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The Brussels Post, 1950-7-19, Page 2Reading This May Save A Life! In this true story, N. J. 'Wardle, farm safety specialist, tells how a farm youngster al- most died. Could it happen on your place? "Daddy, Daddy! Give me a ride!" Little four-year-old Nancy called as her father was putting on his jacket and cap. "You'd Netter stay here with Mother. Daddy's got work to do." Frank Fitter had some calves to de - horn, and he was anxious to get the job clone. "Can't she watch you from out- side the lot " his wife asked. "I'm going to be very busy and that way she can be outside." "All right, Here we go!" Frank swung the youngster to his shoulder and marched out the door with Nancy yelling: "Giddup, giddupl Faster, faster!" "Don't let her get near the water tank, Frank," Mary called from the door. Frank waved to tell her he had heard. "She worries too much," thought Frank. "Tank isn't deep enough to be dangerous." Frank put Nancy down. "Now you play here, and don't get into the water tank," Then he went to work on the calves. After a while he noticed that Nancy was playing with a stick in the water tank, where it stuck out through the fence. "Oh, she's all right; let her have some fun," he thought as he went on with the dehorning. Then suddenly it dawned on hint that he hadn't heard Nancy for some time. He couldn't see her, either. "Nancy! Nancy!" he called, running toward the fence. Then be saw something in the tank. Quiet, still. It was Nancy. The little girl didn't die. But the doctor told them: "Just a few more seconds, and , , . Do you have an open tank into which children can climb or fall? ft doesn't take much water to drown a little child. And all kids like to play in water. Protect your youngsters from this danger. It's easy to cover tanks in such a way that stock can drink but so children can't get into them. A little time and effort - that May be enough to save a youngster's life. Red Goes West - One of many Communist youths tak- ing refuge in West Berlin, afraid of Red reprisals if they return to their homes in East- ern Germany, appear to enjoy a taste of freedom after his sample of life behind the Iron Curtain. Though still wearing the blue uniform shirt of the Communist Youth Organiza- tion, has ripped off the insig- nia, and wears tie and socks, gift of the iced Cross. ELECTROCUTING WHALES During the last whaling season, the Balaena (largest British factory Snp)^", ostlers witha rim dnof 1Iialb whales. The line 'Which the vessel used carried an electric current which paralysed the mammal when the harpoon struck it. By this humane method of slaughter, a whale was almost in- stantly killed, ,with a great saving in time to the hunters, An elecctric harpoon• based on different prin- ciples was tried some years ago but it did not prove very efficient be- cause many supposedly dead "blue whales" came to life when lashed alongside a ship, spoi1T - Slx13ttTC Last week this column hinted - a trifle broadly, perhaps, -that the aristocratic Thoroughbred people didn't appear to be welcoming, any too warmly, the Standard Bred folks' efforts at making Ilarness Horse racing a major league pas- time in and around Toronto. * * We might have been mistaken, of course. For all we know the run- ning horse interests play harbor a deep and secret love for the lowly trotters and pacers. But, if they do, their actions, somehow or other, remind us of the line from an ancient ditty which ran, "It's all very well to dissemble your love, but why do you kick me down- stairs?" But that's alt water over the dam; and the sire too. Anyway, in spite of such handicaps as not being allowed to run their cards during the long, summer twilight hours - when thousands of lovers pf the sport from a distance could have and probably would have attended -the Thorncliffe Raceway sleet has got off to a very encouraging start. Toronto never was, and for that matter isn't yet, a Harness Horse Racing town, mainly because it never saw that sport except in rather shabby circumstances. But from the sort of stuff the fans have been seeing at Thorncliffe, it might very well develop into a real one, and before so very long, at that. F * :k The Thorncliffe folks gat one grand break on their very first day. On the morning of the opener a friend remarked to us, "If they ever. had the luck to start off with a nice juicy Daily Double, also a couple of long -shots, it would be the best kind of an advertisement they could possibly get." * * * So. sure enough, when a steed called DANIEL, in the second race, came to judgment ahead of all the others, the payoff was $277.30 for a $2 investment; which is a pretty fair sort of price on any kind of a track, running or trotting. And when the figures were posted for the Daily Double, they showed $629.50 -which is ditto, ditto, ditto, and in spades. Having a fair knowl- edge of the Toronto horse -racing mentality, we would say that the news of such payoffs would attract more attendance than anything else that could have happened. Also, those who go once arc almost cer- tain to be repeaters, for the sport is smart and snappy, prices or no prices. Which will have to be enough of Harness Horse racing for this week. From dear old Wimbleton comes word that is highly shocking. There at the very shrine of Lawn Tennis we have the AP reporter sending