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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1951-3-28, Page 7A Lot Too Much of "Blood -and thunder" We have had enough of those blood -and -thunder labels, Opera- tion littler,'" "meal -grinder tactics," and ❑r•h, used in ruunection with tlidied Nations Military action iu Nueva. Judging by letters we see to this and other newspapers, our feeling- are shared In fact. if people slid not react in this fashion they would not he essentially decent and peat' a -]o. Mg people tilt they are. lu registering this protest we should make it clear that we would not avant General Ridgeway's army or Admiral Martin's naval force•, to change their strategy nor abate their avgre:aireness on iota. We are well atcare that unlcs one believes war itself to be a greater evil than all the tyranny, injustice,- anti cal- culated cruelty against which free men light it is impossible to reject some of war's inescapable accom- paniments and still expect that the fight he won. None of the accom- paniments is pretty. They add up to what is the whole objective of military strategy: to destroy. the enemy's ability and will to resist— or, in today's world. his will to commit aggression.., This usually involves destroying or capturing his weapons and equip- ment, rutting his lines of communi- cation and cutting him off from essential materials, knocking out his industrial and other economic war potential, and — here is where good people cringe ---putting his fighting men out of action. The question is whether these things are alone effectively but dis- passionately, inflicting no more suffering and destruction than is necessary to. the objective, or whe- ther killing, blasting, and burning is glamorized either for the troops atthe front or for the folks back home. We cannot deny that at the mo- ment the best military strategy against world Communist aggres- sion is to put out of action all the Chinese soldiers and munitions pos- sible in Korea, But this bandying around of bloodthirsty labels is not only blatantly puerile, it is also destructive of civilised values, and it gives the Communists' propagan- da mills gratuitous grist to grind on. — Front The Christian Science Monitor, Royal Pair — Ring Gustaf Adolf VI and Queen Louise, Sweden's new rulers, are seen in an informal pose at the Stockholm Royal Palace. This is one of the first pictures oracle of the royal couple in Civil clothes since they assum- ed the Swedish throne. Barrel -organs Soon Will Be no More Barrel -organs are on their way out. Already they are regarded by collectors as antique pieces likely to increase in value as the years go hy. Recently an American bought one in Liverpool for over $300. Von can't buy a new barrel -organ today simply because there are no craftsmen. living who can make one. Nor is there anybody capable of re- pairing the old instruments. They are called barrel -organs be- cause the train part of them is a revolving cylinder or barrel with pins in suitable positions. These pins raise trigger -shaped keys when the cylinder is turned by the handle, The keys open valves which admit wind into the pipes. At one time clockwork barrel - organs were used in village churches. They came to this coun- try with Italian and Sicilian enii- grants about a century ago. The ,number of tunes '11 barrel - organ can play is limited. visually it is ten, but some -super -organs made here about 1870 could play fifteen to twenty. Adding new tunes was a highly skilled job. The famotts composers Haydn and Mozart „considered the barrel - organ .,a fine011e1oc11one instrument 'and composed special works to be played*ea a titents: A King's Lynn woman, collect- ing,, for, the war disabled, once I, raised $150 in five hours when she played a barrel -organ in the streets, ROW CAN 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I treat leather which has fatted? A. Live it several costs of water- colour paint, choosing of course, the shade of the leather. After the paint has thoroughly dried, rub the surface well with a good furniture polish, and the result will be pleas- ing. a + Q. How can I prevent table candles • from dripping excessively? A. 1f the candles are varnished with a good Clear shellac, it will not only add to their appearance, but will prevent them from dripping on the table Dover, ar tt herever the candles may be placed. Q. How can I treat fingernails that are too brittle? A. Rub the fingernails with olive oil every night before retiring. Wear an old pair of cloves to protect the bed clothing. , P Q. How can I remove stains from a tile hearth? A. Stain: on a tile hearth can he reproved with a strong solution of washing soda. ntixed• with fuller's earth. Apply in a thick paste -and allow to remain for about an hoar, than wash a int hot soupy water. * * * Q. How can I make a good soap jelly? A. This can be made from the scraps of soap around the house. Dissolve these small pieces of soap in just enough water to cover them, Add one teaspoonful of borax for each pint of the mixture, * y * Q. How can