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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1952-10-30, Page 3Chlorophyll --Or "Green Magic" Everyone has seen large amotmts of chlorophyll, even if they do not know it by that name, for it is the stuff that makes grassand leaves green, For years it has fascinated sci eutists because it is the chloro- phyll in plants that enables them to use sunlight to turn water, air, and minerals from the earth Into living material, To -stay there is a boom in chlo- rophyll which started in the United States, has spread to Britain, and will probably go round the world, The boom is due to the almost accidental dis- covery that this chemical wihIch makes plant life possible has the strange property of making li- quids completely odourless, Chlorophyll seems destined to prodnee a world without a bad smell„ When eaten chlorophyllap- pears to be completely' harmless, ' and within a short time destroys all scent. Eat onions or garlic, swallow a small dose of chloroe phyll, and within a matter of minutes your breath is as sweet as a new-born babe's. Chloro- phyll is going into *dog foods to eliminate the "doggy" odour which owners admit is the one unplhasant thing about their pets. Vaporise chlorophlyy, and whatever undesirable smell may be in a room disappears. Chlorophyll is going into toothpastes, soaps, creams, as well as millions of tablets. The husband who has stopped on his way home to "have one"and the heavy smoker who wants to kiss his sweetheart, just swallow a minute amount of chlorophyll and all is well. Frightened that if one of their prisoners escaped with a bottle cif chlorophyll tablets the dogs kept to track escapes from jail Cloche and Cup Chapeaux Bare Hairlines Dark green wool jersey makes a debonair turban tilted just otit cuter, The fabric is swathed about a dot crown, fastened by Jet clips end tied in a casual knot at the side. I3Y E»NA MILL'S r V l% deep hat that cups the head but does it becomingly, keynotes the fall millinery collections .wf top designers. This means that the hairline is bared and`thc hat is worn deep and straight oil, or tilted ever so slightly, As done by Tatiana of Saks Fifth Avenue, these are young - looking hats with a great deal of flattery. Black is all- important, but this year it's black polished with jet, satin or velvet braid. In color, there are delicate shades of lav- ender, pale blue, plus growing reds and greens. In fabrics, there are velours, velvets, pleated horsehair, wool jersey, and a new very thin silk stocking jersey. There's news in a French fabric that's imaginative, It's fuzzy and soft much like angora, but is in reality a lnixture of nylon and rayon: The cloche is much in evidence. This designer does one in purple velours, gives it a short, rippled brine and a long black quill. For the equally important turban, there are lines that bare the brow and curve over the ears. One SUCK is done in dark green taffeta with markings of cut black velvet. For after -five-o'clock wear, the beret appears in white sequins, dazzling as laid -winter snow, slanted against a black velvet arc. For a second beret, there's black velvet dotted by tiny red silk tassels, The • three -cornered hat in a pixie mood, with swirls at each corner so that the crown Res flat yet eddies in pretty dies about the head. Made of a new nylon that cooks like angora. 4. would not be able to pick up their scent, wardens in America's southern states have banned the tablets from their prisons. A very little chlorophyll goes a long way when it comes to destroying odours, and this is :fortunate because, although when yon look at a landscape you may see tons of the chemi- cal, it is very finely spread and expensive to separate from the rest of the plant. Very green grasses have lots of it, But it takes about one ton of lucerne to give 4 lb. of the precious green colouring matter, and the cost of extracting it may be $250, IILFA1ZN FRONT Jokt Guns are barking across the country. Farmers are keeping a wary eye on their livestock as red - capped hunters stalk through fields and woodlands on - the lookout for game. Several. cows and horses will fall victim to the irresponsible actions of It fes so-called sportsmen. "I thought it was "a deer" is be- coming a trite phrase even among hunters themselves. But It's still in common use --after a fellow hunter or a domestic ap.frnel has been shot, s, 5 e There are still too many week- end hunters who sally forth into the rural areas in the belief the land belongs to them. They blaze away at rocks, tie cans, trees and buildings with little thought of what may be within effective range of their bullets. They cut wire fences and fail to mend them after they leave, They open gates and neglect to elose thein with the result that livestock wander off , and .the farmer must spend tedious hours rounding them up. They often start bush and grass fires on private property. 