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The Seaforth News, 1958-03-06, Page 2Catty Stuff "You've never had it so good" Is a phrase which might more Appropriately be applied to cats rather than humans these days. Not only do firemen and others risk their lives to " rescue cats • from trees and other inaccessible places, but people are leaving therm money in wills, providing them with luxury hones and giv-. lag them slap-up funerals when. they die, When Mrs. J, L. Kneale died in Louth Africa she left her house at Kimberley to her three cats, Flika, Maisie and Frikkie. The lucky trio still live In the house, which is sub -let on condition that the lessees look after their every want. Mrs. Kneale ordered that after the death of the cats the house ahould be sold and a share given to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. At London's Covent Garden a number of people, including opera and ballet enthusiasts, tour the deserted market at night and provide the local cats and their kittens with refreshments. A London woman who won nearly $1,200 in a newspaper competi- tion said she would spend part of her prize on a chicken dinner for her twelve cats. It's amazing the amount of money that people are willing to lavish on cats, A wealthy Liver- pool woman says it costs her $45 a week to tour the back streets feeding cats, from midnight to two in the morning, in all weathers. Scores of cats flock around as she pushes her little handcart piled high with food and milk. She says she buys 45 lb. of fish a day, 12 lb. of lights, eight pints of milk and tins and tins of cat food. Since she started doing it eight years ago she has had no holiday, This woman Siro wants to Ieave her house to cats! Seventy - one - year - old Miss Violet Harvey, of Hertford Heath, Herts, also loves looking after stray cats. Her victualling order every week includes twen- ty-eight pints of milk, 40 Ib. of fish and 7 ib. of meat. There are always about twen- ty stray cats in temporary "digs" at the house, in addition to Miss Harvey's O n. cats: Silver Min - IN HER STRIDE—There's talk of a supporting - role Oscar for blue-eyed, blonde, 22 -year-old Hope Lange for her acting in the film, "Peyton Place". But Hope isn't surprised at the ac- claim. She's convinced she can reach stardom. She's been working hard at acting since she appeared in a Pulitzer Prize play at 12. Overnight fame? She loughs, "Even the Eskimos don't have nights that Fong!' nle, Tabitha, Tibby and Jean.. All these were originally strays. ^ Ming, a pedigree Siamese cat, recently cost his. owner $600. That was the legal expense he had to pay when he took a wo- man neighbour to court because Ming's paw was broken in' a trap on her land. The Irish Supreme. Court de- cided' that the niiighbour was "entitled to protect her property' from invasion" and therefore should not pay comPensation, Cats can even help to mend a marriage. In Chicago Mrs, James Lauristsen told a divorce court judge that if her estranged hus- band helped to pay for the up- keep of her four cats it would improve chances of a reconcilia- tion. The husband agreed to pay $5 a week.. In Sydney, New South Wales, too, the cats have never had it so good. So many millions of mice have been overrunning towns and farms that butchers haven't sold cats' neat for months. Now the mouse diet has be- come so monotonous that the cats have grown tired of killing them! And when. Pussy's in trouble human beings will go of tremen- dous pains to help, For seven days men tried to cut through a deep, unused airshaft at a Dub- lin post office stores to rescue a eat. Food and milk were low- ered to the animal as workmen bored a hole in the eight -inch concrete. The cat came out alive and well, of course, With all this consideration and comfort, it's not surprising to hear a report of a singing cat! This is Leonora, eleven -year-old smoky -blue chinchilla of Miss. Evelyn Langston, a professor of the Royal Academy of Music. When her mistress plays a suitable classical tune, Leonora will sit on the piano and softly whine. The sound is similar to the noise made by someone hum- ming. Why Do Fish Hit Lures Most fishermen assume they caeth a fish on an artificial lure because the fish is hungry enough to eat it. From Heddon's Research Staff comes proof that hunger is only one of many rea- sons a fish, hits plugs. Take, for example, occasions when staff members have caught largemouth bass with their stomachs so full of craw fish that the last one eaten still pro- truded from