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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-05-23, Page 6it casi.oned the death of that "ancient Alan ©fOuterrace of people," Martin was after ward told by tits steward of St, Kilda, Hebr1d e c, �$��S that, being driven ext Rona bya storm, , • found a woman with a child Homes of B,arcis . her breast, both lying dead et the side Uninhabited Areas of North Atlantic Are Most Distant Extremities of Scot,- land cotland Shepherds at Rona Yearly 12e�ion Was Well Knowe to Scandinavian Vikings In the North Atlantic Ocean are the islands of North Rona and Sula Sgoir, forty miles north from the Butt of Lewis, that rugged promontory on which the people of Ness cultivate the most fertile land in. the Outer Beb- ides. • These uninhabited islands, of .a neck." Nome Years after a new colony was planted on Rona. The following year a boat boat vwas lost and no further ac- count is•obtainable as to the fate of this colony. Many traditions are told by the Ness people of Rona and its in , - habitants. The •last is within the tuemory ot the present generation and is verified by a gravestone erected to. the memory of two men in the .anci- ent burying ground. The names and dates are still decipherable. The story is that a church dispute had arisen in Ness, about -fifty .years ago. Two , of the elders and a cate- chist, as a result at their views, se- ceded from the church. The catechist disappeared and was •never heard of fn The other two resolved to go writes J. Wilson • Dougal in"The. age . Weekly Scotsman," are tiie umst1Rna leaving their faof milies bounds of Scotland in the northwest. to t of e i the people of the men removed her father's clothes es Nosy are regarded 3y -wher as an immemorial appanage eh}, Yoigrom tbut the menprevent ultinately set oft where solar geese (in Sul a •n a small boat and reached Rona of by the Ness men. seals and birds (in Rona) were taken ter the perilous journey of forty miles.. . It is, however, .with Rona that the After two years. the fears.and rust- � regard and affection of the Ness t of the Hess people people are most entwined. In other days, most of the, smaller islands of the Outer Hebrides were inhabited, but many of these communities have disappeared within recent years, lean -I lug the islands abandoned to colonies of sea birds and seals. The fate of the Flannan Islands, Sula Sgeir and Rona, is being followed by St. Kilda. Their isolation, monotony and lack of communication and transport, with the havoc wrought by trawlers, have. produced conditions which. have led to migration. .. . An annual visit is made to Rona by the sheep farmer and a number of men from Ness to shear sheep, of which about 100 graze here. The jour- ney is a life and death struggle with heavy seas. Fierce storms rise t d from all sweets and fogs brood about Rona,' and sprinkle r Bake gentlyth n in eties � leo ale were accentu- ated by' finding the bodies of sheep cast up on the Ness shore, Tasty Recipes Banana Fingers. Set some sponge fingers in jelly, and when set cut them out. Slit ban- anas lengthways and place a Piece on each finger. Top with a strawberry (or a pat of jam), and serve with whipped cream. Overturned Eggs Ingredients --- Eggs, bread -crumbs, butter, salt and pepper. Method— Thoroughly grease some china rama- kincases or very small patty -pans. sharply around the is an to Coat them rather thickly with bread - directions of the Atlantic. Wind, sea crumbs, into each one break an egg, � lightly with salt and pep - and Uncertain to a few hours is the sea passage between Rona and Ness. Sail to Rona Under happier auspices we set sail from Stornoway in a steam drifter, the "Pisces; to visit what we had heard described as the Emerald Isle of Rona. A stop was made at the Port of Ness to pick up the sheep farmer and his men with their boat. Owing to the sea swell, the operation of haul- ing the boat vertically over the ship's side delayed us for some time. The boat filled with water despite the ef- forts of a dozen men, and, after bail- ing, had to be finally taken aboard. by • a rig. Afternoon Scones In the evening light, the "Pisces" awl its twenty-one men proceeded Put ee, lb. bch of ouf r into a s teaspoonful assnwith north with the promise of a good' a good pin f night's sail through a heavy swell, I sugar, and Caatn hie tSpoontuto these baking which accounted for some sea isick- nd powder. fall teaspoonf• 1 of margarine. e - Hess. On we plodded., Pitches soft tossed, until about 2 o'clock itt the Maa ke into rather wort milk• a(Zu icicllou n, with morning all were roused to hear very and cry, "Sona ahead!" Peering into the a iloiu'ed out board,y knee 9ucit thicker Cut midnight darltness, it was found we : ro had, instead, arrived off Sula Sgeir,iinto strips, then into little triangular ten milt's west of Rona. Again we pieces. Have the eoven s ones ll toprevious- moved eastward and, in the glimmer l ly heated, pop it and of a cold, raw morning, Rona was seen bake in readysherp put oven intfor o aaxe f estemitowelnutes. 