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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-10-12, Page 3A World More Silent Than The Sea MY tee favourite kinds of places in this world are coini reefs and rain forests. I don't know how I would vote if I nod to choose between them, had to decide that I could go only to reefs and never to forests again, or vice versa, My idea has long been to live by a bread, sandy beach with a rain forest behind me and a coral reef offshore be- fore me, with either open to exploration or contemplation. Maybe someday I'll achieve the ideal. There are places where it is possible. Certainly they are different enough, the rain forest and the coral reef. They have no inhebi- 'tants in common , , . They have this in common: one is the pro- duct of the most favourable Pos- sible conditions for life in the sea, the other for life on land. Sunlight, warmth, moisture, are always abundantly present, sta- ble, and favourable throughout the year. Moreover, they have remained about the same over long stretches of geological time. _ As a result, there is a tremen- dous variety of different kinds of organisms in both environ- ments = and these organisms, among themselves, have develop- ed a tremendous variety of dif- ferent kinds of relationships. "Rain forest" and "jungle" are frequently taken to mean the same thing, But I have never liked the word jungle. It has all the wrong connotations .. , The true rain forest, untouch- ed, almost untrodden by man, is a very different sort of place. The forest floor is open, carpeted with the richly variegated browns of many different kinds of fallen leaves, sometimes brightly spotted with -blue or red or yellow from flowers that have fallen from unseen heights above. The carpeting is thin, easily scuffed away to show the red lateritic clay soil so charac- teristic of the equatorial regions. There is no thick accumulation of leaf mold like that of northern forests, no rich accumulation of humus. The processes of decay are too fast to permit much organic accumulation in the soil. There is little vegetation on • the forest floor since the light is too dim for plants, There is a thin growth of tree seedlings (which have no chance to grow unless some catastrophe to a for- est giant should open space), ferns, sometimes dwarf palms, or scattered thickets of huge - leaved aroids, the sort of plants that also grow well in the dim light of hotel lobbies. But lege- ally, the forest floor is open, with vistas of a hundred feet or more, vistas framed and closed by the straight trunks of the trees that disappear into the vaulted green canopy that they support above. The rain forest is perhaps more truly a silent world than the sea. The wind scarcely pene- trates; it is not only silent, it is still. All sound then gains a curi- ously enhanced mystery.—From "The Forest and the Sea," by Marston Bates. Imagination — something that sits up with' a wife when her husband's out late. , 111, MERRY MENAGERIE 0414j4it\I lag "Stop beefing about the heat! It was YOUR idea that travel Would be educational f o r Junior!" 13 YEARS AGO — Another United Nations official killed in the quest for peace was Count. Folke Bernadotte, Leader of the U.N. team to 'arrange an Israeli -Arab truce, he was assassinated Sept.' 17, 1948, in Israel — almost 13 years, to the day before the death of Dag Hammarsklold. Here's A Really Big Fish Story "Boil fifty minutes for every 100 -lb. of fish." That's not an extract from one of Mrs. Bee- ton's recipes. It's the secret of cooking a 731 -lb. tunny whole— discovered by chefs at a big London restaurant, That tunny was so large that it was found possible, when it was cooked, to serve both hot and cold fish from it. At a spe- cial luncheon guests were serv- ed from the head, carved over a hot plate, or from the tail, in ice — the whole tunny still ly- ing in the tank in which it had been boiled, Tunny even larger than that have been caught in British waters, Many magnifi- cent specimens are captured