HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-11-29, Page 3Without Television
—And Still Happy
The only large cities hi the
Mnited States that are without
Television are Portland, Oregon
and Denver, Colorado, Writing from
the latter city, Roscoe Fleming, in
The Christian Science Monitor, has
some things to say which will be
of interest to Canadians most of
whom are in the same--happy?—
unhappy?—situation.
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Meanwhile, bow is It here? Per-
sonally I think It is wonderful,
though I have read outraged cries,
in print, of persona who have come
here from the East and who insist
that the Sahara Desert h a cultural
oasis beside a eity without tele-
vision.
It seems to nee that it is just the
other way. Here in Denver people
still read. Here in Denver children
still go to school, spend two or
Three hours outdoors, then do their
homework. rather than, as in Hart-
ford, Coon., spending 27 hours
weekly in school and 27 hours
weekly before the television set,
An ,editorial recently in the Den-
ver Post quoted a sad young mall
whose necessity to earn alivelihood
had ht hint d ''e i fn
am Denver to
Chicago—one cannot imagine a less
motive compelling such a move.
Ile sighed that video was turning
Elis children into.a mess of "vidiots,"
FIs said that to insure their doing
their homework he had to lock the
door of the video room and keep
the key in his pocket, inspiring
.great unpopularity for himself.
"You lucky, hacky people," he
said of Denverites, "You perfectly
normal human •beings beyond the
scourge of .the iconascope, What's
going to happen to you when tele-
vision conies shouldn't happen to
any happy, unsuspecting people."
I have seen a foretaste of it. An-
other young father of my acquaint-
ance had to remove from Denver
to Washington. IIe told us proudly
on a recent visit that be had, so
far, been able to keep the video
from the door—specifically from
sight of his seven-year-old son.
"Brit it's gaining on us!" he said.
`"house after house „round us is
bristling out with those bedspring
antennae. It's only a question of
time until ).like eludes our vigilance
and goes with his playmates into
one of those places. Then it will
be Kitty, bar the door—or rather,
too late to bar the door."
'Foot -cuffed — .Seven-year-old
I]Didk :Perry etude 'his •foot in it
—itis left anti ;Bight—when he
•discovered his ;po1icentan;father
had forgotten 'his ',handcuffs.
The '"playthings" x,e•n a•i•n e d
shackled on Dicier atikles',until
Ibis
lather was located on his
:beat ;and rushed home to
lock Ms son.
Man, 'You'll Lo ok
Sweet!
If yyeof're a man and are wearing
a waistcoat, glance down at it
and thea, toy to visualize the gar-
ment of the future, as forecast by
M. Fernand Bardet, of Paris, Pre-
sident of the International Federa-
tion of Master Tailors.
It will come into its own, he
says, as a garment of whole cloth
(not a mere 'front of cloth" as
now), and h will be '"a challenge
of striking elegance to the pall -
over."
The back of the new waistcoat
will be of the same material as
the front. And it will be "exquisite-
ly cut to face the world proudly
in reverse." The half belt will go.
When a man takes off his coat he
will emerge no longer as a clash
in material and colour between his
trousers and his collar, "hut as a
glorious harmony from neck to
ankle, front and rear."
M. Bardet's own waistcoat, when
he made his forecast, was a de-
licate one of cream coloured cloth.
Leeds Statue doomed to Storage;
—A Canadian's last-minute attempt
to save the Marsden statue—which
stood for years at the top of Albion
Street, in Leeds, England, came
too .late. A native of Leeds now
residing in Alberta, Henry Rowland
Marsden offered $500 to start a
fund for the perpetuation of the
monument to his nantesake, Alder-
man Henry Rowland Marsden,
Mayor of Leeds in 1873 and 1874.
But the town Council is standing
firm by its decision to atore the
statue to make room for toad int-
provemeltts,
in T
cJawr,Arte tews,
1f
you. Mount, among guar rela-
tives or acquailtauces, a number of
men who like to go hunting, you
rail always start a real argument
ever the proper methods in pre-
paring game for the bible, ludivid-
nal preferctrce vary so w•ieely that
it is impossible to lay down any
hard and fast rely.,
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However, there are certain gener-
al procedures that are always pretty
safe to follow. For instance. all
game should be dressed just as soon
as possible after it is shot and al-
lowed to cool thot•oughiy, 'fits
flavour, too, will he notch im-
proved if the gauze is hong for
several days to season.
N ,!