00 11 strip of land nearly hidden by fog. I When Slowly the ship was navigated to Ito steam. avnicl outlying, ridges of rock and, at} Ginger Sauce, for Sweet Puddings, ect. 4 o'lock, we were anchored comfort -1 Ingredients — 1 tablespoonful of ably in a bay on thefirst southeast corner. ground gtn er, 4 - •tablespaonfuls of Ai%nt 5 o'loek the first boat's load castor sugar, 2 or 3 strips of letnon- went ashore and was greeted by piers- i rind, about 1 tablespoonful of lemon- 1ng cries from a chorus of birds juice, 2 tablespoonfuls of brandy or beiched, in thousande,, in crevices or I wine, Xi pint of water. f bra Method—Put sir. ting about the ont s, while great the ginger, sugar, lepton -rind, and wa- theirs of seals from the sea joined ( ter into a stew -pan, and simmer the their barks with the bird calls in pro -ingredients gently for about 15 min test at our invasion. l Utes. Strain, return to the stewpan, The island showed itself on the add the brandy and lepton -juice, re - tow; halt a series of high arecipi- heat and serve. Time—About 20 tons cirri' cliffs, overtopped by a green ; Min- utes. Quantity—About at: Pint. pe unt se , e vert them carefully on to a hot dish and serve. Time -About 10 minutes. Sufficient, 1 for each person. Rice Biscuits Ingredients—iia lb. of rice flour, lir lb. of sugar, ?a -lb. of butter, 1 egg. Method Bat the butter to a cream, stir in the rice flour and pounded su- gar, and moisten the whole with the egg, which should be previously well beaten. Roll out the paste, cut out with a round paste -cutter into small biscuits, and bake them for 12 to 13 minutes in a very slow oven. Time— About 12 to 18 minutes. Sufficient for about 13 biscuits. Famous Betty in Action PLAYS STRENUOUS GAME some sensational tennis an hard court tournament at air Garden Service A Standard Flower Because they are easily grown and give an abundance and variety of bloom,. zinnias should be included, in every. garden, These flowers may 'low be secured rangin6; from the regular size of about fifteen incites high ui5 to a couple of fes. By a little judicious pruning', or wide spacing between the Plants, they will ,brow higher, blending with and leading up, to the dahlia, which they resoluble very closely in flower. • In recent years mammoth sorts have been introduced with huge dahlia -like flowers growing on plants up to three feet tall Colors range from pure white through the yellows, crimson to fiery scarlet. They thrive best in good loam and in an open post- tion, For. best results, start indoors about this time and transplant into the open ground from the third week in May to the 1st of,June.�Allow about ten inches between the smaller sorts and two to three feet between the giants. To make them branch; nip off. the terminal bud, and, if large `exhibi- tion flowers are required, never allow more than one or two flowers to come on at the same time. When trans- planting these flowers , as well as others, like cosmos, nicotines, mari- golds', and also the vegetables such as. tomatoes and cabbages, give them a sprinkle ot nitrate of soda, dissolv- ing' this ' quick -acting, fertilizer in 'water and applying in liquid form. Betty Nuthall playedd cut quite a figure on the courts at the springFelixstowe, Department of Health of Ontario' The Department of Health,. through its laboratories, situated .as they are at most convenient points throughout the provinec, viz.: Toronto, London; Kingston, Fort William, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Peterborough, Ot- tawa, gives a service which would otherwise cost the people a huge ex- penditure; but, more important still,' the diphtheria swabs, the typhoid blood samples and tuberculosis spu- tum, etc•, are examined the reported back to the doctor in the shortest possible time. .Tmite is a very im- portant factor in tie treatment of dis- ease, especially in diphtheria, and :a laboratory report ,made with speed has often meant lite to a patient, where as delay in the proper treat- ment would have been fatal: What do the laboratories do? Their' chief business for the private indivi- dual ndivi dual is examination of drinking -water. Altogether last year 20,000 samples from private sources and municipal supplies were received and report ed upon. Sterile bottle, together With instructions for taking and .case for mailing, sample of drinking water, is supplied free. To help individuals afflicted with a communicable disease, the Labora- tories make examination of: l hdre C Welsh 1. 