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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-04-21, Page 3s+•s-•. a - -•-.- -• habitants—especially the men et Sodom. Lot had, therefore, none but himself to blame when later he became. involved in the ruin of Sodom, chap ter 19, W. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD, ve. 14, 15, The purpose of God's appearance to Abram was not only to assure him that he had done the right and wise Gen thing, but to remind him that the fu - 5. tune possession of the land rested, not Alone on human. choice, but on the sovereign will of God. The decisions of men are over -ruled by the unfail- ing purpose of God. Brazilian n Finds Sunday School Lesson AprIl 24, Lesson IV—Abram's Ge erosity to Lot—Genesis 13: 5-1 Golden Text—In honor preferrin one another.—Romans 12: 10. ANALYSIS. 1'. THE DISPUTE, vs. 5-7. n. A :GENEROUS PROPOSAL, vs. 8, 9. gII. A FATEFUL DECISION, vs. 10.18. IV. THE SOVEREIGNTY of GOR, vs. 14,15 INTRODUCTION — To -day's lesson forms at once the continuation of the ' tor3 of the migration of Abram and Lot into Canaan (12: 1-8) and also tlse introduction to the story of the visit of the three strangers to Abram :(chapter 18) and of their visit to Lot ,Q (chapter 19). It is a very human 4ccount. Abram and Lot were uncle land nephew (12: 5) ; together they nnigrated to Canaan and together they Wandered through the land. Doubtless Lot was drawn to his uncle by the latter's greatness of soul and auda- bious faith. Credit should, therefore, be given him for his appreciation of Spiritual greatness. The two .men lead no difficulty in dwelling together ro-paUntil a miserable -squabble about pro- perty- drove rty-drove them apart. THE DISPUTE, vs. 5-7. Although he had not conte to Cen- aan for hope of .gain, Abram had be - home wealthy there. Lot, his partner, Shared in the prosperity. On the whole, the men of the Old Testament believed that devotion to God leads to prosper- ity. Abram's conspicuous wealth 'would serve to illustrate and confirm that conviction. Now, one of the dan- gers of wealth is that it may sots .he seeds of discord. As long as Abram and Lot were not too rich, they got -along together amicably. As their lneans increased, however, their rela- tionships became complicated and pre- carious. They were nomads, shifting tat intervals from place to place, and their possessions consisted chiefly of flocks and herds, ample pasturage and watersupply was all important, but es their flocks and herds multiplied the supply of water and fodder became 'quite inadequate. "The land was not able to bear them." It frequently happens that the increase of their flocks and herds compels nomadic pen - pies to separate. Bickerings arose tamong the herdsmen about the rights to pasture -lands and wells, and the 'dispute, once kindled, spread to their matters. A significant touch is given to the narrative in the statement that the Canaanite (who lived in walled town n) and the Perizzite (country - folk living in open villages) dwelt then in the land. It was a scandal that Abram and Lot, both committed to E.e high adventure of faith. should quarrel before their heathen neigh- bors. ;<I. A GENEROUS PROPOSAL, vs. 8, 9. Abram now rose to the full stature of his moral greatness.. "His.- calm, strong figure." says Strachan, "rebuk- ed all petty feelings. In the midst of strife he was tranquil and self- possessed, his speech was gentle and courteous" First, he condemned strife, especially when, as in their ease, the sacred ties rf kinship should bind them together. Then he propos- ed that peace should bt maintained by separation. The patriarchs were _nen of eseee, a.lth:w' h the world around them was cnntinually aflame with strife and war. Their principle was to win tease by isolation. If one can- not live amicably with another, then it is: better to separate front him. The Christian principle. we believe, is hi^t'-r--to turn one's foe into a friend by the way of self-sacrifice. Abram's ltrnpeeel involved him in a great re- uunciefien. As the older of the two, he retold have claimed the right to the lir c]to°ce of the land, het this right he ^en'rouely waived aside. A 1 tTEFtTL DECISION. vs. 10-18. T•' ,- +••e-+• to Abrear T nt was self- ish and covetous—a man who had his eye nnn11 wile v success. It never l Occurred to hint forthwith to concede to abrn n the choicer portion of the land. Front the elevation at Bethel nhsr' `r, seed (v. 8) the two en-, joyed a wide outiool over the land; on the west rose the austere highlands' .ee 7ndah and nn the east, below theist, lay the fertile valley of the Jordan.l To "-e r-' +^ Tat the plain of the Jordan resembled, in fertility, the Garden of Eden or Egypt, where hare I vests are uniformly good from the men )snort of, or irrigation from, the Nile. So Lot chose the Jordan valley. His d •^inion wee made without con- sideration of the character of the nei'thbor" r', -note whom be would live, For the Jordan valley was known, nett alone for the fertility of its soil, batt for the great wickedness of' its in - Weighty Diamond Diamantino, Brazil.