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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-07-23, Page 2"lie Automobile F'3Z X TO DETAILS ADDS A wonderful factor in automobile .damping is that -nobody needs to bo left out of this great outdoor. sport. .A,imost everybody can afford to go 011 tour, Motor camping can be very inexpensive or it can be made to cost a. lot. However, the enjoyment of the trip costing the least may be beyond all expectations. Camping aetoists are inelined to too much paraphernalia. Of course it is better to take enough to camp in com fart. Equipments for camping vary ail the way from a completely outfit- ted trailer to the very minimum outfit which consists of practically nothing except the car and its occupants. The more elaborate outfits are designed especially for long trips of a month or more. For a week -end trip of a few days to one a fortnight in length a good rule is to take only enough to provide comfortable shelter and good food, CAMPING NEEDS DEFINED. Food, shelter and clothes are the primary needs in camping. Each member of the party should have an outfit of dishes including a non- breakable plate of a deep sotip pat- tern, a large non -breakable cup, a knife, fork, large and small spoon. For general uee of the motorist group the cooking utensils should include soave sort of a grate under which a fire can be built and on which food can be cooked. Other necessities along this line are a frying pan, boil lug k::4le, toaster, coffee pot and a pair oaf pinchers for removing hot dishes. Shelter ie. an important considera- tion for the camper. Some folks have declared it to he possible to sleep on tho seats of the automobile. Their, number, however, is not legion, There are a few who have worked out a sys-; tem whereby the 'cushion of the back seat of an enclosed car is taken out i and laid lengthwise of the vehicles alongside of the removed and similar ly placed back cushion. By reversing the two front seats the bed is com-i Irleted and is fairly comfortable. This plan has the advantage of being quick -I ly arranged and also of being more/ comfortable in case of rain or a heavy, windstorm. It also eliminates any! inconvenience from bugs and the like that are sometimes to be found on the COMFORTS TO CAMPING, the tops of the front and rear seats I One possibility of this plan, although not ' necessarily an argument in its favor, is seen in the space between the front and rear seats where email chil- dren of the family might find repose. TENTS Meer USED. 1 Some have tried various kinds of tent arrangements by which canvas is stretched from the top, side or end of the car to the ground. Others have built ,a lean-to of branches and leaves which protect only partially in cas. e of rain. Still others have sought the more substantial shelter of a friendly barn or farmhouse; But that takes much of the fun out of camping. The clothes requirements are not extensive. For a week -end trip light. underwear, flannel shirt, khaki trou- sers, heavy shoes and socks and a woolen sweater are sufficient. This goes for both men and women. For those who may not want to depart from so usual a habit as undressing, a pair of pajamas will be in order. Woollen blankets should be carried in sufficient quantities to insure keeping the body comfortably warm while sleeping. Then 'there are a few miscellaneous necessities. Included in these are handkerchiefs, 'toilet soap, comb, brush, tooth brush and paste, bathing suit, towel, mirror, dish towel, watch, flash:lamp, piece of rope, matches, camera and some loose change with at Ottawa says:-- which ays;—which to buy gasoline. Some fasti- Canadian weekly newspaper men dious folk may need a few other mis- cellaneous articles, but not .many. It is taken for granted that camp - The new Canada House in London, facing Trafalgar Square. which containsthe offices, of the high and' trade commissioners and It is a handsome addition to the city's architecture. Natural Resources Bulletin. The Natural Resources Intellng' e nca Service of the Dept. of the Interior have just concluded their annual con- vention at Winnipeg, and have dis- cussed fully the many problems which ing enthusiasts who propose to use the weekly newspaper has to meet. their cars for conveying them to their The weekly is undoubtecLy very close happy camping grounds will give their to, the hearts of its readers, and is automobile a careful "once over" be- meeting a want that can lie supplied forestarting. Gar trouble on