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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1952-05-01, Page 3When GYPoies Cam To Do the Tinning All of out utensils were of cop- per, tinned on the inside by the gypics Who cause itt droves in the spriugtitue, 'rite men's hair was always long, uncombed, stud un- washed, as black as a crow's wing, :Che wo young and old, stud even the ..tie gtt'ttt, wore natty full skirts, every one a different color. Their hair was worn in two braids, brought around iu front, one on each side of the face. Also, they had bright -colored cloths over their foreheads. The gypsies would conte into the yard in a sort of whirlwind, all talking loudly among themselves in their own language. The headman world ask if there was any tinting to be done, or soldering; of course there was, for we had been putting things aside for just such a time. He would give an order to his followers, and at once they would hustle and bustle in a corner of the yard, starting a fire with' charcoal, One of the chil- dren would use the blower, and very soon the sparks would fly high and bright. The price for the work having been fixed, the leader would call and every one of the gypsies would swoop clown upon the pile of uten- sils and carry them over to then fire. There the pian would do the tinning, As well as we could make out from the window where we were, or from the front step (for Mother would not allow us to go too near), we saw the tsigane take a Piece of tin, put it in a pot over the fire, and melt it, one of his children pumping continuously with the blower to make the fire as hot as possible, When the tin had melt- ed, he would dip a sort of atop into the molten mass and use it to coat the inside of a pan, As to whether he first added an acid, or some other chemical, I cannot say, The newly tinned surface was rough when it cooled, so it was rubbed in a very vigorous way. Sometimes, as they worked, the sten would stop their polishing and pass their hands over the inside surfaces of the utensils to try their smoothness, and when they were satisfied with the results, they would put one pan aside and take up •another. We had a large boiler for the laundry, and one of the gypsy men would polish this himself. Taking It out by the fence of the chicken yard, he would put his polishing cloths and powders inside; then, Zipper Sewing IPZ EDNA wirt ft "'NOTATING a zipper in a dress or skirt often can' be a bugaboo even for women experienced at home sewing. It takes time, doesn't always conte out smooth, sometimes means a stretched seam. That's why a new and sure method of putting' in a zipper is such welcome news. It re- quires only the use of cello- phane tape and it's this use that eliminates pinning, bast- ing, ripping—and all the ac- companying guesswork. There's little or no han- dling of the fabric, This means that seams won't stretch and that you won't pull the zipper tape out of shape, Nor is there a need for pins. When the zipper is in, it's there to stay. It won't buckle, pucker or pull the seam. We've chosen to show a slot seam, which is right for sleeves or the back opening of a dress, But exactly the same principle applies to the lapped seam type of placket used in either dress or skirt. asy When Using ellophane Tape Sew the seam up to the point where the zipper opens. Then Press entire seam into place. Now run strip of cellophane tape along entire outside length of opening so that fabric edges will be just touching. Turn the material and place zipper along the seam on the wrong side of the garment, Use strips of tape crosswise to hold zipper next to the seam. This holds the zipper firmly in place while you sew on the machine. Now for the actual sewing. Stitch it on either side of the garment except if you have a chain -stitch machine. ants the stitching down one side, across and up the other side. Finally, remove tape and press garment. stepping in aucl taking hold of the fence, he would polish with his feet, swinging left and right and talking loudly all the while. All the gypsies gesticulated wildly, lifting their shoulders and stopping their rubbing just long enough to throw their hands up to heaven; and their faces changed expression as fast as their hands moved ebout. The work finished, the fire would be put out as quickly as it bad been lit, the tools returned to the bags in which they belonged. Then each one of the gypsies would bring some utensil to the house, the chil- dren the small ones, the women the large and heavy pots and pans, After their bags were stuffed with presents, the gypsies would vanish with many a loud and long addio, and we would be left with the feel- ing that a storm had passed. Maria would have to wash all those uten- sils with soap and water, and dry tltent and hang them up in the kitchen, each one in its place—and were they not wonderful to be- hold?—From "And Across Big Seas," by Helen J. Jannopotlo. Every year Canada pays a price for forest fires representing the timber supply for 85,000 five -room bungalows. Of the five -thousand conflagrations bcraking forth be- tween Spring and Fall, at least four-fifths are the product of human negligence. Most of them ire the work of campers, smokers, motorists, sportsmen, and the land - clearing operations of new settlers. Last summer, lightning .struck the woodlands 940 times, but human hands struck far more dangerously, causing 4,400 outbreaks. 