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The Seaforth News, 1958-05-15, Page 7B red: tobe Savage B ut Gentle Now The bulldog was bred to get its teeth into a bull's, nose and hold on — and it has become a symbol of ferocity and courage. But these dogs today are not ferocious. They make gentle Pets* The breed originated in Bri- tain in the 16th century when bull -baiting was a popular pas- time. It was for this sport that the bulldog Was bred and given its name. Coming from a long line of fighting ancestors, bulldogs poi - messed extraordinary courage, and were so savage that they seemed insensible to, pain. To tackle a bull;, they had to be low to the ground, their squat build enabling them to avoid the horns of the bull. The protruding, un- dershot jaw allowed the dogs to breathe while holding on with a "bulldog g r i p" to a bull's nose: The sportsmen who kept dogs for bull -baiting found it an ex- pensive sport, for many of the dogs were killed. Sometimes the enraged bull would toss a dog thirty feet into the air. But once a -bulldog had taken a grip the bull rarely shook it off, In 1835 bull -baiting became illegal in England, and bulldogs might have died out if a few dog lovers had not banded to- gether to save this fine breed. The Bulldog Club, founded in 1875, was the first specialist club for any breed of dog. Today, bulldogs bred for show purposes have all their most pugnacious looks exaggerated, so that they look even more savage than their ancestors who had to do battle with the bulls. But their undesirable character- istics have been eliminated and. thebulldog has become one of the finest physical specimens without its original viciousness. The present breed is gentle, good- natured, affectionate and loyal — but it still shows great courage when it fights. Since 1890 bulldogs have rank- ed among the most expensive ?breeds, many champions fetching more than $3,000. They were first brought over to the United States by the early English settlers, and large breed ' Big. kennels were established* in 4`..44-::: Virginia. In the middle of the 19th century they became the most popular breed for the dog fighting contests that were the rage among New York sports- men. Bulldogs are now among the top 20 most popular breeds in America. The perfect bulldog, according to the official standards set by the American Kennel Club, must be of medium size and smooth coat; wih heavy, thick -set, low - swung body, massive short -faced head and wide shoulders. Q. How can I make a polish for metal and glass? A. An excellent polish can be made .by mixing one part of wheat flour to five parts of pot- ter's clay. Apply with a damp woollen cloth. This compound will also remove tar and grease from the ;glass and metal parts of an automobile. POR :COCKTAILS -- Slim pants, scoop . neckline " and a' well - ,defined waistline in between, make an .attractive cocktail en- semble by Mayogaine of Paris. This striking outfit Is done,in a bronze and :silver nylon 'print. A�z�iY..Y`a.,'r�s..w.,,.�1:. -�*.�..iv'�.4>'. ax.:a3 MAN-SIZE KITE—Russia may have had the biggest satellite up, but Ross Byers, who lives in Knox County, claims the biggest kite in his area. It's 10 feet high and 7 feet wide at the cross - arm, and looks big enough to carry its little admirer, Susie Myers of nearby Vincennes. Plastic covered, the giant kite requires a heavy nylon cord to hold it in flight and 150 feet of 'tail to balance it. In a heavy breeze itis necessary to fasten the cord to a post. The other admirers are Bonnie and Prince, Byers' collies. Crooks Didn't Nave A Dog's Chance On a night of dense fog Police Officer Arthur Holman was call- ed out, with his famous Alsatian, Rex III, to find,a man who had attacked a woman on Mitcham Common, London. Reaching the footpath, he ordered Rex to "Find him." The dog led him through bushes to- wards the electrified railway, then looked about him, unde- cided. Hoping to find something the man might have dropped in the struggle, Holman told Rex to "Fetch it," knowing he would first bring anything dropped re- cently, still bearing a human scent. - First he retrieved a cotton - wool padsmelling of chloroform, next a navy-blue raincoat belt, then a man's glove, and finally -the most vital clue of all—an envelope bearing a man's name and address. C.I.D. officers went to the ad- dress and found that the man was already under arrest. It ap- peared that he had at once cycled to another part of South London, committed a similar of- fence, and been quickly appre- hended. Rex's expert finding of the articles enabled the police to charge him with the earlier assault, and he was sent to pri- son for five years. This acute sense was demon- strated - on patrol