—A diamond of fabulous size, the largest ever found in Brazil, has been dug up by a pros- pector near here. The diamond, weighing 574 carats, is one of the largest in the world. A Rio de Jan- eiro broker offered $80,000 for the stone but the prospector was reported to have rejected the offer. A diamond of 574 carats is of ex- traordinary size.. The largest aver found in the Kimberley mines' of Africa weighed 442 carats, and the largest found in the de Beers mines, 503 carats. The largest diamond ever found was the famous Cullinan, in. South Africa, which was of 3024 car- ats. It was presented to King Ed- wardVII and was cut up into smaller stones to be added to the crown jew- els. No diamond even remotely ap- proaching it in size has been found. In several instances, however, dia- n:onds weighing more than 500 carats in the rough have been found. They are invariably reduced considerably in cutting. Soviet Unable to Satisfy Demand for Amusements Moscow. — Despite intensive con- struction of theatres, motion picture houses and circuses, the demand for tickets .all over the country far ex- ceeds the supply. In the capital long lines of theatre lobbies have become an almost permanent feature. The queues stretch from the box office into the street. Statistics recently made public indi- cate the speed with which public in- terest in theatrical entertainment has developed. Figures for the Russian Federation of Republics (which in- cludes some 90 per cent. of the total population) follow: Theatre attendance: 1930 — 30,000,- 000; 1931-70,000,000. Motion picture attendance: 1930— .173,000,000; 1931-817,000,000. Circus attendance: 1930-5,000,000; 1931-8,000,000. 6,0007Year-Old Relics Are Unearthed in India Mysore, India.—Relics Relic s o f a race which lived in the Deccan 6,000 years ago, made pottery with remarkable skill and attained. a considerable de- gree of culture have been discovered in the Chandravalli valley near Chitaldrug. Six different levels, each making a ground surface on which an ancient people once lived, were revealed by excavations. Themost recent strata was 800 years old; the lowest narked the level of 6,000 years ago. In this Iowest strata the pottery and other relics of Stone and Iron Ages were found. The Stone Age relics were ornate, with geometrical, floral and other designs. The discoveries are considered to indicate a degree of culture equal to that of the Catnpig pian of France and Get Ulan of see Africa. Soviet Students Face Pay Cut for Failures Tashkent,U.S.S.R. — Soviet college students who cut classes and flunk examinations soon may find literally that it does not pay. Setting a course which other institution are expected, to follow, the Middle Asia State versity here has abolished the system t of equal pay for all students in favor j of one measured by work they accom- plish. J f College students in the Soviet Union s are paid by the state so that they may defray their living expenses while studying. The salary ranges from $50 in monthly for single men and women up l ti to twice that amount for married stu- d dents. IN 1I, -Year -Old Snooker Player Photo shows Margaret Quinn, the eleven -year-old schoolgirl, who reached the senvi-final in, the women's snooker championship held an England, recently. Why Plants Die In Modern Homes Experiment Proves Tin Cans Used in Grandmother's Day Are Best Our grandmothers were right, They grew good plants in tin cans, some- times punching holes in the bottoms of the cans for drainage. A window in a stuffy kitchen or a ohilly room was their greenhouse. To -day, with our bettered home conditions, there are very few people who can buy'a luxuri- antly growing plant from a florist and keep it healthy in well -heated, well - ventilated, well -lighted homes. Such plants as ferns and begonias soon turn yellow and die back to a skeleton framework of stalks and stems. The more resistant plants, such as rubber plants and aspidistra, may appear healthy for a long time, yet they grow but slowly, if at all. Now we know why our grandmoth- ers could grow good plants. It was because of the non -porous tin can. An investigation, conducted by the depart- ment of botany at the Massachusetts State in Amherst has revealed some interesting facts about plant con- tainers, Lower Soil Impoverished The clay pot, kept on a moist soil by the commercial grower of plants, is very satisfactory because it is on a: moist surface. In the house the pot- ted plants are on a dry surface, usual- ly a saucer. The pot itself is evapor- ating moisture into elle air, an air which, during the colder months, is probably drier than the atmosphere of Death Valley. Though water is added to the potted plant as a daily chore, it is not sufficient to make up the total amount lost by evaporation from the wall of the pot. This water added to the surface