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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-3-8, Page 7Memorial To Boy Who Field Ecol Sea. In the Dutch crustal town of litatrlen t, a fictional hero's statue, soon 10 rise on one ,if the •city's dikes, will symbolize the very real battle which the people of the l"rllter):uuls have unceasingly wag- ed against the sea. The statue s is that of the 'brave lad in Mary Mapes Dodges world- famous tale, haus Brinker," who held back the flood waters from Haarlem by keeping his linger. in -a leak iu the dike. The Eye Polder Dace of Haar- lem, where the boy's figure will be placed, is one of the Nether - land's oldest walls raised against the salt• water, notes the National Geographic Society. It w'as built in the early l000's, when the Dutch were just getting tinder Stay their long -tern, 'program by whirh dikes, windmills, and drainage canals were t0 torn swampy lowlands into productive polders, as the reclaimed tracts are •called. The rescue of land in :Holland, 'however„ is -an old story beginning at least 2,000 years ago. When Raman scholar Pliny the Elder vis- ited this North Sea region. around 50 A.D.,'he wrote flat the natives, a marsh people known as Frisians, lived in coastal wastes protected -by article man-made mounds. For centuries, storms tend tides of the sea intermittently devoured the water -soaked lands. villages and livestock of these 'tapir. It was probably not until deep in the Mid- dle Ages that Holland built its first real tiil:es, usually in the form of darts matte of willow mattresses anri clay mixed with straw. - Today, dikes and other works guard millions of acres of 'Nether- lands soil. Destruction of the pumping system, now operated largely with steam -powered and Diesel -driven primps instead of by windmills, would mean ruin for much of the country. Since about a quarter of the nation's territory lies below sea level, this reclaimed and protected land represents a ma- jor factor in agricultural production and support of population. She Can Swim Too l—Lizabeth Scott likes to have her picture taken against the palisades of the Pacific near her Hollywood home. When she goes to the beach, however, she does more than pose. Lizabeth is one of the few bathing beauties who really can swim. First ".Egg Trick" It seems, according to F.talian authorities, that Christopher Co- lumbus was not the original per-, petratnr of the famous "egg trick," but that the honor belongs to a resourceful architect who lived a little in advance of the great ex- plorer, To Florence, as the story goes, were summoned the leading archi- tects of Europe to show their plans for a cupola like that of the Panthe- on of Rome. Into their midst came an Italian named Brunelleschi, who proudly proclaimed that he had re- discovered the mode of erecting cupolas which had been lost since the time of the Romans. But he refused to show his model built upon its simple principles, propos- ing rather, "Let the man who can stand an egg on end one a marble base have the contract,' All the other architects failed in the attempt, whereupon Brtmel- leschi tapped an egg lightly upon itn end and stood it up. His corm petitors angrily protested that any me could do the saute, to which itlrttitclleschi rejoined, "Yes' if they ltittl sten my model, they would have known how to build the tepofaI" 'The resourceful architect was given the contract to build the great edifice, And triumphantly carried Mit his commission, St, Peter's in Route and St. Paul's to London were constructed on the same rn0del. Polio 1Vlother sees triplets—Seated 'in Iter wheelchair. Mss. Elizabeth Warlike, 30, gets her first look at the triplet girls burn to her in a Long Branch hospital, The mother. who le still antler treatment for polio, said she was ,'flabbergasted" iii 1'iwzg;?Leei eicuvz, A.ndt wa With Lent upon ns—Goodness, how the weeks speed past)—a few fish recipes aright be appropriate, I think, Nowadays, with Ole speedy •delivery, Fast freezing, and other modern improvements, more and more families are making fish a regular part of the family menu, and not only on Friday. The first one calls for halibut, but any other lean white fish will do just as well. BAKED HALIBUT WITH CHEESE 2 Pounds Halibut Steak or other lean white fish • Cup chopped celery 4 Tablespoons melted butter or margarine 4 Tablespoons flour 1 Teaspoon salt