HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-05-15, Page 3New Hope For
_ Poison Ivy Sufferers
Suffer from ivy, oak or sumac
poisoning? Take hope. A new
ointment made of zirconium, a
relatively rare metal, has been
found highly effective in curing the
weeping, creeping, often agonizing
itch.
Experiments by two research scf-
entists at the Syracuse University
Student Health Service have shown
that zirconium salt attacks and
neutralizes the powerful irritant
known as "urushiol" carried in the
leaves, bark, berries and roots of
poison ivy, oak and sumac.
When the ointment was given in
clinical treatment to 88 persons,
85 per cent were released with their
case histories marked "treatment
was effective." As measured by the
painstaking doctors who carried
out the work, this means that the
itching stopped, the rash stopped
spreading, then began to scale off
and disappear writes Bob Gilmore
in "Country Gentleman."
Since all of the patients weren't
cured, the doctors warn that zir-
conium ointment is not a complete-
ly foolproof treatment. They feel
certain, however, that it is "
as good or probably better than
any other treatment now available."
Nevertheless, this should not be
a signal to relax your vigilance
against shrub poisoning when
you're in the fields or vacationing
in strange territory. Since this kind
of poisoning can be serious enough
to require hospitalization, the wise
thing is to keep your defenses high.
Learn to recognize all of the poison
shrubs.
POISON SUMAC likes swampy
ground. It grows in a wide strip
down the Central States from Can-
ada into the Deep South. Its leaves
—which can be smooth-edged, saw-
toothed or lobed—grow in clusters
of from 7 to 13 reddish stems. The
shrub ranges in height from 6 to
30 feet. Unmistakable identifying
signs of the poison shrub are a
faintly sulphurous wintertime odor
and tiny, whitish berries that hang
in grapelike clusters.
Efforts to get rid of these plants
are effective only if they're re-
peated year after year. Grubbing
them out may help for awhile, but
the far-reaching rootlets have am-
azing recuperative powers. The
hormone -type weed killers make
a quick kill when sprayed on the
leaves. Repeated sprayings into the
second and third seasons usually
are necessary for lasting control.
POISON OAK has the same
small berries and three -leaf clusters
as the ivy, but leaves are smaller,
more thickly grouped. It grows
mostly in the West and Southwest,
sometimes' in low, shrubby form,
sometimes in high -reaching branch-
es that vine among the trunks and
foliage of trees. Thrives most hap-
pily around rocks, trees and fence
posts. The leaves turn color like
MERRY MENAGERIE.
"It's my hobby ... 'I collect
Fhorn t"
TIT FOR TAT
The lecturer was a celebrated
Doctor of Law, and his talk was
to be on "Fools." The chairman
who was something of a humorist,
stood up to introduce him.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said.
"We are now to have a lecture on
fools by one"—he paused, and
there was loud laughter before he
resumed—"of the wisest men in the
country."
The lecturer then rose to speak,
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said,
"1 am not half se big a fool as
the chairman" --he paused, and
again there was loud laughter --
"would have you suppose."
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those of poison ivy, the gorgeous
lines enticing the unwary into
picking an armful.
POISON IVY grows all over
the East, Middle West and South,
can be vining or shrublike. In sum-
mer its leaves, which always grow
in threes, are bright green and
shiny. When they bud out in spring
or die off in fall the leaves may
be deep, dark red or flaming red -
orange. Usually smooth, they oc-
casionally are hairy or, fuzzy. The
edges may be saw-toothed, smooth
or lobed. Small light -green flowers,
waxy white berries also help you
identify the plant,
Never allow leaves, berries, baric
or roots of any of the three plants
to touch your skin—all four parts
carry the poisonous oil. If you
burn the dried -out shrubs, avoid
the smoke, which can carry the
vaporized oil over a great distance,
doing as much damage as contact
with the plant.
If it's impossible for you to avoid
contact with the plants, wear fairly
loose, washable garments that
cover arms and legs completely.
Wear gloves. Don't wear pullover
jackets or sweaters or tight trou-
sers. Your struggles to remove
them may do a thorough job' of
rubbing the oil into the skin. As .,
a further safeguard, it may be wise
beforehand to rub zirconium oint-
ment into face, neck and other soft,
moist skin areas. When finished
handlin gthe poison plants, have
the clothes dry cleaned or wash
then with hot water and a laundry
s o a p. Rinse them thoroughly.