of the soil penetrates through the uper third of the soil and then gradually is drawn to the absorb- ing wall of the pot. The lower third of the pot still de- inends water to make up for that evap- orated and continues to draw upon the soil moisture in the lower section of the soil until the moisten is entirely withdrawn. The soil in this section be- comes powder dry and the active root system in this region dies. The des- truction of an important part of 'the root system is necessarily felt by the foliage part of the plant, which dies back in proportion to the destroyed feeding roots. The Non -porous Container Grandmother, with her tin can plant container, had no such. worry about he uneven distribution of moisture in the soil, There was no evaporating wall to dissipate the water intended or the plant. The water added to the urfaos of the . soil was soon evenly distributed throughout the soil mass. And, furthermore, grandmother did et have to water the plants every ay, for the soil in such containers ries out very slowly and requires, per I) bat about half the amount of ;water given to the same mass of soil in a clay pot. The clay pot, as used by the florist on a moist surface such as cinders. soil or sand, draws most of its moisture from the moist surface on which the pot rests and only a fraction from the moisture within the pot. This process keeps the pores of the pot filled with moisture. When water is added to the surface of the soil in pots on a moist bed, the water may be all absorbed by the soil mass and not shared by the clay pot. If clay pots must be used in the home, they should rest on a moist sur- face, a practice similar to that of the florist. This condition is easily met by filling the saucer with moist sphagnum moss. This sphagnum moss is the type utilized by florists for holding flowers in wreathes and it is relatively inex- pensive compared with the price paid for potted plants. Painting clay pots, inside and out- side, makes this type of pot more prac- tical for home grown plants. The paint, by filling up the pore spaces, destroys the evaporating surface and makes the pot more ornamental as well. A pot may be porous or non- porous without any injury occurring to the plant if cultural practices are adapted to the type of pot. When non- porous containers are used, less fre- quent watering shoull be the practice -with the added caution that the plant in such containers should never be watered if the soil is wet to the -.iteucit. The -•non -porous pot •ia. adapt- able to home and office culture of Or- namental plants, particularly so if no one is present to care for the plants over a week -end or holiday. Plant containers of glass, metal and rubber have been used with consider- ably more success in homes and offices than the clay flower pot. The better distribution of soil moisture in the non -porous contaiuers is equaled only by the clay pot on moist sphagnum moss. With such containers, attention and care in watering are considerably lessened. The plants will survive the week -end absence from the office, and in the hone we may have more luxuri- ant plants,—Linus H, Jones in N,T. Herald -Tribune. Wave Organ Made By Electric Hums Belleville, Ont.—After seven years of 'experimenting, Mr. Morse Robb announces he has perfected a small wave organ which he said has the power of the largest pipe organ, but ocupies only about as much room as an ordinary writing desk. Demonstrating Itis organ, Mr. Robb, son of Mr. W. D. Robb, vice-president of the Canadian National Railways, explained that this invention is one which produces musical tones from electrically induced vibrations rather than from blowing air through pipes. It will play like an ordinary organ console with manuals, pedals and stops. One dis,r of enemy is better than two indiscreet friends. Fog of Platinum Richest of Mists New York.—Platinum is caused to evaporate like water by a discovery announced from the California Insti- tute of Technology. This precious vapor, probably the world's highest -priced mist, condenses lute unimaginably titin films upon a wide variety of materials. It coats thein virtually permanently. Smoother than dew it will cover fibres, converting them into pliant, filmy threads that seem made of pure platinum. These threads are prized as wires for various precision instru- ments, A Midas might even he able to pay for a platinum gown. The process was developed by Dr. John Strong, national research fellow, who reports it in the Physical Review, a natural scientific journal. Formerly the nearest approach to platinum mist has been the process of "sputtering," in which the molten metal is reduced to minute droplets and sprayed like paint. Dr. Strong produced evaporation in a vacuum by a slight change of meth- ods which had failed, The heat is supplied by a wire or filament of tungsten, one of the metals with a higher melting point than platinum. The failures occurred when platinum was laid in the glowing tungsten coil. Apparently too much heat was lost in the small space separating the metals. So Dr. Strong tried electroplating the platinum directly upon the tung- sten wire and that wot`ked to perfec- tion. U.S. Expands Helium Plant To Meet Increasing Needs Amarillo, Tex.