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Zurich Herald, 1952-11-06, Page 3Pow things around a farm hearse earl be more bothersome —Q� dangerous—than the chim- neyi;, tired a bit of advice about eanstruction and c a r e, might be well worth following, Sleet;: tar -like liquid gather- ing on the outside of chimneys will ;r:'e trouble from time to tto'a i5: the proper precautions tare rhos taken. This creosotie ma- terial to due to the moisture in the Anoka being condensed on the ins.de of the chimney when chime ,s walls are very cold, Thi.t: +t.oisture works through crevi.cee and poor mortar joints and 1;11:1;7 s havoc with plaster and .wali.paner. It is worse when green' or half seasoned wood is need toe fuel, but some trouble may. 1,: experienced even with dry x' sod or coal, since some watt:). vapor is given off as a proctuct of combustion. There are et esral ways of improving the eiti;,:htion, 13iec +net.hod is to manage the fro I.3, eech a way that less mois- twre :1 be formed. Green or halt tl r wood contains a great deal. o% water and this propably is the eteief cause of the trouble. Dry fie-seoned wood will be bet- ter then green wood, or it may be fennel necessary to burn some coat \' ).rh the wood to keep down xtloitli e as. Also if the fire is fed mftc,nc,e and with smaller am- OteSt::, :are bt?ing taken so far as poen ,le to feed alternate sides azul to have a blaze going with :fresh 1:eel is put in. Instead of shutt:ilig up the stove tight and ailowing the pipe and chimney to 1;t:o.,d full of hot stagnant smoke, it is better to have an openiees through which air can he itch e.itted above the fire and *cue ;;low draft be kept up ferroush the pipe and chimney. If this: :flesh air can be admitted ecloee tlbove the fire it is that much i_etter, * b M `&.eine: _er method is to prevent the ia,:lake in the chimney from being chilled. Wherever possible the chimney should be of double constr uetion, a smooth tile lin- ing with brick or concrete ante side, Such a construction will seldoee give any trouble from condensation. Also the chimney should eo far as possible be near the ceutre of the house, partly to keep the chimney from being chilled by cold winds and partly so then the heat from the chim- ney ea.: help to warm the house, o n a Wl,eee the chimney is already cone) !:;ted and it is not desir- e.bl( t.;. remodel it, much help Gari oes _n be secured by putting a gal t•.=nized extension at the t,)p to rive a greater draft and a IM41,1":IRRY MENAGERIE • py„ .. .. k .t a a, I 44-4 " `;titre •••:ry kindly acts as our jungle jailer!" faster movement of smoke through the flue. This, with a cold air opening in the stove above the fire, will help most cases. Ar. effective way of jack- eting the chimney is to put strips at the corners, then put on gal- vanized lath and then cover with two coats of cement plaster. Fnally, the outside of the chimney may be treated to pre- vent the creosote from striking through and spoiling the walls. Painting the outside when per- fectly dry with three or four coats of shellac or of paint well thinned out with oil will help a great deal in this regard. Plen- ty of time should be allowed be- tween coats to allow it to strike in. This will have to be sized be- fore wallpaper will adhere to it. Or covering the outside with coats of rich concrete will help a great deal and will also make the chimney much safer from fire. The followi found helpful and creosote: ng plan has been in preventing soot Keep the grates clear of ashes enough to let free draft through them. Leave the draft open about equal to the size of a sil- ver quarter or a little more, just enough so there is a little draft. Then open the check draft in the smoke pipe, This allows some air to pass through the fire all the time, and so up through the chimney. The amount of fire wanted is regulated by the check draft in the smoke pipe, this al- so applying when the fire is left for the night. But when the wind blows hard, the check''draft must be left open farther than when it is still because the wind pulls on the fire throught the chimney. * * + Finally, one should not over- look the possibility that the trouble may be due to leakage around the chimney where it passes through the roof. A lib- eral application of stiff roofing cement around this joint each year when the chimney is clean- ed will prevent such trouble. There are cases where it was thought that the roof was leak- ing at other places, but it was finally found to be due to invis- ible cracks around the . chimney flashing. Also