in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast during the tunny -fishing season in late summer. This could be a record tunziy- fishing season around British shores, say the tough men who practise this strenuous sport. It's a rule peculiar to the British Tunny Club that this mammoth fish must be taken from a row- ing boat. Fishing elsewhere is from power craft, although when a tunny has been hooked the en- gine is switched off and man and fish fight it out. It's fairly common for a tun- ny fish to grow to a length of over ten feet and weigh halt a ton. Only an expert fisherman can deal with these monsters of the deep. There is considerable risk of injury in patching them, but the sport has always attract- ed the robust angler. A founder -member and first president of the British Tunny Club in 1832 celebrated the in- auguration by landing a 798-1b. fish, beating the world record of Zane Grey, the writer of Wild West stories. The president (Sir Edward Peel) later beat his own record with an 812 -pounder. The season this year in Bri- tish 'waters is expected to last into October — unless very high seas suddenly make fishing im- possible. Tunny fishing remains one of the few types of big -game hunt- ing which the Englishman can still practise in the waters of his homeland. After hooking a tunny he may tow you in a small rowing boat for four or five hours over the waves of the North Sea — and at times, it's like a prolonged trip on the giant racer at a fair- ground. When first hooked, the tunny tries all the tricks it knows. It makes short, swift rushes and frequent doublin,gs. Sometimes WRONG BUT RIGHT — Reversed sign on hood may be con- fusing for a moment, but seen in another vehicle's rear. view mirror, it reads correctly, This is an innovation by the Suffolk Veterans of Foreign Wars On the ambulance they operate in Medford, N.Y, it dives as a preliminary to a Irusole-straining up and down tug o' war, No wonder tunny fishing is called "the strong man's sport," - Yet the tunny is no more than ' a giant mackerel with a girth double the thickness of a nor- anal man's body. The contour of the tunny's body is said to be the most perfect specimen of streamlining known, in nature, Tunny feed largely on sgtlici and smaller fish and when first sighted early in August they are usually from thirty to sixty miles from land, but as the sea- son advnaces they comeas near as ten miles. Salted tunny was a great deli- cacy among the Romans, and the Phoenicians established a fish- ery in Spain at a very early period. ,Tunny fish are depicted on some of their medals. Fashions in Dogs Over The Years To the elderly who live alone, a dog is another heartbeat in the house. To the modern American family, the dog is the capstone of togetherness. No one doubts, then, that there are sound .rea• sons why people like dogs. But less sound are the reasons why they prefer one breed to an- other, As Jerome Van Wiseman, the proprietor of Gimbals' pet department (which sells more than 5,000 dogs yearly), put it: "It's like falling in love," Mulling the riddle among the New York department store's noisy pup populace last month, Van Wiseman ventured some general notions: "The mother of the family_ is usually the deci- sive factor, in whether to get a dog, and in what kind of dog to get. Nowadays, poodles are first, then beagles, then dachsh- unds, then Chihuahuas. P.00dles don't shed, and the next three are all short -haired dogs, The dog shows don't have much to do with what breed is popular. Last year at Westminster, a Peke took Best in Show. We didn't get a single call for Pekes all that week. But when Dis- ney's "101 Dalmatians" opened in New York, we got 101 calls for them. Outside the city at the West- chester Kennel Club show last month, it was a 100 -pound bloodhound that won the day. While dog fanciers milled about in sun helmets improvised from inverted cardboard dogfood dishes, a high-born hound nam- ed Short Bred's Marc of Giralda took top prize in the country's largest one -day show. Still, Ed- win Sayres, manager of the Giralda Farms kennel, admitted: "It's unlikely that the breed will become more sought after as pets. They can get very unhappy in confined spaces." Presidents, Van Wiseman ex- plained, influence pooch pop- ularity. Charlie,. the Kennedys' Welsh terrier, upstaged as he is by Caroline, has still managed to start a small Welsh terrier flurry. "But it isn't what it -was with Coolidge's airedale, or Roosevelt's Scotty. Poodles lead now, but that's partly fashion, and partly that poodles are fine dogs. Very intelligent. It was for those same reasons — intelligence and character — that German shepherds were the most popular breed 40 years ago. With the crash, though they gave way to the Boston terrier which eats less. The cocker spaniel, mournful and affection- ate, caught the nation's fancy from 1936 to 1952, as the world went " from bad to wars. Then the energetic beagle became the totem of the. '50s until the poodle ascendancy in 1959. There are, of course, quirks in dog buying that are impos- sible to explain. Gimbels gets ten or so letters a year from men, enclosing locks of their wives' hair, for Van Wiseman to match with a poodle. Psychia- trists frequently call up to pick dogs for their patients, General- ly, for high-strung people, a beagle or a hound is prescribed. Terriers are good for lethargic, depressed people, "Pugs," Van Wiseman said, "are coming in, in New York—the Duchess of Windsor keeps pugs. German shepherds are still popular ,, . they're good watchdogs," it was at the great Dane ring of the Westchester Kennel Club show, where 105 of the huge dogs loped about or suffered the judge to examine their teeth, that Van Wiseman's ideas had their most pointed illustra- tion. A harried mother spoke firmly to her little boy: "No, you can't have one," and steered him off to the beagles with a lure of ice cream. -- From NEWSWEEK It's President Gibbs, president of the famous secretarial school that quipped, "If you know where to put a comma, it's a sign of education; if you know where to put a semicolon, it's a sign of culture." Obey the traffic signs — they are placed there for YOUR SAFETY. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING BABY CHICKS BRAY has Started Ames pullets, and ether good varieties, ava able qulcis shipment; also some dayolds, Order October -November broiler chicks now. Your requirements hatched to order. See local agent, or writeprayHatch. wry, 100 John North, Hamilton, Ont.. ROSINESS PROPERTIES FOR SALE PHOTOGRAPHIC Studio and Camera Shop; fuliy.equippped' established 15 years; P.O Box lee, S'orest, Ontario. COINS GUARANTEED TO. PAY $10.00 for sees .ass. $4.0y0� for 1929 .010. 10 Page opo firstadpurchase. list Tor Toronto refundable 397 Terminal "A' Toronto, Ontario, CHINOH1LLA5 LIQUIDATING Chinchilla herd, and all equipment. Best offer. DuBe Chin chiller, 1875 Chandler, Windsor, Ont, DEER HUNTING BURKS Falls, Algonquin Park area, for deer; everything supplied. C. Sher. ratt 6.Emsdale• Phone Burks Falls, DOGS. FOR SALE SPRINGER Spaniel puppies, also cocker Spaniel, Shelties and German Short HairedPointers. Registered, well-bred stock, healthy, reasonable. Ormatrum Head Kennels, R,R, 2, Tecumseh, Ont. WEIMARANER5 Registered males and females, 6 mths, to 18 mths. old, Contact Clarence Holmes. "Ghost Inn Kennels.' etnel .' ROeg,6•b75. No, 1, Blenheim, O Polite Message Gets Polite Answer In London, The Journal of the Institute of Chiropodists report- ed recently that a member of the organization, highly exasperated and frustrated, parked his car in a no -parking zone. He left on the windshield a message that read: "I have circled this block 20 times. I have an appointment to keep. Forgive us our tres- passes." When the gentleman returned, any hopes of official leniency he may have had were dashed by the following note: "I've circled this block 20 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I lose my job. Lead us not into temptation." The chiropodist got a rejoinder in kind that still managed to maintain official integrity. It is agreeable rather than otherwise to find relations be- tween offender and police con- ducted on such a genial basis and far be it from us tocontend that the chiropodist put his foot in his mouth.