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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1953-07-02, Page 6THEY CALLEDHi,;\ THE "DANGEROUS POET" 1Txn Iirstery plays strange tricks with the famous. Most people think Of Byron as a glamorous playboy who had the knack of writing good verse, but whose morals were unmentionable. Yet Byron bad great strength of character, He •should have gone down to posterity as the Warrior Pet, and not the )dangerous Poet, as he was dubbed by Lady Caroline Lamb, .Ile did not even have the ad- vantage of a good home life in ads youth, His father, Mad Jack Byron, was a waster and a spend- thrift who deserted his wife when Byron was born. She was a habitual drunkard, who left her a•hild to look after himself. If he was glamorous and at- tractive to women, it Was due to his strength of will and not to nature. At nineteen his nick- name was "Moonface," He was below average height, yet his 'weight was 203 pounds. He had Yrc' waist and a pronounced limp. There was no thought of wom- en in his mind when he decided to go into seclusion and experi- ment with diets in the hope of seducing his weight. For two months he lived on biscuits and soda water, forced himself to keep to it, and returned to Cam- bridge unrecognisable. Stripped of his fat, he was slender, and iris face finely chiselled. With much less weight to carry, his limp was almost unnoticeable. It was not until then that wom- en began to admire him, and the :long list of affairs which has made him notorious began. Be - lore he is judged for these it anust be remembered that he was only nineteen years old at the time. Ile had a large fortune and a title, so it is not surprising that he threw many wild parties 'which scandalized the villagers of Newstead Abbey and the sur- rounding country. The descrip- tions of them which have sur - retest Meets West—The leopa d akin and knitted socks blend in .the hybrid uniform of Rifleman thandra Bahadur Limbu, seen above, beating a side -drum at :surrey, England. He is one of sae Commonwealth's famous Gurkha soldiers, vlved suggest Chet they were little more then youthful "binges." On one occasion he and his friends frightened the villagers by wandering round the village dressed as monks and drinking Burgundy out of a skull. Once he even deceived h is friends by dressing his current 1 girl friend as a man and intro- dueing her as his brother Gore don. The publication of his poem, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," made him famous and much sought-after in London's social circles. He developed a sense of the dramatic, wore open -necked. silk shirts, brightly coloured cloaks, and no hat. The ladies of London's social set were no different than the girls of his college days. They unashamedly threw themselves at his head. He was the original exponent of the "treat 'em rough" school of lovers. The dirt that has remained on Byron's name was thrown there by a very vicious woman, Lady Caroline Lamb. She almost forc- ed a love affair on him, and when it died, as all his affairs did, she refused to accept it. She went so far as to stab herself in public and write scurrilous letters about him. To still the scandal Byron mar- ried, but it was not a successful marriage, and after his child was born his wile left him, His final love affair, with a girl named Teresa, was the most lasting, and through her he was introduced to the underground movement to set Italy free. In 1822 he joined the Greeks in thin fight for freedom, and the real Byron came to life. By his own efforts he organized the movements, planned the moves, r. Duck Soup's off the Menu—Mama Duck, with her ducklings safely cruising out of harm's way, paddles as close inshore as she dares to quack insults at a lioness in the British Sector Zoological Gardens, in Berlin, Mrs, Simba hates the water more than she dislikes losing o tasty duck dinner, arranged for medical supplies, organized food and welded the movement into a first-class fight- ing force. • The Greeks worshipped him. Had he lived to see their ef- forts successful he might have been offered the Crown of Greece. His strength failed, and on April 19th, 1824, crying out; "Forward courage—follow my example—do not be afraid!" he died. But his work continued, and three years. later Greece was Iiberated. TT4L1S .?iatvz, Andews Not so long ago, in the days of t. h e hard - on - the - muscle "crank" freezer, home-made ice cream was a delicacy which most families enjoyed not more than once or twice a season. But now, with the advent of mixes that can be used in the freezing -tray of your refrigerator, ice cream isn't any harder to make than an ordinary dessert. So here, then, are a few recipes which I hope will be a help to you. Many ice creams are made with a gelatin base; here is one with lemon flavor that will prove a favorite with many families. LEMON ICE CREAM le cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind !i teaspoon salt eup sugar c14 cup hot milk IS cup cold milk I envelope unftavored gelatin Soften gelatin in cold milk. Add hot milk, sugar and salt