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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-04-11, Page 7When The Bicycle Made Its Debut There is only one absolutely Went vehicle. It can carry a dozen times its own weight, at weeds up to six times greater an that of a running man; yet its motor power is the same as that of the running man. It can e taken almost everywhere, and parked almost anywhere. It Weeds no supply of fuel. It is the meet important means of trans- port in many countries and towns. It is a modern technical miracle. It's a bicycle. It is difficult to believe that there was once a time when Rethers were distressed to •dis- cover that their sons showed brilliant technical gifts. Yet this was the case with young Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig, Baron Drais von Sauerbronn, whose father was a court coun- cillor at Karlsruhe in Baden, Germany, toward the end of the eighteenth century The idea of s young man from an aristo- cratic family becoming anything ge vulgar as an engineer was te3uite out of the question and t111ere were only twocareers open to him — the army and Vie civil service. Choosing the latter, he began to climb up the . bureaucratic ladder slowly and painfully, teem forestmaster's assistant to chamberlain. But one day the inventor in him broke through ie official hide of the courtier. On that clay in 1813, the peo- ple of Mannheim were given a special treat. They saw twenty- eight -year-old Baron Drais rac- fng through the streets on the strangest vehicle they had ever seen. It was a kind of narrow ear with two wheels about thir- ty inches in diameter, one run- ning in the track of the other, and connected by a wooden beam;: the beam carried a small saddle on which the Baron was sitting, his arms being supported by two little iron bars and his bands clinging to a wooden rod with which he steered the front wheel. He propelled himself by push - $sig against the ground alter- nately with the right and left foot, almost like a skater .. . He was wearing a gray top hat, a green forest official's tail- coat, green trousers,and a shirt with neck ruffles and lace cuffs. The Mannheimers roared with • laughter, but he went straight through the town on the road to. Karlsruhe, which he reached some four hours later—a dis- tance of forty miles.—From "The Prentice -Hall Book About In- ventions," by Egon Larsen. MEET 'JOHN' — It's a heavy armload for,. two-year-old Du- ane Meier as he introduces his pet, a month-old St. Bernard pup named John. Duane wears a 1920 -vintage hat that looks like some of 1957's Easter Bon- nets. SEE NO EVIL—Chimpanzee, right, tried to throw a right cross but succeeded more in preventing his opponent from seeing what's up in the annual Shrine Circus. Battlingfor the title of "Chimp Champ", the sluggers had spectators roaring. They had their own simian handlers, two of whom carried the loser out. Chimps are members of the Bertram Mills Troupe.. Anything Happens In Scotland Things' that are almost un- believable in England at once become credible in Scotland. I am thinking in particular of one of the most enchanting ani- mal stories ever written, Row- ena Farre's "Seal Morning." It seemed to me quite possible that this was a work as much of poetic fancy as of literal fact — until I read it again in Scot- land. Now I am sure it is just exactly what it purports to be, a simple record written well. And written truly. "Seal Morning" is the story of a young girl and her aunt Miri- am living in a highland croft with a strangely assorted fam- ily of animals. There are two squirrels, Sara and Cuthbert; two otters, Hansel and Gretel; a nicely mannered rat called Rodney; and Lora the seal. Lora is the star. She plays the mouth organ, the trumpet, and the xylophone. She adores picnics. She loves humans. She is, all rolled into one, athlete,, baby, musician, friend, and ham. She is taken to a "ceilidh," or Scottish concert, where. friends and neightbors perform for each other's edification. Not; ' how- ever, when Lora is• about. She will allow no performance but her own. "The guests started to arrive, Lora, the most sociable and ex- troverted of creatures, greeted them warmly. I suggested to Uncle that I should shut Lora into his study until it was her turn to perform. But he and several of the guests vetoed this suggestion at once. She must stay. "The singer smiled charming- ly and started off -.with a few notes of an old Hebridean air before theinevitable happen- ed; Lora raised her head and roared her way from a deep bass to a seal top C. Even a full Covent Garden chorus would not have been able to compete with that, 'and the singer wisely gave up there and then." The theory was that the en- thusiastic seal should be al- lowed to perform first. Then having completed her act, it was confidently presumed, Lora would be willing to listen to others. The confidence was mis- placed. So in this hilarious scene we see the seal playing, among other pieces, "Where My Cara- van Has Rested" on the xylo- phone while perched on top of an upright piano and through- out the entire evening resolute- ly refusing to give way for spy other performer. Shut up late in BATTY BADMINTON—Mid-air splits and between -the -legs returns are all part of the game for Malayan badminton champion Eddy Choong as he practices for the all -England championships at Wimbledon. The high -flying star is a three time winner of the event. the study Lora wails so piteous- ly that the guests at once let her out. Firmly ordered for keep quiet, "the result was no less disastrous. Seals have free-flow- ing tear ducts... . Lora, over- come with frustration at not be- ing allowed to take part, sat with tears pouring down her face. Whereupon the sympa- thetic guests pleaded on her be- half and the other performers generously allowed her to take the platform again." Lora also liked to meet the postman and bring the mail home, a proceeding that takes a long time and once is inter- rupted by a swim in the loch. Lora plays in the ,water with the • otters, and even with the dog, Ben. She has races with a canoe, follows a boat at com- mand, dives and retrieves ob- jects thrown into the loch, goes on picnics and plays the trum- pet. And always spreads :her macintosh on the floor when she comes