—(Memphis) Com- mercial Appeal. How Can I? By Roberta Lee Q. What is the best way to remove rain spots from a felt hat? A, Rub the surface of the hat with steel wool until the nap is raised, and you'll find the spots have disappeared, Q. Is there any way I can re- pair leather table tops that have been marred by deep ciigaret burns? A. Sometimes melted wax will do the trick. Use wax of a color that matches the leather as closely as possible, and drop the melted wax into the burn hole, then smooth it flush with the leather surface, using a warm knife blade. Although this re- pair is not perfect, it will be al- most unnoticeable, if your colors are well matched. ... Q. How can I go about remov- ing the old whitewash from my basement walls preparatory to painting them? A. Soften the lime in the whitewash with a solution of one part muriatic acid and five parts water. Afterward, this should be brushed down with a stiff wire brush, followed by a hosing with clean water, CAUTION: Wear rubber gloves when working with muriatic acid, and be very careful not to splash any of it on ydur clothes or' skin! w U DISTRIBUTORS WANTED UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY for men and women to build their own business. Products have national promotion, Commissions, Bonus, Lifetime overrides, Write R. Dahmer, 30 William St, West, Water. 100, Ontario. FARM CATALOGUE FREE fall farm catalogue, write Wil. ham Caropbeil, Realtor, Listowel, FARM HELP WANTED FULLY farmp Good wagesland steady' employment. Apply Andrew Carter. Phone 043.2750 Snelgrove, Ont. FARMS FOR SALE 100 ACRE farm good hunting and fish- ing area, Apply Joe Robins. art 1, Gravepherst, FIFTY acre farm, level, goodbuild. lugs, conveniences, 1+ miles west of Palmerston on town line, For infor- mation contact Roy Turton, phone 807.3, R.R. 2, Palmerston.. DAIRY farm, 100 acres, modern build- ings, 1200 pound milk contract, $35,000 full price. BEEF' farm, 300 acres clay 1 o a m stream, buildings are good but need modernizing. Asking $22,500. POTATO farm, 160 acres sandy loam, stream $25,500. STOCK' farm, 190 acres, modern home, scenic location, $27,500, Call Jack Will. son, Shelswel) Real Estate, Parkway 8. 9961, Barrie, FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE DITCHER FOR SALE SPEICIHER TANDEM TRACTION, two years old, with hydraulic ground con- veyor and 14 in. buckets, Roth Bros. Phone 217, Wellesley, Ont, END OF SEASON CLEARANCE SALE 1—M -H Clipper $ 575 1—Cockshutt 132" Self. Propelled, 10 ft. $2,300 2—M -H No. 27, 12 ft. 32,300 1—M -1i No. 26, 10 ft$1,500 1—Allis Chalmers No. 66 PTO $ 500 Pickups Available For All Machines Lloyd Beckham & Son WOODSTOCK & INGERSOLL Located 2 Miles West of Woodstock On the Governor's Road FOR SALE — MISCELLANEOUS GRIMM Evaporator 5 x 20 feet, also buckets, lids, splles, tanks, draw -off sans, sleighs. Priced low. Earl Thome. son, Colborne, Ont. SURPRISE Boxes Value $2,00. Now. selling for $1.00. useful articles for all the Family. Send $1.00 to: Mr. Gerald Gillett, Herring Neck, Newfoundland. JUNIOR PHONE $8.95 COMMUNICATE from main building to barn, garage, boathouse or basement. C,O,D., F.O.B., Montreal. Gemsoc, P.O. Box 345, Snowdon, Montreal 29, Quebec, ALADDIN KEROSENE HEATER For barns, sheds, cellars, summer cot. tages, camping or emergency heating. Operates on nonexplosive kerosene, burning up to 25 hours on a single gal- lon, Produces up to 9,320 BTU's per hour, enough to heat 3,000 cu. ft. It burns with a blue flame, hence no smoke or odour. Perfectly safe, quick to heat, easy to operate. Completely portable. No flue pipe needed. Ruggedly constructed of heavy gauge steel with green enamel finish. Satisfaction guaranteed. Only $29.95, we pay freight if cash sent with order. Aber & Sons, 36 Van Horne, Montreal. HELP