during the early days of Rex's service, when Holman went into the Tooting and Mitcham Football Club. "I've heard a lot about these dogs," said groundsman Jack Locke, adding that he wasn't at all impressed by the claims made for them. "The next time you go down the field on the roller," Holman replied, "drop a match. Rex will find it for us." After criss- crossing the large field, Locke returned, saying, "I've dropped it," Holman then ordered Rex, "Fetch it," and although it took bim twenty minutes,. Rex brought it in. In "My Dog Rex" Holman tells other remarkable stories of "the dog that never put a paw' wrong," never missed a day's duty through sickness in nearly seven years' service, and made 125 arrests, At Sutton two men had smash- ed an outfitter's window, scoop- ed forty suits, and made off. A passerby said that one had turn- ed down a side -street, shouting to his mate: "You go and get the car!" Running down the street, Hol- man saw a man leave the side of a pub and'scamper off. "Stop him!" he ordered, but as Rex bounded in pursuit a big -sheep- dog dived through a gate, bark- ing and jumping at. Rex: Holman •wondered if Rex would stop to fight, and be hin- dered long enough for the man to escape. But, hardly slackening his pace, he threw off the sheep- dog with a mgihty- shake, kept on after the man, and pinned him in a doorway: His.share .of the clothes was• found by the pub where he'd been waiting for. his mate. Fierce in cornering crooks, Rex never fought another, dog unless sorely provoked. One night they were called to an engineering works by the Thames at Battersea. About for - ty policemen were assembled outside, including plain -clothed C.LD. men. "What's the use of calling a dog?" one Of them ask- ed while others looked on, amused. ' "Three men were disturbed by the watchman at about 2.50," the inspector in charge explained. "They've burned a hole in the safe with one of the firm's oxy- acetylene burners. They ran from the offices to the yard at the back, and although we've been searching since three a.m., we can't find a soul. I think they've gone," "We'll soon find out," Holman replied. "But you'd better get everyone out Of the yard. I don't want Rex attacking a detective." Rex raced Only thirty yards, then skidded to a halt and be- gan barking. Running to the spot, Holman saw a man lying along the arm of a small crane. Rex then went off on the scent of the other two, streak- ing over riverside factory walls, At last he reached a steel ladder and tried to climb it, but the rungs were iced over, and he kept slipping back. "Can we get to the roof from inside the building?" Holman asked, "Yes," he was told. "We've already searched up there. All the same, up to the roof they went, and there Rex cornered the two men, bent double be- hind a wall, "Call the dog off!" screamed one. "I'm afraid of dogs!" A terrifying experience fol- lowed a call to Clapham Junc- tion goods yard at two a.m. just before Christmas, 1952, when a signalman had seen a man tam- pering with a wagon. Rex raced off into the black maze of lines, wih Holman running after him. Soon he heard a rattle and rum- ble — not of goods. train but of a passenger express, and realiz- ed with horror that they were among the electrified tracks! Heavens, he thought, Rex might be killed. He was trembling with fear when Rex suddenly bounded to his side. Holman grabbed him by the neck, pulled him close. But what now? Move or stay? They- were - between two tracks. How close would the train pass? A beam of light swung acros the .darkness towards him "Keep • still!" screamed a voice. Holman clasped Rex tightly and closed his eyes. The train thundered - past with a blast of air that nearly knocked him over. Hol - .man was shivering now, and soaked, with perspiration. "Keep still!" the voice roared again, "We're conning to you!" The yard foreman who. Led them to safety said: "You were both" lucky. It . was a miracle that neither of you trod on a live rail." Every night for two weeks Holman; with Rex, had to keep watch on a factory estate from dreary, swampy waste land like . a refuse dump. Factories h a d been broken into, watchmen at- , tacked, 'large quantities of metal filings stolen. It was agonizingly cold. "Flat on my face on the damp ground," the author writes, "shivering, yet unableto slap warmth - into my chilled bones . tortured by a near -crazy desire to stretch my limbs, des - •GREEN. TIIIIMIS 1y Cordon. Sinik'h. Stost of us are inclined to. plant seeds too close together and sometimes with very fine seed sometimes it can't be help- ed. But the more tightly crowd- ed',the plants the less vigor any one of them can maintain. shortly after the seedlings have shqwn their first set of true