home wet. Lora is, as they say, a pop- pet. Equally playful and individ- ual are the two otters and even Rodney the rat. Rodney also goes on picnics and he knows six words (basket, out, raisins, nuts, roof, and Rodney). He is a kindly phlisopher. He and the others and the squirrels and the dog, and Lora, all live in the croft together. Reading this in a train in Sur- rey, flanked by stockbrokers and flashing part scores of identical back yards, each with white washing fluttering over patchy grass, it seemed almost too good to be true. Reading it in Scotland, however, with a mist on the hills and a strange dog looking up at the window and quite distinctly asking to be taken for a walk, it seem- ed just like plain common sense. I got up; went down the ho- tel stairs and found the dog waiting, for me. I asked it, "Do you want to go for a walk?" It said, "Yes." It wagged its tail and set out at my heel. We walked over the Elie golf course together. The only sounds were the lark in the sky, the sea on the shore, and a wo- man singing in the distance. If we had suddenly encountered a seal playing "Baa Baa Slack Sheep" on the harmonica nei- ther of us, man or dog, would have bought it unusual I'm sure. We didn't. But we might have. Scotland is a sensible but defin- itely enchanted kingdom. -- By John Allan May' in The Chris- tian. Science Monitor. COMPLICATED BYJSINESS If h livestock feeder lives within reasonable trucking dis- tance of a western grain farm he can and does buy feed wheat for as low as 60 cents a bushel. He simply takes his truck to the grain farm and makes a deal. The grain grower is glad to sell at bargain prices for cash be- cause he does not know how many years he will have to wait before the Wheat Board will take his crop off his hands and the law will not let him sell through any grain dealer or ex- port himself. But if the feeder lives in Bri- tish Columbia or one of the east- ern provinces, he must buy through the Wheat Board and pay more than twice what the nearby feeder pays. So even with Ottawa paying the railway freight bills his grain cost may be far higher. Once upon a time it was as simple to get a price on a bushel of grain as it was on CPR com- mon or International Nickel. But with boot -legging, freight sub - tidies, fixed prices and .state marketing, it takes a lot of figur- ing today. Ac9PREN fAttr• Something New While browsing through the seed catalogue and waiting for the weather and soil to turn warmer, one should note the new additions to the flower and vegetable world for the plant- ing season of 1957. Usually on a special page of the seed cata- logue will be listed brand new varieties and novelties. Among these will be the AJ1;America winners' for this yea"'. These are new flowers and vegetables that in the North American field trials last year were awarded the most points. In the vegetable lines there are a whole lot of improved productions. New, faster grow- ing and crisper radish, more tender carrots, new beans, beets and corn. Over the 'years plant breeders have given us tremen- dous improvement in all vege- tables. Not only are the varie- ties grown today far more ten- der than those of a generation ago, but they are also much earlier and more disease resis- tant. With these it is possible to have a good garden with much variety in areas where it was hardly safe to risk any- thing but the ' toughest things before. This progress has meant more to Canada than most countries because our growing season is so short. Nursery Stock This is the name given to anything in the way of started plants, shrubbery, trees, etc., purchased -from seed house or nursery. Handling this is an- other early job. Generally the earlier one plants perennials, shrubs, roses, vines, and trees in the spring, the quicker and surer they will grow. The main thing is to keep them moist and not to expose roots to the air. Good nursery stock will be moist, and limber on arrival with plenty of dormant buds. If one can plant promptly so much the. better. But if the ground is frozen or not ready make sure .the roots are kept moist and cool, and the branches or stems are shaded. If it is go- ing to be several days or weeks before planting in permanent gaarters one should ' "heel in", that is plant temporarily in a shallow trench, spreading out and covering the roots. In.`:transplanting nursery stock or. anything else it is most im- portant not to expose roots to air but to cover quickly and firmly with fine soil well press- ed down and to make sure the ground about the roots is moist and stays moist for several days. Sweet Peas Sweet peas must be planted as early as possible if they are to do well. We can start just as soon as the last snow has gone and the soil is dry enough to dig without becoming muddy. One should follow planting di- rections closely; that is, sow in the richest possible soil and in a shallow trench. These plants must get growth before the weather turns warm. For their roots; they love a good mulch •of rotted leaves with some well rotted manure. On top, place a few inches of soil. Later on something to climb must be provided. Best materials for this are some of the branches the gardener will be pruning. off - his' trees and shrubbery just now. Normally sweet peas will grow about three to four feet tall, but in Western Canada and some other. areas where this plant really flourishes much more than this is common. When bloom starts these should be re- moved daily in ; lyder to encour- age long stems and continuous blossoming. How Can ? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I remove the shine from a suit of clothes? A. One method is to try rub- bing the material gently with a piece of very fine black emery paper. Q. How can I hasten the operation of whipping cream? A. By adding three or four drops of lemon juice to the cream. The cream will soon thicken. Q. Ifow can I eliminate the basting of goods when sewing long seams? A. When sewing long seams, try fastening the edges of the material with paper clips, such as are used in every office. Q. Bow can I prevent rub- bers from slipping off at the ileo! s? A. Cut two strips of chamois and glue them inside, up the backs of the heels. Q. What is n good meatless sandwich filling? A. 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