2. Swabs from sore throats: (a) For diagnosis, i.e., to find out if diphtheria germs are present and therefore necessaryto • quarantine. (b) For release, i.e., to determine the earliest possible date when the patient or carriers may be allowed with safety to mingle with the public. Blood samples for typhoid and syphilis. Sputum for cases were year). Heads of rabies. .3. 4. tuberculosis (7,000 reported upon last dogs suspected of • • In addition to examination of sped - limns, the Division of Laboratories prepares the following products which are distributed free of charge for use of the residents of Ontario: Typhoid Vaccine. Whooping Cough Vaccine. Silver Nitrate to prevent in new-born babies. • Various products used in went of venereal diseases. Write for. -free copy Almanac. Department of Health of Parliament Blclgs., Toronto. blindness Limerick Corner: Thera is a letter in verse from ).)ars, which speaks for itself. Any corn - molts from ally othergifted contributor $ ? Support to Climbers Sweet peas and the taller vegetable. sorts, pole beans, climbing roses, and other similar plants require support, and this should be provided well in advance of the time when actually needed. With the annuals, it should be put in with -the seed, so that the roots will not be disturbed. For the beans and peas, where growth does not exceed three or four feet, the old fashioned brush fence is admirable. In the average- back yard, however, brush is not as handy as it used to be, and with tall growing sweet peas and beans, it is usually not high enough. In this case two posts sunk at either end of the row and connected with a wire joining tops and bottoms and strong string lacing the wire will fur- nish good support. Chicken wire may also be used, but it smetImes heats up on very warm days and injures the foliage touching it. For climbing roses a wooden trellis makes the best support. If a climber is being trained close to a wall where there.is no room for a trellis, staples driven into the wall and tied loosely to the plant will do. It is not advisable, however, to train roses close to a stone, brick or concrete wall, as these reflect the heat, and the bloom will be withered in a few days: If at all possible, erect your trellis about a foot away front the wall. The bloom will last longer and the hose or sprayer may be got in behind the foliage of affective work. Object of Cultivation Killiug weeds is only one object of cultivation. Even more important is keeping the soil open and porous and conserving the moisture. The timeto kill a weed is before it starts growing. Hoeing lightly from the start will keep the surface soil stirrd and pre- vent th germination of weed seeds. Th drier the land, the more frequent should be the cultivation. The ma- jority of our vegetables consist of 50% water at least, and usually more than that. The quality of the vegetables, therefore, depends upon them having a sufficient supply of moisture at all times. A Garden For the Tenant The man who moves regularly every spring usually considers that garden- ing is denied him, but such nett not be. He can have a good garden almost as bautiful in fact as the pian who has been handling the same spot for twenty year's. Of course, he will have to do more planning because lie is forced to Use .annuals entirely, but he has a great variety from which to choose. Over the verandah he can pro- vide a screen with annual hops, sheet peas, morning glories, climbing nae - the treat - of Health Ontario, our mountains and valleys, our via I cheer with ac greet w o to �, gt and 1 •es lag 1tits boyse and galsr of every coumtry s are Want @�C#� by thetwonderful re l praise to our year - A. (by - ing message will be sent out1Y message and we cherish; the many stili on 11Iay 13th by the Children of Wales ioimetalcs ZZ lli ctship which we have calling for greater efforts for peace - of the world. May lath arta ina11P commemorates the date of the open- ing of the first Pace Conference at the Vague