—.Since the Federal government has gone into the building of lighter -than -air 'craft in earnest, the United States helium plant near Amarillo has been remodelled to in- crease production and improve the quality of gas. The first plant unit, in operation four` years, has been rebuilt to increase its capacity 50 per cent. and now embodies improvements made when a second unit was constructed'. two years ago. Bureau of Mines officials told Con- gress in 1928 that the first unit would produce 10,000,000 cubic feet a year. The purity of helium produced at the plant never fall•; below 98 per cent., compared with 94 to 96 per cent. at the old Fort Worth plant in 1926 -- and improvement which means an in- crease of about two tons in the lifting power of a dirigible like the Akron, More than 9 per cent. of the helium content of the natural gas, which is about 1.75 per cent., is being re- covered. With the Macon, now under con- struction, and the Akron in operation, the Arany and Navy will need about 20,000,000 cubic feet of helium a year, compared, a present capacity of the Amarillo plant 'O p nt d f about 86,-000}000' feet. Brazil Trains Athletes For First Olympic Entry Rio De Janiero.—For the first time Brazil is turning an interested eye to- ward international sports participa- tion and in particular is evincing a de- termination to compete in the Olympic ga•nes in Los Angeles, Colif., next August. The Brazilian Sports Federation, representing' the fourteen major ath- letic clubs in Brazil, has appealed to .athletes for early training so that a strong delegation may be sent to com- pete in all Olympic divisions. Spartan rules have been laid down for the se- lection of athletes. Each athlete -lust submit to an examination before a special committee. He oust prove himself not only physically fit but must show a high psychological rat- ing. He must be in "top form" by June 15, when examinations will he held. Indications see that 3,000 ath- letes will seek positions on the team. .S. Penny for Debts San Salvador, Salvador.—Children in all schools of the Republic of Sal- vador will contribute one penny each week to aid the Government in wipe ing out its foreign debt under a plan just announced. Landlady—"How do you like this room, as a whole, sir?" New Lodger— "As a hole it's all right; as a room not so good," What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON, Iliv4ta•ated Dreserakinp Leeson Fur. wished With Every Pattern Just a glance at this new model and, you can see how beautifully over- weight verweight has been disguised. It has the long V -slimming bodice arrangement, graceful sleeves and cleverly cut skirt with bias hip seam- ing. It is carried out in printed and plain crepe silk. It's a style that also adapts itself perfectly to the supple woolens, so im- portant in the smart woman's ward- robe. You'll like it especially in black diagonal woolen with vest of beige wool crepe, Style No. 2644 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust. Size 36 requires 8*. yards of 39 -inch material with % yard of 35 -inch con- tr tstitt:g. You can also carry out the chin black an white black., scheme, m;.. aantutu crepe. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS, Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in, stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap, it carefully) for each number, and• address your order to Wilson Patterzi' Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Australia Plans State Radio For Cultural Broadcasting Sydney, Australia.—A novel plan for the broadcasting of high class edu- cational and entertainment programa is contemplated by J. W. Fenton, Post- master -General of Australia, when the new broadcasting commission gets into its stride, A bill authorizing the Common- wealth to take over control of all broadcasting in Australia is now be- fore Parliament and is expected to he passed. Fenton said that when the new commission was formed every effort would be made to establish sep- arate designated stations which would broadcast the most important .literary, scientific and other intellectual dis- cussions, along with the highest class of music including selected programs from England for rebroadcasting'. • Canada's Art Toronto.—Canada has truly an cath her own, Fred' S. Haines, curator o41 the Toronto Art Gallery, told the Board of Trade Club in an adda••ese here on art as a philosophy of life. "Art," he said, "should be an expres- sion of the people and of the times." MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER NeU%tZ 'SAW l Gl2- 8or SNc ToL*> MG Stir:. uvoULD 12>~co6NttE. ME. BY The *Hire CARNATION. 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