I prevent pies from overflowing in the oven? A. Insert a' short iliece of un- cooked macaroni in the top of the crust. This will stop the overflow. Or do this at the start to prevent overflowing. * * * Q. How can I restore wilted lettuce? A. Wash carefully in a basin of water to which has been added two tablespoonfuls of vinegar or lemon juice. Allow it to stand for about an hour, then -wash in cold water, and it will be restored to its for- mer freshness, * * * Q. How can I measure out drops of any liquid if I have no dropper? A. Dip the finger in water and moisten the rine of the bottle in one place. If this place is used from which to drop the liquid, it will drop evenly and easily. * * * Q. How can I treat celery to insure its being tender when serv- ed? A. Allow the celery to lie in water for about seven or eight hours before serving, and it will be very tender. Q. How can I make a temporary repair to a leak in a gas pipe? A. Moisten some common soap and press it tightly over the leak.. Or use a paste made of whiting and yellow soap mixed with water. Never have a lighted match, candle or other flame near the leak. MALE VIEW A business college displayed a poster offering "A Short Course in Accounting for Women." It has now been withdrawn. Someone wrote across it; in a bold, unmistakably masculine h a n d, "There is no accounting for wo- men." r Dishes easy 01)1 EDNA 'NIMIMES lifiWITH soaring food prices threatening to pop the lid off the food budget each week, dishes that combine economy, nutrition and 'lute appeal And an important spot in the meal -planner's book, i1, 'Macaroni, spaghetti and egg noodle dishes fit this category and tgoause they lend themselves to wide variation with sauces, cheese, ftover meat, fish and vegetables, may be repeated often without Joss of savor, t This spaghetti with white clam sauce is a quickie, too. Less than 16 minutes preparation should do 11. Spaghetti With White Clam Sauce (four servings) Two tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, 1 chopped clove garlic, 1 chopped onion, t/1 cup olive oil, 1% teaspoons salt, ?'q teaspoon flepper, 1 large can minced clams, 1 package thin apaghetti. Brown parsley, onion and garlic in hot olive oil until ingredients are cooked, Season with salt and pepper. Add clams and simmer for about 5 minutes. Don't overcook or clams will become hard. Drop spaghetti in boiling salted water. Keep water boiling. Stir occasionally. When tender, run cold water, into hot water. Drain nncl serve with sauce. Macaroni and Cheese Supreme (six servings) One pound jumbo macaroni, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 cups mills, ?is teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, ,i pound American cheddar cheese, i4 cup buttered bread crumbs. Cook. macaroni in boiling salted water, Drain and place in casserole. Melt butter in sauce pan, 'add flour and blend. Add mills and stir slowly until sauce thickens. Season. Flake cheese and scatter over macaroni. Cover the top with buttered bread crumbs. Pour sauce over all and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 30 minutes, Study Secrets Of The Red Sea Nine or ten 1111111011 years ago the Red Sea berme almost separ- ated front the outer seas of the world and is now regarded as the youngest sea of all. The narrowness and shallowness of the Strait of Bah-el-Maiideb where its waters join the Indian Ocean, made the Red Sea practic- ally a land -locked lake. The resulting isolation of the creatures living in it is believed by scientists to speed up evolution— the process by which animals and plants have developed by gradual mbdilication front their previous forms. An expedition has been organ- ized to collect some species living in .the Red Sea and compare them with similar species living in other oceans. Differences"in structure and ap- pearance will eatable science to esti- mate the speed of evolution in such species—how maty million years, for instance, it takes for a creature to develop 8 new kind of tail, or a larger brain. The Red Sea is ideal for such a study, because the salt content of the water remains almost constant, No rivers flow into it and little rain falls. In other oceans the salt content varies and the evolution of certain marine creatures is affected. Scientists estimate that if the Red Sea' ever became completely curt off from the Indian Ocean it would evaporate and leave behind a solid bed of salt in less than two thousand years. One thousand two hundred smiles long and from one to two hundred miles wide, it has coasts fringed with coral reefs and lined by hot sandy deserts. Since the blazing sun causes con- tinuous evaporator of the water, the air is very humid and makes this area one of the most depress- ing in the whole world for Euro- peans. Even for the natives of that part of the world, the climate is dis- tinctly uncomfortable. No one can rise in the world merely by giving himself airs. USING HER NOODLES By ROSETTE HARGROVE Her artistic sense prompted her to fashion them into different forms, then enamel them in gay colors, "There are something like 80 *different kinds of noodles," says Mute. Welter. "1 use then! all." When noodles were rationed in France, Nimes Welter Wotild ex- change her prec'ous ration tickets for other things, getting noodle tickets in exchange. For people who preferred steak, it was a good deal all around. Now she enols her noodly knick• knacks have become a good source of income, Don't tell anybody, but a bride at a fashionable Paris wed- ding wore a diadem made out of solid noodle. Everybody thought it was ivory, PARIS — Mme. Valentin!