HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1951-12-20, Page 3If Your Dog Should
Bite A Child,
Some (lay your telephone niay
ring and an outraged neighbor in -
Form you that your dog has just
bitten her child. What steps should
you take, both to help the child
as best you can and to protect
yourself from the legal conse-
quences of what your dog has
done?
As the emotional situation is
likely to be tense and tempers
short, it is best to be the soul •of
tact,, sympathy, ,.and co-operation,
At the `*ame• time, neither admit
nor deny your own responsibility,
You may have good reason to
doubt that it was actually your dog.
Or, knowing the child in question,
it may seem unlikely that it was
the dog who was at fault. But for
the moment it is best to take the
neighbor at her word, and to save
discussion for a time when tempers
have cooled.
First; the child should immedi-
ately be examined by a doctor.
This may appear unnecessary, but
from the legal point of view you
may be liable for all of the con-
sequences of the bite, even if the
child's condition is aggravated by
the failure of the mother to give
it proper medical care. Therefore,
you should insist on a doctor.
Moreover, you should ask the clot-
tor's opinion as to whether or not
the injury actually is a dog bite.
Second, you should immediately
have your dog tested for rabies.
It is important to have this test
made as soon as possible, for on
its outcome may depend the type
of treatment the child should re-
ceive.
Third, if, as will usually be the
case, the test shows no rabies, now
is the proper time to :raise the
question of whether it was really
your dog which' did the biting.
Children have been known to be
mistaken in their identification, par-
ticularly in circumstances of emo-
tional stress. Point out to your
neighbor that if the child is mis-
taken as to the identity. of the dog,
his health may still be in danger.
Finally, be very careful about
offering to pay for medical ex-
penses: Such an offer may be nec-'
essary if otherwise the child would
never receive a doctor's attention.
But apart from this situation, you
should make the offer only in ex-
change for a general release, in
writing, from further liability. In
any case, it is always safest to
consult your attorney before ne-
gotiating any settlement, particu-
larly if the injuries may be serious
or if a lawsuit is threatened.
Your Books Deserve
Proper Care
Books often need first aid. And
the equipment necessary is already
at hand in most homes: good li-
brary paste or a pot of glue, scis-
sors, cellophane tape, and waxed
paper. A pane of glass or an old
mirror makes a good working sur-
face.
Torn Pages
Crease a strip of cellophane tape
down the center, gummed side out,
and appy it to one side of tear.
Then carefully match print on the
torn parts, and stick down the other
side. A jagged tear is best mended
by several strips of cellophane tape,
to avoid pleating. A more profes-
sional job is done with a special
mending tissue paper which comes
in book -mending kits.. Lay the
torn page on a glass surface. With
a clean nail polish brush, draw a
tiny dab of paste along each torn
edge. Then ease the parts into posi-
tion and rub mending tissue over
them so that its fibers adhere to
the tear. After protecting the page
with a sheet of waxed paper, stand
a cold icon on it and let dry. When
the superflous tissue. is peeled off
toward the tear, it's almost impos-
sible to see the mend as the tissue
acts as a binder.
Loose Leaves
Gummed snapshot hinges or cel-
lophane tape will hold them in
place. A valuable book. is worth
more trouble, of course. Place a
sheet of waxed paper to within
Ws Smart to Re -Do Resort Fats for Winter, Spring
BY EDNANA MILES
THE resort hat that can be fitted
into a winter budget Provides
a real tonic for the spirits when
the snow flies. Later. on, it dou-
bles it worth by filling a spot in a
spring wardrobe,.
The type of spring :bonnet that
you choose will 'depend, this year,
on your hairdo, Just: as there is
great variety in hair, styles, there
is great variety in hat fashions.
For the smooth, closely -cropped
head, there are many:versions of
the tricorn: The girl' with the
poodle cut will find. lots of tiny
hats that are worn sideswept or
straight on. And• for the short
and backswept hairstyle, the best
hat choice is one that slants for-
ward.
The resort hat is often a white
hat. Happily, it's the simple and
untrimmed white hat that pro-
vides a dramatic accent for winter
furs or for fabric coats in dark
colors.
Many women find that the best
antidote for winter snowstorms is
the flower hat. This year, they're
smaller than ever. Some of them
are so tiny that they,, just cap a
head. They may be . entirely in
flowers or they may be done . in
shiny green leaves with flower
trim
The small and shiny straw
sailor is another resort fashion
that's a good bet for wear right
now This, in navy, red or white
can sail into spring for wear with
suits.
This double -brim felt cloche in navy blue is faced
With faille In white, has Mercury's wings of
iridescent straw perched at either side, and is
an eye-catching headpiece.
Small flower cap of purple and mauve violets is
set on a shallow crown. Velvet petals are worked
with torget-me-hots to make a hat that's right
for winter wear with furs.
•
Vs inch of the binding margin,
run paste brush along margin and
then work the loose page into
.place. Letting the waxed paper
remain, close,' the book and place
under a weight to dry.
