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Sea -Salt City
A bewildering map slows
Denmark as, very roughly, three
pieces afland divided by two
vertical see -belts, To the left,
Jutland, springing from the
mainland of Europe; in the mid-
dle, the.rieh cluster called Funen
(Fyn: and to the right Zealand
and its islands, with the capital
Copenhagen. Of four million
Danes, one million live in Copen-
hagen;so whether you arrive by
sea from England to. Jutland, or
from Germany to. Zealand, or
via the North Pole to Kastrup
airport, the capital must finally
be the place of destination and;
fon present purposes, our right
point of departure.
Copenhagen is a salt -sea city
where deep -draught steamships
berth hard up against the main
streets, Through the delicate
rococo quarterings of the Royal
Amalienborg Palace, there can
be seen the giant red and black
funnel of an ocean-going liner,
painted steel bright against the
weathered grey pediments: the
King, a sailor himself and mon-
arch of a democracy, can, and
does, wave from his balcony as
these great ships sail off into the
Baltic night. As you wander
among the gracious old houses
by the quays, past great
Christiansborg Castle that houses
the Government, and then
through much of the centre of
this city — it seems that there
is a ship at the end of every
second street. Against a graceful
copper spire the rigging of sail-
boats describes a sharp callig-
raphy that in other cities would
be made by the winter branches
of a tree; and on the green lawns
of the Rosenborg park, white
seagulls strut the part of
pigeons,
Ships. And spires. The copper
spires of Copenhagen are the
eity's other fable. Castles,
churches, and other buildings of
eminence vie to strike with
bright verdigris the grey winter
sky, the summer's high blue:
these green writhings are
dreamlike as the ships — the
spire of the copper -roofed Bourse
is made up of dragons' tails en-
twined upwards to end in a point
of unique delicacy, the spire of
Christianshavn Church wreathed
With a gilded copper staircase
spiralling to the sky, the spire
FOR GLOBAL SPENDING —
Purse in the shape of the earth
is mode of leather. Continents
ore embossed on its surface,
and it opens along the line of
the equator. It was shown of
an international leather fair in
Offenbach, Germany.
of the Russian Church spangles
its three' great onion bulbs over
the high reefs of Bredgade,
Christiansborg and the Nicolai
Church topple giant drowns and
high glided balls dizzily to the
heavens.
Stand at a high window and.
see these green and gold towers
and spires appearing and dis-
appearing in the weaving of a
morning mist, one moment
gilded by the sun, the next sud-
denly vanished — and one may
fc 1 properly diminutive among
a race of immense and decorous
chessmen striding formally,
gravely, the streets of a dream.
From "The Icicle and the
Sun," by William Samaria
World's Most
Beautiful Sight
A man who had travelled all
over the world for thirty years
was asked: "What is the most
beautiful sight you have ever
seen?" He replied, without hesi-
tation: "Daffodils growing in mil-
lions in the Scilly Isles. To me
it seemed that the fields were
covered with a cloth of gold."
That was a fine and well de-
served tribute to these lovely
yellow flowers. With their glory
of green and gold, daffodils in
spring find their way into more
homes than any other flower.
The daffodil is not only one of
our most popular flowers — it's
among the most ancient.
Egyptian mummy cases have
disclosed dry specinnens of a var-
iety of daffodils dating back, it's
estimated, at least 4,000 years.
Some authorities think we are
indebted to the Phoenicians for
introducing many species of daf-
fodils into Great Britain when
they came to Cornwall for tin.
carne to Cornwall for tin,
At any rate, the climate and
soil of Cornwall suit these flow-
ers, so it's possible that these
imported bulbs have been per-
petuated.
The first daffodil show in Bri-
tain took place in the spring of
1893 in Birmingham. It was at
the Birmingham Daffodil Show
sixty years ago—Monday, March
28th, 1899—that the famous King
Alfred daffodil was introduced
to the horticultural world. It
created a sensation and was
awarded the highest honour — a
first-class certificate. During that
same year a hundred King Al-
fred bulbs were sold at five
guineas each. Although many
thousands of new daffodils have
been added to the classified list
since then, many experts declare
the Knig Alfred has never been
surpassed in excellence.
