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Set To Music?
Three years ago the University
of Chicago Clinics experimentally
introduced music to alleviate ten-
sions of patients undergoing sur-
gery•. So successful was the experi-
ment that University of Chicago
medical research center will intro-
duce music with anesthesia in its
six major operating rooms and six
preparation rooms when it mpens
Chicago's first cancer research in-
stitution, the Nathan Goldblatt Me-
morial Hospital.
In the master control room, 3 due
channel magnetic tape recorders,
each with a different type of music,
are to play continuously for four
hours. The music will be audible
to the patient but not to the sur-
geon as at present.
Choice of Music
The patient who is to be music-
ally distracted while under local
anesthesia is asked the night be-
fore the operation "Wilt you have
classical, semi -classical or popular
music tomorrow?" Children are of-
fered music from "Cinderella,"
"Peter and the Wolf," "Pinnocchio"
Or something from current favorites.
The innovation began with Joel
Willard, a young veteran, who in-
stalled the system after he had
heard a nurse talk about the rest-
lessness of a patient during an
operation. Willard suggested that
music would drown out the sounds
of the clicking instruments and the
conversation of the doctors. Dr..
Iluberta M. Livingstone, anacsthes-
ist of the university's clinics,
thought well of the suggestion.
The soft music lightens tension
yet allows conversation with the
patient, so that his cooperation can
•be obtained during the administra-
tion of the anesthetic, The concert,
begun in the preparation room, is
continued in the operating room
through light -weight stethoscope -
type earphones.
Helpful to Surgeons
Music with anesthesia is especi-
ally applicable to abdominal sur-
gery, but it has been used in al-
most all types of operations. It has
been found especially helpful to
the peptic ulcer patients, who are
already so tense and nervous that
the routine medical sedatives are
not very effective. It is very im-
portant in cases where the.patient
is too old or ill to receive sedatives.
Musical anesthesia is good for the
surgeons, too, even though they
cannot hear a note of the concert.
The reason is that they .have more
freedom in talking, an advantage
at operations, where the full-time
surgeons frequently comment on
what they are doing to visiting doc-
tors or medical students.
Music for surgery is no new idea.
Pharoh's physicians relied on in-
cantations. In the Middle Ages
groups of singers soothed the ill
during the epidemic manias. There
is medical literature enough on the
use of the phonograph and radio in
the operating room. Chicago places
musical anesthesia on its scientific
feet.
How Bees And Flies
Fly By "Instruments"
Talbot H. Waterman, Assistant
Professor of Zoology at Yale finds
that bees are right on the beam in
flight because they have their own
natural gyroscopes, air speed indica-
tors and sky compasses, among
others.
The eye tissues, for example,
constitute a. "polarized light. com-
pass" that guides the bee unerringly
back to the hive from distant flower
patches. "Careful study of the bee's
behaviour," Professor Waterman
says, "shows that in navigating from
place to place the insect can ` de-
termine azimuth with a high degree
of accuracy." Bee eyes have a pecu-
liar sensitivity to polarized light
in the sky. The image of the dis-
tant light sources is fixed on a spe-
cific point in the retina of the eye.
The image acts as a compass point.
With such a compass, the bee has
little trouble in reaching its destina-
tion. But in the dark the compass
naturally does not function, and the
bee buzzes about in a zig-zag path.
The housefly has antennae that
serve as air speed indicators, These
antennae, which extend from the
"face," are sensitive to air pressure.
• The difference in air pressure at
• different rates of speed causes cer-
tain joints in the•anteunae to de-
flect. The amount..of deflection thus
serves to indicate air speed and to
bring about appropriate reflex ac-
tion in the fly.
The fly also has a "gyroscopic
turn indicator"_—a pair of tiny, elnb-
shaped organs which protrude be-
hind the wings and 'which are called
"halters." During flight;,, the halters
—driven by special muscles=oscil-
late rapidly .in a vertical plane. In
addition the halters vibrate with
the sante frequency as the wings
during flight. Aerodynamic stabi-
lity is thus maintained. ;
A safe way to pick up pieces
of broken glass that have fallen on
the floor is to use a piece of damp-
ened absorbent cotton. The glass
will stick to the cotton.