Most of those who sho•1h1 know
about such things agree thea game
girds are better plucked, rather
than skinned; for if the ,skin i,
taken off the meat will be drier
and less flavourful. leasie-t method
of removing feathers front ducks
and geese is to rough -lick the
birds, then clip titent into paraffin
that has been melted in ,cater.
When the paraffin has barilcned,
the small feathers and down can be
removed by peeling off the paraffin
with a knife.
Small gatne animals, such as rab-
bit or squirrel, are always skinned;
but the skin may be left on until
ready for cooking or freezing.
* * *
And now, here are some recipes
that have met with wide apprntal:
VENISON POT ROAST
3 Pounds Venison Pot Roast
(Rump, Chuck or Round)
j Cup Flour
Salt and Pepper
1/4 Cup Fat
54 Cup Water
6 Small Whole Carrots
6 Small Whole Onions
6 Medium Potatoes
METHOD — Dredge meat in
flour, and season with salt and pep-
per. Brown on all sides in hot fat
in a Dutch oven or roaster. Remove
from heat, slip a rack under the
meat, and add water. Cover and
simmer 23 to 3 hours, or until
meat is tender. About 45 minutes
before the meat is done, add the
vegetables. Make gravy from the
drippings and serve with the pot
roast.
VENISON ROLL -UPS
1 Pound Venison Round Steak
(%-inch Thick)
is Teaspoon Salt
tie Teaspoon Pepper
TA Pound Pork Sausage
2 Small, Cleaned Carrots
TA Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Fat
Cup Water
METHOD — Pound steak with
meat hanmter to TA -inch thickness,
Cut into rectangular pieces, about
2 to 4 inches. Sprinkle each piece
with salt and pepper. Cover with
sausage. Cut carrots into strips
2 inches long and about ;y -inch
thick. Place carrot strips on top
of sausage. Roll and tie each with
string, or fasten with toothpicks.
Flour lightly. Brown in hot fat.
• Add water, cover and cook in a
moderate oven (350°F.) about 134
to 2 hours, or until tender. Makes
about 6 small roll -ups.
VE.NXSONBURGERS
1 Pound Ground Venison
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Salt
34 Teaspoon Pepper
TA Cup Milk
8 Slices Onion (Vs -inch Thick).
8 Round Buns
METHOD — Combine meat,
egg, salt, pepper and milk. Knead
to mix well. Form into thin pat-
ties (54 -inch thick),' Put a slice
of onion between two patties and
press edges together, Place on a
greased broiler tray and put in -a
preheated broiler, 2 inches from the
heat. Broil about 4 minutes on each
side. Serve between toasted buns.
Makes 8 burgers.
BRAISED STUFFED
WILD DUCK
2 Cups Cooked Drained Wild Rice
TA Teaspoon Salt
TA Teaspoon Pepper
TA Teaspoon Sage
Teaspoon Thyme
2 Teaspoons Minced Onion
TA Cup Melted Butter
1 Cleaned, Dressed Wf1d Duck
METHOD — Combine rice with
salt, pepper, sage, thyme, onion and
butter. Mix well. Rub the inside
of duck lightly with salt, Fill
cavity with wild -rice dressing, Close
opening with skewers or sew with
string. Place on rack in roasting
hut, .:Add 2 tablespoons of water,
and cover. took in a 'moderate
riven (350°F.) 30 minutes per pound
of dressed weight, or until tender,
ROAST QUAIL
Pick, draw and singe quail. Wipe
rarelully, inside and out. Stuff each
bird with bread or wild -rice drtts-
eiug (sec recipe above). Wrap each
biro with a slice of bacon and
fa,ten with toothpicks, Place birds
on a rack in a shallow baking pan.
Roast in a moderate oven !:350°F.)
1 i hours, or until tender.
Serving Suggestion: Serve on toast,
garnished with wedges of letnon,
tart jelly and mushroom; broiled
itt batter.
DUTCIi-OVEN QUAIL
Iran and draw quail. Put quail
in paper bag with equal amounts of
flour and corn meat. Shake bag
10 coat quail lightly. Brown birds
on all sides in .shallow hot fat in a
Butch oven or heavy skillet. Arid
2 tablespoons of water, •over, and
simmer until trader, about 20 to
30
minutes.
SPANISH VENISON STEAK
1 Pound Vcuicon Round Steak
(3/ -inch. Thick)
TA Cup Flour
Cup Fat
1 Medium 'Onion, Sliced
1. Green Pepper, Sliced
1 Teaspoon Salt
Vg Teaspoon Pepper
11/4 ?Cups Canned Tomatoes
\tR'THOD -- int .steal: into
:,rr'ing pieces. irrdat' tti,it flour,
end grown •on bo•h -idea itt hot
,\dd onion, grt,ret pepper. stilt.