Daffodil lovers may think it
strange that it was once con-
sidered unlucky to carry a single
bloom into the house when these
flowers were first in season.
There's only one authentic
story on record of a woman who
actively disliked daffodils, It was
told by Sir Herbert Maxwell, who
used to visit a Scottish church
where the churchyard had a won-
derful show of daffodils which
was an annual delight to church-
goers.
One March Sunday morning
when he and others went to
church expecting to find the
flowers in bloom. they found
them mown down and :ring in
dismal swaths upon the lawn and
among the graves. After the ser-
vice, Sir Herbert went to the
minister to inquire the reason for
this outrage.
"Oh, it was done by my or-
ders." was the explanation. "My
wife dislikes yellow which she
considers a vulgar colour."
There are about 20.000 species
of birds in the world. about 800
of then being in the United
States and Canada.
ISSUE 20 — 1939
WHAT ELSE? — The Planet Venus will come under the scrutiny
of r ench balloonist Adourin Dolfusain, He is peering from
th" re-lczi 'poo -ed near Pa -is, from which he hopes to pho-
to: s u : frons 75,000 feet. The gondola is aluminum.
IT I4APPENS EVERY SPRING — Jack Jensen, in cabin of cruiser,
and son, Ricky, 8, work on the 21 -foot welded steel hull that
outgrew their garage. Says the elder Jensen:"I was going to
make the garage bigger, anyway." That's what the man says.
TAI3LE TALKS
daze Aram's.
So many things other than
flour and shortening are put in
pie crusts these days that just..,.
ordinary pie crust is becoming
a rarity. Here's a version which
sounds good, though, and it's
simple. To 1% cups of flour, a
teaspoon of salt, and % cup of
shortening add a cup of oats,
either quick or old-fashioned,
but uncooked. Then add 6 to 7
tablespoons of water. When you,
put the top crust on your pie,
sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar
over the top, This crust is said
to be especially good for rhu-
barb pit. • * ,
Perhaps you should plan for
seconds when you serve this
salad — pineapple -mallow; crisp,
sweet and tangy. It has been
a favourite since Grandmother's
day. It's good on a buffet as well
as for individual servings.
PINEAPPLE -MALLOW SALAD
11_ cups (No. 2 can) pineapple
tidbits drained
3 sups cut cabbage
Salt
% cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon sugar
s._ cup salad dressing
us. cup (I ounce) miniature or
cut marshmallows
Drain pineapple and add to
lightly salad cabbage. Whip
cream, add sugar and fold in
salad dressing, then marshmal-
lows. Combine with cabbage and
pineapple. Serve on bright green
leaves. Serves 4-6. Note: Substi-
tute sour cream for whipped
cream and salad dressing, if you
like.
You may like frozen salad
for your parties because of its
festive appearance and because
it can be prepared before the
rush of getting other foods
ready and be served with a
flair. Here is such a salad
that serves S. If you do not like
the fruits already cut and can-
ned. make your own combina-
tion of fruit.
FROZEN FRDIT SALAD
1 can (1 Ib. 14 ounces) fruit
cocktail
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 3 -oz. package eream cheese
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
S marshmallows, quartered
1 cup heavy cream, whip;ned
1, cup fruit juice
Drain fruit well, saving la cup
juice. Soften gelatin in cold
water. Add sugar to the i cup
juice and heat, Stir in gelatin
and dissolve. Blend with chesse
and mayonnaise, mixing until
smooth Combine with marsh-
mallows and fruit. Fold in
whipped cream. Put in refrie-
eratar tray or quart mold.
Freeze without stirring until
firm. Serve on crisp salad greens.
"We have a very special rec-
ipe re,ently tested in Our kit-
chen.. . It really is a festive
production. =molding like a
beautiful, majestic crown, float-
ing on a foamy colored layer."
wrote a home economist from
Senkist who tested this .wipe
for Gold Crown salad.