news like this. "The decision brought on a noisy, unprecedented rhubarb -it sounded much more like Brooklyn's Ebbet's Field than the normal, polite, hand -clapping gathering at British sporting events -police reserves formed a human barrier in front of the main doors," and stuff like that. * * * Still, we were not so greatly appalled at such happenings as we might have been had we not just finished reading, shortly before, an article in an English periodical. It was by Derek Barat, and was entitled MORE LAWN TENNIS, LESS LACE PANTIES PLEASE. Because what Brother Barak has r s pp more o les applies t to say e, , oen- ten- nis on this side of the pond too, the following are a few quotes from the article which, we need hardly explain, was written before Wim- bleton opened. Inventors Taking The Bite Out Of Our Dog Days MAYBE IT'S THE BREEZE that makes Eddie Angus look this way as a pocket electric fan wafts the cigar smoke past his ear. Keep cool, now; don't get ex- cited. The man with the little whirling propeller in his hand is not a con- vention delegate about to give you the buzzer treatment. And he's not a man from Mars revving up to rejoin his flying saucer. He's fanning himself. This is because the gadget - makers, just a jump ahead of the dog days, have come up with an electric fan you can carry in your pocket, Batteries make it go, and the Tont Thumb fan people think it will be handy for stirring up a breeze in telephone booths, sub- ways, upper berths, or even while you're lying under a tree, watching your neighbor mow his lawn. You may also have to use it to blow away DDT sprayed in your direction. When you turn it on it sounds like a mosquito. Gadgeteers have also made it easier for people who get over- heated prying ice cubes out of the refrigerator to make drinks that will keep them cool. At one extreme is the double, jumbo -sized ice cube tray. It makes half as many cubes twice as big, which are supposed to last twice as long. The other extreme does away with ice cubes altogether. It's a combination straw and tube, which has its own sealed -in refrigerant. You stick it in the ice box to freeze, then dip it in your drink and slu-r-r-p-oops, sip. Junior's plastic wading pool has a shower attachment this year, and for your own shower there's a transparent plastic spray attachment that fits any water outlet. In case you can't tell from the way the water feels whether you're hot or cold, tlic spray head has a thernt- ometer in it. And now that you're all worn out keeping cool, you can take a nap in the tub. They're making bath pillows of quilted rubber that. cling to the tub with suction cups„ so you won't crack your skull whenyou doze off. By all accounts we're in for some high jinks at Wimbleton this year. The only snag is we may not be able to see the chalk fly for tired businessmen. - •r 'k * Yes, it promises to be more of a leg -show than an exhibition of courtcraft. "Gorgeous Gussy" start- ed it all last year -and a very good stunt it was. Although barely in the top flight as a player, she's far and away the best known name in tennis. Her lace -edged briefs proved to be first-class publicity. But isn't it time they were tucked away in a drawer somewhere and forgotten? * * * „We We go to Wimbleton to watch tennis. It's the undisputed Mecca of the game. As well as attracting the world's finest players, it has something else - that indefinable "atmosphere" .that ,Lord's .gives a Test Match, or the great stands at Twickenham add to rugger. People flock there to catch that atmosphere and see the game fought out by experts under ideal conditions. * * * Yet already, weeks before the tournament is due to begin, briefer and briefer -and even more dia- phanous - creations for the court are front-page stuff. They come under such dinky titles as "In- trigue," "Love Set" and "Match- maker," and consist of anything from transparent nylon, revealing multi -coloured briefs and bras, to our old friend the bare midriff. While the undie-conscious Miss Moran threatens to startle us even more than last year. a pairof pleated chiffon bloomers under a ballet skirt! * * Novtthat sort of thing's fine for the beach or a gentle frolic with BY HAROLD ARNETT FOLDING STEP eA FOLDING STEP IN CLOTHES CLOSET PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO HIGH SHELF... bat and ball in the back garden. It could be recommended, too, for the local tennis club, which is usually just as much a social ren- dezvous -more effective than any matrimonial agency at loosing Cu- pid's darts -an an opportunity for strenuous sport. But is it what we want to see at Wimbleton? * * * At the risk of appearing an old grouch, I'd say very definitely, NO! For one thing, girls whose lives are devoted to slamming balls about aren't always suited to appear in such airy -fairy nothings. You can't keep serving acts without develop- ing bulges. * * 'k Also, too much frou-frou is dis- tracting to gentlemen spectators. They may fail to follow the flight of the ball, and miss a hardly -won point. Even umpires could go cross- eyed. * 5• * It's not that I'm condeming frou- frou for tennis out of hand. If it's wanted let's by all means have some at Wimbleton-but let's keep it as a sideline. A special court could be allotted on a sort of non-stop cabaret basis. They could kick off with a brisk can -can, followed by various