HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1951-10-3, Page 2Dangerous Trees
Oid woodmen of the German and
Austrian forest, serrrtly ask for-
• giveness of a tree before they cut
it down.
'.1'o them, it is almost criminal
to destroy a grant of the forests,
for they belies that every tree has
a spirit with human feelings.
This belief is by no means un-
common. Natives of Dutch Suma-
tra, hewing, down trees, ease their
consciences by putting the blame
on the Dutch authorities..
"Spirit who lodgest in this tree,"
runs their formula of exculpation,
"take it not ill that I cut down
thy dwelling, for it is done at
no wish of mine but by order of
the controller."
A tree found only in a semi-
tropical state of Mexico is invested
with particularly evil powers. The
"Arbol de la Mala Mujer" (Tree
of the Bad Woman) thrives in bar-
ren and isolated spots• and is re-
putedly one of the ugliest trees in
the world.
Anyone who touches this tree is
likely to contract fever, skin pois-
oning and other ills, which are
often incurable. So harmful was
their effect on health that all these
trees were labelled, whever found,
with the placard "Dangerous."
Natives avoid them.
A "Dynamite Tree," also found
in Mexico, shares the distinction
of being labelled Dangerous. Its
fruits, about the size of a large
orange, are liable to explode when
ripe with 'a violent blast, and any-
one within range of the flying frag-
ments may be badly injured.
The Japanese invest their trees
with different properties. Particu-
larly ominous is the "kiri" tree,
fur, according to Japanese_ my-
thology, the leaves of this tree
portend death whenever they 611
prematurely.
rctoriai Proof—And piscatorial,
too, that a fish is no match for
a man even when the fellow
isn't lying. The fisherman is Bob
Rood, a photographer who is 48
inches tall and weighs 80
pounds. The fish, which Rodd
actually caught, is a salmon 38
inches long and weighs 29
pounds. As the photo shows,
fishing is probably the only
sport in the world where bat-
tlers weigh in after the fight.
Button! Button!
In the 18th century, buttons as-
sumed a still more important role
in fashions, In fact, during this
period, so narked by the changing
whims of style, buttons really came
into their own, Almost until the
Revolution, many of the finer but-
tons in America were imported
from England or France ,although
there had been two goldsmlths
listed among the passengers on
one of the early vessels arriving in
the colonies. An inventory dated
in 1733 shows that Caesar Gbiselin
had been staking jewelry here be-
fore that time.
At first, as I have said, covered
buttons were everywhere most in
evidence, though there were many
handsome solid silver buttons, es-
pecially among the Dutch.
As the century progressed, but-
tons increased in size, in number,
and in variety. New materials ap-
peared, and new uses for old ma-
terials, There were buttons of mar-
casite and cut steel, of fine porce-
lain and Wedgewood, of inlaid tor-
toise shell, enamel, pastes, and all
the semi-precious stones besides all
the precious materials. Blue in a
.rich dark shade called cobalt was
the most favored color and is found
in both glass and enamel buttons,
Many kinds of materials were
mounted under glass to become
buttons. Little groups of seaweed
and tiny shells, or grasses and a
bug or butterfly are among theta.
Paintings and drawings in differ -
ant mediums were treated in this
way, There were miniatures on
:Ivory, often signed by famous
'Names,' and dainty landscapes itt
gOnadle, that dielicate kind of
watercolor done with a rather dry
trusts with oil paint technique.--
. 'mitt "The Button Collector's His -
lay," by Grace Haney Ford.
Reporting For Duty—The three youngsters above, dressed appropriately for their roles as peg, boys
at the wedding of a British naval officer, salute a uniformed guest as he arrives at the church.
Military courtesy is served as the salute is returned.
How Can 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I wash a feather
pillow?