Don't let contaminated clothing
touch your skin and spoil all your
earlier protective efforts.
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•,.1 clans lancirewrm
Cereal foods are so highly nutri-
tious that we shouldn't restrict
their use to breakfast alone. There
are many ways in which they can '
be utilized in delicious main dishes
for other meals as well.
The easy -to -make recipes I'rn
giving you today make use of both
cooked and uncooked wheat cereal,
and I'm sure you'll find them
really worth trying.
* * *
Wheat Fig Pudding
34 cup uncooked wheat cereal
3 teaspoon salt.
1 quart milk
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup molasses
.1 cup finely chopped figs
Scald the milk,'. shake in the
whole wheat cereal gently and
cook five minutes. Add figs, mo-
lasses' and salt and allow to cool;
then add the well -beaten eggs.
Turn into a buttered baking dish
(we like a glass casserole) and
bake in a moderate oven (350° F.-
375° F.) for 45 rnintites. Serve
with a soft custard sauce.
Note: If preferred, the two egg
whites may be reserved and made
into a meringue with 2 table-
spoons of granulated sugar and
teaspoon salt. Spread meringue
on top\pf pudding after removing
from oven and return to oven to
set and delicately brown the me-
ringue. Six servings.
* * *
Baked Ham Loaf
114. cups cooked wheat cereal
2 pounds ground fresh lean pork
1 pound ground smoked ham
s/ cup milk
2 eggs beaten
Combine all ingredients very
thoroughly, place in a loaf pan
and bake at 400° F., for 35 min-
utes, Raise temperature to 450° F.,
and bake 10 minutes longer. Six
to eight servings.
* * *
Wheat Sandwiches
4 slices cooked and molded
wheat cereal
34 cup grated cheese
6 strips bacon
2 tomatoes
Uncooked cereal
Dust cooked cereal with un-
cooked cereal and place on a greas-
ed baking sheet. On the slices of
cereal place thinly sliced tomatoes,
bacon cut in small squares and
sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake
at 350°F., for 15 minutes. Four
servings. •
Ten Commandments For Safety
For Everybody Who Handles A Gun
1. Treat every gun with the respect due a Ioaded gun. This is
the cardinal rule of gun safety.
2. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open,
into your automobile, camp and home.
3. Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of ob-
structions.
4. Always carry your gun so that you can control the direction
of the muzzle, even if you stumble. Keep the safety on until
you are ready to shoot,
5. Be sure of your target before you pull the trigger.
6. Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot.
7. Never leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first.
8. Never climb a tree or Fence with a loaded gun.
9. Never shoot at a flat, bard surface or the surface of water.
10. Do not mix gunpowder and alcohol,
Tri -Dimensional Wheel -Something new in the pro'ection of third.,
dimensional movies has been invented by Alberto and Adriano
Betti. Instead of giving spectator glasses, the Roman twins syn-
chronize a projector with this revolving glass disc which has alter-
nating mirrors and transparent segments. Two images are project-
ed through the disc, one reaching the viewing screen, left, while
the second is reflected by the mirrors to another screen, right, and
from this back to the viewing screen, giving a third dimensional
appearance to the movie.
Pecan Loaf
1 cup hot cooked wheat cereal
1 teaspoon salt
34 teaspoon pepper
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 cup fine cracker crumbs
1 cup chopped pecans
Mix the cereal, nut meats, and
cracker crumbs, then add beaten
egg, :milk and seasonings. Turn
into a buttered loaf pan, pour melt-
ed butter over the top and bake
at 350° F., for 45 minutes. Turn
out on a platter and pour over it
the following sauce. Garnish with
watercress or parsey. Six to eight
servings.
Sauce for Pecan Loaf
3 tablespoons butter or
margarine
2 slices onion
3 tablespoons flour
1% cups .milk
teaspoon salt
% cup 'chopped pimiento
Cook onion in butter for 3-5
minutes, stirring constantly. Lift
onion out, add flour and mix ;well.
Add milk gradually and stir until
it thickens. Add salt and chopped
pimiento. Serve very hot.