Popper and tonta:,r-.. Cover and
simmer abnt.t 2 Iu -" hom•<, nr
vufi) tender. Serves
HOW CAN 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I remove old hard-
ened putty?.
A. Pass a hot soldering iron or
reit-hot poker over the putty. Don't
let the iron touch the glass or it
Wright .crack it, Another method is
to cover the putty with soft soap
and allow it to stand for several
hours. It can then be removed with
any ,harp instrument.
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Q. How can I refreshen wilted
vegetables?
A. Add a slice of lemon to a pan
•of water and soak the vegetables in
it for .about a half hour, This is
particularly effective for spinach,
lettuce, and parsley,
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Q. How can I remedy a hair-
brush which seems too soft after
washing it?
A. Dip it into an equal mixture
of milk ,and water.; thea elry before
the tire or in the sunsh'ne,
* * *
Q. Slow can I .successfully mea-
sure molasses?
A. Grease the cup lightly before
measuring the molasses, or dip it
full of Dour and then empty it.
Either .of these methods will enable
every drop of molasses to come out
of the.cup without sticking.
* * *
Q. How can I prepare a• good
home-made paste?
A. Take one-half rens of limp
starch and naix it thoroughly with
the same quantity .of flour, Stir
this thoroughly into one quart of
water and bail slowly for a few
minutes. " * 'k
Q, When should grape vines be
transplanted?
A. They should be transplanted
in lute November. Cut back to
about .three feet from the ground
and leave with as much of the
oots as possible,
k * *
Q. How can I treat new kid
gloves?
A. The new gloves should be
warned before putting titent on for
the first time. 'Phis makes the
leather more pliable. A little talcum
sprinkled on the ,inside of the glove
will also make them easier to put
on and tante off.
* * *
Q. How can I add a different
flavor to apple sauce?
A, Fold stiffly -beaten egg whites
into the' sauce. Chill, and before
serving, garnish with chopped crys-
tallized fruit.
Sweden's New King And Prince—King Gustav VI, 67, poses
with his grandson, ,hc new Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, age 4,
shortly after taking over his new duties in Stockhtthn. Gustaf
•\' i a.,sttnie' l Sy.c;liah throne upon the death of his fattier,
King Gustaf V,
Hints That Others
Have Found Helpful
With rubber tin:, so '., ieele u;c4
on t'lc farm, we Cid :.; r with the
hand tire pump. \Ve unlined an
rid r fr:gerator teen i,res. nr, 00
tenger usable for rciri•; :ratio:t but
adequate Inc use as en air pomp,
onto a length of plan'-, with electric
motor' cotinerted by a V -heft for
driving ir. We trade tF'e oath por-
table 1, ith a pair cif seeill wheels
at one end of the plank end an
old lawn mower handle a:,tt c other.
\Ve elan use it wherever tt'cre is
a pang outlet for c:cccr e •urrcnt.
:\ small gasoline engine could make
the pump usable withrn,c i!.ganrling
upon electricity.
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The :shank of a "crtt-„nt file
makes a very good wedge for es,
hamster, or hatche..
e
To store sweet potatoes so they
will remain first and not sprout,
I clean them, then dry thoroughly
and store them in a basket between
layers of oats. I keep them in a
y, warm place.
* „ e
When putting grain in a granary
or when taking it out, 1 like to
get closer by backing to the win-
dow to make shovelling easier,
Usually, hired help backs up until
the truck hits the granary, often
breaking the siding, 'To ettd this.
I nailed a 2" by 12" plank in a
vertical position on the granary for
the truck box to strike against
when backing. Titus no damage is
done to the building when grain is
loaded,
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- The inside of our barn is unteh
brighter since we painted the walls
opposite the windows a light col-
our. In the spring after I have
finished my painting in the house,
I put together all of the light-col-
oured paints .for use in the barn.
If this is not enough, •I may buy
a little white paint to add to it.
Besides making the walls lighter,
the paint preserves them, We find
that dust and cobwebs don't stick
so easily to a painted wall.
k * *
To keep my 300 -gallon, wooden
spray tank from drying out during
the winter months, I put itt the
tank about 100 gallons of water
to which I add from 50 to 100
pounds of flake calcium chloride
as an anti -freeze. This liquid can
be put in wooden barrels during
the summer and used again from
year to year.