A. Dissolve I ib. sal -soda and
Ib. soap in ;4 -gallon boiling water,
Put about 5 buckets of warm water
into a tub and pour in above solu-
tion. Next, dissolve 54 -Ib. chloride
of lime in 1 qt. boiling water. Let it
settle, then stir in tub. Beat pillows
well and then put into tub, pressing
down. Let soak for an hour or
more, stirring and pressing con-
stantly with a stick. Rinse in sev-
eral changes of water, wring, press
out all water possible, and hang en
line to dry, turning and shaking
often.
Q. How can I care for garden
furniture before storing it away for
the winter months?
A. Rub the furniture well with
boiled linseed oil; this will improve
the color of the wood and prevent
its cracking.
Q. How can I whiten my skin?
A. Mix and apply equal parts of
rose water and lemon juice,
Q. How can I make two pounds
of butter out of one pound?
A.Add gradually to one pint of
butter one pint of milk and a
little salt, beating it with an egg-
beater until smooth. Put in a mold
and set in a cool place,
Q. How can I curl a feather that
has become damaged from rain or
dew?
A. Sprinkle it thickly with com-
mon salt and shake it before a
bright fire, or over a hot radiator,
until dry. It will be as good as new,
Q. How can I clean wrought iron?
A. The best way is to dampen a
woolen cloth in sweet oil, rub
thoroughly, and then polish with a
dry woolen cloth.
Q. How can I make a good mend-
ing cement?
A. Mix 1 quart of wood ashes,
35 -cup of table salt, and enough
water to give proper consistency.
The dark appearance at first will
afterwards turn almost white,
Q. How can I remove the odor
of onions from the breath?
A. Chew a whole coffee bean or
a sprig of parsley which has been
dipped in vinegar, If a lump of
sugar saturated with vinegar is
eaten, it will also remove onion
odor from the breath.
Q. How can I remove rain spots
from velvet?
A. Sponge with cleaning fluid,
always rubbing in one direction
only ,
Q. How can I prevent soap from
getting into the eyes when sham-
pooing the hair?
A. Grease the area around the
eyes with Vaseline jelly or cold
cream before beginning the sham-
poo, and soap will not enter the
eyes.
Along ah.'ut this nuts several
millions of baseball fan, will spend
their afternoons sitting around vari-
ous sada-fountains, tea-roonis and
similar titalishments, blowing the
froth off their banana splits and
solemnly listening to, looking at—
or loth — ?chat goes on in the
lCorld's Series, In between times—
for talk as you like there are plenty
of blank spots in a baseball game
in spite of the efforts of the micro-
phone niaectros to avoid a second
of wheat is known as "dead air"—
there will e plenty of time Inc
arguments, s And. judging of the
future by the past, most of those
arguments will be regarding who
did wl.at—which player got the
most bits. rune, and so forth.
So, always anxious to he oblig-
ing, here are a few assorted statis-
tics which you can cut nut and use
as argument clinchers, (Of course
the thought that this is an easy
method of filling up a column never
entered our mind! And the follow-
ing are MAJOR LEAGUE INDI-
VIDUAL ALL-TIME RECORDS
—compiled up to the finish of the
1950 „assn,?,
Highest batting average, season —
Hugh Duffy, Boston (N),
1894 438
Highest batting average (10 or more
years) — Ty Cobb. Detroit and
Philadelphia (.4), 1905-28 367
Most years batting over .300—Ty
Cobb 23
Most hits—Ty Cobb 4 191
Most hits, season—George Sister,
St, Louis (A), 1920 257
Most consecutive hits, game—•Wil-
ert Robinson, Baltimore (N),
1892 7
Most hits in succession — Frank
Higgins, Boston (A), 1938 ...12
Most consecutive games batted
safely—Joe Didaggio, New York
(Al. May 15 to July 16, inclu-
Sive 56
Most long hits—Babe Ruth, Bos-
ton and New York (A), Boston
(N), 1914-35 (506 2b, 136 3b, 714
home runs) 1356
Most total bases—Ty Cobb .. 5,863
Most total bases, season — Babe
Muth, New York (A), 1921 —457
Most total bases, game — Bobby
Lowe, Boston (N), 1894; Ed De-
lahanty, Philadelphia (N), 1896;
Gil Hodges, Brooklyn, 1950 17
Tory In Trunks And Temper—While a small group of spectators
look on, .an irate Winston Churchill, accompanied by his wife,
wades toward the privacy of deep water at the Venice Lido in
Venice, Italy, The ex -prime minister; objecting to photographers
picturing him in his red swimming trunks, had guards seize some
films, splashed other cameramen who came up on him in a boat.