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Spicy Raisin Pudding
3 cups cooked wheat cereal
1 cup sugar
teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 eggs, beaten
IA cup seedless raisins
1% teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Stir raisins into ' cooked cereal
before it becomes cold. .Add sugar,
salt and cinnamoia and place in
buttered baking pan. Scald the
milk, add beaten eggs and vanilla
and pour over mixture in pan,
stirring well. Bake at 350° F., until
brown—about 45 minutes. Serve
with light cream. Eight servings.
* * *
Wheat Cutlets
134 cups cooked wheat cereal
3 tablespoons fat
s4 cup milk or water
Bread crumbs
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup cooked meat or fish, minced
fine
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce
Vs teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
Melt fat in pan and add flour;
blend smoothly and add Iiquid.
Cook .three minutes, stirring con-
stantly; add remaining ingredients.
Spread on platter to cool. Divide
into 12 portions, flatten into cutlet
shape anti sprinkle with uncooked
cereal. Dip each cutlet into beaten
egg, .roll in uncooked cereal and
fry in vegetable oil or vegetable
shortening at 390° F. Serve hot
with or without marmalade. Six to
eight servings.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. Is it proper for a bride-to-
be to write notes of thanks to all
the guests who have attended a
shower given in her honor?
A. Her only real obligation is
write a note of thanks to the hos-
tess. Notes to the guests are not
necessary, although there is noth-
leg improper about writing them
if she wishes. If she does not write
them, she should entertain these
friends at a luncheon, or tea, either
before or after the wedding.
Q. How does one know which
name to mention first when intro-
ducing two women?
A. Always present the younger
woman to the older, but if they are
about the sante age, it doesn't
matter.
Q. Is it correct to eat bananas
with the fingers, when at the table?
A. No; they should be skinned,
placed on the dessert plate, and
then cut with the side of the fork.
Q. Just what is the proper way
to eat a chicken leg? Is it all right,
after cutting off most of the meat,
to pick up the bone in the fingers
for the rest?
A. Not at the dinner table. The
only exceptions are at certain res-
taurants where such a practice is
encouraged as a feature of the.
house, and, of course, at picnics.
One British Town
That is Booming.
While high prices and Japanese
competition threaten hard times for
the British textiles industry, one
branch of it --the manufacture of
jute—is enjoying the biggest boom
in its history. At Dundee, where
the industry is centred, 18,000
workers are now employed in the
jute mills, and vacancies exist for
many more, mainly as weavers, pa-
tent spinners, and spreaders.
During the past two years a
minor industrial revolution has
been going on in Dundee. Hun-
dreds
of obsolete jute machines
have been scrapped. In their place
engineers have set up the most up-
to-date plant in the world. One
mill alone, equipped with new cir-
cular looms, is producing ten mil-
lion seamless jute bags a year.
Jute is a fibre obtained from two
varieties of a plant named the Cor -
chores, which grows in India,
chiefly in Bengal and Assam.
It is a reed -like plant with a yel-
low flower, and when the flower
withers the plant is cut down and
steeped, to separate the fibres from
therest of the stem.
After a period of waiting, beat-
ing and drying, it is carefully
graded and packed, and then sent
off by river to Calcutta, another
big jute manufacturing centre and
a constant rival to Dundee.
Dundee cannot compare with
India in the manufacture of the
coaser type of jute products—sacks
that hold coal and potatoes and
wrap up a hundred and one things
for export. But her special skill is
unequalled when it comes to the
making of finer products.
Her workers spin the fibre on
"flying frames," and then weave
it on heavy looms.
Prayer Carpets
After jute cloth is made it is
starched and calendered, with the
result that it is flattened and glaz-
ed. The yarn or cloth can be dyed
or bleached. Millions of small,
brightly -dyed prayer carpets for
Moslems are sent from Dundee to
the East.
In the batching department the
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strands of jute are shaken over 10
suction grid to remove dust, and
tossed on to a spreader which die
entangles th e raw material an
cleans it in a "bath." It emerge
in rolls at the other end, each ro
weighing 350 lb. These are passe
by overhead railway to the prepay'
ing department, where the air l
conditioned and workers with long
vacuum -cleaner pipes remove mors
dust.
Then to the carding machinetf,
which "comb" the fibre; the draw•
ing frames which draw it out in
lengths; and the spinning frame_
which convert it into yarn.