Teaspoon pepper 2 Cups hot milk 2 Cups grated sharp cheese • Cup buttered bread' crumbs Method—Place fish in a greased baking dish. Saut€ celery in melted butter. Add flour, salt and pepper. Pour in milk gradually, and cook over low heat until Thickened, stir- ring constantly. Add grated sharp cheese and stir until melted. Pour cheese sauce over fish. Top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 30 to 35 minutes, or until fish is tender and sauce is brown and bubbly. This recipe retakes 6 serv- ings. * a y The next recipe is a bit fancier; but the fillets, cooked in muffin pans, look so tempting when brought to the table that they're well worth the little extra bother. STUFFED FISH 8 Long fish fillets Lemon juice 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine 4 Cup soft bread crumbs s Cup milk 1 Egg, separated ria Teaspoon salt • Teaspoon pepper • Cup pimiento, chopped 2 Tablespoons minced parsely Method -1f fish is frozen, thaw ,before' coolring. Sprinkle fish fillets wih lemon juice and coil around in- side of greased muffin pans. Melt butter, add soft bread crumbs and stir until well blended. Then add milk, while stirring constantly. Cools until thickened. Beat egg yolk, and combine with 1t little of the cream sauce. Then return egg mixture to cream sauce and cook a minute longer. leerttovc from stove and add salt, pepper, chopped pimiento and minced parsley. Beat the egg white until stiff but not dry and fold into cream sauce, Fill coiled fillets with mixture and hake 20 minutes in a moderately hot oven (375 degrees F,). Makes 6 to 8 servings. * e * The following recipe calls for cod fish of the shredded, packaged kind. But you'll know, of course, that a similar amount of any sort of dried fish flakes will do the trick. CODFISH PIE 1 Package shredded codfish 6 Medium potatoes 1 Large carrot 1 Large onion 2g/ Cups water Teaspoon thyme % teaspoon pepper 1 Cup sifted flour teaspoon salt %4 Cttp lard Method—Freshen codfish accord- ing to directions on package and cook. with sliced vegetables in water until. vegetables are tender. Add into2- a pepper; thyme nd PP , p pour quart casserole. Make pastry with flour, salt, lard and 1/ tablespoons water. Roll out to fit casseerole; cut a few gashes to let out steam. Put pastry aver mixture in cas- serole. Bake in hot ovens, 425 de- grees F. about 25 minutes or until brown, * r * Now, let's get away from the fish for a moment. The lady from whom this recipe originally carne made the comment, "Mother's frosted ginger creams just can't be beaten, and are a treat at any time." So here's the recipe for: FROSTED GINGER CREAMS 1 Cup sugar 1 Cup molasses Cup butter r/ Cup lard . 1 Cup hot water 1 Teaspoon ginger 1 Teaspoon cinnamon ya Teaspoon nutmeg 3 Teaspoons soda dissolved in a little water 3 Egg yolks 14 Teaspoon salt Method—Beat egg yolks in bowl and stir in all the rest of the in- gredients. Stir in about nix cups. of flour, or enough to make a stiff enough dough to roll out easily, Roll out on a floured board and bake in a moderate oven. NMI• t� y �° l 1 ";!li;I.I --- By Harold Arnett' BY INSERTING 'THE HANK oP A BOTTLE $RUSH INTO THE END OF A BROOM HANDLE, YOU , CAN MAKE. YOURSELF A HANDY GADGET FOR SWEEPING oUT CORNERS. TM BRUSH WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH: THE 1456, OP THE BROOM. —Tosb {i7 am oortion, 'weep, l/I, ar'�x Sat crit, TWO SLOTTED WOODIP °LOCK% A6 SHOWN, Mk PROTTcr THE 6HARP tR666 OF YOUR A'( sir WHEN ROT IN USE. A SECTION QR 01.0 INNER TUBE HOLDS TH6 QLO50; TOGETHER. rta'r Use the egg whites for t1ie h•,,st 9ng. Poor about onefourth cup of water on two and oue'.rtlf cup.' sugar and cools over a low heat until the mixture threads. •filen pour this slowly over the whites of the eggs, which have Item well beaten. " Jleat until h begins to harden, add a teaspoon of flavor- ing and spread on the bottom of the halted cookies. High Roller ! — The lovelier half of the team of Gaynor and Ross, a breath - taking roller skating act, who will be par- ticipating in the stage and tank show twice daily during the third annual Canadian National Sportsmen's Show in the Coli- seum, Toronto, front March 17 to 25th, Recognized as Amer- ica's finest springtime exhibi- tion, this year's Sportsmen's Show will have hundreds of ex- hibits of the latest sports, camp- ing and travel equipment, boats cars and dozens of thrilling fea- tures and attractions. Reading This May Save Your Life Almost every day, according to safety specialists, people make the mistake described in this true -to - 110e incident, often with fatal results. "Max, you turn the cows ottt. Be sure there's water in the. shed tank. I'1l get the tractor ready to grind some feed." John Henderson issued orders to his son as he pushed back from the table, "Are you mit of ground grain again already?" asked his wife, "Those steers have already eaten more than they're worth." "Just don't you worry about those steers—they'll come out all right," said John, as he headed out into the brisk winter morning. 