the bass' throat. And, white bass caught while raiding schools of shad minnows spew out of the basses' mouths when laid on the bottom of the boat. Bluefish, one of the best sport fishes in saltwater, will gorge themselves full, regurgi- tate to empty their stomachs, then gorge again, repeatedly. So, based on the assumption that when an animal's stomach is full, hunger is sated, it appears that some urge aside from hunger moves these fish to feed voraciously. It could be the kil- ler instinct, inability to know when its belly is full, or just plain cussedness. Also, take the trout ... a fish looked upon as one of the daintiest feeders of all game fieh Purist fly fishermen take them, on tiny flies about the size of a match head, at the end of leaders nearly as wispy as a spider web. They believe all this necessary to fool these smart, sharp-eyed, wary fish. DRESSL\G DOWN In Los Angeles, Realtor Ben- jamin Bolos persuaded the court to cut his wife's monthly alt-' mony request by more than, $1,000 after he presented an in- ventory of her wardrobe which included: eight fur pieces, 153 dresses, 102 pairs of shoes, 68 sldr s, 72 pairs of stockings, 85 pares, 32 girdles, 36 house robes. FALLING TOO HARD—Two IS -year-old d-1-1 Club boys fall hard far New York an their first trip to the big city. Offering a helping hand is a performer in the „ice Follies of 1953", ane of the featured attractions on the educat;onal and entertainment program for a dozen Carolina yam-grawing champions, BLE TALKS dam n SARDINE PIZZA—Plump, Canadian sardines fan out from the centre of this hearty supper pie and add their delicious flavor to the tomato -cheese filling. (Recipe below.) Just reach fora can of sar- dines and you're headed for one of the tastiest main dishes or snacks anyone could wish for. According to the dictionary, a sardine is any tiny fish with rich flesh and weak bones suit- able for preserving in oil. Very good are these little fish pre- served in oil however, they are also very good preserved in to- mato sauce or in mustard sauce. In addition to their fine flavour,' sardines are low in cost and high in food value, two quali- ties which make thein ideal for use in luncheon and supper dishes such as the following two recommended by the home econ- omists of Canada's Department of Fisheries. Sardine Pizza 2 (31a oz.) cans. Canadian sar- dines in oil 1 cup biscuit mix cup milk 1 cup old Cheddar cheese, grated 1 (714 oz.) can tomato sauce Drain and separate the sar- dines, reserving oil. Combine prepared biscuit mix with milk. Knead, then 2011- out and fit into a larg sed 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Flute edges of dough lightly; brush all over with oil from sardines. Arrange half the sardines on dough and sprinkle with half the grated cheese. Add tomato sauce, then sprinkle with remainder of cheese, Place rest of sardines on top cf pie in spoke design. Bake in moderately hot oven (400'F.) for 20 minutes. Makes 6 serv- ings. • e . Sardine Luncheon Sandwich 4 (3}1 oz.) cans Canadian sar- dines in mustard sauce 1,4 cup butter 6 slices bread 6 slices processed cheese Paprika. Drain sardines, reserving 2 teaspoons of the mustard sauce. Soften butter and add to it the 2 teaspoons of sauce. Mix to spreading consistency; spread on bread. Place sardines on but- tered bread and cover with cheese slices. Sprinkle with pa- prika. Place on baking sheet Toast in hot oven (4507.) for 8 to I0 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve hot Makes 6 sand- wiches. ♦ r s. Perky Cod Chowder cup butler cop diced celery 34. cup chopped onion 4 cup chopped green pepper 11.$ cups water 1 (20 oz.) can tomatoes s1 cup tomato catsup 1 (20 az.) can tomato juice 1.4 cup uncooked rice 2 tablespoons mixed pickling spice 2 cloves garlic, quartered teaspoon paprika 2 to 4 drops Tabasco sauce 1 tspn Worcestershire sauce I pound cod fillets Salt to taste Fry celery onion. and green peeper in butter until tender but not browned. Combine cocked vegetables, water, can- ned tomatoes, catsup, tomato juice, and rice. Tie pieklin spice and garlic in a cheese cloth bag and add bag to mixture. Sim- mer uncovered for 30 minutes. 