In the beaming edepartrnent thie
yarn is wound on to a huge "bob-
bin" for supplying the looms.
The middle or "bullseye" is the
finished cloth which passes dowii
through the centre of the loom t.4
a department below, where it �a
rolled into lengths for cutting and
bottom -stitching into bags.
MORE HOLLYWOOD
The malapropisms of Hollywood
big -shots are becoming ..a pretty
threadbare subject, particularly
since the public became aware that
most of them originate in the
minds of columnists and press
agents.
Here are three, however, whick
are believed to be authentic:
1. When 'The Best Years of Our
Lives' was previewed, the producer
assured an interviewer, "I don't'
care if this picture doesn't make
a nickel, just so long as the whole
United States sees it."
2. A Vine Street Voltaire ob-
served, "Any man who gets him-
Self psychoanalyzed ought to have
his head examined."
3. One producer borrowed as
troupe of Indians from another,
but when they reported for world
he didn't think they looked fierce
enough. He called his friend to
protest. "I don't know what you
are talking about," proclaimed the
latter. "Those Indians come
straight from the reservoir."
Is Old Rat R
ce Starting Again?
For the first time since before the war we have had some real
evidence in the last few months that prices were easing, that there were
hopes at last that inflation had been halted.
That was the sort of change most of us were supposed to welcome,
including the leaders of unionized labor. Without exception every fresh
wage demand these people have been making with monotonous regular-
ity since the war, has been based on the argument that they "were
only trying to catch up with prices." Actually, of course, if the situation
were examined, it would be found that wage rates were usually well in
advance of prices. In any case, however ,so far as prices are concerned
the race is over. For the time being at -least prices are stationary or
declining. If ever there were a hope for stabilization since the war,
we have it now.
But hopes of achieving this desirable stabilization can hardly be
considered very bright. Regardless of lower prices and a three months'
decline in the cost of living, another general round of wage increases
is in prospect. What organized labor gets out of the current steel
battle in the United States will certainly set the stage in Canada. As
President Forsyth pointed out at the annual meeting of Dosco last
week, "there is no indication that those who formulate the policy of
the trade unions have yet become convinced that the interests of their
membership may best be served by consolidating their gains rather than
by seeking to extend then."
H. G. Hilton, president of the big Steel Co. of Canada, in his
annual report to shareholders this week in Hamilton said this:
"Every time since V -J Day that an important union has succeeded
in pushing up wage rates, there has been a general scaling up of
practically all industrial wages."
And if industrial wages go up, costs of industrial goods go up
too. The sequence is as inevitable as night and day. Only if production
increases in proportion to wages could it be otherwise and the actual
record, unfortunately, offers no real hope of that.
So if we have unwise wage demands now, the stabilization hope will'
quite probably be dashed and the old rat race will start again.— From
The Financial Post.
New Grgand 7 Can Take it, Y et Looks
BY EDNA MILES
kJ13GANDY has taken a new
lease on life. Not that it
has ever gone out of circula-
tion; it's been here right
along. But now, it has new
finishes and uses.
It's a part of interior dec-
orating, it's an important part
of fashion, it even goes to the
head in ethereal bits of mil-
linery. With all of this, mod-
ern organdy.is constructed to
lake .it even though it con-
tinues to look fragile.
A permanent finish for or-
gandy was developed about
fifty years ago by the Heber-
lein Company, a Swiss firth.
It ;s this finish that .takes the
fabric, made by this process,
through numerous launder-
ings with no need for sttireh,
There are new patterns in
tine flocked organdies from
Switzerland for spring.
Flocked organdy appears in
drapes, in translucent table-
cloths and napkins, in high
fashion designs for late -day
wear. The pattern stays in
through cleaning or hand
laundering.
Casement organdies that
fire wrinkle -resistant make
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Gown, tablecloth, draperies and
window shades, right, show the
versatility of modern organdy
with a permanent finish.
interior decorating and fash-
ion news. Some look like
seersucker, others resemble
bamboo. Colors are pastel or
earthy, the latter including
variations on the many bril-
liant shades of springtime
green.
Tailored organdy bedspread, pillow sltarn and draperies brine
tone texture interest for modern bedrooms.
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