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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-02-04, Page 3Snowed ilii,. With The Cowl It's.a good day when you can sit In the kitchen rocker, a pussy- cat on your knee, and watch a snowstorm, It makes you inspec- torrgenerat of the elements, and lets both you and the cat Medi- ;;,tate quietly on any ,number of 'things, I got to thinking of the time I was a youngster and got buried in the cowshed. Just such a storm as this, Difference was , it wasn't a fust storm We'd bad some good ones that year already, and this one.I mention added another couple of feet. It also demon- strated a grave error in our ar- chitecture, for we'd hung the cowshed door so it swung out. In the snow belt of Maine, this is silly. We'd widened some win- dows, and thought we had a pretty good place. When 1 came down into the kitchen that a,m., snow covered the house windows, so Mother had a lamp burning as she stir- red the porridge at the stove.. Upstairs, there had been the noise of the wind and driving. flakes, but here in the kitchen there was no sound of the wel- ter outside, Insulated against, noise, cold, and light, we were as snug as any Eskimo, and I pulled on my storm slottes and made ready for nay morning trek out to chore the cow, I wasn't ,a six-footer then, and the drifts were. I slung the milk over one elbow, clutched a turn- ed -down barn lantern in that. hand, and held the big wooden snow shovel in the other. Thus I wallowed to the shed, and it wasn't easy. I dug down, clear- ing room for the door to swing, and soon had it open far enough to squeeze in. It took more room for the 12 -quart milk pail than it did for me, But I made it, pull- ed the door to, and shot the hasp. My cow, usually up and eager at the sound of approaching breakfast, was not ready for me that stormy morning. The snow had covered her windows, too, and there had 'been no warning that morning was come. As far as she knew, it was still last night. Abruptly, some intruder had violated her boudoir and . surprised her. She started to get up. about the time I squeezed through the door. A cow, you know, gets up hind -end foremost, It is an ana- tomical maneuver least designed to accommodate the style of EYE-CATCHING - Offbeat jewelry designer Sam Kramer stares through a troyful of glass eyes in his shop in New York's Greenwich Village. He uses the unblinking waren in making weird jewelry design. manger in wilier man usually attaches her, When she gets' down, her bead stretclled fors ward on her grain box and her body relaxed in the sweet sow- fort of repose, she would do a lot better to stand up front-end first, This would save her from, ramming her snout into the ;manger, and effect a manipula- tion more suited to the.eiroum- stances: Instead, she hoists her stern aloft, and tor the elevation thus gained she pays dearly on the bow, Given ample time to awake, shake off the sleepiness, and do the thing with dignity and poise, a cpw can make out after a fashion, but when an ele- ment of urgency or surprise is added she goes all to pieces. So my cow, suddenly intruded thus upon, came to with a jerk and began to stand up. By the time she had brought her hind quarters to an alert, the door had closed behind hie, and it must have made her think she had been mistaken. Neither up nor down, she stood there wait- ing to see what might happen next, and decided at last the alarm had been false, She start -- eft to lie down again just as I turned up. the wick of the lent - ern and bathed the tie-up in the yellow kerosene glow, . This brilliance convinced her it was morning, so she shifted to rise again, But then, she must have concluded lanterns were for night, and just as she con- vinced herself it was morning she reversed that decision and decided tolie down again. After that, her thought processes went to pot, and I stood there in the shed and watched the stern end of my poor cow rising and lower- ing,- so confused she didn't know dawn from dusk. When I spoke to her, she re. sponded, engaging her coordina- tion so she got her front end up the next time the hind end went by, and she turned and looked at me with sad eyes, questioning me silently as to how this all started. 1 brushed her down, speaking cajolingly as is the proper approach, but she was taut and distraught as I milked her, her ears laid back and her eyes bugged. A cow, thus wound up, usual- ly becomes a "hard" milker, and it took me longer than usual to dram her. She was filling the pail, foam and all, at that time to aboutan inch from the top, and. I worried about toting that heft of splashing milk- through the new snow to the house. In- deed, this thought made me de- cide not to water her that morn- ing, for I'd have to lug her drink in a pail. I figured I'd let it go until afternoon, and do it leis- , urely, after school, Then, of course, I found the snow had fallen and blown against my cowshed door, and I couldn't get out. I was trapped, by an out -swinging door in snow country. Mother, with bacon and - eggs on . schedule, would be dressing and feeding, the younger ones, and it would be some time before she thought of me, and could pull en heavy' clothes to come and get me. The froth on my pail of milk had settled com- pletely by the time she carne, called to me through the door, and began digging away snow. We didn't get bussed in those times, and we all went to school that morning. After I had break- fast: We were all late, and, my teacher asked why. 1 told her, and she said on bad mornings I should start sooner. -By John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. WHICH ARE YOU? Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this happens at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning riot only re- mains young, but becomes con- stantly more valuable regard- less of physical capacity, -Harvey Ullman. cQ�/ 7. Steeple 29. Nulled CROSSWORD ORD 8. 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A, Asselbergs of the Plant Research Institute, Canada De- partment of Agriculture, has proved that infra -red lamps are superior to steam -water in the blanching of apples, celery, peas and potatoes. * 4 e A few benefits: For -apples, celery and peas, infra -red (1) reduces the amount of water, thereby cutting handI- ing and storage costs; (2) does not leach out flavour and nutri- ents, as in the case of water eir steam; and (3) improves tex- ture, flavour and appearance. For potatoes, it (1) reduces the fat absorption in french fries; and (2) allows better re- covery of the raw material. * * * Canada pioneered in this field in 1955 and today has the only known laboratory experimenting with infra -red fruit and vege- table blanching. Dr. Asselbergs first became interested in this process while attending univer- sity in the late 1940's. Enquiries have been received from the United States, Yugo- slavia, Spain, Belgium, Italy and South American countries. * * * Infra -red blanching of celery is being carried out on a com- mercial basis ler a. Southern _On 'tario food processing company. Domestic celery is prepared in September f o r manufacturing use during the winter - avoid- ing the high cost of importing. A 20 -foot long infra -red tunnel can process more than 1,000 pounds of the finished product per hour. * * * Apple peeling by infra -red heat is another technique under experimentation at the federal laboratory. Researchers found that the loss at weight through peeling by this process was about two and .a half' per cent, compared to 15 to 18 per cent through the use of mechanical peeling machines. * * * The three major types of infra -red radiators. being used in experiments are calrods, quartz tubes and quartz lamps. The main, difference lies in the oper- ating temperature of the fila. ment. In the first two types, the operating temperature is be- tween 1,400 and 1,800 degrees F., while in the third type the file- ment temperature. is 4,000 de- grees F. ..r, * # * Infra -red heat is not a sure• fire method of blanching all've- getabies. For example, it has so far been. unsuccessful with as- eparagus, turnips and carrots. "But," comments Dr, Assel- bergs, "as we get more basic information we may be able to overcome the difficulties we have met with these vegetables." e * Damage by forest fires to soils depends on the kind and lnten- ' city of the fire, the soil type, topography of the land and the climate, • states A. Leahey, Re- search Branch, Canada Depart- ment of Agriculture. Thus, the effect of a fire can only be evaluated by examining the soil in the burnt area, * 4• * Little or 110 permanent damage is done to mineral soils by the direct action of fire, but indirect- ly considerable damage may re- sult from erosion during the period the soils are exposed without a vegetable cover. On the other hand, organic soils may be badly damaged or even des- troyed by the direct action of fire but subsequent losses from ero- sion are likely to be negligible. b e * The only part at mineral soils that can be destroyed by fire is the thin, surface Layer of organic matter which is usually present in forest soils. Destruction of this layer results in the less of nitrogen. However, the re- sulting ash benefits the under- lying mineral soil. * * *. Organic soils will burn if they are dry enough, and consequently forest fires may severely damage or destroy them. Fire in organic soils is particularly dangerous as it may smoulder for years and then break out again in full fury. * 4, 4, The number of cases of rabies in Canada from April 1 to the middle of December took a 75 per cent drop from the same period a year ago. A spokesman for the Health of Animals Division said there were 479 laboratory confirmed cases, compared with 1,871 for the cor- responding period in 1958. He termed the situation "net nearly as grave." * * e Ontario remained the center 01 infection, with 433 cases. Middle- sex, Elgin and Huron counties and adjoining territory in the southwestern part of the prov- ince appear to be the principally infected areas. Ontario last year reported 1,823 cases. * * * Most significant decline was in the number of foxes infected. The disease has never become established in the dog popula- tion which, fi it happened, would pose an even. greater threat to humans. The rabies epidemic broke • out among the wildlife in northern Canada about three years ago and gradually spread southward. "Lend Inc ' ten - dollars, old man;' said, Browne to his col - "Lending," carne the reply, "often spoils friendship, and ours is worth more than ten dollars." "All right, make- it twenty- five." Upsidedown to Prevent Peek ng ®®tie3®0t '®Gicaol►® lagi rimrJ®,W `®®ViDI raN❑N i -r7121 0i ERNE',;r:7 :;v ' .:MI ids., i,. r ‘ , OEit y, . I b Fa ►�w pea g UNDAY SC OOT LESSON tly Key It. tjarelue B.A., S.D. The Demand for Repentance and Faith W ur '11n Acts 17:10-12, 22-23, 29.34 11fiemofy Selection: Walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 1 Thessalonians 2:12. Paul pushed on into Mace- donia from Philippi to Thessa- lonica, now known as Saloniki. His preaching in the synagogues of Christ's death for us and His rising again, brought many con- verts among the Greeks, includ- ing some prominent women of the city. Envious Jews raised an agitation in the city, saying, "These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; -and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus." Poor Paul! The devil was stirred every- where that Paul went. Why isn't there more opposition to the preaching of the Gospel around us today? Is it because God isn't working very much in the salva- tion of souls or that people are generally too indifferent to care? Are we too inoffensive? We do know that missionaries de en- counter opposition in many parts. And, as in Paul's day, much of the opposition comes from religi- ous groups. 