11-emove spice bag and stir in paprika, Tabasco and Worcest- ershire sauce. Add cod cut into bite -size chunks. bring to sim- me:ino temperature again, and simmer gently for "0 minutes. Serve piping het Makes about 12 senvir s. F t M Smoked Cod Casserole pound smoked cod fillets 3 medium potatoes 1 medium onion 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour i teaspoon salt 1 cup milk cup grated cheese Thaw'fillets sufficiently to per- n^.att cutting into fork -sized cubes. Partially cock po atoes by boiling them in their skins for 20 minute_; peel and slice a thinly. Slice ,onion thinly; sep- arate slie¢s,4nto rings. Make a white sauce by combining melt- ed butter, flour, and salt, then adding miiir gradually, Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Place half of potato slices in, bottom of a greased 1% -quart casserole. Add fish cubes and onion rings in layers. Top. with remaining potato. slices, Add white sauce; sprin- kle with grated cheese.. Place in a moderate oven (375'F,) and bake for 45 minutes. Makes 4 to 6 servings. * r a A delicious canned salmon luncheon or supper dish, and one in which no food value is sacrificed, is Salmon French Toasted Sandwiches. The recipe for this dish was supplied by the home economists of Canada's Department of Fisheries who say that it is a good dish to have in mind for the after -ski crowd. The sandwiches can be assem- bled ahead of time and the young folk, who have worked up hearty appetites, will enjoy dip- ping, frying, and devouring them. SaiitapieRrench Toasted Sandwiches 1 (7$4 'c ) :can salmon 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped parsley It teaspoon salt Dash pepper $ slices bread 1 egg, beaten ?§ cup liquid (salmon liquid plus: milk to make volume) Butter for frying Drain and flake salmon, re- serving salmon liquid. Crush bone and add to fish. Combine flaked salmon, mayonnaise, on- ion, parsley and seasonings. Spread on four slices of bread. Top with other slices. Cut sand- wiches in half diagonally. Com- bine beaten egg, milk and sal- mon liquid in a shallow dish. Quickly dip sandwiches on both sides in the mixture. Fry in a small amount of butter in a very hot pan, until brown on both sides. Serve piping hot. Makes 4 servings. FINALE The fire investigator sat beside the bed of the badly burned rooming house owner. "Tell me just what happened," he said. "'l ell, Mr. Hopper, the new tenant, came in late last night. He had forgotten his key, so I had to let him into his room. When I opened the door, he ask- ed if I smelled gas. I said I did, and he lit a match.." "A match!" exclaimed the fire investigator. "That was the last thing to do!" "Yes," sighed the landlord, "it was the lasst thing he did." Heredity, Exercise and Atherosclerosis blood fats. It is probably a sec- ondary factor,' but much =less, important' than the first condi- tion. We do not know all of the in- herited secondary factors. Some' of them we can treat more effec- tively than others. Through re- search in the fieldof human genetics, much progress has been made. It appears that from this direction much hope for control of atherosclerosis must come. Exercise and its relation to atherosclerotic heart disease has been associated with muchsu— perstition, misinformation and lack of information. Let us first consider the ef- fect 'of 'exercise upon the heart. Exercise calls for more work to be done by the heart, and this Is compensated for by an in- creased flow of blood through the vessels that feed the heart. These arteries which feed the heart do not connect with each other, so if one of these vessels is blocked quickly, the muscle which feeds it receives no blood. If, however, the blockage is slow, the heart changes its blood vessel pattern by forming con- nections between the narrow vessel and another' one. These connections cannot be formed rapidly. If an individual has been tak- ing a relatively constant amount. of exercise over a periodof years, and has had a . slow nar- rowing of the coronary arteries, it is quite likely that he has By CHARLES F. WILKINSON JR., M.D. N. Y. U. Post Graduate School of Medicine Written for NEA Service New York — (NEA) — In the United States, as throughout the world, medical scientists ire de- voting much time and study to the factors of heredity and ex- ercise , in the development of atherosclerosis, known to lay- men as "hardening of the 'arter- ies." As has been told in earlier in- stallments of this series, we are . concerned with the process by which the arteries become nor -- rowed, roughened -and hardened, setting the stage for such events as heart attacks and strokes, This narrowing starts as a de- posit of fatty material, but, as time passes, it takes on a more complex structure and finally is composed of not only fat but also of scar tissue, calcium or lime, and even small blood ves- sels. There are two groups