13 * f Because of such thoughtless acts, relations between farmers and hunters have deteriorated to such an extent that some farm- ars actually arm themselves to protect their property against hunters. "No hunting" signs are becoming more frequent. Soon hunters will have to travel far- ther afield for game because no • farmer will tolerate hunting on his property. W e r This situation need not exist if hunters observe comfnon courtesy, says K. N. Morris, executive director of the Cana- dian Civilian Association of Marksmen. First, he suggests, get the farmer's. permission to hunt on his land. If permission is not granted respect the farm- er's decision. Treat the farmer's property as if it were your own. * *Close gates afteryou pass through them. Don't shoot in the immediate vicinity ' of the barnyard. Be absolutely certain that what you're shooting at is legitimate game and not farm stock' or poultry, Know the range of your ammunition, A .22 long rifle will carry a mile; a .303 three miles. Observe pro- vincial game laws by shooting no more than your limit. Be sure to thank the farmer when you're leaving his property, If the hunt has been successful, oiler him a portion of your game. If he is a shooter, leave a few cartridges or shells or some token payment. And by all means offer to pay for livestock you might have shot accident- ally. a Grass is the world's most common crop. No other crop can take its place but only in the past few years have fanners, extension worker's and scientists CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 3. Donkey 4. City in Maine 8. Not all 13. Small child 13. Pain 14. In a line 35, Danish money or account • 16. Burn 77. Valley 18, Thaws 24. Little one 32. Seven dor. 34, Nothing 29, Sower,. 20. Bort 32, Paddle 33. Negative 33, Mather than 34. Restrain 3:1. Real 42, T6gg drink ; 14, Strong taste 45, Roams 4O. mast Indian title am, Medicinal plan 1 a0. Ataelc 52. Perninine new 63, ifarma.tton Rail Rail bird Ri nd's bank. a0.0. Prophet CO, Country in South Americo 11 Merry DOWN 1. Particle of matter t, Sensitive t. Sturdy I.1C1nd of Mound Piavfine west 8, Not this 7. Wading bird 8. Leather - covered seat 9. Spoken 10. Blind animal 11, 1: i(fihei .a, 6',16. 6 VA.,. 19. Half acorn 10. County in New 21. Burrow Turk State 23. ICnowledg a 41. Character In 28, Seed container 'The 1"aerie 36, Town in Now Queens" Guinea 42. Seize 27, Old piece of 48. Small masses c1ot1, 41. Wings 29. Whinnying 47. Short letter 30. Vase 48, Wild plum 81. Understand 60, Notion 34. However bi. infant 37. &lake nreclouc , 1 4 r1.1 vat lab,) 3 4 6 7 0 9 /' /5 /2 /3 /4 /2 e6 22 4113 32 /0 /6 23 33 O 24 27 2 416 /7 34 •i1.1•17S11.41' • 29 3T 3/ 36 39 .40 4, 42 48 4s 47 g A4 46 > f 49 ga J/ Answer Elsewhere on This Page BAG MENDING -From Countryman's Year, by Haydn S. Pearson BFI7ORE Inca harnessed power to long assembly lines and whirring machinery tossed out completed products for myriad uses, good country- men believed that a penny saved was a penny earned, "Waste not, want not" was a fundamental tenet on"farms among the Bills and in the valleys. At the turn of the century farmers in the Northeast still raised barley, oats, wheat, and field corn, In the fall after the threshing was done and the corn husked and shelled, it was common practice to take a lead of grain in burlap bags to the local gristmill for grinding. Thus it came to be, and it still is to a certain extent, an essential task on the farm to ]seep the burlap bags mended. A city dweller might ask why the bags need to be intended, In spite of several cats and a dog, rats and mice abound wherever grain is stored, and they chew holes through the burlap. Therefore bag mending is an 'important link in the chain of tasks that constitute good husbandry. There's an art to the work. After a spring rain, when the soil is too wet to be worked or the fields are too soft for spreading barnyard dressing, the countryman likes to sit on a wheelbarrow in the sunny yard on au a box in the barn doorway and ply the long needle attached to heavy thread. Small holes and rips are sewed together with Criss- - cross darning stitches; they have to be reasonably close to prevent the ground grain from seeping through. Big holes and