a camp- 'from no 'other source.,, Particularly. is ing trip is apt to take a good deal of this the case in many of our newer the joy out of life. It is worth while settlements, Where the discovery of to have the machine in the best Ns_ new natural resources • or the d'eve'lop- sible condition. --This is a matter of ment of others is taking.. place: Many great importance, since nothing is so of what are to -day Canada's most calculated to mar the enjoyment of Progressive towns and villages owe such a vacation on wheels as frequent their inception 'to the opening up of mechanical difficulties with this me- mineral developments, such; for in- dium of transportation. stance, as those in Northern -Ontario, Even if the owner of the car consid- while the exploitation of theforest or ers himself a pretty gogd technician the harnessing of water -powers has along automotive lines he will do well, established settlements in all the; pro - after going over the machine himself, vinces of Canada- Into these -places to take it to a good service station for have gone enterprising editors to ground. On the other hand, in warns a final check-up. Of course, if the weather the inside of the car 'is un•- prospective tourist is merely a fair usually warm, and unless mosquito, mechanic or worse, as many are, he netting was used at the windows these should certainly have his car carefully mosquitoes are likely, to _he annoying. inspected by some reliable service sta- Some admit that they have found com- foet. in ro'lI'ing up in .a blanket and reposing in the -open field. This is not bad after one gets used to it. The. first few nights will be the hardest. Some have found satisfactory sleep- ing in a patent bed arrangement which unfolds and stretches in the car over Royalty's Home: This year witnesses the centenary of Buckingham Palace, perhaps the best_known of all the Royal residences. It was in 1825 that building operations were commenced to convert Bucking- ham House into_a home,"fit for a king." The site has a somewhat varied his- tory and is intimately connected with an iirdustry,which has been well in the .limelight of late—silk. In the reign of James I., where Buckingham Palace now stands were the Mulberry Gar- dens, which had been laid out to pro- vide English raw material for our silk manufacturers. The experiment failed however, 'and the gardens were con- verted into a pleasure resort—a sort of a'eventeenth century Wembley on a small' scale. Later, Arlington House was built on the site of the gardens, and then, in its. turn, gave way to Buckingham house, erected by the Dake of Buckingham in 1703. it was this house which was rebuilt, one hundred years ago, to make the palace we now know. The rebuilding, which cost about $$2,500,000, was commenced under George IV. but It was not until -Queen Victoria's reign that the new palace was occupied by Royalty, It was this circumstance which in- spried "The Tiniest" possibly for the first and only time in its career, to a conundrum. "'Why is 13uckinghani; Palace the cheapest ever built?" asked• the great ant? Usually grave news- paper; and replied; "Because it was built for cue sovereign and furnished for another." establish newspapers to meet the needs of the settlers. Developlhent of natural resources has thus been the means of creating many locations for the weekly ; paper. tion expert before starting out on a . The protection of these natural re - long trip, It should be said also that sources thus naturally beconela of when on a long tour the mechanical', deep ;interest to the weekly pubIisher,' features of the auto should be gone as without these the settlement could over -frequently by a service station not survive- Many vielages and towns expert, so as to keep the machine con have as their principal support one or stantly .at the highest point of effi- more of the industries dependent for ciency. , their raw materials upon natural re- sources, while the surrounding `farm - At the beginning of its career as a ing areas have increased the circula- Royal residence,. Buckingham Palace tion field for the local paper. The was by no means so well organized as weekly press is giving its support to. it is today. Division of labor, for in - natural development of Canada and her stance, was carried to -altogether too natural resources. In turn, therefore, great extremes. It was the duty of._ the weekly newspaper is deserving of the Lord Steward's department to lay' and should receive the support of the the .fires, MO they could only be lit by business interests and individuals of the Lord Chamberlain's department. its local field. Tben dishes from the royal kitchens had to be carried through endless 'cor- ridors before they were served, so that they rarely arrived at table in perfect condition. Most startling of all, it seemed pos- sible for anyone to enter the palace. Shortly after Queen Victoria's mar- riage, a great sensation was caused by a boy named Jones, who claimed to have gained access to the private apartments of the palace,c.