• Wel- ter doesn't know the old expres- sion, but nevertheless she's using her noodle. Also her husband's noodle, and any other noodle she can lay her hands on. The noodles she uses are the edible kind. She makes things with them, things like necklaces, ear -rings, hair ornaments and the like. Mme. Welter is a graduate of the Beaux Arts and is a well • known Parisian interior decors• tor. But her doctor condemned her to a long diet of noodles, After she'd , been decorating her own interior with noodles for a while, sho.becatne fascinated by the slip- pery little things, She discovered that they come in many tricky shapes and sizes, .ME. VALENTINE WELTER: The guests 'thought it ivory n ;purse and Palate TA L TA 0 eJane Andt'ews. By this time you're all probably famil'ar with those semi -sweet "chocolate hits" and have. used them for cookies and the like. But perhaps you haven't realized how versatile they are, and the wide variety of uses to which they can be put. The following recipes are all well worth a trial. 5 1 * ORANGE CAKE 3 cups sifted cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt 34 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 5/1 cup orange marmalade 2 tablespoons grated orange rind 1 cup orange juice 1 Method: Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, blending to- gether until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in marma- lade and orange rind. Add flour alternatelyo with orange juice, mix- ing well, ending with flour. Turn batter into well greased pan (10 x 1514 inches). Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 30 minutes, Cut cake in squares, top with slice of ice cream and serve with choco- late sauce, or frost cake with choco- late frosting. If desired, top svith whole or chopped nuts. Makes 24 squares. * * * CHOCOLATE DUET ' (Frosting or Sauce) 1 package of semi -sweet chocolate 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar 3 to 5 tablespoons hot milk for frosting 34 cup hot milk for sauce 1 teaspoon- vanilla Method: 111 top of double boiler put septi -sweet chocolate and but- ter. Heat until melted and mix until smooth, Remove from heat. For frosting, add milk and sugar alternately, adding enough milk to matte a spreadable consistency. Stir in vanilla. For sauce, increase milk to r/a cup. Makes enough enough frosting for top of 10 x 15 -inch cake or 114 cups chocolate sauce. * * r. SEMI -SWEET SYRUP 1 package semi -sweet chocolate 34 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 34 teaspoon salt Method; Melt chocolate morsels over hot water and stir until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, blending well, Place over direct heat and boil 3 minutes. Mattes 2 cups syrup, Strum in cool place. * * B CHOCOLATE RIPPLE COOKIES cup shortening 3/ cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs, well beaten We cups sifted all-purpose flour 14 teaspoon baking powder j 54 teaspoon salt 1 package semi -sweet chocolate melted Method: Cream shortening, sugar, and vanilla thoroughly. Add eggs and beat itiitil light and fluffy. Mix and sift flour, baking powder, and. salt. Add to egg mixture, blending well. Swirl the melted chocolate, which has been Opted, throttglt cookie s14xtu4r gi\bittg aii'a blii } effect, Dfop from teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake in mo— derately hot ovett•43•5••dcgi6- 12-15 minutes. Makes 36 cookies, * * * FUDGE NUT BARS 1 package semi -sweet chocolate VS cup shortening 2 eggs !'a c 1 teaspoonupsugar vanilla 34. cup sifted al!-purpo-e flour teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt 34 cup chopped nuts Method: Melt chocolate and shortening over hot water. Beat eggs, add sugar and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add °to egg mixture. Stir in melted cho- colate mixture which has been cooled. Add nuts and blend thor- oughly. Pour into grated 8 -inch square pan. Rake in moderately hot Oven (375 degrees F.) 30 min- utes, Makes 16 bars. .0 0 * Now net's get away from the chocolate ...theme for a moment. With Lens over, perhaps a fish. recipe won't, strike you as very timely-. But this is such a good one that I'm going to pass it along, timely or not. SALMON SURPRISE 1 16 -ounce can salmon 2 tablespoons.., butter 2 tablespoons flour 34 teaspoon salt 313 teaspoon pepper 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 4 hard -cooked eggs, sliced 1 cup grated sharp cheesy Method: Drain and flake salmon. Melt butter, add flour, salt and pepper, and cook about 1 minute, Gradually add milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir mustard into white sauce, Add flaked salmon and egg slices. Pour the etearned fish into individual baking dishes or shells, Sprinkle with grated cheese, Put under pre- heated broiler about 3 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned. Serves 6. Too Soon For Him — Botnba js shown here as he . had his neck washed recently for the first time in his 14 years. Zoo officials did not say whether the scrubbing was delayed so long because of the size of the • job or whether it was because of Boinbai s apparent view that this is all a pain in the neck. LONG DISTANCE CALL Front Wellington, New Zealand, comes this odd story about Police Constable Bertie Kidd, an enthusi- astic radio amateur, who was work- ing his transmitter in a cell at his station su1e time ago 0115311 some- one accidentally slammed the door and locked itinm in, When 110 realized what had hap- pened he found there was no one to release him, but he knew exactly what to do, lle sent a radio S.O.S. about his plight to another ama- teur in Brisbane t1,500 miles away). The Brisbane man acted prompt- ly. Ile called up a third amateur he chanced to 'know in Wellington, who at once 'phoned the police. And the constable who had acci- dentally slammed the door walked about fifty yards along corridors and opened it to let P.C. Kidd out] IINDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev, R, 13, Warren B.A, B.D, THE CREATION Genesis 1:1-5; 2641," Memory Selection: 0 Lord; bow manifold are Thy works! In wife. dont hast Thou made them a11, Psalm 104:24a, The lessons for this quarter are from repre=mutative periods of Bible history, '1.110 Biblical viewpoint of history is traced from creation to the: consummation of things. The Mut should be to discover the unity of god's special revelation to Ulan as seen in the Bible. 'The story of creation has been the object of 15101011 attack. "Ili the beginning God created the hea- ven and the earth" is the simple and sublime opening of God's revela- ti,.0. '1•hinlc back as far as we can. and still "in the beginning God." Thera is nut 11111011 support for the view that verse 2 suggests that the earth was inhabited by another under of beings and then their habi- tation was made desolate. This verse more probably represents the initial stage in the Creator's work. The stages of creation as stated here are in accord with the find- ings of science. The verse "create" (bora) ,Weans to bring into exist- ence without the use of previously existing material. It refers to the creative work in general (1:1). "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear," (Hebrews 11:2), In 1:21 the same word refers- to the bringing forth of animal life, In 1:27 it is used in describing the greatest creation of all—man. Man is not a cultured chimpanzee, but a distinct creation above the ani- mal kingdom, The theory of evolu- tion has still too many missing links to become more than a theory. "God created." Man, made in the image of God, was to have domin- ion over the rest. Anyone trying to explain the existence of the world without acknowledging God must have a lively imagination, and be ready to state the most impro- bable, I prefer to believe the Bibli- cal account. It is in accord with science, common sense and faith. Mountains Found Under The Sea Natural scientists surveying the bed of the Pacific Ocean have dis- covered a 1,000 -mile long moun- tain system stretching from the-Ha- vvaiian Islands to Wake Island. The mountain peaks range from 5,400 to 6,000 feet below the ocean sur- face; and shells and reef coral dredged from then indicated that, at one time, they were only a few feet below the surface. The scien- tists found a 4 -inch layer of rnan- ganese along the tops of these deep- sea mountans. One deposit, 20 miles long and 10 miles wide, contained as much as 120 million tons of the metal. On the muddy bed of the ocean, bacteria were discovered which, when placed in a food culture, re- produced rapidly. They are believed to be the world's oldest living organisms. Thirty scientists took part in the expedition covering 29,000 miles in two laboratory ships. Model Airplane Fans Afloat, 11tIdCS Ca)tga boasts one of the most up tosdate collecttunv,c'.i of model airplanes ill the Royal Canadian Navy thanks to the carving talents of Able Seaman Fred Hughes, of Winnipeg. As a result of his handicraft, the Cayuga has 15 models of the latest Russian type aircraft and their corresponding Allied partes. .Allo, ties started caryingt-.msclel airplanes; aL 'ihe age off'•t' tj. He has made •all the model pianos aboard the Cayuga from scrap w,Atot 4'slthered frott>r9fixes in which the',4h. ip's i ,r,irt[ supplies :i41' received. For • bluepfifits he. uses'a �hatos or ,div r5ith ,in aircraft recognition 1111tt3L3• • • �, n 411,91 ,.,iii _ t t' .•ext "'' -"`Til ff5e above photo, AB Hughes; right, ltolchngla int)clei of A►a l3ntd i let MIG -15, eotnpares to ,t it with an American F-86 held by td. -`:St141,4f'eii' lemni t~; :•;�1`iu Va1r gtyver:' 4 s 'k•.m5'3iiu.' „