gashes are another natter. They must be mended- with pieces from bags that have served their original purpose and are now sources of patching material. There's nothing spectacular about the task -it's just a homely, pottery job that has to be done.. But after a spell of hard work, many a countryman rather, enjoys sitting In the sun and catching up on his bag mending. begun to realize its importance as a low-cost livestock feed. e a " World... planners believe that grasslands offer a workable so- lution to one aspect of the prob- lem of feeding the millions of people who inhabit the earth. They have gathered statistics on acreages and production. Out of the mass of information they acquired, these simple facts stand out: with improved seed- ing, fertilization and manage- ment, production of grasslands on most farms can be doubled and possibly tripled. 6 q, 6 How this can be achieved in Canada is outlined in "Farmers' Grassland Guide," by Aubrey W. Hagar, an agricultural scien- tist on the staff of the Ontario Agriculttt`eal College at Guelph. Just published by Brunswick Press Limit e d, Fredericton, N.B., the pools describes the growth, persistence, palatability, soil and climatic preference and feeding value of common grasses and legumes. Seed mixtures are suggested with instruction on the proper time and method of seeding. s Special emphasis is placed on the importance of adding plant food in the form of commercial fertilizers and maniere for high yielding, high quality pasture, and hay and grass silage. While broad recommendations are giv- en, the author stresses the value of having soils tested and con- sulting local agricultural author- ities. Methods of application are discussed and probable returns from fertilization set down. a � r In a special section, "Grass - laird Balance Sheet," Mr. Hagar compares costs with probable returns and suggests methods which will enable farmers to cal- culate their profits from each grassland acre. With 40 acres out of 100 of Canada's agricultural land in grass, this book should be of interest to a large and impor- tant segment of this country's population. 0 SOLAR STOVE The .Indian housewife will cook on a solar stove if the Na- tional Physical Laboratory at New Delhi has its way. The sun's rays are focused by a nickelplated concave mirror of copper, aluininum, brass or any other convenient metal on the cooking utensil, The mirrr gives off the same amount of heat as a 300 -watt electric heat- er. Object? To conserve scarf" fuel for industrial purposes. UNSINKABLE Though many a change has been rung on unsinkable suits an English firm comes out with a new one. The basic idea is a "sandwich" of buoyant material between two layers of water repellent fabric. The suit has supported bathers who weigh up to 200 pounds. Leeds Univer- sity scientists developed the buoyant material. Home -Loving Mice lhetcrmleators of pests can learn something from Howard Young, Robert L. Strecker and Prof, John T. Emlen Jr., all of the University of Wisconsin's zoological department. The three have found out that the city mouse is a home -lover and therefore not given to wander- ing. The old fable about the city mouse that visited his country cousin is just bosh. The University of 'Wisconsin experimenters baited traps with peanut butter, which is more tempting to mice than cheese. Then captives were marked for identification and released ex- actly where they were trapped in two buildings. Most of the mice kept well within a radius of twelve feet. Some were re- captured oftener than five times. Only 10 per cent were trapped more than thirty feet from the point of previous capture, and these wanderers were mostly males. At that the wandering was a matter of no :more, on the average, than two feet than for adventurous females. More- over the better the shelter the less wandering. The Wisconsin zoologists un- dertook this investigation when they learned that an effective poison was not cutting down the mouse population of an in- fested building. They reasoned that the mice were probably not reaching the poison. The reasoning proved to be right. Lesson for exterminators: Dis- tribute a large number of baits throughout a building. Boy Or Girl? - No Longer A Gamble A successful test to predict the sex of a child before birth has been worked out by two Chicago scientists, Dr. Gustav Rapp and Dr. Garwood Richard- son. The test is made with the mother's saliva. At present it is 85 per cent accurate, but the two scientists say that with bet- ter understanding of its mech- anism 100 per cent reliability may be