`and to have overheard conversations between the Queen .and the Prince Consort. Buckingham Palace has been the scene of Many magnificent Court func- tions,.and- is also intimately associated with the•home life of our Royal Family. r father Girl. Most of Queen Victoria's children were toShof Her father is a steel mag nate, of course you know? born there, and it was in the palace He—"That's why she's so attractive - to me, I suppose." that King Edward died. Poland Has 69 Holidays. The man who makes 'light of every- thing does notset the world on fire. The production of zinc in- Canada There are sixty-nine holidays cm the Polish calendar. Royal Palaces Form City. The royal palace/ of Bangkok form a city in themselves. They consist of several hundred individual palaces, surrounded by magnificent gardens and pagodas. has steadily increased since pre-war - times. The 1913 output was 2,800 tons. This was increased to 17,500 tons in 1918 and it is estimated that the 1924 production reached 49,000 tons. I. The king and r,queeu opened the building, the.epiigration and war pension departments: Wee Hughie. He's gone to school, wee Hughie An' him not four, Sure I saw the fright was in him When he left the door. But he took a hand o' Denny, An' a hand o' Dan, Wi' Joe's owld coat` upon him— Och, the poor wee man! He- out the quarest figure, More stout than thin; An' trottin' right an' steady Wi' his toes turned in. I watched him to. the corner 0' the big turf stack, An' the more his feetwent forrit, Still his head turned back. He was Iookin, would I call him— Och, my heart was woe— Sure it's lost I am without him, But he be to go. I followed to.the turnin' When they passed it by, God help him he was cryin', An', maybe; so was I. —Elizabeth Shane. Health in Strawberries. The; other: day a doctor stated that_ if strawberries could be grown all the Year round, and became as staple an article of diet as potatoes, his ;profes- sion would rofes-sion-would be ruined! Strawberries are something more than a luscious fruit; they are a valu- able medicine. In a strawberry are lime, phosphates, alkaline and mineral salts, iron, manganese, and a special kind of sugar, constitue'ts that are so well proportioned that they do their fill share of good. Diseases particularly susceptible to the strawberry cure are rheumatism and gout. That is because of the sali- cylic Gaits in the fruit. In Europe doc- tors have established special hospitals, set amidst miles of strawberry beds, for the cure of the most acute • forms of rheumatism. Anaemia also yields to the strawberry treatment. Some people find that strawberries upset thein, and that they. cause an ir- ritating rash. In such cases straw- berries should be left alone, The trou- ble"is caused by the body being in- tensely antagonistic to the salicylic salts. Finally, the sugar M strawberries is so energizing that if the red berries contained nothing else they would still rank high as a medicinal food. A Procession of Engines. As a part of the celebration of the centertary of the opening of the first railway line, the London and North- eastern Railway will run a procession of early engines and coaches, led by Stephenson's No. 1 locomotive. Fair Exchange. Waiter—"This money is no good, Sir," Diller -'-“Then we're ovoa—your difa• armistice: 7011.1111111111141 The Fighting Pipers. The great wastage of pipers during the wax proved that they belong, uta, like the British bandsman, to the fight- ing ranks. Some five hundred -of them fell during the four years' campaign, and 'most of these were playing an heroic part, like the piper at Dargal. It is. their business to lead the van and to cheer -on the fighting at arms even in the thick of battle. Hundred of pibrochs_ exist and every' regiment has its own special_ favorites, which Probably- are endeared to it by his- toric association. In the Indian Mutiny, the besieged garrison at Luck - now were gladdened with new hope when they heard the pibroch of the Highlands