WANTED MALE HOSPITAL ORDERLY PERMANENT position open for man qualified by training and experience. Medical, Hospital and Sickness Benefit Insurance, Pension Plan, 40 hour week, $200.00 per month to start, Apply: DI• rector of Nursing, District Memorial Hospital, Leamington, Ontario. STATIONARY ENGINEER (4th Class) PERMANENT position to satisfactory applicant with papers. Mainly on shift work, but interesting opportunity to learn maintenance of hospital equip- ment. Medical, Hospital, Sickness Bene- fits, Pension Plan, 40 hour week, start- ing salary $225 monthly. Apply: Ad. ministrator, District Memorial Hospital. Leamington, Ontario. MACHINERY FOR SALE DODGE power wagon 4 -wheel drive complete with winch ,portable derrick and leg, Jack arms and connection for electric trailer brakes. Good condi- tion. Louis Lejeune, R.R. 1, Fort Erie. Phone 'Fort Erie 871-2332 evenings. MEDICAL POST'S ECZEMA SALVE BANISH the torment of dry eczema rashes and weeping skin troubles. Post's Eczema Salve will not disappoint you Itching, scalding and burning ecze• ma, acne. ringworm, pimples and foot eczema WI/1 respond readily to the stainless odorless ointment regardless of how stubborn or hopeless they seem. Sent Post Free on Receipt or Price PRICE 53.50 PER JAR POST'S. REMEDIES 1865 St. Clair Avenue East TORONTO ISSUE 40 — 1961 MEDICAL DON'T pa IAYI EVERY StiNevi R Op RHEUMATIC PAINS OR NEURITIS SHOULD TRY DIXON'S RRMDY, MUNRO'S DRUG STORE 335 ELGiN, OTTAWA, 31.25 Express Celled NURSES WANTED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSES REQUIRED for 54 -bed hospital in West- ern Ontario, Addition planned. Must be qualified. Salary open. Liberal fringe benefits. Apply in writing, staling qualifications and salary required to J. F. Mills, Administrator. Groves Memorial Community hospital, Fergus, Ont. NURSERY STOCK GOVERNMENT certified Latham sec. and year raspberry plants $00.00 per thousand, $7.00 per hunr:red. James Radbourne, R 4, Tara, Ontario. NUTRIA ATTENTION PURCHASERS OF NUTRIA When purchasing nutria consider the following points Which this organize• tionoffers: iibred of standard types recommended 2. The reputation of a plan which is proving r v ng itfied self substantiated by files of 3. Full Insurance against replacement, should they not live or in the event certicsterility of 11 merit) explained in star 4. Wegive you only mutations which are In demand for fur garments 5. You receive from this arganizauen e guaranteed pelt mr.rlet In writing. 6. Membership In our exclusive breed. ars' associstlon whereby only pur- chasers of this stock may participate in the benefits so offered 7. Prices for Breeding Stock start at $200 a pair Special offer to those who qualify, earn vour Nutria on our cooperative basis Write:. Can -filen Nutria Ltd., R.R. No. 2, Stouffyille, Ontario. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN BE A HAIRDRESSER JOIN CANADA'S LEADING SCHOOL Great Opportunity Learn Hairdressing Pleasant dignified profession. good wages Thousands of successful Marvel Graduates America's Greatest System Illustrated Catalogue Free Write or Call MARVEL HAIRDRESSING SCHOOL 356 Bloor St. W., Toronto Branches: 44 King St. W., Hamilton 72 Rideau Street. Ottawa PERSONAL AUTHORS invited submit MSS all types (including poems) for book ;mini. cation. Reasonabl^ terms. Stockwell Ltd., Ilfracombe, England, lestd. 18991. HYGIENIC RUBBER GOODS TESTED guaranteed mailed in plain parcel Including .catalogue and sex book free with trial assortment. 10 for $1.00. (Finest quality) Western Dlstrlbe- tors, Box 24 -TPF. Regina, Sask. PHOTOGRAPHY FARMER'S CAMERA CLUB BOX 31, GALT, ONT. 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SCHOOL OF WELDING 92 John St. N., Hamilton JA. 9-7427 JA. 7-9681 ATLANTIC CITY GETS A TASTE OF ESTHER — Man at right runs for cover as huge waves rush under boardwalk and crash against a seawall in Atlantic City, N.J. Torrential mains and gale -force winds hit the New Jersey Coast in the afternoon as Hurricane esther roared up the Atiantk. Sat