heavy rains may pour into the chimney and wash through enough soot to stain the walls. Caps may be secured which will prevent this and still not interfere with the draft, Whatever treatment is used, a little reservoir at the bottom of the chimney to catch the creo- sote or rain will often prevent serious stains. BE AGREED Calvin Coolidge story num- ber 46,811: When Cal Coolidge was Prseident, his wife gave him a portrait of himself as a biirthday present. It had been painted by a local youth, touted by Northampton savants as "an- other Picasso ---or anyhow, Nor- man Rockwell." Coolidge prop- ped it up on the mantelpiece, where a senator, come to pay a duty call, spotted it a short time later. The senator and the President gazed at it in silence for five full minutes. Then Cool- idge remarked, sourly, "You're right." ROSS WOR 2. Si.,nntnin in ear11t7s53 1, Fruit floor R. T7nruffled fit. Tor ret 19, Opposite of nweatlier i.4. Wing's 18. T:vicnde,l view 17. r'uey .18, 1rneven '19, neliver tennis b: 20, 'Nuro'pean finch 22. 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Support for a painting 38. minute 6 9 13 13 • :0 FS 29 26 29 30 24 27 32 37 31 40 44 41' :aka ti las 49 70 Answer Elsewhere on This Page Cafe De 'Pooch—Hunting dogs point right for this doggy lunch counter when they come to Yakima. The bird -hunting season has been delayed this year because of the fire hazard present in the dry woodlands, and all the .gay dogs in town congregate here. Ann Bowkers serves a snack to a regular customer, while Dolores Naasz waits to set 'em up again, IWY SCHOOL SO' By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B A., B. D. THE COMPASSION OF JESUS Matthew 9:1-9, 35-38 Memory Selection: When he saw the multitudes, lie was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep leaving no sheperecd (Matt. 9:36). A good nurse shares the com- passion of Jesus. Of course she must be skilful. But more than skill is desirable in this great profession. Her attitude can do much to haster the recovery of the sick, If she shares the com- passion of Jesus she will inspire faith, hope and courage. She will bear the burdens but not be crushed by them but rather make there lighter on the sick. Jesus cared for people; especi- ally those in particular need. To the paralytic laid before Him, He spoke the words of forgiveness. The skeptical scribes said to themselves: "This man blasphe- meth." Then to prove to them that He had power to forgive ;ins 1-fo bade the man to arise and walk. The man who came barn of four walked, carrying his bee.. It i,. more important for a man to be forgiven of his sins than t,' be physically whole. Ul- timately these bodies will be laid aside. These miracles of healing were not only works of compas- sion out signs that the Son of Man hacl power on earth to for- give sins. Of the twelve whom Jesus chose to be with him, one was a despised Publican, a tax - gatherer. Jesus cared for the lowest class. He raised them by His matchless grace. All the people. rich and poor, high and low. educated and illiterate, were as .sheep without a shep- herd. He cared for them. There was a harvest to be gathered and He prepared laborers for the task. Matthew, or Levi, quietly caught the significance of the good news. He made a feast to which he invited his friends (Luke 5:29). There he . had the privilege of introducing them to his Master Jesus. Later Matthew wrote the Gospel record which we are studying this quarter. What a privilege it is today to share the compassion of Jesus. ,dot Gun Saves Crops from Ruin No hailstones have fallen 017 the pretty Alpine village of Poeta, in Styria, Central Austria, for more than a century. For every time storm clouds appear over the village, threatening the far- mers' crops, the villagers' ancient weather gun is fired—and the clouds disperse and drift else- where. This "shooting the hail clouds away" has been going on since 1840 at least. The gun, a queer, mortar -like contraption consist- ing mainly of a 2 -ft. iron tube with a 17 -in. diameter, and weighing 200 lb. is always kept loaded. . In charge of it is Farmer Peter Rucker, He's paid an annual re- tainer and undertakes to be ready to fire the gun, using a 1 lb. charge of black powder, when- ever necessary. Some years ago this village "weather gunner" was kept busy firing for nearly an hour because black clouds kept threatening to deluge the arta with hailstones which would have ruined the crops. Said one villager: "The gun was red-hot afterwards—but the crops were saved." The clouds