GOLDEN CROWN SALAD
1 envelope plain gelatin
's cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup bot water (or hot fruit
juke)
2 oranges, cut in half -wheels
6 tablespoons sugar
Few grains salt
lss cup syrup from canned' fruit
cocktail
1 cup fruit cocktail
1 egg white
Few drops peppermint extract
Few drops red or green.
coloring
Almond halves
Soften gelatin in i 'nn rn t lire
and dissolve in hat lie lid. Blend
in 4 tat 'leasser rs s::r..., sa't and
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fruit syrup, Pour thin layer of
gelatin in ring mold. Arrange
half -wheels of oranges and al -
Mond halves in.this gelatin. Chill
half of remaining gelatin mix-
ture until slightly thicleened.
Fold in well -drained fruit cock-
tail, Pour over thin layer in
ring mold. Chill remaining gel-
atin mixture until slightly
thickened. Beat egg white until
stiff and gradually beat in re-
maining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Fold into remaining gelatin mix-
ture. Blend in flavoring and tint
lightly with food coloring, Pour
over fruit layer. Chill until firm.
Unmold. Serves 5-6.
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Celery is very much in the
foreground this spring as a plen-
tiful product. Here's a recipe for
spiced celery and when you
consider in how many spiced
pickle recipes celery appears,
spiced celery is perfectly logical,
To prepare it, wash celery and
cut diagonally — 3 cups. Place in
a saucepan with a bag contain -
in 1 teaspoon mixed pickling
spices, and add water to cover.
Cook just until the celery is
tender, and be careful not to
overcook, for it won't take very
long. When done, remove the
spice bag and serve the celery
hot. This will make about 4
servings.
Wedded Bliss?
When newlyweds have their
fust argument, what is it usually
about? Your guess is as good as
ours, but a marriage guidance
expert in the United States de-
clares that the first tiff is almost
invariably about money.
"The chances are seven to one
that the young wife's housekeep-
ing allowance will cause the first
discord," be says. And after that?
"Flirting by either party, work,
in-laws and drinking are later
subjects which lend to argu-
nrent," he adds.
Another marriage investigator
in America calculates that the
chances of a man marrying a girl
y,1:lr whom he went to school
are only 1 in 70 nowadays; He
also found out that for every wife
who deserts her husband. one
thousand husbands walk out and
disappear.
"Five per cent of marriages in
the United States to -day are the
result of mutual courtship,• but
in twenty per cent of the cases
the man courts the Tonin while
in the other 75 per cent the
woman chases the :pan," says the
investigator.
Lint rurniture scratches can
be concealed by rubbing with
bailed linseed oil. turpentine and
white vine_ar. combined in equal
proportions. Deeper scars re-
quire special products carried by
paint dealers.
Fell Asleep
touring Gen -Fight
'I'he driver of the truck braked
to a sudden stop. "Don't look now,
you're being followed," he whim."'
pered urgently to his companion,
"Don't move. Have a gander
beside you," And, lying on the
track, about two feet from the
passenger's boot, was a huge
coiled python.
The driver, a small, but ex-
ceedingly
t.ceedingly tough and wiry man,
ehaldcircled thfrhie e
antlyhe python,
then suddenly darted in, grabbed
its tail and ran rapidly away
from the head while the snake
uncoiled.
Slowly, at first, the man
swung the sixteen -foot python
around his head. The third turn
had produced sufficient momen-
tum for the man to bang the
snake's head against a tree, kill-
ing it stone dead,
"Saves a bullet," he said, casu-
ally, as he returned to the driv-
er's seat.
That anecdote, one of many
related by the passenger on that
trip, Douglas Lockwood, is told
in his entertaining book, "Croco-
diles And Other People",
As an outback correspondent
in the tropical Northern. Terri-
tory of Australia, responsible—for
a "beat" of some 523,000 square
miles, Douglas Lockwood has a
fund of good stories,
• Into the author's Darwin office
one day came Jerry Randall, an
adventurer who had spent his
post-war years shooting croco-
dile, buffalo and other game he.
could either eat or sell.