achieved. Substance responsible for a positive test, which indicates that a male child will be born, is believed to be a male sex hor- mone or chemical which comes from the unborn baby, enters the mother's blood stream, and then her mouth saliva. Tests were made on 373 mothers -to -be. Of 225 who 1•e - acted positively, 218 had boys. Of 131 who reacted the other way, 148 had girls. For 2,500 years medicine men, philosophers, high priests, and scientists have been trying to take the gamble out of sex - determination. Only fifty • years ago many people believed that a child conceited a'the Wa.1,41f4 nl i•he moon was bound to be a girl, olid at the waxmg, a boy. if the last child to be born ar- rived at the waning of tit, moon. the next would be a girl. But if the birthday was. during the moon's increase, the next baby would be a boy Other old wives' tales were that swallows nesting in a house would bring a matched family --equal Plumber of boys and girls; and that if the husband wanted the baby most, it would be a boy, but if the wife want- ed it most it would be a girl. A popular theory which still has not died originated about 500 B. C. through two Greeks, • Parmenides and Anaxagoras. They believed that the two ov- aries in the :female produced different kinds of egg cells. The ova from the right ovary were responsible for male children and those from the left female. Evert nowadays some women I believe quite firmly that sleep- i ing on the right side will gua- rantee a boy; on the left a girl. Yet women who have had one ovary removed surgically still go on producing both boys and girls. - Many parents would like to predetermine the sex of their children, but science knows no certain way by which a couple can have a boy or girl by deli- berate ehice. Thereare certain facts, however, which do seem to increase the chances of sci- ence finding out before long. DAY SCHOOL JJSSON ay Rev, 73. Burciuy Warren $. A_ B. D. Jesus' !'ower 'And human heed -, Matt, S:5-17 Memory Selection: Himself took our infirmities, and 'bare our sicknesses. Matt. 8:17 The power of Jesus Christ to cast out devils and heal the sick is manifest throughout his ministry. The accounts of these miraculous works form a very thrilling part of the Gospel re cords, Men and women who were a terror to their neigh- bours were delivered from the evil spirits which possessed them. They became law-abiding citizens and loyal disciples of Jesus. MVIary Magdalene, 000 of these, was one of the few who stood by His cross and one of • the first at the tomb. Disease never baffled Jesus. Whether it were a fever, paral- ysis, blindness- or deafness, it mattered not. Of all who came to him, not one went away dis- appointed. He healed them all. It wasn't even necessary for Jesus to see the sick one. On the basis of the centurion's faith, healing came to his ser- vant back at his home. Can God do such things today? The answer must be, "Yes, if we believe." Does God do such -things today? . We believe lie does. Mon and women are deli- vered from the evil powers which have dominated their lives. Sinners became saints, as they, under the persuasion of the Holy Spirit, repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. But what of dis- ease? We know that where there is the genuine there is also the counterfeit just as in Jesus' day. Our God is a jealous God and will not give His glory unto an- other. • If one is miraculously healed it is because he has rest- ed his faith in God and God alone. Not every sick person can arrive at that placeoffaith for healing. Nor is it necessarily sin that prevents him. God's ways are not our ways. It /Is most important that our will be subjected to His. This matters more than the state of the body. The attitude of resting one's faith in God is always conducive to good health. Space forbids adequate treatment of this in- triguing subject. God can heal, aided by doctor's skill. He can, if He will, heal without man's intervention. A specialist speak- ing of my remarkable recovery from rheumatoid arthritis said to another patient, "He attri- butes it to Divine intervention. -I know there's something to it." I do, too. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking Sub -sized Submersible -Lt. H. T. Verry, rear, carefully brings his miniature command to dock at London, England, as his second - in -command, • Lt. Ralph Cudworth, prepares to make fast. The British "pocket submarine," tete XE -8, is one of the smallest naval units in the world, but is rugged enough to have takenpart in the gigantic NATO naval manoeuvre, "Operation Mainbroce,"