Most home runs—Babe liuth „714
Most home runs, season — Babe
Ruth, New York (A), 1927 ...60
Most home runs, 1 game—Lowe,
Boston (N), 1894; Delahanty,
Phila, (N), 1896; Gehrig, N.Y.
(A), 1932; Klein, Phila. (N),
1936 (10 innings), Scerey, Chica-
go (A), 1948 (11 innings);
Hodges Brooklyn, 1950 .4
Most 3 -base hits—Sam Crawford,
Cincinnati ( NI, 1899-1902; De-
troit 1A1, 1903-17 312
Most 3 -base hits, season—J, Owen
Wilson, Pittsburgh (N), 1912 .36
Most 2 -base hits—Tris 11. Speaker,
Boston, Cleveland, Washington,
Philadelphia (A), 1907-28 793
Most 2 -base hits, season—Earl W.
Webb, Boston (A), 1931 67
Most singles—Ty Cobh 3 052
Most singles, season (modern rec-
ord)—Lloyd \Vaner, Pittsburgh
1 N), 1927 198
Most runs—Ty Cobb 2,244
Most runs batted in—Babe Ruth
2209
Most runs batted in, season—Hack
Wilson, Chicago (N), 1930 ..190
Most runs batted in, single game—
James L. Bottomley, St. Louis
(N) vs. Brooklyn, Sept. 16,
1924 . 12
Most games played—Ty Cobb,3,033
Most consecutive games played—
Lou Gehrig, New York (A).
Streak started June 1, 1925, and
stopped May 2, 1939 2130.
Longest service as player—Eddie
Collins, Philadelphia and Chica-
go (A), 1906-30; Bobby Wallace,
Cleveland (N) and St, Louis (A),
1894-1918 25 years
Most times at bat—Ty Cobb
11,429
Most bases • on balls— Babe Ruth
2,056
Most bases on balls, season—Babe
Ruth, 1923 170
Most bases on balls, game (modern
record)—Jimmy Foxx Boston
(A), 1938 6
Most stolen bases—Ty Cobb , , 892
Most stolen bases, season (modern
record) --'1'y Cobb, Detroit (A),
1915 96
Fewest strikeouts, season (150 or
more games)—Joe Sewell, Cleve-
land (A), 1925, 1929 „ 4
Most consecutive years manager,
afie club—Connie Mack, Phila,
IN, t, 1901-50 50
Greatest Crater
The great Chubb Crater, which
was discovered last sutmner by a
prospector in the isolated) wilder-
ness near Hudson's Bay, has just
been measured by National Geo-
graphic Society scientists, who
were beset by August snowfalls,
They report that it is 1,350 feet
deep, or more than twice as deep
as fatuous El Diablo Crater south-
west of Winslow, Ariz. The Chubb
Crater is about two -and -one-half
miles across; El Diablo gapes
three-quarters of a mile from tip
to tip, El Diablo was previously
believed to be the largest crater
in the world, The origin of the
Chubb Crater is not known, al-
though it is assumed to be a
meteoric crater, smashed in solid
granite between 3,000" and 5,000
years ago. The lake itt the crater
is 950 feet deep according to Dr.
V. Ben Mee; Toronto geologist,
and leader of the present expedi-
tion.