1 -Te felt fine, Always did when he had good steeds 00 feed—and doing well. But he wished Jeune would quit worrying about them. And 'about the price of feeders, or whether the market would break. "Maxi Get those cows out John hollered at the house as he opened the machine shed door. lie was getting a little peeved itow. That boy always dawdled over steals. He started the tractor and drove out of the shed, then hopped off close to the door. That's when the tractor died. John muttered to him- self: Wouldn't you know it?' A dawdling kid, a wife who didn't trust his feeding ability, now a balky tractor He stepped on the starter, The tractor started, them toughed and quit again. The starter ground more slowly now, - "Start, you old so -and -sol" ex- claimed John, Finally, it did, and he raced the motor to be sure it wouldn't atop again, "You won't get another chance to stall .today;he promised the tractor as he drove over to the red gas tank, safely net out from the buildings to protect them from fire, s; Re adjusted the throttle to keep the tractor running, then started to fill the tank. Next thing John knew, the whole **actor was ablaze. His clothes, too. slue dropped the hose and rolled ori the ground. That probably saved his life, He wasn't even burned severely. But the tractor was a complete Loss. ,Tome stayed alive by doing the correct thing after the fire started. Brit why aiirht't Ile 'hr,it the fir, Porti . ' 'n + ;!...1 nLt et? 'ate Cid Guide Movement, How It Started and Grew Lady (laden Powell is the World ('hied Guide and as such, has the gretoes1 inthtenee throughout this '1,114 -nide movement of rich site her elf has reared front its heart, In a tea ur rtaln talk, spoke of the the may in which site began Iter career rt public. service. She was un- trained for organizational work of any kind, but had hardly married before she placed herself - at her husband's side in the many, associ- atiuus to which he gave his time and energy. Ile had fotttt ed the L'oy Scout movement to 19(18. in- venting this tutir.itte System of char- acter training. and thinking out every detail of its activities and tdeals. The no veutent was accept- ed and ardently taken up by thou- sands of boys; their sisters refused to be left behind and in 1910, the Girl Guide movement was estah- lished, Guiding began in l3ritain because the desire for it came from the beans of the .cltildren. 'fluty saw in it so Many interesting, ideas and so much for them to do, The volute of this great movement eras s, -.:n after the First \\'orid ar. 11 ere ecus a 11 rid vide fel- 1 t .'tit, of thonsan, s of young mold, of many nations, drawn as d ht 1 together by the same ideals and all caring for one another as friends. "Front this small begin- ning," said Lady Baden Powell, "has come this -great influence for good in international relationships and the furtherance of true under - staining and goodwill between peo- ples the whole world over." It routes naturally to children to hand together to do things; it is the grotrn-ups who matte the divisions and the harriers. "Here, in the (,nide and in the Scout movement," said the World Chief Guide, "we find a binding force, bestriding the artificial harriers of race, creed and nationality, and bringing a spirit of friendliness and unity in a world that cries loudly for these things." She spoke of tore many functions of the movement and the way in which it helps sick and crippled girls. Guiding is strongly recom- mended in many hospitals as giv- ing an impetus to the girls' wish to get well, so that they may join more fully in Guide activities. It brings them new interests and oc- cupations and helps them to hear their sufferings. This feeling of being undaunted by circumstance and uplifted by the thought of