lea res and before crowding be- comes critical take out the ex- cess plants in both the flower and vegetable garden. If" you have need for them elsewhere in the garden these thinnings can be transplanted readily at this stage. For flowers that grow to a relatively low height like- Alys- sum, Dwarf Marigold, African palsy, Wallflowers or Lobelia, you should leave ony a few inches space between plants in to row. With larger flowers like Zinnias, Asters, tall Marigold, Petunias, Dahlias, Cosmos or Snapdragons there Should be a minimum of a foot between the row. With larger flowers lkie Sunflowers and Tithonia should have at least two feet space between. Carrots and beets , should have an inch or so be- tween them. Remove half of the plants later on for the first meals. WATCH FOR BUGS With so many easily applied chemical mixtures on the mar- ket, there is little if any excuse for having our flowers and vegetables damaged by insects or disease, It is n0 longer nec- essary to prepare various con- coctions. All that one has to do is to go to the nearest seed store, tell them our troubles and get some handy preparation which is simply dusted or spray- ed on. For every bug or disease there is a specific cure or con- trol. The main thing is to start control measures just as soon as the first injury appears. Treat- ment is not expensive. A healthy, clean and vigor- ously growing garden is the best insurance -against injury. Well spaced, well cultivated plants are far less susceptible to trouble than neglected plots overrun with weeds, Prompt clean-up measures, after har- vest or blooming, and in the blooming, and in the spring and fall. will also help greatly. Many bugs and diseases live over in the ground, or in weeds along the edge of the garden. Clean- ing these up regularly will help substantially in keeping .a gar- den healthy. , NO HURRY Do not fret if the spring is late in your part of Canada this year. In the first place fretting will not help bring the warm days any faster • and secondly there is still plenty of time any- where in Canada to have a fine garden, even if we can't get a spade in the ground until late May. Indeed there are several quick growing things which will make abundant bloom or fine meals for the table even if planted in June. The experts, incidentally, always warn the beginner to take it easy, to pre- pare the soil well, and wait un- til the spring weather has real- ly arrived. Of course, one should get nursery stock and some of the hardier sorts of flowers and vegetables planted as soon as possible, but the main sowings are best postponed un- til around this time or even later. Spreading the plantings, too, over a fairly long period, right up to early July in the warmer parts of Canada, is always ad- visable. 'In this way the harvest of flowers and vegetables is spread out too. FOR EASY RECOGNITION Sometimes it is pretty hard to seedlings of flowers or vegeta- seedlings of flowers or vegeta- bles and the ever-present weeds. You can make the task easier by planting evenly spaced in rows and putting a stake at each end of the row. Then, by sight- ing along the row between the stakes, you can find the kind of seedling that appears only in that line and readily remove weeds. Or with seeds in a flow- er bed you can sow evenly in regular circles around a stake and anything that appears out of line is removed, perate for the sound of a human voice, a cup of tea,, a cigarette , revolted by the rats, hedge- hogs, and other vermin foraging among the muck .. But in the end Rex was off after two youths, whom he ,cor- nered in the darkness. Both wore' overalls. One, .whom Holman re- cognized as a criminal he'd ar- rested two years earlier for breaking into a factory, had Wire -cutters in his pocket. Holman gives an absorbing ac- count of Rex's training, besides describing his exploits, in: a book that will engross all dog -lovers. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING AGENTS WANTED GO INTO BUSINESS. for yourself. Sell our exciting house- wares, watches and other products not found in stores. No competition, Prof. its up to 500%. Write now for free eoleur catalogue and separate confi. dential wholesale price sheet. Murray Sales. 3822 St. Lawrence Montreal. EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY OILS, GREASES, PAINTS, Sell the best. Dealers wanted. Write WARCO GREASE ^& OIL LIMITED, Toronto 3, Ont, AGENTS MAKE YOUR SALES THE EASY WAY with TENDERAL, the only Instant Liquid Meat Tenderizer on the market. No competition. Tenderal Is a sure fire seller in popular demand and a steady repeater. Money back guaran- tee. DO IT NOW while some good districts still open. 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