and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add lemon rind, light cream and lemon juice (the mixture will have a curdled appearance, but it will disappear during freez- ing,) Pour into freezing tray and freeze to a mush. Remove to RED CASUALTIES OF 1,897,000 ARE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THOSE OF UN FORCES SINCE JUNE 25, 1950. KOREA PYONGYANG North Korean Capitol PANMUNJOM Site of Truce Talks SEOUL South Korean Capitol UN FORCES HAVE SUFFERED 406,542 CASUALTIES SINCE JUNE 25, 1950. turing approximately three years of fighting in Korea, casu- alties hove been almost four times greater for the Reds than 'tor UN forces as seen in the above chart. Officially estimated tool ce<uoities for Red Chinese forces ore 1,095,000. North Ilc4cor casualties ore estimated at 802,000, chilled bowl and beat until smooth. Quickly return to freez- ing tray and freeze until firm. Six sehvings, If you have a good vanilla lee cream recipe for freezing in your refrigerator ((or use this cherry one for a base) it is practical to vary it to make almost any flavor you desire. If you want a pepper- mint candy ice cream, just omit the original flavoring and the sugar and substitute ill pound of crushed peppermint stick can- dy and freeze as you would your original ice cream. If you want peanut brittle ice cream, substitute for the sugar 14 pound ground peanut brittle. Chocolate -chip ice cream re- quires about la cup sweet choco- late, grated. For nut ice cream, add about ai cup chopped nuts to vanjila ice cream mixture when it is frozen to the mush stage. Add 3 mashed bananas to your vanilla recipe for banana ice cream. And, if you want butter- scotch ice cream, use brown sugar instead of white and add 1? teaspoons melted butter to your mixture. Almost any fruit ice cream may be made by adding laa cups mashed, sweetened fruit to a vanilla ice cream mixture. Here is a marshmallow base ice cream your will like. CHERRY ICE CREAM 1 No. 2 can dark red sweet cherries c_ pound marshmallows (about 32- !e teaspoon salt ?:i teaspoon almond extract t pint heavy cream Red coloring Drain cherries and reserve bz cup syrup. Pit cherries and chop coarsely. Combine marshmallows with the ?z c'up cherry syrup and to chopped cherries in a sauce- pan. Cook over low heal until marshmallows ere almost melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and continue stirring until marshmallows are com- pletely melted. Add salt and al- mond extract; mix well. Chill until mixture becomes thickened and syrupy. Whip cream until stiff and fold in marshmallow - cherry mixture. Freeze. Another type of ice cream calls for eggs as one of the ingredi- ents. Here is an unusual black walnut ice cream of this type. Of course, any other mats maybe used if you prefer, BLACK WALNUT ICE CREAM 2 cups milk :' 1 cup sugar I tablespoon !lour 14 teaspoon salt 2, eggs, separated 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups light cream a/ eaps chopped black •wa)nut meats (vacuum packed are good) Scald milk in top of double boiler, Combine sugar, flour and salt and gradually stie into scald, Bible—That's a Bible— a whole New Testament—crad- led inside a thimble. Another midget Bible is contrasted with a threepenny piece. Printed in 1890, they ore soid to be the smallest Bibles in the world. 'They formed part of an exhibi- tion at Westminster Abbey in London. ed milk. Cook 5 minutes over simmering water, stirring con- stantly. Beat egg yolks slightly, Add about la. cup of the hot milk to egg yolks, blending well; add mixture to remaining milk. Cook 2 minutes over simmering water, stirring constantly. Chill until very cold. Add vanilla, cream and nuts; blend well. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into mixture. Pour into 2 trays; freeze until almost solid. Turn into chilled bowl and whip until light and creamy. Freeze. Perhaps out would like to make your own sauces with which to top ice cream. Here are several that may be kept in your .refrigerator for several days and served either hot or cold. MAOSIDIALLOW HONEY SAUCE t.r pound marshmallows (about 16) la carp strained honey - ' a carp heavy cream Combine marshmallows, honey, and cream in saucepan. Cook over low heat until marshmal- lows are almost melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat e n d continue . stirring until mnrr.hmallows aro melted, RLUEIIEILRY SAUCE 2 cups blueberries, washed and drained 2 tablespoons water !s cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch L tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons lemon juice is teaspoon ground cloves Cook 1 cup blueberries and water over low heat 3 minutes, Combinesugar and cornstarch and gradually add to blueberry mixture, stirring constantly. Add butter, lemon juice and cloves; cook until butter melts. Re- move from heat nod stir In re- maining uip of blueberries, Whale's head it Actually Sank A Shir Did you know that the head of a sperm -whale is as solid as a slab of granite, and an iron thrown at it will bounce off without making any impression? In the South Atlantic one actually rammed and sank the whaling barque, 'Kathleen, skippered