Ivfusic is a discipline, and a mis-
tress of order and good manners,
she makes tits people milder and
gentler, more moral and more rea-
sonable,
--Merida Luther
NEW and
USEFUL Th
No More Burnt Toast
Company claims to have the per -
feet toaster for home use. Bread
is inserted horizontally so that it
slides out . automatically onto a
plate when toasted, Toaster is
made of heat resistant glass so that
the toasting process can be watched
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For Temporary Wallpaper
Especially useful for movie mak-
ers and scenery decorators is new
paste, making wallpaper easily re-
movable from wall. Paste is care-
fully proportioned inhume of gly
cerine, methyl cellulose and water.
Glycerine's plasticizing, and hum-
ectant action provides balance be-
tween adhesion and flexibility in
the cellulose tilts after it dries,
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Grinds Coffee
Claimed to snake fresh ground
coffee quickly and easily at home,
still has special features; feed screw
cracking the bean before it reaches
grinding burs, giving smoother
grinding. Made of chrome nickel
alloy, machine has selector for
grinding from coarse to fine. Bot-
tom of mill holds Tenite transpar-
ent graduated cup to show mea-
surement of coffee. Hopper holds
be ns Inc 12 cups.
Saves Polishing
New coating base of vinylite
resins is said to prevent tarnish-
ing 011 silver, brass, gold, copper
and ,other metal surfaces. Trans-
parent liquid coating is brushed
on surface and can be removed
by :imply scratching the lilt and
peeling it off. Claimed to keep
high lustre on metal finishes inde-
finitely, coating resists fumes, salt
air, alcohol, stn.
Lasts a Lifetime
New anti -freeze is claimed to be
good for all lochs which must be
exposed to very cold weather, Es-
pecially designed for automobile
keyhole, chemical compound is
squirted into hole and is said to
last for the life of the car.
Concealed Aid
Lightning rods 12 inches long
are being marketed, claimed to
give protection but can be con-
cealed When installed.
h * *
Easy on the Feet
New combination step and ex:-
tension
x-tension ladder eliminates body
weight from small of foot; ex-
tension piece of ladder is used to
stand on at all tines and has step
2.75 incches wide in place of a rung,
Extension section locks automati-
cally; bottom section can be equip-
ped with spikes or friction pads for
safety.
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An Eye for Oil
New gadget for automobile dash-
boards to tell drivers at a glance
whether they need oil or if their
oil is dirty, is now being tested.
While the car is running, the mo-
torist presses a button which
brings an actual sample of the
crank -case oil up into a viewing
chamber.
.
Writes for Months
Fountain pen has ink reservoir
capacity of approximately 60 drops,
company claims it will write for
several months or more on one fill-
ing. Pen features an ink sac ac-
cessible by unscrewing front section
of pen
Size Up Your Swing
For backyard golf practice, latest
gadget mounted about three feet
off the ground holds a golf ball on
a string. Hit the ball with wood or -
iron and it flies in an arc to 611
in one of several slots on top of
gadget. Each slot is market to tell
whether you hooked, sliced or hit
the ball straight, Chart on side of
device shows holo tar you hit the
ball.
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Only 30c an ounce. Sent anywhere In
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write• The .Alpine Knitting Co., TCttchener,
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house, born, 50 ucree swamp and pas-
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Ontario.
WIRE hair fon terrier hale pates, regis-
tered ehamplon stork, reasonable. 5lrs.
R. A. Hewitt, Sulphide, Ontario.
TOBACCO IMAM for sale on highway.
Full descripllon, 1 0. sox 51, Ayr,
Ontario. No vents.
PUCn-SIUHD planer — ball bearing; V-
beits throughout, first ciao. eondlttun. sur-
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inches. Apply Norman 11cveoty, Reatoule,
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GREAT DANE 1 month, 2 Harlequin
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durtng•nize of kennels. Must be so1d. Very
reasonable. Photos. H. A. Small, 10,11. 4.
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BROCIKVILT.E RESTAURANT fully
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High quality screwdrivers are
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Since they are magazine -stored they
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