Loose. Covers and. Broken Backs
If a book falls on its' edges or is'
left open face down, covers will
loosen and backs niay break., Toa
repair backs, spring the hollow
away from the spine and apply
paste. A knitting needle dipped in
paste will reach • parts needing it.
Rub, back to spine, and put the
book away to dry.
Leather Bindings
These - are sensitive to dryness
and humidity. A little castor oil
followed by a beeswax rub, is the
best protective ; coating: Leather
preservatives.- with a lanolin base
are i- good', too, and many :calf -
bound books have been treated for
years with saddle soap. But the
idea is to protect rather than polish
the leather—its natural patina is
beauty enough.
Chemical weed control has be-
come big business in the few years
since 2,4-L came on the market.
Few agricultural chemicals.. have
experienced such a rapid rise in
sales volume as has this chemical.
In fact so successful has 2,4-D
been in solving many weed control
problems that it seems doubtful if
any other herbicide now on the
market will be as widely used.
* * *
On the other hand there are many
weed control problems which have
not been solved by 2,4-D. Lack of
control of grasses and injury to
many broadleaved crop, plants by
2,4-D are two main reasons why
several new herbicides are being
studied extensively.
* * *
In - the Prairie provinces one of
the biggest problems is that of
controlling annual grasses in field
crops, and in horitcultural crops
2,4-D. has been used successfully
on only a few. Research workers
have been forced, therefore to
search for other chemicals to con-
trol both broadleaved and grass
weeds in the many different crop ,
species. Basically, then, the most
important thing in the testing of
new herbicides is to find different
. kinds of selective action. Chemicals
are needed that will control the
important weed species in the parti-
cular crop being grown, according
to G. F. Warren, of Purdue Univer-
BY •
HAROLD
ARNETT
•
MOISTEN
INSIDE
CHANGING A BURNED • OUT BULB IN A
HIGH CEILING SOCKET IS SIMPLIFIED BY USING A
CONE OF ROLLED NEWSPAPER, SLIGHTLY MOISTENED
INSIDE TO GRIP THE BULB..
sity, in a talk to the Agricultural
Institute of Canada, meeting in
Winnipeg.
* * *
Fortunately agricultural •chemical
companies are now supplying many
promising new herbicides, which
show a great variety of selective
action. In fact, most weed killers
show some kind of, selectivity if the
proper formulation or method of
application is used.. (In some cases,
of course, the selectivity is of no
value. For example, thereis one
particular formulation of a herbicide
that has killed all weeds and crops°
on which it has been tried except
lamb's quarters!)
*. * *
Selectivity with any one' chemical
may be varied by .formulation and
by time and method of application.
Materials that have little selectivity
are showing promise in some row
crops when used as basal treatments
hitting only the -stems of the crop.
This method often involves special
mach'nery for application.
* * *
While the large number of new
herbicides being made available by
industry supplies the raw material
with which to work, it also presents
a problem. Since there are too many
to test thoroughly in the field, how
are we to evaluate them rapidly?
Chemical companies run many pre-
liminary felts on. new materials but
obviously cannot answer all the
questions that must be answered be-
fore a new herbicide can be recom-
mended for a particular weed -killing
job. One needs to know crop selecti-
vity, approximate rates of applica•
tion, time to apply and kinds of
weed; kilkrd.
* * *
A simple, rapid procedure which
the author 'has found extremely
valuable in screening new herbicides
will be described briefly. Anyone
with greenhouse space and a good
knapsack sprayer can do this work
in the winter months,
* * *
The important crops in which a
weed problem exists in each area,
and several of the important weeds
Pupotato - Jan Fardell must
have a psychiatric potatu bug
on a rampage in his garden.
This misshapen tuber, resembl-
ing a big nosed puppy. is just
one..•of many spuds to which
Fardell has added a little paint
to produce whimsical animals.
The gardener has no idea what
causes his potatoes to assume
their peculiar shapes
in these crops, are planted in three-
inch plots. Two kinds of applica-
tions are made: (1) pre -emergence;
(2) post -emergence. Three pots of
each 'plant species are given each
treatment.
* * *
The pots are removed to an
empty corridor • or outdoors and
placed in an area that is• a de-
finite portion of an acre, The area
is then sprayed uniformly at a
given rate per acre using an all -
brass knapsack sprayer with a fan
nozzle. It has been found possible
to use as little as one-halfpint of
solution. The sprayer is washed
thoroughly between materials. Ester
formulations are not used in these
tests due to the danger of injury
to other plants from volatilization
of the herbicide.
'rhe results have been much faster
and more consistent than use of
hand atomizers. There are other
good methods in use but all of
them require considerable special
equipment.
* * *
Results in the greenhouse, of
course, are not the same as out-
doors. By this procedure, however,
tnany hours of work in the field
have been saved and •several pro-
mis:ng selective herbicides have
been found which could not have
been tested otherwise,
* ,a *
Weed control research workers
who have greenhouse facilities
should be constantly on the alert -
for possible combinations of two or
more that will do a particular weed
control job better. For example,
mixtures of 2,4-D and TCA are
now showing promise on flax to
control both broadleaved weeds and
annual grasses, There Promises to
be a real future in combination
treatments.