A worst met another worn coat-
ing up from the ground and de-
clared, "You're very beautiful and
I'd like to marry you." "Don't be
a dope, was the reply. "I'm your
other enol.'
Mike on a Bike
—Two-year-old
Michael Brace
of London,
Eng., takes a
back seat to his
father—on the
bicycle, that is
--as he watches
a parade by the
Guards past
the London
Mall. Mike, •
well wrapped'
against the
chill Autunite
air, is obviously
day -dreaming
of the time
when 11e will
march with the
colorful
Guards.
Attractive Gift
That's Easily Made
If you saved your Christmas
card lust year, with sante pinking
shears, a punch, some yarn and a
needle you ran stake some most
attractive boxes for small gifts.
These r, ill be intriguing little
packages to whet the interest of all
your friends. Marmalade or jam
in small glasses stake very welcome
gifts and take of a festive air when
placed in one of these little boas.
Just select six cards as nearly
the sante size as possible. Cut to
exact size with pinking shears—
taking off the name of the sender
—and punch around the edge with
holes a,,wtt one inch apart. 13e .sure
to choose a perky "Hello" or "111"
card for the lid. That adds merri-
ment to the opener.
Then sew the punched cards to-
gether to form a box with the
varicoloured yarn and you have
one of the most attractive little
gift boxes you can imagine. No
one likes to throw pretty cards
away and this is an enjoyable and
profitable way to snake use of them.
You'll find that your friends are
pleasantly surprised with the idea.
These little boxes stake different
containers for box socials, too.
Takes The Back -ache
Out Of Gardening
In his one -acre garden in the
Yorkshire min'ng village of Middle-
cliffe, 72 -year-old, ex -miner, Arthur
Guest has fulfilled a gardener's
dream. Ile has evolved a no -digging
system which not only works but
is paying handsome dividends.
So successful are his methods that
gardener; from many parts of the
country have been visiting his land
to gaze enviously at his outsize
broad beans, onions, carrots, peas
and other vegetables, For Mr, Guest
has been quietly rmtltin5 his no -dig
garden for nearly four years, al-
though solos people thought him a
cradle at first.
He will tell you that Itis method
i� no secret. He's taken the back-
ache out of gardening by a simple
method based on the well -rotted
vegetable compost which he places
around the seeds as they are set
and at intervals as they grow.
The compost not only nourishes
the soil and kills weeds before they
can ruin crops, but it encourages
worms which aerate the land. Seeds
are sown into the compost layer,
and if weeds show signs of flourish -
they are promptly smothered with
a mulching of sawdust. And Mr,
t'nest never, never digs. His ideas
are being tested by horticultural
experts who declare that resuits
achieved comp: re with those ob-
talned by more normal methods.
WHAT JUST ONE VOTE DID
One vote changed the rote of a
nation, perhaps Europe—and who
knows—the world? In 1375 the
National Assembly of France met
to decide whether France shottici
be a republic or a monarchy. Jules
Leureant, a monarchist, suddenly
became very 111 and had to be,
hurried home. After he left a poll
was taken, and France remained
a republic by one votel
There is no doubt that the illness
of Jules Leureant at that hour
has affected all our lives,
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. le it absolutely required that
a person give the reason for declin-
ing an invitation?
A. 1t is not obligatory that one
do so, but unless it is a very inti-
mate reason, one should explain
why, and with regret. Otherwise,
the hostess might resent a curt,
"Sorry, 1 cannot accept," and
might be discouraged from repeat-
ing any invitations in the future,
* * *
When ice cream is served with
pie (a Is mode), should this be
eaten with a spoon or fork?
A. The fork should be tia,d,
Q. Should a girl ever send a gift
to a man whom she likes?
A. Not unless she is engaged to
he married to this man, and then
the only gifts necessary are at
Christmas and on itis birthday,
,k
Q. Is it considered good manners,
when a guest has finished his meal,
to push his plate away from him?
A. This is very
ill-mannered
l-manner
ed a
nd
would ,t togivethe impression
that he's had just about enough of
that meal and is glad he has fin-
ished. Tile dishes should never be
moved.
* +r o
Q. Does etiquette demand that
men give up their seats to women
on crowded buses and trolleys?
A. No, this is not required any-
more, except when the wennan IS
elderly, has a baby in her arms,
or is a very good friend of yours.
k *
Q, When introducing two per-
sons, is it proper to say, "Mrs.
Johnson, this is Mr. Norton; Mr.
Norton, Mrs. Johnson"?
A. No; it is altogether unneces-
sary to mention the names twice,
*
Q. When passing a salt or' pep-
per shaker at the table, should one
place it on the table or hand it
directly to the person who asked
for it?
