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Zurich Herald, 1957-10-31, Page 3it So Tall He Sleeps In Three Beds How do you manage for clothes when you're the world's tallest woman, 8 ft. 31/2 hi., with a 58 -in. bust, 49 -in. waist, and take size 16 in shoes? Pete Collins, director of the stage show "Would You Be- lieve It?" and the TV show "You've Never Seen This!" says that Miss Katya Van Dyk could only get nylons to fit her by ordering five dozen pairs at one go from a manufacturer who agreed to set up a special ma- chine for them. • Once Pete commented on the delicate needlework she was do- ing in her dressing -room on tour, and asked what she was making. Proudly she held up the world's largest pair of silk pan- ties looking like "two airport windsocks stitched together." For publicity purposes Collins had a huge pink silk nightie run up for display in a lingerie shop window as "worn by Ka- tya." But when she saw it she laughed scornfully. "That tiny thing," she said "Why I couldn't even get it over my head!" When she compared it with one of her own, the latter was more than half as large again. Collins wanted to use the genu- ine gown in the next city, but coal{; find no shop window big enough to show it. Fond of swimming she rose early each morning •while ap- pearing at one beach resort, to enjoy a dip . before the crowds arrived, and one day she, absent- mindedly left her swimsuit be- hind on some rocks. When she went back for, it, :she found that two early bathers had picked it up and were ar- guing about it. "It's a bathingtent," said one. "It isn't," said the other. "It's a new kind of sail.' She toured the U.S.A. with a company which gave a show in. , . prison. A long-term convict name up to her at the end and asked: "How would . you life to marry me?" "What kind of a life would it be with you locked in here?" ;st.e countered. The convict nodded. "First, he said, "you'd have to lift me over the wall." Her most thrilling adventure occurred when passing a house in a French town, she saw a toddler crawling along a second - storey window ledge. Afraid to move at first, lest he should fall, she crept quietly forward, reached up on tiptoe, quickly grabbed the ' baby ` and put him safely through 'an open window on thefloor below - Wondering what the parents would say when they found, they'd produced a flying infant! "Lofty," the world's tallest mar., also figures in Collins' brilliantly amusing account of his show rarities in his auto- biography, "No People Like Show People." When Jan Van Albert was born Albert Johan Kramer in Amsterdam in 1897 he weighed 17/ lbs. At seven he was nearly ii ft. tall; at 21, 9 ft. VA in., his present impressive height. He weighs 448 lbs, is 52 in, round the chest, 44 round the waist, takes a 101/2 hat, size 20 shoes, and has hands a foot long from palm -heel to finger- tip. On tour he used to sleep in hotel beds with his legs hanging over the edge, resting on the floor. When he married, his wife Minna hit on the simple plan of writing ahead asking for three double beds to be provided in their room. They are placed side by side, and he sleeps crosswise in them, from corner to corner. Before Lofty married, Collins' father advertised in the press for a bride for him - and got eight sackfuls of replies, most with photographs. He needs outsize meals and has had for breakfast: six plates of porridge, eight kippers, 2 lb. of pork sausages, 12 raw toma- toes, about 12 rolls, and 18 cups of strong black coffee, During the Nazi occupation of Holland he nearly died from lack of food, lost 294 lbs., and had to stay in bed for months on end, too weak to move. Other rarities whom Collins describes do astonnishing things. Thea Alba, the Woman with Ten Brains, can write simultaneously a sentence in any of her twenty- five languages, using both hands and her mouth; write four dif- ferent words simultaneously with her hands and feet; draw two different pictures in colour, using both hands• at once; write ten different figures simultaneously, by means of ten pieces of chalk attached to her ` fingers and thumbs - a feat demanding ter- rific errific concentration. Senorita Montserrat Alberich, of Barcelona, "paints" astonish- ing pictures in varied colours by tapping the "m", "n" and full - stop on an old typewriter. Strangely enough, she dis- covered her ability when she sat waiting for shorthand -typing exam, results with other com- mercial college pupils, and the teacher suggested they should try