friendship with millions of children all over the world has been a great help to countless numbers of girls in schools for the blind, hospitals colonies. and leper c o Whilst girls gain so much through belonging to the Guide movement, they also learn t_o give of their hest. A great deal is ex- pected from them: They should be helpful and courteous, take the Guide Law with them into their schools and family circles and be willing, efficient and energetic in their routine tasks. This law re - Spring Is Already On The Bough The readiness of the world for spring is .probably nowhere better demonstrated than out a branch front a spring -flowering shrub brought indoors for a few days at this time of year. Give it a drink, a place in the sun and a touch of warmth, and here conte the blos- soms, Forsythia is prebttbly the Most eager of all; it will burst bud and provide a spray of golden bloom with -a minimum of (meonr- agentent. But if you examine such a branch before bringing it indoors, it reveals only stnall•bnds, and they as tightly furled as a man's over- coat on a frosty mornittg. Yet within these buds everything is ready to celebrate spring. The flowers are there, waiting only a proper tittle or sufficient enennritt;e mem to burst forth, And so it is on all the bushes and all the trees, The packages are in place, the. dowsted anti the leave, fouled—beersrms, thawet are ready for spring. The preparatory work is clone. It has been going on 'all fall and winter, while the dormant sea- son, as we call it, say upon the land. And as with so many ttiif- acles, when the magic of spring bursts upon us, it will not conte overnight. It will seen, to spring unheralded from the bough and root, We shall look Otte day and int; the y'1 outer in sight; it will be nowhere t 1, c next day it will be here, surround- ing us. The miracle will have hap- pened, but it will be a miracle long and even leisurely in the malting. There it is now, waiting,, on the bough of the dogwood, and on the slim, ruddy twigs of the Tnaple, and on the apple tree, and the peach and plum and cherry. Waiting its thee, waiting out the lengthening days and the chilly nights.. For spring is there, upon the bough, even now in February, ready for the summons.—(Jew York :Gimes, 'PRAT'S »IFFERENT County constable: "Pardon, miss, but swimming ain't allowed ie this mie." Pity miss: "Why ditlit't Yon tell tee before l got undressed?" 'omit!: constable: "Well, there • !t law ag'tl tntrlres.ing," quires Girl guides to be thrifty. Thrift as Lady ha,i.att Powell pointed out, is not only the saving of money; these are other posses- sions susceptible to waste; food,. 1 clothes and ,articularly time. "If am to give any special message through this tally," site said, I would like to stress that natter of the care of one's time anrd the dan- ger of frittering it away with things that do not matter and are of no lasting value into the future. Let its hear in mind that as we get older, we want to look hack with great content on what we did when 10e were young, to be satisfied that we made the most of what we had, and that as we lived and worked and spoke, we did no unkind things and,. staid 110 unkind words- The unguarded tongues that wag with even unintentional iii wi}I heed to be curbed and to give to the world their benefits and not their harm. The Guide world is large," she con - eluded. "Volt have .over 2,000,000 sister Guides, and what every one ei y011 dots matters and counts in the advancement of the whole more than we ntay ever know." S;:aec':al Privilege? A t1CWB photograph shows Vice - 1 -'resident Allan) W. Barkley sitting cc•nlfortably in the kitchen while Mrs, Barkley washes the dishes out the maid's night out. Sonne will notice that at the tno- nient, the camera 'Nutter clicked it was Mrs, Barkley who was talking and the "Veep" was doing an at- tentive and respectful job of list- ening. Quite a few wives and perhaps an equal number of husbands will feel, nevertheless, that Mr. Barkley is getting away with something at the expense of his recent brute. In tl•• foreground of the picture are a couple of tea towels—hung over the hack of a chair. How about it, Mr, Vice -Presi- dent? We rise to a point of order The VP may even be a VIP, built who does he think he is that he doesn't have to dry dishes?—The Christian Science Monitor. 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