TA LE TALKS
Y eica-vz, Anc trews.
Back in grandmother's day fresh
salads were regarded—at least on
this continent—as something of a
novelty. But now they are consid-
ered an appetizing and very health-
ful addition to any meal.
Just how popular they are i$
found in the statement that one
railroad, not the largest by any
means, serves more than one hun-
dred and twenty-five thousand of
its special salad bowls annually to
dining -car patrons; and practically
every good restaurant and hotel
features a distinctive salad bowl
formula such as the one I give here
culled;
CHEF'S SALAD BOWL
1 head lettuce
1 cup diced cucumbers
1 green pepper cut in strips ,
1 cup cooked ham cut in
strips
3 hard -cooked eggs cut in
eighths
2 tomatoes cut in wedges
34 to % cup French dressing
1 tablespoon nippy cheese
1 tablespoon catsup
Method: Break lettuce in bit -size
pieces in salad bowl which has been
rubbed with a garlic clove (option-
al). Add vegetables and meat. Con-
iine French dressing with remain-
der of ingredients and mix • well.
Pour over salad and toss lightly.
BASIC FRENCH DRESSING
1 teaspoon dry mustard
r/ teaspoon celery salt
TAY teaspoon onion salt
% teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons white vinegar
6 tablespoons salad oil (olive
or corn oil)
1 clove garlic
Method: Mix all ingredients in a
tightly stoppered bottle about an
hour before needed. Remove gar„-
lic , before nixing with the salad
which should be tossed together
just before serving.
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A friend passes along this recipe
for "Strawberry Ballymaloe," des-
cribed as "a cook's dream—a failure -
proof cake, delightfully easy to
make, taking only twelve minutes
to bake. When topped with fresh
strawberries it is a dessert fit for
kings and queens."
The story goes that the recipe
originally came from Ireland—
which accounts for the name—and
that the ingredients were listed like
this "Four eggs; the weight of two
eggs in flour; the weight of three
eggs in sugar" and so forth.
However, for the convenience of
us less patient cooks on this side
of the water, these amounts have
been translated into more modern
Wins Huge Settlement—Mrs.
Ruby Dickery Bartges, 44,
above, a waitress, won a $1,-
575,000
1;575,000 judgment in a Denver
divorce settlement from her
first husband, the late George
P. Dickey, wealthy oilman.
Mrs. Bartges' attorneys said
she was working trying to pay
huge debts incurred by her
second husband, now serving
a three -year -term for larceny
in Arizona state penitentiary.
"cookery language." So here goes
--with just the comment that you
don't need to confine Ballymaloe
to strawberries. It is just as de-
licious with fresh raspberries, black-
berries, peaches, or canned fruit
purees and jams.
STRAWBERRY BALLYMALQE
Nfalces three 9 -inch layers
Grease bottoms of 3 straight -
sided layer pans (do not use slanted
ones); then line them with waxed
paper and grease again. Do not
grease or line sides.
Sift together •
11,4 cups sifted cake flour
154 teaspoons baking powder
V2 teaspoon salt
Beat . .. 6 whole eggs until foamy
Beat in gradually
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
sugar
Beat egg -sugar mixture until it is
so thick it stands in soft peaks,
!his is important!
Fold in -
1
n1 teaspoon lemon extract
Fold in dry ingredients carefully,
a little at a time.
Pour - batter into pans, spreading
it well to the edges.
Bake at 425 degrees (hot oven) 12
minutes.
Remove cakes from pans immedi-
ately and pull off waxed paper.
Cool.
Arrange
6 cups sweetened straw-
berries between layers and on top.
Garnish top with
sweetened whipped cream
Note: If you desire a lush, juicy
appearance, let some of the straw-
berries sprinkled with sugar stand
until juice is drawn out.