making pictures on their machines "just for the fun of it." Macnorton,'the Aquarium Man, who claims to have f o u r stomachs, can drink450 pints of water in two hours, 100 glasses of beer in ten minutes, swallow live• gold -fish, turtles, frogs, water snakes and bring them up again within two hours, alive and kicking. Juna, the Human Gasometer, can swallow butane gas into his stomach - not his lungs, for that would poison him - and then by muscular contraction, eject it again through a tube to light lamps and a chandelier and even fuel a gas -ring to fry an egg. In tihs engrossing book, Collins also describes' his war -time ex- periences overseas controller of ENSA and travels from the Arc- tic to the Equator in quest of show talent., More and more fishermen are using prepared bait for catfish. The following is a favorite among many. Use whole, or half, of a marshmallow to a hook. Put one drop of oil of anise on each bait and lower away. Oil of spear- mint is good, too. You'll catch a cat if one is nosing about the vicinity. HAPPY -Punctuated by bumps and grinds, Jane Russell makes her debut as a night club enter- tainer in Las Vegas, Nev. Jane wowed 'em with a number called . "Be Happy With The Yacht You Got". CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. 111 ualcal instrument 5 weep 8. Rebuff 12 Spoken 13, Sheep 14. Church dignitary 15. Fragrant 17. Mitigate 18. Soft food 10. Proffer 21. Mel 24, Copper coin 25. Old 26. Noce of Pasteboard 27. Donkey 80. Rubber tree 31. Inflamed places 82. Allow 33. Played the first card 34. Walked 85, Fro¢ genus se. Indoor gams 87. Irritable 3t. Ape '41. Short bath 43. False god 418. Carries out 43. Singing voles Qtr. Sunburn 60. Binding fabric 1. Encounter . Pigpen tt . rasaas 0511 DOWN L DI favor of 2. Choler 3. Passing fashion 4. Absconded 5. Ooze 6. Possess 7. Improved 3. Paid out 8. Burden 10. Part of a church 11. Equal 16. Ballad '20. Terminals 21. Drag 22. Make eyes 23. Require 24. Song 26. Crowns 27. Too bad 28. Transmitted 29. Remain 81. Ur. portico 55. Estimation 36. Steer 37. Twitching 38, Eastern country 39. Not busy 40. Particle of dust 41. Refuse 44. Carved Indian potIt 45. Assess 46. Slender finial 47. Harden Answer elsewhere on this page. LOVE IN THE ZOO -Pei -14x, who was a baby elephant when bought by contributions for the San Francisco Zoo two years ago, is getting to be a big girl now and has succumbed to the bite of the love bt`ag. Penny stands on tip -toe at the edge of the moat and holds hands with an unidentified boy friend. Penny made his acquaintance by rattling the metal rail, lower right. ThEPAN FRONT Across Canada the farmer's interest in crops has always con- veyed the impression that oats, barley, wheat and hay are the important things. The fact that trees are really an important farm crop has never really been considered by many farmers. • * * * Recently, Canada Department of Agriculture's economists have been 'making a study of farm woodlots. They find such wood- lots are an important source of sawlogs, in Canada. One-third of all forest land under private ownership is on farms. These woodlots cover over 13 per cent of the total farm area, and in 1955 supplied farmers with an estimated cash income of 85 mil- lion dollars. * * e To get the best returns from woodlots, it is necessary to k lcrt the basis on which sound sa logs are sold fol, lumber. In dition to grading, actual pay- ment for sawlogs is dependent on, the number of board feet of lumber as estimated by the log rule chosen. ,0 * * Use of a log rule in the meas- urement of sawlogs is required by law in all provinces, but buyers and sellers are free to specify in their contracts the unit of measure and the log rule of their choice. Rules now in use within the provinces are: New- foundland, ' Newfoundland log rule; Quebec, Roy and Quebec log rules; Ontario, Ontario and Doyle log rules; Manitoba and Saskatchewan,, International log rule; Alberta, Scribner log rule; British Columbia, British Co- lumbia log rule. Log rules are generally based on milling practices which tradi- tionally prevailed., As condi- tions change, the woodlot man- ager needs to select the one that gives him a fair measure of the sawlogs he has for sale. a e e With the exception of the Doyle log rule which, in the case of small sawlogs (E inches in diameter and 16 feet long), shows only about half the ac- tual number of board feet which is obtainable, and the New- foundland log rule, which esti- mates about one quarter more board feet, all other log rules are reasonably correct and suit- ed to the conditions which pre- vail within their respective pro- vince. o * In a survey by the Forestry Branch of the Northern Affairs and Natural Resources Depart- ment, it was found in Eastern Canada that 90 per cent, of all soft wood logs' and 60 per cent of all hardwood logs measured were 12 inoses or less in diame- ter. It is' therefore important that log ivies which estimate accurately the number of board feet in smaller diameter logs be used. .