.Accompanied by a mischievous
twinkling of eyes, Randall gave
a commentary of a gun duel re-
cently forced upon him — for-
tunately with an unlooked for
and happy ending.
After a gin and rum drinking
session with a couple of pals, one
of them, known as the Kid,
started a drunken argument, The
Kid concluded their talk by tak-
ing a wild swing at Randall. The
latter was obliged to floor him.
This affront to his dignity caused
the Kid to throw out a ohallenge
to shoot it out, which was ac-
cepted.
At the request of the owner
of the tin hut where the drink-
ing party had been held, the
contestants went outside for
their battle, to a clearing close
by the hut. The owner was to
ac' as referee; the duellists were
to stand back to back, walk to.
the opposite ends of the clearing,
then walk back and shoot on
sight. Visibility in the moonlight
was about twenty-five yards.
The referee gave the signal to
start. Off staggered the Kid; but
Randall, at the cunning -drunk
stage, squatted behind an ant-
hill and waited. He waited for
about half an hour. There was
no sign of the Kid, so he went
off to bed.
The next morning, in company
with the referee, Randall sot out
to find his adversary, They dis-
covered hip eventually, sound'
asleep under a tz'ee, Where he'd
rested, with his gun beside him,.
"Meal fool of a feller," was Stan-
dell's pithy comment.
And to show (hat there Wel;e
no hard feelings, a .few days
later, at a buffalo hunt, Ferry
landau saved the life of the
IKid when he was thrown from
his horse and attacked by a
wounded buffalo.
7Borroloola was an oasis well
and truly in the cutbacks. Its in-
habitants managed to live quite•
happily within he limits set by
the commissioner of income tax'
- at that time, relates Douglas.
Lockwood, he meanie of a man
had to exceed $300 to be liable
for taxation,
Consequently, Borroloola was
remarkably free from letters
bearing the imprint of the In-
land Revenue department. But
Roger Jose had a near miss,
It was in the interests of na-
tive welfare and pastoral Indus-
try, says the author, that some
kind of a road should be main-
tained between Anthony's La-
goon station, 200 miles distant,
and Borroloola. The fact that
this road, no more than a bush
track, was passable was due to
Jose, who dragged a grader over
it once a year.
At the completion of one
"road -making" session, Roger
Jose informed the authorities at
Darwin that the job had been
carried out. This tactical error
resulted in a cheque for $1000
being sent• to Jose—a sum liable
to taxation;
He was fearful 'of the result
and promptly returned the
cheque with the request that the
sum payable be amended to $300
exactly. After an exchange of
correspondence the authorities
acceded to the request, thus po-
tential official intruders were
kept off, and the peace' of Bor-
roloola remained undisturbed.
Insured Against
Being Jilted!
Pearl White, attractive star of
some of the early silent film thril-
lers, thought so much of her dim-
ple that she valued it as highly
as $50,000.
A young man engaged to a rich
girl insured himself for "$100,000'
against the risk ofbeing jilted
and losing both wife'and-fortune.
Insurance companies are natur-
ally careful about what risks they
accept, but sometimes they make
mistakes, A young married man,
for instance, once insured against
triplets. The insurance company
discovered that triplets were un-
known in each family, and work-
ed out the odds against them at
500 million to one.
With such odds they did not
charge a big premium. but later
they wished they had. Triplets
arrived two years later.
ADIOS NEW YORK — Cuban
to a crowd as he takes leave
Prim
of
e Minister Fidel Castro
New York City.
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SPEAKING OF SMALL CARS — Racer, sands car and open truck are small enough to fit on
the little finger of a man's hand, Tru" 'nab," ; b," 4 uar:its !hey 1 y loomed large as the smallest
eishbits at o showing of small autos in Paris, France.
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