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Although my next offering is
called "Ice Box Cake" you don't
actually have to own a refrigerator
in order to enjoy 4t—not so long
as you have a really cool place to
give the cake a chilling after the
filling is spread between the layers.
ICE BOX CAKE
Combine % c. melted shortening
and `1 c. light corn syrup: Beat in
2 eggs. Sift together 2 c. sifted
all-purpose flour, 4 tsps. Magic
Baking Powder, 54 tsp. salt; add
alternately with % c. milk and 1
tsp. vanillaextractto first mixture
stirring well after each addition.
Bake in 2 greased 9" layer pans
in 350 degree oven, 25-30 minutes.
Cool, halve each layer lengthwise
making 4 layers.
LEMON FILLING
Blend 4y4 tbs. flour with % c.
water to make smooth paste. Add
c. water and % c. corn syrup.
Cook, stirring constantly until thick-
ened. Beat egg yolk; gradually add
cooked mixture to it. Return to
heat; cook 1 minute. Stir in 1 tbs.
lemon rind„ few grains salt and )4
c. juice. Spread filling between lay-
ers and on top of cake. Chill. Top
with white icing.
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In conclusion, as the canning
and preserving season is almost
upon us again, just a few words
of well -meant advice. They're
words that I know every manu-
facturer of fruit pectins wish were
emblazoned in huge letters on every
kitchen wall.
When using fruit pectins—either
liquid or powder—follow the print-
ed directions to the letter. Don't
try and improve on them by using
"a little more of this" or " a little
less of that." If you do you may
be sorry—and then blame the, pro-
duct rather than the real culprit.
MAGIC!
A man took his wife to the doc-
tor. He was a simple fellow and
bad lived in the country all his
life.
The doctor placed a thermome-
ter in the wife's mouth. Just before
he removed it, the man, who had
watched spellbound, being unused
to such silence on the part of his
'better half, blurted out: "Doctor,
what will .you take for that thing
you put in her mouth?"
Patient Student—Shirley Yamaguchi, Japanese movie actress
hpown as "the Betty Grable of the Orient," studies a Japanese.
English dictionary while recovering from a minor operation. She
came to Hollywood to learn howto kiss—something recent in
Japanese movies,
Gay Day—"They do it far weddings, why not for divorces,?"
William Stone seems to ask as he prepares to drive off in his
ribbon -decked auto after being "just divorced." That's the OK
sign Stone is giving.
HOW CAN 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I remove scratches
from silver?
A. Purchase a small quantity of
putty powder, put it into a saucer,
and add just enough olive oil to
make a paste. Rub this paste .on
the silver with a soft flannel cloth;
then polish with a chamois and the
scratches will disappear.
Q. How can I make a good hot -
weather salad?
A. A delicious salady can he made
by spreading cream cheese over
tomato slices, then arranging them
in layers.
Q. How can I remedy a few
small leaks in my garden hose?
A. Try painting the hose on the
outside with a pliable roofing paint.
It will last at least another season.
Q. How can I clean a straw hat?
A. A good cleaner for the straw •
bat can be made by mixing corn
meal, a strong solution of oxalic
acid, and water, to a thick paste.
• Rub this into the straw thoroughly,
allow to dry, and then brush it
well.
Q. How can I remove tar or
pitch stains from fabrics?
A. Sweet oil or lard rubbed over
the tar or pitch stains will remove
them. If the stains are on silk or
worsted materials. it is better to
rub them with alcohol.
Q. How can I keep ants and
roaches from the kitchen and
pantry?
A. Wash the kitchen and pan-
try shelves and woodwork with a
hot strong solution of alum water.
Q. How can I improve the ap-
pearance of the backyard fence?
A. Grape vines and blackberry
bushes planted along the back
fence are not only nice for the
grapes and berries they produce,
but will add to the appearance of
the yard.
Q. How can I renovate an old
grass rug that has become shabby
and worn?
A. It can be restored wonderfully
by giving it one or two coats of
clear shellac. This will bring back
the colors and luster.