$ or Eastern Canada, the Ontarid log rule promises to be one of the best. o e o Rearing turkeys in raised, slat -floored, confinement pens was ' developed primarily to overcome the disease hazard in certain areas of the country. As construction of this type of rear- ing structure is 'somewhat ex- pensive, a new development in turkey rearing'pens is the pole barn. Construction costs •for this type of unit are somewhat less per bird than. for the raised pens. Essentially tt pole barn con- sists of a wide roof supported on poles set in the ground. The sides and lower portions of the ends are usually enclosed by wire netting. In exposed Ioda- tions plywood" panels may be necessary on' the north and west sides during stormy weather in late fall and early winter. Roofing material may be ply- wood, galvanized iron or alum- inum. Five -sixteenth inch ex- terior plywood is the most eco- nomical. It should be well nail- ed with coated nails. * 0 e Feeders and waterers are pro- vided on the sides and are pro- tected by a wide overhang. The poults are placed in the pens at eight to ten weeks of age and remain there until market time. They are provided with a deep litter. Because of the convenience of feeding and watering one man can take care of a large flock of birds. In addition the problems of leg weakness and breast blisters are almost eliminated. * e 0 In actual practice these pens vary from 30 to 50 or more feet in width and up to 500 feet in length. Native tree growth in certain areas provides the poles at low cost. Spruce, larch (tamarack) and pine are recom- mended but any of the harder broad-leaved woods are satisfac- tory. It •is strongly recommend- ed that the bottom end of all poles be treated with a good wood peeservative to at least a foot above ground level. The spacing of the upright poles will depend upon their size and up- on the load-bearing strength of the stringers joining them. To prevent birds from using them as roosts there should be few if any horizontal cross ties. Cer- tain types of scissor trusses can be *used, however. Most opera- tors prefer to avoid the use of a centre row of poles. As wide an alley as possible is left throughout the centre of the shelter to facilitate mechanical removal of litter. Feeders and waterers are spaced down .both sides. The entire blocking of one side with tall f eders may interfere with cross ventilation. For this rea- son open "spaces should be left between them. Some operators collect the rain water from the roof in large storage tanks for use of the birds. P A * The successful operation of a pole barn depends upon the operator being able. to'"maintain a dry litter. To do this the pole barn .fust be located in a well drained area and provided wit'. ample cross ventilation. It has been shown that most serious diseases of turkeys are aggra- vated by the birds being wet under foot. The addition of fresh litter when necessary com- bined with ample ventilation can remove this hazard from pole barns. Overcrowding will also tend to produce damp lit- ter, and birds which are over- crowded will not make satisfac- tory gains. rive square feet per bird should be allowed. TIGHT BVITP,TERFLIES Get 'ens t ht, see -then you can catch the' foo) things without running yourself dizzy. Sed' out rotting fruit for bait. 