0 A: * With 500,000 Canadians depen- dent upon the raw material of forests for their wages and the life of thousands of communities, every burned timberland is a threat to steady employment. No industry can survive an annual subtraction of two -million acres of its harvest - field of wood material, especially when one considers that every acre, turned into a barrens, requires from 75 to 100 years to restore its only useful crop. Nor can such devastated areas ever be used for Peter Tumbledown takes as Much care of his old car es he does of his buildings, imple- ments,and livestock, which is practically none, The catches on the doors are so worn that he has thrown Mrs. Tumble- down out twice when he made loo sharp a turn, and the door slew open. When he falls out himself some day maybe he will fix ahem --and maybe not, agriculture, except in minor in- stances. * * * What complicates the forest fire problem is the disastrous effect upon the watersheds that safe- guard hydro -electric development and, not less, upon the flow of tourist trade Canadawards. Direct- ly in the path of the forest -burning menace stands Canada's pulp and paper idnustry with its annual dis- tribution of nearly a billion -and -a - half dollars through all channels of Canadian commerce. Such pro- ductive activities .deserve better of Canadians than to turn their fields of raw material into a bonfire. * * * After all, the annual holocaust of the forest is the work of only 4400 persons, a few of whom had male- volent intentions, although all were guilty of reckless conduct. Nothing but incessant vigilance in handling any form of fire within a forest region will keep our timber in- heritcluce as a national bulksvarlc, * * We don't have Many coyotes around Ontario -- except human ones -- but that's no reason wiry any of you interested in animal life, and the ability of certain ani- mals to adapt themselves to chang- ing conditions, should miss reading Frank. Dobie's highly interesting book "The Voice of the Coyote." * 0 is Ctrigiu of the coyote on the North American continent is un- known, but he was familiar to Spaniards in New Mexico about 300 years before English-speaking people were aware of his existence, The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805 observed coyote's on the western plains. * * * Wherever the coyote has gone, be has likely followed Mall because of inmate wastefulness. Attracted by the domestic animals which men drove across the prairie attd the opportunities offered an undiiscrim- ittating scavenger, the coyote fol- lowed. * r Mr. Dobie tells Iiow coyotes fol- lowed the great trail herds north from Texas in the 1870's. The trallbosses had the habit of killing every morning those calves which had been bora during the night. The newborn calves could not travel and the cattle markets could not wait for the youngsters to learn. So the calves were slaught- ered and their carcasses left on the trail to iced the slinking coyotes which followed the drag of the herd, It is possible many coyotes came up into Canada with the trail herds. Although calves and sheep still snake up a portion of the coyote's diet, about 51 per cent. of the volume of food consists of rabbits and rodents. This was proven in a recent examination of 14,809 coy- otes which had been killed in faun areas by the American Wildlife Service. * In the percentage of volume, the contents of the stomachs were: * * • * Rabbit 33.25 per cent Rodent 17.52 per cent Sheep, goat 12.92 per cent Calf, colt, pig , 0.67 per cent Poultry 0,75 per cent In percentage of occurrence in the sante stomachs they were: * * * Rabbit ............43 percent Rodent 32 per cent Sheep, goat 19 per cent Calf, colt, pig 1 per cent Poultry 3 per cent * * These examinations reveal that about 78,640 sheep would have been killed by these coyotes in one year. * * * This is taking into consideration that the whole carcass is not eaten, and that some of the sheep would have died front other causes and would have been eaten by the coyote as carrion. 5 * * Although this in itself appears to be sufficient reason to wipe out the coyote, his economic im- portance is keeping down the rabbit and rodent population cannot be overlooked. * 0 * The sante coyote at the time of the survey would have eaten about 15,426 tons of rodents and rabbits -in one year. If this was expressed in field mice alone, 1 would total 401,076,000 average - weight ro- dents. These mice, average 12 to the ‚acre, would show that an annal feeding by these coyotes would be equal to the elimination of field mice front 33,000,000 acres of land. The destruction caused by such a large number of mice is very great. SALLY'S SALLIES "Z really don't know what hap- pened. S wasn't even looking.' 4UNDDYSCHOOL ii SO 7 lv�_„ By Rev, R. B. Wa •ren, B,A., B.D. SUPREME LOYALTY TO GOD Exodus 20:1-6; Luke 14:25.27; 16:13-15 Memory Selection: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Exodus 20:3-4. The Decalogue opens naturally with the command, "Thou shalt have no other gods before ntel If we do not keep this command, we shall not keep all that follow, for this is basic. God will brook no rivals in the soul. He claims first place in the affections of man. The bowing to images was forbidden. Worshipping idols was common practise among the neighbors of Israel. But Israel was to have' no Part of it. Our God is a jealous God. Children to the fourth genera- tion will suffer for the sins of parents. But God's mercy is, em- phasized more than his wrath. It extends to a thousand generations (Dent. 7:9). Jesus confirmed the command- ment requiring supreme loyalty to God. Goct must have the preemin- ence over one's family, yea, over one's very life. Discipleship calls for an all-out surrender and dedi- cation. Nothing less will do. Money or the pleasures of this world have won first place in the lives of many. In such cases God is crowded out. He is not content to take second place. In some parts of the world people are learning in a literal way what it means to love one's life less than God. Many are suffering for Jesus' sake. It's a big price to pay for being a Christian but it is worth it. "Godliness is profits''Ie