in 1899. It is now known in a number of countries as "1��oodwill Day. This will be the eighth successive and now, to help it, with all year the children's message has been oder to go forward with its great t through the efforts` of the P ' Norwood, Ont, May 2, 1929, Dear Editor, We'd gladly know What your intentions are, It rhythmic numbers still must. flow, If rhymes you strictly bar, We must • confess that dollar bilis, All new and clean and fire, Arouse the most expectant thrills Along one's . eager spine. But yet—oh bouse of Limerick, We thinlc it's time you fell! Of threefold rhymes we're deadly sick, Of ads we • won't hear tell, Some• higher task we'd gladly greet , Some more exalted job Divorced from things we buy and eat, Such things as please the mob. Perhaps you'd give (we just sup- pose) Each week some title new Wherefrom a tale we'd all compose, Or do our best thereto. ryou,millions of you,, join with us to -day in thinking with gratitude' of those men and women of every race and people who are working so hard to build a finer, bet- ter world? Next year, in 1930, the League ot Nations will celebrate its tenth birthday. Let us determine, here verdure on the two hills, while the northern marshy flats ate adorned by the bloom of sea pinks amidst coarse, beat grass. Heather finds no footing on Rona. Known to Vikings As to how long it is since human I also halt a teaspoontu.i of anomer beings first abode in Rona there is t. a half a teaspoottfui of ginger. tnttch obscurity, but its study niay Crumble into these ingredients a small prove an interesting field of investiga dessertspoonful of margarine, then tion with that of life in the Western III moisten the whole to a soft slough Islands, with their traces of Druidical tivith sweet milk previously mired and more ancient races at !nen. It�with a dessertspoonful of treacle. Turn is recorded that ttiaritters of :'relent: slit, knead, roll out, cut into little Ronne, early in the Christian ora, rounds the size of a teacup. Bake for tound people existing in the Outer , five minutes and steam in a towel, Isles, though probably Rona was north' Halibut, Grilled of the circuit mnacle by the Roman Ingredients—Halibut, oiled butter, fleet here is no doubt that Rona was �tlt and lieriper, Method—Divide the well known to the Scandinavian Vik , salt into Slices not more than 3i,' of an ings who • dominated the north and, melt itt thickness, brush them over i wort of Scotland for several hurxitecl, with oiled butter, and sprinkle them. years, with salt end pepper. Place the slices ScotMartin Martin (Western islands mate aoori a clean oiler! gridiron, and cook =illation iof the Outer 703) made Isles.n i He bad , over .a clear are for about 10 or 12 not, however, had the eYperienee . of minutes, turning them' two or three visiting Rona, but relates a lengthy i times "tiring the process. Garnish account told frim of a visit made by with lenon lonuaoand may bewith lemoned. or the Rev. Daniel, Morrison, of Ness, In any fish auc 10h that 12 ePed- a kindly way, Morrison tells of a ,Time—About e—ing bo size. Seasonable minutes, any. itrfntitive°group consisting of five fain- time. Sufficient, allow 9 or 1 at of Wee not yet free ,from pagan customs, tied, r simple lit their isolation and Intl otthe usual hospitality offered to visitors. Mr. Morrison gave an account of the �, matrimonial difficulties of the conn III, lima time. 'runny which he was s,ie to solve task of peace on arth and goodwi among men." We intend to show that Amarillo has ceased to be Toonerville and that it is populated by intelligent folks who know what is opera and what isn't.—Mayor Ernest Thompson 61 Amarillo, Texas. aG,+4 v Welsh National Council of the Loaguo of Nations Union. Lt. -Col. C. P. Meredith, General. Secretary of the League of Nations Society of Canada is arranging for the broadcast of the message over the radio on May lath to all parts of the Dominion. The children's message, which will be heard in every part of the world n "We, loth, s as r boys and girls of 'Wales, fromr against yeti until he gets within you: the Originals ``What We Have We Hold One of � Treacle Scones put1,.,lb. .of flour in a basin with et pinch of salt and, a teaspoonful of sugar. Add half a teaspoonful of bak- ing soda and a teaspoonful of cream of tartar with the lumps pressed out, o i follows: No enemy has made progress In words concise and few and smart, We'd strive to' tell our tale And cumulate the writer's art— We could but simply fail. Content we'd be