13y night, Paul and Silas slip- ped away to Berea. Here the Jews were' nrore noble•minded: than those of Tliesselonica, tst that they received the word' with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Many of both Jews and Greeks believed, But ;I:ws in. Thessalor nice, ]earning; of the spiritual victories, came over and made trouble, Again Paul had to :slip away, Silas and Timothy re- mained. It all worked out for the best, It kept Paul on the move and he seemed to be the right pian for introducing the Gospel into many different cities. In Athens Paul was deeply moved as 110 saw the city so completely given over to idola- try. In the synagogue and mar- ket he talked with the people, Then he was invited by a group of curious intellectuals, philos- ophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoic]ts, to speak on Mars' Hill. He spoke to them of the one God, He who created all things, Ile called on them to repent of their sins and believe on Him who God hath appointed to judge the human family. When he spoke of the resurrec- tion of this Man, Jesus Christ, some mocked. Some, both of men and women, believed. Paul had a greater truth to present than the greatest of the philos- ophers; truth that was backed by the miracle working power of the God of creation. PROTESTED GOODS Most of the stock was drenched when a large water pipe burst in a Southend, England, store, The establishment specializes in rain- coats. ISSUE 5 - 1960 Strange, Deadly Solar Radiation Seen As Greatest Threat by Ray Crowley NEA Staff Correspondent Washington - (NEA) -There's growing evidence of a new type of here -today -gone -tomorrow ra- diation in the heavens that may delay manned space travel for years. This radiation is so deadly at times - just 100 or so miles out in space - that it would doom to death half the space travelers exposed for just 30 minutes. Cmdr. Malcolm Ross of the Office of Naval Research says: "This new radiation tends to make the hazards of the Van Allen radiation belts seem pale by comparison." Though it has not been accur- ately mapped, there is some evi- dence this new radiation occurs about once every two months. It doesn't seem to be predictable though. The time this dangerous radia- tion lasts is also erratic. It may feet blast off engines larger than heretofore thought necessary. This "new" radiation appar- ently extends all through our solar system. It scattered and made relatively harmless by the earth's atmosphere, therefore it doesn't affect us seriously here on earth. No one knows for certain how it occurs. But it is definitely dif- ferent from the so-called Van Allen belts of radiation around the earth. The Van Allen belts, though not always of the same size or intensity, apparently cov- er a large but somewhat limited area in phace. This "new" radia- tion goes on forever through space. It occurs in erratic bursts which seem to be set off by the giant "solar flares on the sun. The radiation particles them- selves seem to be protons - th9e small particles which are the hearts of hydrogen atoms. But there is no evidence that PHYSICIST ROSS: Veteran of four successful balloon flights into space enclosed In a gondola such as• he exhibits, studied new deadly radiation waiting for spacemen. last in heavy concentration for eight days, or only one. But the "usual" period of high danger seems to be from three to seven days. To protect men in a space Whip from this radiation would take a prohibitive amount of lead shielding. It might, in fact, ig t, n increase the weight of the act- ual space ship itself by several times. Present guessing is that there would have to be three to four inches of lead shielding around a space ship to protect space men adequately during one of these bursts of radiation, That added weight would be well beyond the capability of present man -carrying space tra- vel programs or even think- ing. That means added years in finding a lighter -than -lead pro. tection from the newly -found. radiation, Or extra years to per - all sun eruptions or sun flares set off a shower of these particular bombarding particles, So at pres- ent there's no way of knowing when a space man is going to run into a shower of this killing radiation - until it's too late. For at the peak, he may - ht he's well out in space -receive radiation at the rate of about 1,000 Roentgens an hour. And that may give him a killing dose in half an hour. This radiation has been stud- ied in cooperation with the Office of Naval Research by a team of scientists at the University of Minnesota. These men - Dr. E. P. Ney, Dr. J. 13. Winckler and Dr P, S. Freier - already have data enough for Commander Ross to report that this "major new dis- covery" may impose "tile most serious threat yet to manned space flight."