dispersed by firing the gun that day tinnily burst over other villages, destroying crops for miles around. When these villagers `protested to the provincial government, they were told that they, too, should use weather guns if the:, didn't want male than their fair ,share of hailstorms: When it was computed forty years ago that damage wrought by hail and lightning in France was costing between t;12,000,000 and $18,000,000 a yea., a new type of hail -destroyer was in- troduced. It was a very large lightning rod of pure copper grounded by means of a copper conductor. It so affected currents of atmospheric electricity that the formation and fall of hail; stones was prevented. Hailstones can do enormous •damage in a few minutes. The director of an observatory in Indo-China reported that a hail- storm which arose in the Mai ?ha mountains swept over miles of country, ruined all crops, wrecked buildings wholesale. Buildings in the village of Thai - ma had their roofs pierced with hailstones which left holes eight inches in diameter. Big hetilstones are usually ir- regular and jagged in shape, which increases their menace. The biggest stones fall in the ,hottest weather. The best way to thoroughly mix paint is to pour part of the contents of a can into another container, stirring the paint in each and then pouring it back and forth several times from one can to the other. Real Cowboys With the cattle ranch carie the great American figure popular in "horse operas" from genera- tion unto generation, with pos- sibly 1lopalong Cassidy as the quintessential exafnple -- the cowboy. The magazine story, novel, stage, screen, radio, television cowboy wilt apparently go on forever. He is .always and in- stinctively a gentleman home- spun in his manners but chival- rous with the fair sex, honest as the day is long, and with a heart as big as all outdoors; owns a favorite horse called always Sil- ver or Paint or Pinto, or Old Pal or some similarly endearing name; , . . is smart enough to save the ranch for the beautiful and wealthy eastern girl whom he addresses as ".ma'am" and re- moves his hat when he speaks to her: can spot a Mexican rustler. a lurking Indian, or a city slicker in one second flat; . wears "chaps" to dinner, and above all else in the fiction field, be the in print, movie, radio, or television, never seerris to do any work. The real cowboy gets up at dawn and works until sunset or later and earns from $60 to $100 a month. There are about eighty- five hundred ranchers in Ari- zona and possibly over a mil- lion cattle; and the average size of a ranch is about fifty thou-, sand acres. So there will always be a demand for the cowboy. In desert heat or mountain snow- storm he works all day at any- thing from milking cows (which most cowboys detest) to check- ing pater holes, repairing fences, rounding up cattle, branding cattle. shoeing horses, feeding dogies. mending harness, build- ing corrals, repairing windmills, and keeping a weather eye on his particular range. Most cow- boys own their own saddles and horses. A good "western' saddle will weigh thirty to forty pounds and may cost as much as $150 to $250. His next prized personal possession's are his high -heeled boots, which may set him back as much as $40. The high heels prevent his feet from slipping of the stirrups. — From "The Gila," by Edwin Corle. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking '9'01 S V-Lp a. Na 3 alt 010 1,1�n Ma N3d,1,3 ON 3 ii b • O iV ti3 fl Ns 13D 1 10 ai , d S"`;0id 3A3i 3 1 SObi:2 e .i 3� ,a V i4a tJ t3 O N �' ,W'1rb'D: y417's/ia D 1 THERE'S A LI`. Hca THE HGUSE Meet "Little Tyke," perhaps the only lioness in the world that won't eat meat. Tyke is the household—yep, that's right, HOUSE- HOLD, pet of Mrs, Margaret Wesibeau. Recently, when Tyke's mistress held a big iuicy steak close to the lionesss' mouth, the animal turned away, with an expression of horror, as if she had sen something ghastly. Like the dog that won't eat meal— because no one ever gives him any—Tyke has never developed her carnivorous instincts. She has been raised entirely on cereals. Today, some five years after a local zoo gave the Westbeaus the baby lioness to raise, "Little Tyke" still eats 12 different kinds of breakfast foods, mixed with milk. She lives right in the house with the family, hangs around the kitchen and even tries to help with the dishes. She even sleeps occasionally in bed with Mrs. Westbeau. After a good -night hug and kiss, it's , , , "I'II wash 'am, y..•u oil'y 'isles,°' , off to the Land of Nod t.-2; hope.