of fac- tors that control the develop- ment of these deposits, or pla- ques, their rate of growthand position in the artery. Those that make up the first group are called primary since they occur to some extent in all of us. These include certain anatom- ical features of the arteries that expose certain areas to more wear and tear than other areas, causing more thickening to de - CORONARY TREADMILL: A dog takes controlled exercise in the laboratory of Dr. Richard W. Eckstein, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, as part of a study of the effect of exercise on coronary artery disease. velop. While this wear and tear can explain much, many of us feel ttibt equally important is an inherited tendency to form these plaques faster in some people than in others. If only primary factors were operating, atherosclerosis would not present a major health problem. Unfortunately, they are often complicated by one or more secondary factors. One of them is hypertension. While not all high blood pressure is due to heredity, there is no doubt that much of it is, Other secondary factors are also important and are either !mown to be, or suspected of be- ing inherited. These include many diseases of metabolism. An excellent example is diabe- tes, which, before the discovery of insulin, frequently killed peo- ple even before atherosclerosis developed. Some inherited conditions are not evident unless searched for. One is an inherited tendency to show an increase in all blood fats. In its usual and mild form it gives no symptoms, but over the years it does its damage un- noticed. Fortunately, it can be detected early if looked for. It can be effectively treated. Another is an inherited tend- ency to show an increase in cho- lesterol, but not in all the other formed these connecting vessels. If he has .no symptoms with this constant exercise, in all proba- bility his heart has adjusted it- self to its needs. This explains why some people of advanced age can be active physically. Many physicians feel that the important consideration is not so much the amount of exercise that is taken by a person, but rather the way in which this exercise is taken. Regular and moderate exer- cise can be beneficial. 'As one grows older, however, it may be necessary to reduce the amount and type of activity. Exercise taken at infrequent in- tervals, such as violent sets of tennis played by an office work- er during his vacation, can be quite another thing. How much exercise do peo- ple take? How much do they really need? These problems are the subject of considerable research today. Much more study by many scientists will be required before the physician can, with real assurance, pro- ceed with effective rehabiliation of the patient who is suffering from some form of heart disease. * * + (Next week — Hypertension a Major Factor) ploye strike deals hod blow to tourist season. More trouble ex- pected from discontented Negro *ray. Revolt against Dictates Batista in second year. Rebels disrupt economy, damage tearist trode- Glii:LB Relations with US strained after police micdared U.S, citizen. Tourist traffic hit, Government nearly bankrupt. TRINIDAD Natives trying to force US, out of $100,000,000 naval base,' lensed from.Groat Britain, It's key In our Carib. bean defense. Communists, ousted -in 1654, r,akina comeback. Sure to prtvrke trouble for newly sizzled president. ��'tlRAZIt BR. GUIANA U.S. andgritntn ?. concerned (Yar pro -Co m, hist husband•wife team who control dominant People's Progressive Porty. atX.11rlll In Sod economic shape due to declining Nn market. Gets largest US. foreign aid sum in hemisphere, but if Congress cots aid,trouble roayg follow. ',C113 Critical inflation, social unrest. President fearing U.S, legislation could stop Chilean, capper imparts here, visits Wash iagtoa Nail pias r Russian acmwndc in- filtration snen In utter le de velop 'Brazil's nil ti e p u s i t s, meanwhile trading all tor col. I leo, Anli-U,S, Nuliunulists join Brnzll's 50,000 Communists is demanding government accept Soviet allot. Rennuuils ul Petuntsis n, and sonic 80,000 Communists seen tis troublemakers through Luber Uuiun. Lobos unrest, Political putties splin torcd, Disputes over eiuullon lairs. ARGENTINA xswsn+Arta: RUMBLES SOUTH OF THE BORDER — While the free world has been congi•otulaling lrenezuela far throwing out a tyrannical president and his henchmen, South Am'eri'can experts see signs of trouble among some of ti -o other Good Neighbors. They ore described on the mop above.