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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-09-23, Page 6Cleaning Fluids- -Iarndle With Care Not long ago a New Jersey wo- man attempted to clean a pair of gloves with an inflammable clean- ing fluid near a lighted coal stove. Two minutes later she was dead. So were a neighbor's two little•girls who were visiting her: Her three small, sons, pulled from the flaming wreckage of the home, died of burns in an ambulance on the way to a hospital. • In another instance a -maid who decided to clean several articles of clothing with naptha forgotto open the doors and windows of the room in which she was working. She was found on the floor shortly afterward in a semi-conscious con dition and bleeding from a lacera- tion of the scalp. Evidently she had fallen and injured herself when overcome by ,the fumes of the cleaning fluid. Fortunately, she recovered, although the head injury disabled her for three weeks, These cases are not isolated in- cidents. Similar ones happen re- peatedly. They illustrate the dan- ger of using solvents carelessly round the home, Protection against these organic solvents—the chem- Ists' name for many cleaning fluids —demands a knowledge of their hazards. These hazards are of four kinds. Some solvents are highly inflam- mable, and all give off harmful vapors. All can be injurious to the skin, and all are poisonous if taken internally: Five types of organic solvents are used in the home for cleaning clothes. r u g s,' upholstery a n d leather; for thinning and removing paints; and for dozens of other purposes. The most common of these solvents are: 3.. Gasoline, naptha and benzine. 2. Turpentine. 3. Benzol (sometimes called ben- zene; not to be confused with ,enzine). 4. Methyl and ethyl alcohol- s. Carbon tetrachloride, Care must be taken, also, to avoid breathing the vapors of or- ganic solvents, because all the com- mon ones are -anesthetics, and some may cause more or less serious injury to internal organs if large amounts of the vapor are inhaled for a considerable period of time. The Most serious solvent hazard is that of inflammability. Accord - lug to the National Fire Protection Association, about 200 persons are killed annually and a thousand in- jured in 23,000 fires caused by in- flammable cleaning fluids used in American homes. Asfar a inflammability is con- cerned, s nn ty c I cerned carbon tetrachloride is 100 per cent safe, since it will not burn and its vapors will not explode. In fact, the liquid is an efficient and widely -used fire extinguishing agent, Success A successful man is one who snakes more money than his wife tan spend, and a successful woman )s one who can land such a man. Horse Sense Two Comics—and a Prize Beauty—Betty Jean Ferguson of Halifax is better known to hun- dreds of thousands as "Miss Canada". While visiting the Canadian National Exhibition one of her special thrills was a "buggy ride' with the famous comedy team Ole Olsen and Chick Johnson. That's Olsen holding the reins, while Chick tries to persuade Betty Jean that there's absolutely no danger of anything extraordinary happening. since it vaporizes on contact with heat and smothers a fire. Ethyl and methyl alcohol are in- flammable solvents, somewhat more so than turpentine but much less inflammable than gasoline, benzine and benzol. Highly Inflammable Gasoline and its related products are so highly inflammable that Arany states have regulations gainst storing them in the home. They give off highly inflammable vapors which can flow in invisible streams , as far as 200 feet from their source. Where the inflammable solvents are concerned the danger of fire is greater inside the home than out- side, since indoors there are more sources of ignition for solvent vapors, such as stoves, furnaces, electrical appliances, and the like. Also there are more combustible materials to spread a fire. Accord- ingly, inflammable solvents should be used out of door wherever pos- sible. Care must be exercised to avoid generating static electrical sparks when pouring the solvents from one metal container into another or when rubbing cleaning g ceanig fluffdon fabrics, leather or other articles to be cleaned. By placing the pan or basin in which the fluid is to be used on the ground out of doors, static electricity may be conducted harmlessly off into the earth. Those who tend to minimize the danger of such static electrical sparks night bear in mind that- even the tiny sparks generated by rubbing a cat's fur have been known to ignite explosive solvent vapors. All the highly inflammable sol- vents should be stored outdoors, in approved safety containers, and only in small quantities. ��6 4aSC 4a/ :t=4-. I CHICKEN—COUNTRY-STYLE Here's an easy way to prepare a tasty, hearty chicken dinner that cuts preparing time down to a minimum. One plump 3-4 Ib. frier. Pepper. Butter. Flour, Salt. Bacon Fat. (Exact measurements are not given as they depend on the size of the chicken and the number of parts in which the bird is cut Cut the. chicken into pieces which will make generous servings. Cover each piece thoroughly with butter (a pastry brush is an ideal utensil for this job). Sprinkle servings with salt and pepper, then dust with flour. Heat an old-fashioned iron -handled spider (cast-iron frying pan). Pour sufficient bacon fat to "fry" the chicken pieces, which are placed in the spider cut side down. Put the spider into a 350 degree oven and BAKE for about one hour, We suggest you serve baked pepper squash halves and carrots and peas with this. Then treat the family to the New Caramel Cake. CARAMEL CAKE This recipe fills a 2% quart mold, which can be any shape you want. A round mixing bowl will do if no other mold is available.) Melt 60 caramel candy squares in 5 cups milk over low heat. Soak 8 envelopes unflavored, gelatin in 1 cup cold milk. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in the top of a double boiler and blend in 7 tablespoons flour. Stir in slowly 1 cup cold milk, then 'the hot milk in which the caramels are melted. Cook in double boiler until smooth and thick, add gelatin, 1 tablespoon vanilla and r/s teaspoon salt, and stir until gelatin is dis- solved. Cool to lukewarm. Spread 234 cups nut meats—English walnuts or pecans—or a mixture of both—on a cookie sheet and toast in a 450 degree F. oven until brown. (This will take watching. Shake the cookie sheet often and turn nuts over with a pancake turner so they will brown evenly.) When they are cool, set aside a dozen or so perfect halves to decorate the top of the mold and cut or break the rest into fairly large pieces and stir them into the pudding. Now Ile the sides of the mold with lady fingers in a pattern hat suits its shape. If you're using an oblong or square mold, put lady fingers on the bottom as well as on the sides. Spread a thin lording of softened butter on the outside of the lady fingers and .they • ill stick to the mold wherever you place them. Spoon in the pudding eing careful not to disarrange the lady fingers, cover with wax paper lnd store in the refrigerator until set. Before serving top with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. c 4 With the Movie and Radio Folks By Grace Sharp In commenting on the return of "The Pause that Refreshes" pro- gram to the air, after its summer layoff, The New York Times showers some nice—and well-me,- ited—compliments in the dirtrnvn of Percy Faith, Canadian orchestra. leader. This is to say he was ori- ginally a Canadian, although it be- gins to look as of the bigger oppor- tunities south of the border have taken a firm hold on him. * * * "Under the knowing hand of Percy Faith, the programming for' the broadcast draws its subbstance largely from the enduring popular favorites and selections currently enjoying public approval," the re- view says, in part. "Mr. Faith treats each to the same skilful orchestra- tion which brings out the richness in a song without tamepring with its melody." * * * Then the reviewer ie r goes on to make some remarks which will strike a receptive note in the hearts of thousands who fairly detest the over -lengthy commercial "plugs" which mar so many of the pro- grams we hear. "Not the least of the program's virtues are its commercials, which are exemplary for modesty in length and tone ... In addition to being fine entertainment (The Pause That Refreshes) is a lesson in good public relations and an asset to broadcasting." * * * In the British -made film entitled "Cockpit" Harcourt Williams plays the part of a priest whose hands have been completely maimed and fingers' broken by torture in con-. centration camps in which he had been confined. How he gets this effect of maiming is rather interest- ing, I think. Before he went in front of the cameras the make-up man would apply to Williams' hands a mixture of plastic and gelatine. This was then covered with a coating of collo- dion—which drew up the actor's hands to such an extent that he was unable to use a knife and fork while it was on, and had to be fed. * * * Justin case you ever get into an argument as to wha was the first motion pciture ever produced in Canada — or even if you don't here are the facts. It was "Hiawatha" filmed at Desbarats, Ontario, back in 1903 by Charles Urban, an American from Chicago, Who later did a lot of cinema pioneering in Great Brit- ain. The acting—or most of it any- way—was done by Ojibway In- dians, and the picture consisted of some twenty scenes, and ran 825 feet in length. * * * They must have established some sort of a record when they made "Four Faces West" in which Joel McCrea and Frances Dee are featured. Although it is a typical Western, with bank robbers, sheriffs, • posses and all "the fixin's" and al- though there are guns all over the place, nota single shot is fired. Near- est anybody comes to getting knocked off is when McCrea gets bit by a rattlesnake; but in spite of this the picture doesn't lack for ac- tion. * * * A small Nova Scotia fishing vill- age is the setting for "Johnny Be- linda" starring Lew Ayres and Jane Wyman—but whether it is the real thing or a reasonable Holly- wood facsimile I haven't heard. It's said to be a very sincere and touch- ing film, with Ayres playing the part of a young doctor who be- friends a girl who is a deaf mute, and who is being badly abused by a brute of a father. Jane Wyman's performance is being hailed as one of the finest ever screened—and some of the critics are already pre- dicting an Academy Award for her on the strength of it. Merry Menagerie-ByWatt Disney Sensational! Make two-way Pat= tern 4857 as a shirtwaist dress, again as blouse and skirt for ward- robe of separates. New, Regency collar, sharp cuffs, easy skirtl Pattern 4875 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, 1P8, 20; 40. Size 16, blouse, 23f yards 39 -inch; skirt, 2g. yards. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 128 -18th Street, New Toronto. 'S;o plainly SIZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER "He says he's subject to blains!" ch11- NOT— FIASNES? Are yougoing thru the functional 'middle - age' period peculiar to women (88-52 yen.)? 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Saul came to Jerusa- lem to join the disciples there but he was shunned, as they thought it might be a trick to get on the in- side and •secure their death. But Bartiabas befriended him. He told the apostles of Saul's conversion, he was then accepted as one of them. After the martyrdom of Stephen the •disciples were scattered but they bore witness of Jesus. At Antioch many believed and Barna- bas was sent to that city. Then he went to Tarsus and sought Saul, and together they ministered there YO111111AND +YOU' 7 Alec S. Arnott for a year. It was soon apparent that Saul, now called Paul, was. the greater of the two men. They disagreed,, at the outset of the sec- ond erand missionary journey with respect to taking Mark. They parted, Bar- nabas taking Mark and Paul taking Silas. Each pair did good work. Paul was the more eminent but Barnabas helped him to get started. Christian workers should always be on the alert to find and encourage others to work for God. 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