60c a Day to Die
The Chinese are a thrifty and a
practical people; even in matters of
sentiment. Death is inevitable. It
is also sometimes inconvenient and
expensive for surviving members of
the family — hence the Dying
House.
When, because of illness or old
age, you are on the very verge of
death, your relatives carry you to
the nearest Dying House. There
is little to distinguish it from the
outside. Its entrance may be in
a row of shops in any busy street.
Here you are assigned a cot in
a large ward where you may await
death in peace and solitude—at the
cost of only 60 cents a day.
Included in the cost are prayers
and chanting by a trio of yellow -
robed Buddhist priests. Also, joss
sticks are burned for you at an al-
tar piled high with meats, fruits,
and cakes as offerings to the gods
of the Hereafter.
Behind the altar sit four life-size
figures made of •paper. They repre-
sent your grieving relatives who
may be too pre -occupied with daily
affairs to attend to you in person.
When death finally occurs, how-
ever, they are notified immediately.
The body, meanwhile, is dressed in
a new suit, new shirt and new shoes
—all made of paper—and is then
laid out on a slab, and covered
with a paper sheet inscribed with
Chinese characters.
The relatives gather in a little
circle at the foot of the slab weep-
ing and wailing for the prescribed
period. Pots of cooked, food are
offered for the long jurney the
Hereafter.
Burial is only for the very weal-
thy. Normally, the body is quietly
called for by the authorities and
crenated.
African, Village
The African village systern pre*
ceded the age of the Hebrews, the
classical period of the Greeks, the
commercial epoch of the Phoeni-
cians, the expansion of the Roman
Empire, the military and religious
crusade of the Arabs, and the all-
out European scramble for Africa
in the nineteenth century. Western
anthropologists estimate that Afri-
can civilization is some thirty -thou-
sand years old. The,village culture
is, in all respects, the' sample of
African civilization. But no African
village in 1946 is as conservative
in ideas as it was before the
white man came. All have relatively
changed, for good and for bad. Let
us look back to the time of my
father.
My village is in southeast Nigeria,
in the Ibo country, which has an
estimated population of five mil-
lion, All of us speak one language
called lbo, although there are sev-
eral dialects, and it is sometimes
not easy for the different groups
to understand one another. My
group is called Arochuku, which
means the people of God. It is a
clan noted for its love of travel,
business initiative, and political.
shrewdness.
One day 1 accompanied mother
to the Eke market. Still a mile
away from the market place, I
heard a din of noise. When we ar-
rived, I saw thousands of people
shopping around. The noise was
all the more deafening. I thought
it was customary for everyone to ,
shout at the top of his voice. There-
fore 1 began shouting a meaning-
less sound.
"What's the matter?" asked my
mother.
"Am I not supposed to shout?"
I replied.
"No, my son," answered she,
quite amused, but suppressing her
smile.
"How then is this noise I hear
produced, if people do not shout?"
"The people talk normally as
they salute each other, converse,
or price the goods."
"What makes the sound loud?"
"Many little sounds make a big
sound."
"Oh, I see!"
She introduced the to her friends
and relatives, who loaded my hands
with presents—peanuts, cassava,
coconut, pears, plums, and bana-
nas. Some gave me cowries to buy
whatever I wanted. She had in-
structed hie always to thank those
who gave to 'me. Sometimes when
the joy of receiving the gifts crowd-
ed gratitude out of my lips, she
scoldingly reminded me: "Kene Ya
do"—"Say 'Thank you'."
The market place was carefully
organized. Every type of commo-
dity had its special location and
every trader his or her hout1 ,
Chickens, goats, pigs, sheep, fish,
groceries, woodwork, earthenware,
hardware, dress goods, building
materials, gun -powder, stationery,
farm implements, etc., were each
displayed in a particular locale.
Honesty and fair dealing were
pretty much taken for granted in.
• the market. You could price a com-
modity and then take it out of the
seller's sight to ask the opinion
of your friends. An article pur-
chased and found bad could be re-
turned for a refund within four
days.—From "My Africa," by
Mbonu Ojike.
In Oudstshoorn, South Africa, a
black cat which gave birth to three
kittens in the police station carried
into the social service office and
abandoned it there.
Multiple Use Bomber—Built by Douglas this is the new AD 6 Sky.
raider "Multiplex" bomber, said to be the most versatile airplane
ever to fly. Embodying a new design concept basir Skyrr,rders
are produced as a "universal chassis," alot,g with packaged
conversion kits. Aboard Navy carriers, they may be concerted to
any one of a dozen different combat types according to imme-
diate need. This "12 -in -1" utility aircraft supplies the fleet directly
with a basic attack plane; photographic plane; tow target plane;
«assenger plane ambulance transport plane and a variety of
radar planes.
JITTER
By Arthur Pointer
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