A. It is less awkward to put it
down on the table and let the per-
son pick h up, than to try to hand
it directly to him.
* *
Q. Is it necessary for a woman
who is travelling alone to prefix
"Mrs." or "Miss" to her name when
signing a hotel register?
A. Yes, this is necessary so that
the hotel attendants may know how
to address her.
rt * *
Q. When should the bridegroom
give his gifts to his best man and
ushers?
A. 'These gilts are usually put
at the omen's places at the bachelor
dinner.
* * *
Q. Which is the correct form of
introduction, "Mrs. White, this is
my husband," or, "Mrs. White, this
is Mr, Walker?"
A. The correct form is, "Mrs.
White, this is my husband."
Artistic Touch: Army and Navy
barracks ie Denmark are being is-
sued with reproductions of paint-
ings by Matisse and other famous
artists as substitutes for pin-up
girls, now banned.
UNDiY SCILO VL
LESSON
By Rev, R. B. Warren, B.A., B.D.
The Stewardship of Money
2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Philippians 4t-
10.18.
Memory Verset Every luau ac-
cording us he pnrpesetlt in bis
heart, so let him give; not grudg-
ingly or of necessity: for God lovetit
a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7
A boy had been given a dollar
for tate collection, tie also had
tett cents. When the plate was
passed the f;dhe:• 1?, 0-1 that his
son put on the ten cents. When
be inquired of the son later he re-
ceived this reply; "The preacher
said 'The Lord knell, a cheerful
giver.' I could give: the ten events
more cheerfully than I could the
dollar," There arc to me adults
like that, too,
Giving for the exte.tt=ian of God's
kingdom must he on a v'untary
basis. Otherwise it is taxation, not
giving. It 1s tragic that so few
of its realize that all that we have
belongs to God. \Ve are but ste-
wards. To give to rind one-tenth
of our increase, or the tithe is but
acknowledging that the are ste-
wards, 'Tithing was begun before
the giving of the Law by Moses,
Inc it was practised by Abraham.
(Heb. 7:9), IVe owe God the
tithe. Let us pay the debt. If all
church members would systema-
tically tithe, there would be no fran-
tic appeal; for funds. Not only
would the church be able 10 run
its local program and care for its
needy, but it would have ouch to
meet the needs of the heathen ar-
ound the world. The man who does
not give is shrivelled in his soul.
He has missed the joy of knowing
that, "It is more 1„es;ed ' ' give
than to receive." (Acts 20:35).
Paul appreciated the gifts sent
to him in Thessalonica and in pri-
son in Rome by the church at
Philippi, However, he. did not de-
pend upon gifts. He said "I have
learned in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content," Such
were his riches in Christ Jesus that
he could triumphantly exclaim to
the Philippians, "My God shall
supply all your need according to
his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
He that is in Christ is rich in-
deed.
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with Wonderful New Fast Rising Dry Yeast!
CINNAMON BUNS
Measure into large bowl, 1 c.
lukewarm water, 2 tsps. granu-
lated sugar; stir until sugar is
dissolved. Sprinkle with 2 envel-
opes Fleischmann's Royal Fast
Rising Dry Yeast, Let stand 10
min„ THEN stir well, Scald 2 a
milk and stir in lig c. granulated
sugar, 11,* taps, salt, 6 tbs, shortening;
cool to lukewarm. Add to yeast mix-
ture and stir in 2 welt -beaten eggs.
Stir in 3 e, once -sifted bread Boum
bent until smooth. work in 3 e. more
snee.sifted bread flour. Knead until
smooth and elastic; place hi greased
bowl; brush top with melted butter
or shortening. Cover and set in
warm place, free from draught. Let
rise until doubled in bulk. While
dough is rising, combine P$ a brown"
sugar (lightly pressed down), 3 tsps.
ground cinnamon, 1 c. washed and
dried seedless raisins. Punch down
dough and divide into 2 equal por-
tions; form into smooth balls. Roll
each piece into an oblong i" thick
and 16" long; loosen dough, Brush
with melted butter of margarine.
Sprinkle with raisin mixture. Begin-
ning ata long edge, roll tip each piece
loosely, like n jelly roll. Cut into
1" slices, Place Iset touching each
other, a cut -side up, in greased 7"
round layor•cake pans (or other shal-
low pans). Grease tope. Cover and
tet rise until doubled in bulk, Balm
in moderate oven, 356°, 20.25 minutes,
Serve hot, or reheated.
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