECt UMW 14:1.. ©RIrir ...© 0 (MUNDAY R Q K LESSON By The Nev. R. Barclay Warren "Planting A Church In A Pagan City" Acts 18:1, 8-11; II Cor. 6:14-7:1 Golden Text: "Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body." I Cor, 6:19-20. Corinth was a rich, commercial city, capital of the southern part of Greece, It was the utast wielded city which Paul visited in Eastern Europe. For a year and a half, he labored, despite severe opposition from the Jews. Many believed and a church was established. Paul's letters to the Corinthians indicate some of the problems which arose later in the church, There were divisions. "Every one of you saitlt 'I ata of Paul; and 1 of Apullos; and I of Cenbas; and I of Christ'," Loyalties to men ecplipsed their loyalty to Christ. There were also lawsuits before the courts hetween these professed Christians. Paul said, "Shane!" Soule still tools •part in the pagan teasts, There bad been one instance of fornication. Paul took an nn - compromising -stand against all these evils, The fornication must be severely punished. He writes, "Be not deceived; neither fornicat- ors, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with 'manicind, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God," l Cor. 6:9-10, Alcoholism ranks -fourth among the pressing health problems of Canada and the U.S., with as many alcoholics as there are persons suf- fering from tuberculosis, A leading Canadian industrialist has 'stated that alcoholism costs Canadian in- dustry $80,000,000 a year. "About three persons out of every 100 em- ployed drink enough to be consid- ered alcoholics," reported the per- sonnel department of one large industry. It is estimated that the average alcoholic loses 22 days each year from his job. Paul called for separation from all sin, We must be separated unto God, cleansing ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.. We must glorify God in our body, for we belong to God when we are Christians. I wonder ,+hat p,xsuual experi- ence is behind this item in an Ot- tawa paper recently: "Hunters are advised that any deer which goes 'moo' and has a cowbell tied to its neck hi apt to oe a Partner's cow. If it goes 'oink', ten to one it I8 a pig. If it i8 wearing overalls, that is the farmer himself, and yOti are trespassing." And the RELIEF is . 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