national dances as a sort of tribute to competing countries. The train brunt of the high kick- ing would, of course, have to be borne by a resident chorus. But competitors could participate for limbering -up purposes -the whole thing interspersed with juggling acts, preferably with bats and balls. k * * But so far as Number One and Centre Courts are concerned, let's forget about lace and concentrate more on the game. At least one girl with the right idea is attrac- tive Nancy Chaffee, of California. Nancy, who combines the hardest forehand drive since Alice Marble, will almost certainly be the gla- mour girl of the tournament this year. But "No fancy pants at Wim- bleton for me," she declares. "I want to be liked for my tennis - not for what I have or haven't got on " Judges' Mistake A unique error occurred in judg- ing a race at the Goodwood track in England on July 27, 1949. The two leading horses had not only finished side by side neat- the rail, but they were nearly identical in size and appearance. Therefore, the judge withheld his decision until he had examined the photo -finish pic- ture. But in the print It tricicy light - and -shadow effect had made' the head of the near horse (No, 3) ap- pear to be the one whose nose touched the finish line. So No, 3 was announced is the winner. When the picture was posted later that day, a spectator' who looked at it chanced to discover the mistake. Seeing that the hose on the finish` line was black, he knew that No, 3 had not won because its nose was white, The next morning the track stewards admitted the error, but the judge did not rectify it, TIIEL&1Th1 FRONT It's perhaps a little .early to be worrying about overheated hay, as most fires caused in that' manner . occur after harvest. Still, forewarn- ed is forearmed, according to the old saying; so perhaps the follow- ing little tale, as told by a farm safety specialist, together with the hints that follow, niay not be amiss after all. x * * "Hello. John Franklin speak- ing," John had just arrived at the extension office when the phone rang. "This is Mike DeValt," said the voice on the wire. "I'm afraid that new hay I put in the barn about 10 days ago is burning. What can I do?" "Have you checked it with a thermometer?" "No. How do you do it?" "Get out your dairy thermome- ter. And a pipe large enough to lower the thermometer into. The pipe should be 10 or 12 feet long. 1'71 be right out" k * * When John arrived at the DeValt farm, he found the whole family clustered around the barn. He checked the hay in question, found it to be a small pile -maybe five tons -in one end of the mow. k * * The hay was warm, all right But with such a small amount, John knew there was no dan- ger. So he told Mike to relax, then listed some of the facts about hay -heating. rR * * 1. Hay in a mow is more likely io overheat and burl titan hay in a stack. * 5 * 2. It's hard to cure hay properly in the open -or' to tell when it's properly cured. When air is dry, leaves may dry fast while stems still are high in 'moisture. :k * * 3. Crushed stents dry faster than solid stems, * * 4. Loose hay will continue to cure in the barn -if it's not stored in too much quantity and if some means of ventilation is provided. * * * 5. Hay can be artificially dried in the mow with safety. • SAF from CLOGGING WAX? rtifri ii hp! EAR -X is a MUST in Every Home DEAFNESS resulting from clogging ear -wax is effectively relieved by the amazing new discovery EAR -X, Probing at your wax -plugged can can be unpleasant and dangerous, Avoid this with lust a few drops of EAR -X,. Safe„ Sure,,, Pleasant, EAR -X is a scien1lf!c formula de- signed to dissolve excess ear -wax and relieve WAX -DEAFNESS re- sulting from this condition with applicator $1 bboottlle. MAIL COUPON TODAY 1 DOUGLAS DRUG HOUSE 204 Yonge Arcade, Toronto 1. Please send me bottles of EAR -X at $1.00 each With applicator,, Waled k Ch.o fl n*. ONO 0 "marten O Name Address City or Town SOLD ON A MONEY -BACK OUARANTEI. ISSi2E 28 - 1950 6. hiows containing 111 tuns or less are not likely to heat much, k * * 7. Use of salt or sodium bicar- bonate has been recocnunendcd. But value of the former Hasn't been proven, and tests of the latter in- dicate it doesn't help, - k * * 8, Flay fires occur most frequently the month after harvest, 9. Check hay temperature by in- serting pipe and lowering thermo- meter into it. * * * 10. Before you move hot hay, have fire trucks standing by. * * * 11. Carbon dioxide from tanks discharged through pipes artven into the hay will cool it so it can usually be removed safely. Potato Blackening Causes Contce& n 11'hy potatoes turn dark when cooked is a question that is being asked by callstunc'rs in many parts of Canada, 1n, For years scientists in ditTe:ent parts of the world have been asking the sante question, but so far without much success, They admit that the problem is an in- volved and complex one and agree that no single factor is responsible for this blackening of potatoes on boiling'and suggest that a eoulbina- tirnl of related factors all play -some part in the process. Some of the contributing factors causing potatoes to discolour on cooking are considered to be tem- perature, fertilizers, soil, variety and certain complex chemical factors that to date are proving elusive to investigators. 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