onto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to comet" MONEY'S WORTH Al Cohn, reporting the various and highly profitable American tours of the great Finnish runner, Paavo Nonni, points out that he was as fast in a financial deal as he was on the cinder paths, and need- ed no agent to get all that was coning to him. The promoters of one outdoor meet agreed to pay Nurmi a thou- sand dollars to participate, but when he shoved tip handed him a check for $750. explaining that they had miscalculated expenses, and Nitruii took the check without comment, The race was a utile long—four full laps on that particular tra-k. Nurmi ran the first three laps in sensational style. and icd the field by a wide margin. When he com- pleted the third lap, however, he calmly walked off the track, and made for his dressing room. "They pay ane three-quarters," he ex- plained calmly to reporters, "so I ruts three-quarters of a mile." Big Figures How many species of mammals would you think there are inhabit- ing our planet? Perhaps you could. name one hundred, or even two, but few people have any idea of the sheer weight and mass of animal life that exists. There are 8,000 ditTerent species of mammals alone, while the varie- ties of birds more than double thia figure. Then there are 40,000 known species of fishes, and new varieties are being discovered almost every day. On top of this, scientists have numbered 80,000 kinds of molluscs —that is snails and shellfish. This total alone outnumbers every known species of back -bon- ed animals ,which comprise mam- mals, birds and fishes. Coming down to the insect world the figures become astronomical, for there are no less than half a million known species. Scientists say that this whole kingdom is almost unknown, and many of them assert that we still have to discover ninety per cent of all the insects that exist. More than half the insects so far discovered are beetles, and one branch of the beetle family alone —the weevils—contain more spe- cies than there are fish, But these figures are nothing compared to the numbers of indi- vidual insects that occur. A British soil authority recently worked out the number of insects under every square mile of soil. His total was 2,240 millions, The numbers of insects living in the air over a similar area is equal- ly fabulous, but most of them are so small that we never notice them. "I'm asking you to marry me." "No. I'm afraid I can't accept you." "Oh, come on. Be a support." /e /K 9r ie. ItIV Don't Rush It does not pay to rush the Sea- son with most gardening opera- tions, and especially in the planting of things that will not appreciate a frost. For the great majority of seeds started there it little to be gained and considerable risk in get - sing theist in the frouud before the soil and the air have definitely turned warm and our long Can- adian winters are really over. But, of Course, there are some excep- tions. Jobs that :tight have been done last fall, if the weather or soma other reason interfered, are an ex- ample. Vainer this rough classifi- cation will cornu the planting of trees, shrubs, and most lawn work. In this category, too, will be sweet peas, which must be planted as early as possible if they are to do well. This sort of gardening can start just as soon as the last snow has gone and the soil is dry enough For Tender Vegetables If there is any secret about get- ting the finest quality in vegetabten it is soon shared. The main thing is to grow these things quickly, es- pecially the sorts of which the leaves or roots are eaten, If for some reason growth is checked, es- pecially in the later stages, then more fibre develops and the veget- ables become woody. To avoid this the experienced gardener pushes his vegetables with lots of culti- vation, watering when necessary and feasible, and using fertilizer either statural or chemical, or both. He will also thin properly so that the plants have routs and will be protected front insects or diseases. For A Big Show Almost anyone almost anywhere in Canada can have a showing of flowers the neighbors will envy with half a dozen packets of seed or a few flats of started plants and an hour or two spent outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. Some flowers do need a bit of babying and they are worth it, too, but what we have in mind now is a big show for little money and lit- tle work. To fit that pattern will be any of these: petunias, asters, zinnias, marigolds, alyssum, corn- flower, balsam, cosmos, nasturtium, portulaca. All of these grow quick- ly, come in various heights to suit the front, centre and back of the flower beds, and given just a little encouragement will provide a wealth of bloom from July until frost. Special planting directions will be on the packet. * * 0 Growing Screens and Fences In place of fences and walls one can use growing screens and even the fence or wall will look more attractive if partially hidden in this way. There are all sorts of plant- ing material available for this pur- pose. It will be listed in any good seed catalogue. The perennial types are well known. Many people do not realize that one can get quite good and quick results from an- nuals too. Dahlias, ornamental sun Mowers, cosmos, spider plants are only some of the many things that will reach three of four feet in height in a few weeks. And there are quick -growing vines, too, like scarlet runner beans, sweet peas, hops and morning glories. 8Y • HAROLD ARNETT CLOTH SECURED WITH RUBBER BAND CLEANING 141GH WALLS AND CEILINGS CAN BE SIMPLIFIED BY BENDING A COATHANGER AND PUTTING IT IN1O THE ENO OF A BROOM. 'THE CLOTH 15 NEED BY A HEAVY RUBBER 13ANP MTS A PORTABLa BROADCASTING SST c PUT A. RADIO IN JITTSR'S; NAT AND USE IT TO TRAIN HIM NRAPTYOUR �1'oubTIO / NAiY05* RCKSYTl.ON A cro MON/