GDEEN
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Common Mistakes
Too deep, too thick and too soon
are perhaps the commonest mis-
takes made in gardening when it
comes to sowing seed. There are
a few big things like tulips, gladioli
or potatoes that are planted any-
where from 4 to 12 inches deep.
But with the vast majority of seeds
deep planting is inadvisable. The
general rule is three times the dia-
meter. This means an inch deep.
for things like beans, pear, corn
and naturtiums, but mere pressing
in for tiny seed like that of lettuce,
petunias, carrots, etc. With the -very
fine seed such as alyssum or poppy,
all that is necessary is to spread and
press in gently.
The larger seed mentioned—that
is peas, beans, etc. — should be
spaced at least three inches apart.
This is not very difficult as it is
easy to keep each individual seed
separated. With the smaller carrot,
lettuce or beet seed, or flower seed
of about the same size, spacing
will be more difficult. There are
little gadgets on the market which
will help spread out the sowing, or
one can let a dribble trickle be-
tween thumb and finger, Even then,
however, it is best to thin as
soon as the plants are up to at
least an inch apart. This will give
room for development which all
plants must have if they are to
grow well, To spread out the very
fine seed, stuff that is only about
the size of a pinhead or smaller, it
is a good plan before sowing to
mix with a little fine sand or earth
and sow the whole mixture.
Back Savers
It is a good plan to have a
couple of hoes of different size or
perhaps one regular garden hoe
and a Dutch type hoe. The latter,
which is shaped like the letter "D"
is one of the very best tools for
killing weeds and grass under
shrubs and trailing plants and for
leaving a fine mulch behind, One
should be careful, however, as it
will slice off good and bad plants
with equal facility.
With the larger gardens, one of
the small tractors will savean
enormous amount of !land labor,
!!:quipped with cultivator, and pos-
sibly also a small disk or hairow5
these machines thoroughly 'culti-
vete a half acre garden in less than
an hour. They are 50 easily guided
too after a little practicethat one
can cultivate to within an inch or
so even of small plants like onions.
This means that there will be
very little garden left' to go over
with the hand cultivator. .
It's been said before, of course,
that a clean, sharp tool does an
easier and better job than one that
has been left outside all winter,
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Chemical Fertilizers
All fertilizers, whether chemical
or natural, are used for two pur-
poses—first and foremost to feed
the plants, secondly to speed growth
and maturity. The second point is
particularly important with vege-
tables, which should be grown as
quickly as possible if they are to
be tender, and it is also important
with long -season, tender things like
melons, squash, cucumbers, corn,
tomatoes, etc., especially in areas
where the fall frosts come early.
Of the chemical or commercial
fertilizers, it is important to realize
that these contain three main es-
sentials—nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and potash. These are usually
shown by three figures with a dash
between on the bag or package. As
a rule where green growth is the
important thing as with grass and
leafy vegetables, then a fertilizer
rich in nitrogen will be wanted.
Where root growth is dominant, as
with, potatoes, carrots, beets, etc.,
then a formula heavy in potash
would suit. As a general rule a
fairly evenly balanced mixture is
best for the average garden.
4E
CANADA PRODUCES SEED POTATOES FOR ALL THE WORLD
As the world's chief source of supply for seed potatoes, Canada ships millions of quality certified seed potatoes
each year to replenish the world crops of one of mankind's most essential foods:
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his advertisement is an adaptation of one
of a series created by The House of Seagram
to tell the peoples of other lands about Canada
and her various products. For the past two
years this campaign has been appearing in
newspapers and magazines printed in many
languages and circulated through-
out the world.
Our prosperity is based on our
ability to sell our products to other
countries. Every Canadian has a
personal stake in foreign trade, for
one out of every three dollars of
Canada's national income results
from our trade abroad. The more
that the peoples of other countries know of the
quality, variety and prestige of our products,
the more likely they are to buy from us.
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That is why The House of Seagram
believes that it is in the interest of
every Canadianmanufactur-er tohelp
the sale of all Canadian products in
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