by Capt. Thomas H. Jenkins. When the first mate went for it in his boat it kept coming on directly for the ship, with gather- ing speed, instead Of going down or veering to windward, as whales usually do, Thirty feet oft' it tried to go under, but there was not room to clear. It struck the Kathleen lerward of the mizzen rigging, five or six feet under water, severely shaking her, then tried to come tap, raising her stern two or three feet so that when she dropped again her counter made a tremendous splash. When it was found that the fo'c'sle was flooding from a hole in the ship, Capt. Jenkins ordered the crew to take to the boat with water, bread and some old clothes. Five minutes later the Kathleen rolled Over. Fortunately, the twenty-one in the boat were later picked up by the steamship Borderer, of Glasgow. Thunderous Spouting Capt. el. A. Chippendale, an oldtime whaler, tells thrilling stories of personal encounters in "Sails and Whales". Once his boat, in the midst of a school of whales, was rocked alarmingly by the ponderous •hurnps. The crew grabbed the gunwales to try to keep her right side up, not knowing when they might be hurled into the air by huge lashing tails. Then the boat was canted right over, and all six of them were in the water with the huge black monsters sliding past, carrying men and boat Meng with them, Struggling, Chippendale kept sliding on and off, not even hear- ing the thunderous spouting. At times, he says, it seemed as if his heart had stopped when those huge monsters rubbed hiso in passing, Their body motion ere- ated a kind of buoyancy; at no time did he feel himself sinking. They were so close that he had no chance to strike out and swim, When he put his leg down straight, his foot touched one of them, almost paralyzing him with fear. After what seemed an eternity they went, and he and his crew were free to swim, shak- ing and terrified, to their boat. cd In 1 (1oticr i,unt, as the har- pooner struck home, the whale's huge tail came up and hit the boat's mast in the middle, snap- ping it off, tearing a big hole in the bottom, ripping out the thwart end of the planking, and seriously injuring two men. In no time they were all swamped. The second mate, Mr. Silva, would not cut away from the whale, knowing that if he did the boat would sink under them. The gunwales were flush with the water; only a tow would keep them afloat until they could pass their line to one of the other boats. If the boat sank the two injured men would surely drown. The oars had gone except for the steering one, which Silva used to keep the boat in line with the whale, They were certainly between the devil and the deep sea; six wet, half -frozen men being towed d all over the South Atlaratic by a mammoth whale that didn't have the sense to slack up on the line and rid himself of his enemies! Two Hours' Ordeal The mates in the other three boats tried many times to get near enough to take the line. but each time the whale would mill off on another tack, He made no attempt to come for the boat head-on, but slapped the water with his huge tail- a number of times. For more than two hours he continued on his wild way, showing no signs of slackening. Eventually, they cut away as another boat came alongside to take them aboard, and their own sank, In the ease of a mammoth 100 - ft. bull sperm, which the har- pooner had fastened for''ard of the hump, the boat went com- pletely over, bottom side up, with its crew of six caught under it, trying desperately io extricate themselves from sails, oars, Janees,'and spare irons, while the line went whistling round the loggerhead at terrific speed. They managed to climb on to the keel. The line got caught and became ' a tow -line, with the whale careering off to windward at a mad rate, This Is The 37s, They couldn't cut away, for hatchets, sheath - knives, oars were all lost. As the hull's huge tail went up, then slowly disap- peared under the sea, they stared at each other, thinking the same thing: this is the end, But the last pull that would have taken them down never came. Instead, the whale rose and again started off at breakneck speed. It was some tune before it be- gan to tire and slacken speed. the mast and sail having acted as a drag. Just in time they saw the whaling barque Falcon come up into the wind and back her mainyards. Captain Handy drop- ped the bow boat, tock the tiller, fished a bight of the line with a boat -hook, got enough slack for a few turns round his loggerhead, and cut away the upturned heat, it had been a near thine. Don't Stip—If windcv.• washer Jim P. Jones took one step bock - ward, he'd land at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Jones is cleaning windows in the Lodge overlooking the canyon's rim in Grand Canyon National Park. Crusoe--Doing his own laundry, as he has done for 25 years, Frank Drobot, 69, is comfortable and happy. He lives alone on a rented island in a stone quarry. Keeping him company ore 1500 chickens, several pigeons and a dog, "Crusoe" washes his clothes carefully, making every drop Count as ail water must be carried from the mainland.