as the relieving force came over the hills. /Purists may complain that thebag LA We dVe list (Ou With Laughter) The hardest job u the world is stuff- ing a rat hole full of hot butter with a red hot. poker. The Steno -Why was it that Venus de Milo }vas' so popular' in the old days?" The' Boss—"Because, when a fellow wanted to hug her she had no arras to make' him stop." Girls used to marry for wealth. Now some of them seem to be satisfied with Just an autumgblle, He (speaking of recent murder mye tery)—"Chiminals always return to the' scenes of their crimes." Him—"Yes, that's where I ani going, now. I stole a kiss last night," Extract from a southern paper—Gene eral Lee wore a brand new Confeder- ate uniform with grey sombrero, cha- mois riding gloves and black boots. A11 that General Grant wore was a dirty old Union suit. , "I'd like to cut"your throat, cried the jealous lover, "hut I on't *ant to ruin your neck.` A cross eyed man is always in din - and is only. a barbaric bunch of 'reeds "NS ger of gLATIN arrested for looking and can never be classed as a genuine crooked, instrument of music. .It certainly is a thing apart with its monotonous drones, two in the case of :the Irish pipes and tiiree in that of the Scottish; but its chanter dr "warbrer" is capable of wonderful results, despite its un- orthodox ,tuning, in the hands of : a skilful performer, and for range of effects and stimulating power on the listeners it is unique. A Murderous People. For thousadds of years the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean has been considered one of the most beau- tiful and fertile islands in that part of the world. The fertility of the land is remarkable, and the coast fisheries un- surpassed. Meanwhile the poorer land of Italy, while not so fertile, has been overcrowded to such an extent that to- day very little is left for the common People._ Despite its many favorable condi- tions, Sardinia, with 9100 square miles of land and with 331 towns of yarious sizes, had, in 1772, only a population: of 409,050 persons. The causes of this remarkably small population were found in the great amount of land owned by the nobility and the taxes imposed by the church and state. It is alleged that "private vengeance” started in the island, the natives calm- ly murdering each other in order to get money with which to pay the taxes. During two years of hard times the murders on the island of Sardinia averaged 1100 a month, which means that approximately every eighteenth" person was murderedin the two years. When Ears Get Tired, •Science always has maintained that the human ear, unlike the eye, Cannot be fatigued Now, as a result of ex- periments with radio apparatus, it is asserted that the ear apparently does become physically tired. Straw Hat Marks Mourning. When in mourning for a male rela- tive the Korean wears an immense straw hat shaped like a toadstool, Air Route.Popular. Some 50,000 passengers have flown across the English Channel siatee the ner was no good, either," We wonder whether a cross-eyed person would be ruled out of a cross- word puzzle contest. • - It would be sweet of a landlord to give you a coupon eachtime you flea iahed paying. for a house. If a popular girl had three' genlle- Men friends whose names were se spectively,,William, William ani Wid liam, could, it be properly said that she had the willies? "There is something in that, too," said the burglar,- as he put his hand into the spittoon. Few 'people suffer more than Iiime of our citizens When there's a stranger in town and they can't learn his busi- ness. What happens to a m'an's word when he won't keep it and nobody.else take it? We believe that a man has to b� raised to it to enjoy loafing. Love and porous plasters, son Are very cutch alike, It's simple to get unto one, But getting off -;`good night!' • There is no dog in dog -biscuit, so why should one expect chicken in chicken pie? Poets Without Descendants. There are no living descendants of Shakespeare, Cowper, Dryden, Swift, :Chaucer, Pope, Shelley or Byron, Bed Quilts as Legacies. Sheets blankets, pillows and come terpanes were frequent subjects of bequests in the middle ages. Twice Niagara's Height. The lower fall of the Yellowstone river, in the Grand Canyon Of the •'elegy lov,stone, is twice as high as Niagara. y«. L':m Lhe pleasures. chat are yeare to -clay so as not to mar the p:eatsuros that may conies to -morrow. MUTT AND JEFF --:-By Bial Fisher. 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