if you'd arrange The incidental thrills, . The rules we'd need, the titles strange,. If only—BIGGER BILLS! Mrs. lei.l Awakening Nature, waking at the song of wood- land birds ... fashioned with flying fingers such a robe of young green and amber, hyacinth and pearl as only she can weave or wear. A. scent of the season rose from multi- tudinous "buds, and bells, and stars without a name"; while the little world of Devon, vale and forest, up- land and heathery waste, rejoiced in the new life, as it rang and rippled with music and colour even to the granite thrones of the Moor. Down by the margin of Teign, where she murmured through a vale of wakening bending els be g hod as • eta asphodels to fl ce leaves above her brink, the valley was born again in a very pageant of golden green that dappled all the grey woods, clothed branch and bough anew, ran flower -footed over the 'meadow, hid nests of hapPY birds in every dell and dingle. . The primroses twinkled true on downy coral stems and the stars of anemone, celandine, and daisy opened perfect. Countless consummate, lustrous things were leaping, mingling, and uncurling, aloft and below, in the mazes of the wood, at the margins of the water. Verdant spears and blades expanded; fair fans opened and ten- drils en drils twined; . diaphanous mist, wreaths and tender showers wooed the Spring; under silver gauze of vernal rain rang wild rapture of thrushes, laughter of woodpeckers, chime and chatter ot jackdaws from the rock, secret crooning of the cushat in the pines. Froth darn till dusk the sweet air was winnowed by busy wings. -- Froin "Children of the Mist," by Eden Phillpotts. Monier Not A11 Chinese Aphorisms b lyt `Chore is no greater ca ' Y sending a bride from Lewis a year af- the desire of acquiring., terward. The fate of this colony is Great passion necessarily expose recorded some years later. A swarm their possessor to great sacrifices. I HE CS Tw1E CWIIVtnlOy "THE SHOW E than' 1 save "If I only had wealth there are so many things I would like to do for people," remarked a lady to a friend, and it is an expression one hears 'al- most daily. They forget that there are beautiful and valuable gifts that can be given without any large ev- turtiums, or scarlet runner beaus. In' penditure of money. •There are the front of this in place of peritianeut gifts of love, sympathy, hope, courage, shrubbery he can plant groups of tall enthusiasm, inspiration —worth far more to the recipient than the thtugs money can buy. In the Bible story Peter was asked for money, which he could not give, but he was able to be- stow health, which was much more valuable. We, ba, i:le gilt of our selves may be confer'r'ing the blessing all. --J. J. Kelso. cosmos, dahlias, or zinnias, ta:perntg down to the smaller ,sorts. He will hav a hundred regular annual flowers from which to choose which will give him bloom from Juno until frost. Day One day is the same as another, needed most of Prayer, worldly business, calls to be devout, charitable, and faithful; those are the duties that each hour brings in, its turn; and if I am faithful in their fulfilment, God will be always ready to yelp, ane, and their what signifies a little ennui, pain, or mis- fortune? e.— - Methuselah ate what•°lie found on his plate, And never, as people do not, Did he note the amount of the calories count= He ate it because it was show. Ho wasn't disturbed as at dinner he sat, Destroying a roast or a pie, To think it was lacking' hi granular fat-, Or a couple of vitirnins shy: Ile cheerfully sheaved every species of Iced, Untroubled by worries or tears, Lest his health might be hurt by a fancy dessert, And he lived over -title lturtdred cars. He --"Have you settled on Your now Millinery?" She. --"N0, only on try spring millionaire.' • Curse the whisperer and kleub'le., tongued, lot such have destroyed n of the people There is no greeter misfortune an ly, et1 claiss anti best dog u1 — r• 1. of rats ate tip the dor 1 to oneself. r. " lte best in ingltth alio a few 'neurits later same piratical not ba able iu suill<e a "Markham Siioi• �rgjutl„ecl t •t..eS:storia hotel in The Ipd(atf riiiiioccros, utilil�0 the many that •were,at peace.•-�-ljCc esfitsy seamen stole the bull, These nnlsirirw n, in i heaven i dfrecti to protea 1,r"ch Bulldog 'Club Show heist, recently at the SValdot African th ttoCexos, has only one horn. 'lense autres 'and the wait' al suP131ies 'crani than', it ;ryes him aftectrolt to protect i�lew''Yorlt. . Lewis far the emacs .of a year ea- lt,m ,