'The fruit juices will ferment and Brother Butterfly, who cannot resist fruit, will partake of the juice. After a short wait, he will too tipsy to fly and anyone can pick him up with no trouble at all. drop of oil or grease " Hansom Cabs In Old London The horse bus and' the han- some had one thing in common that made the London street more human and more public than it has ever been since their passing. In the bus, the driver and the outside passengers sat high and fi,ee over the street, able to see all' that went on around them. It was like a seat in a circus or on a grandstand as you sat and had your enter- tainment through the changing streets. True, there was the rails at times, but there were also the sky and the great buildings and the monuments before you. A swarm of buses with crowded tops held up by the policeman's orchestral hand gave an impres- sive seated audience for an in- cident - the passing by of a great visitor or a coster's don- key cart upset. Crossing the street before such a hold-up you felt the eye of London was upon you, as one has never felt it since. With the hansom, the driver on his high perch presided over the street, but the fare, or better the fares - for to the young of those days the advantage of the hansom was there was no room for a chaperon - sat high and looked over the horse at the hap- penings of the street and felt themselves part of it which no one can feel in a taxicab even with the top open. How Picca- dilly used to glitter in those days as you looked down or up its gentle hills as the cavalcades pranced before you with the mansions and hotels and shops painted for the season and win- dow boxes of flowers all ablow- ing! The passing of the hansom was a peculiar loss, the tall, deli- cately poised carriage, shining black, with the driver command- ing cab and horse from his lofty seat, and the slender whip rising high above all, was one of the most decoratively satisfying things that London has ever pro- duced. It was like an invention from the beautiful attenuated art of Whistler, who always brought a hansom into his litho- graphs when he could. Its praises 'have been sung by many a cun- ning writer. Without the han- som. Stevenson's New Arabian Night would lose much of its haunting London flavour. -From "The Age of Extravagance," by Mary Elizabeth Edes and Dudley Frasier. 1N11&Y 501001 LISON By Rev R. Barclay Warren I3.D. The Spirit of Christian Worship 1 Corinthians 11:2-20-34. Memory Selection: Let a mats examine himself, and so let hies eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 1 Corinthians 11:23. "Why do you go to church?". the reporter asked. Here ars some answers: (1) I don't know; I guess it's just a habit" (2) "It takes care of things for the next world." (3) "I go to the biggest church in town and I expect most of these people to do their business at my store." (4) "It helps one's social standing." (5) ,I meet a lot of nice people" Here are answers of a different shade: (6) to worship•God." (7) "To gain spiritual strength for myself that I may help ethers." (8) "God commands it. 'Not for- saking the assembling of our- selves together, as the manner of some is.' (Hebrews 10:25)." It is a good thing to go to church. But our reason for going helps to determine the measure of good we receive. In (1) the individual does it very thought- lessly. In (2) he apparently thinks that his attendance at church will save his soul. He has too much confidence in the church. We are not saved by works but by faith in Jesus Christ. 3,4,5) Like hypocrites who gave alms and pray to be seen of men, "They have their reward." (Matthew 6:2,5) They get the liu.siness, social standing and meet the nice people but they miss God's reward. (6, 7, 8) are good reasons. As we meet with God we shall re- ceive strength for ourselves anal strength to share. (8) suggests duty. But it is our duty to obey God. There is blessing in the path of obedience. In the early church they often had a meal in connection with the sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per. . Some of the Corinthians were greedy and gluttonous. They failed to discern the Lord's body. There were cliques among them. They partook of the bread and wine unworthily. • Some refrain from the Lord's Supper because they, feel :un- woethy. We are all unworthy of Chrst's dying for us. But the more we sense it the more eager we should be, out of gratitude, to thus remember His death till His coming again. If we stave repented our sins and believed in Him to the saving of the soul we love Him and want to wor- ship Him in a humble and rev- erent way. ISSUE - 44 1957 Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking rn©©LI©© e®0 urJrats >©E3121 DE1111C1 QQQOE©©©'.0C11:1IJ • MIJ0 111CJ1f1© G1EEU00 ©oar] 0cJ1a0. 0071]E' OUI ©LJ0 F1©130U ' LIkI 000© 0 0 13111©o r1©©oo UU0©EJE rr0 ©00© U©©0r00 ©Cl10ci ®©U 000E 00© ;LIE) S ©d 1111Q TV FAMILY- Televisi 4's newest family, the Cleavers, appears in the "Leave It to Seaver" series. The family, left to right, has Tony Dow as "Wally", Barbaira Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver, and, lower right, Jerry Mathtnt as "Beaver".