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Zurich Herald, 1952-11-27, Page 7A4 I've said before, a farm is about the most dangerous place -from an accident standpoint - that exists. 'Here's a real Farm Safety test, and if you can an- swer "Yes" to all these questions -- well -- you're a better man than I am, Dunga Jin, MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT Do you keep tractor wheels spread when possible to reduce tipping hazards? Do you check haying equip- ment before haying season for worn or unsafe rope, pulleys, etc.? Do you keep guards in place on power shafts, belts and chains to prevent being caught in them" Do you turn off the power before adjusting or unclogging machinery? Do you keep children away from machinery? Do you sec that the tractor is out of gear with the brake set before attempting to crank? Do you keen your tractor in condi- tion so it can be started by pull- ing up on the crank? Do you avoid stepping over or under moving belts? Do you avoid wearing loose fie ting, torn clothing or torn, ragged gloves around moving machinery:' Do you avoid operating the tractor on dangerous inclines or near treacherous banks? Do you avoid attempting to push h running belt from a pulley with your foot? Do you keep tractor speed un- der four and one-half miles per hour for off -the -road operations? Do you do all pulling from the draw bar and avoid hitching to the axle:' Do you avoid climbing over or around farm machinery when operating? Do you avoid getting in front of the mowing machine to make adjustments while the machine is in gear? ]BUILDINGS & FARMYARD Are ladders and steps well built and kept in good repair? Are ladder openings and stair-• ways hand -railed; are hay chute openings properly protected? Do you avoid storing loose ma- terials overhead? Are haymows adequately light- ed, with switches located con- veniently, or hooks provided for lanterns? If buildings have lightning rods, are points, groundings, and con- nections in good condition? Are metal buildings properly ground- ed? Are ladders kept where they are quickly accessible in case of fire? Are they long enough to reach roof of highest building? Are nails promptly removed from loose boards? Do you protect water tanks, cisterns, wells or pools, hazardous to the lives of children? Do you keep the farmyard clear of garden tools, forks, rubbish, waste, etc.? Do you clear ice from steps or paths used in the farmyard or sprinkle ashes on them? FIRES Do you have an emergency water supply available? (Pond, barrels in buildings, or hose at- tachment to water system). Do you have boxes of sand m buildings to supplement other equipment in fighting oil or gaso- line fires? Do you avoid leaving oil -satur- ated or paint rags lying around? Have you eliminated weeds, brush, old lumber, and other si- milar fire hazards from around buildings? Are lanterns hung on conveni- ent hooks or wires? Is your gasoline stored in one of the following ways: under- ground, or in an isolated tank at least 40 feet from buildings? Are tractor or truck motors stopped before refueling? Have you approved type of fire extinguishers at building entrance and are they checked at regular intervals? Are brooder houses at least 100 feet from other buildings and from each other? Are cars, trucks, and tractors kept- in buildings separate from barns? Do you avoid burning rubbish on a windy day or near buildings or hay stacks? In the absence of an organized rural fire , department, do you have definite arrangements with neighbors to come with tools and ladders in case of fire? Are all gasoline containers painted bright red? Are roads leading to buildings kept in good condition? Do you avoid carrying loose matches in your pocket? Do you avoid smoking in and around farm buildings? Do you watch the temperature of newly stored hay? ANIMALS Are you careful not to surprise animals when approaching them? Have cattle been dehorn.ed and boars tusks cut short? Are small children kept away from pelts and barns? Do you use special care in handling animals with new-born young? Do you avoid handling the bull by providing a safe bull pen? Are horses securely tied before leaving them? Is the harness in good repair? ELECTRICITY Are all electric circuits equip- ped with proper size fuses? (Light circuit fuses should generally not exceed 15 amperes). Do you cut off current when working on an electrical conduc- tor? Do you use moisture proof cords for outside weather conditions; heavy rubber cords for motors and motor driven appliances? Are you using an approved electric fence controller? Are all electrical appliances In proper condition; are they being properly operated? Do you know how to treat elec- tric shock cases? Is pathway to main switch box free of all obstructions? Do you avoid replacing burned out fuses with coins, wire, or other metal? Are electric Motors kept clean and free from trash accumula- tion? TOOLS Are hammer and axe heads secure, handles in good condition? Do you have a definite place for every tool when not in use? Do you stroke from behind when whetting tools to avoid cutting the hand if blade moves too far forward? Are dangerous tools kept away from play areas? SANITATION & HEALTH Do you avoid over exposure to sun, and avoid heat collapse by drinking plenty of water and tak- ing plenty of salt? Have you a first-aid kit? Do you know first-aid? Do you avoid starting and run- ning gasoline equipment in build- ings with closed doors? Do you repair rusty or barbed wire fences wiht gloves? During an electrical storm, do you avoid standing under a lone tree or near wire fences? Is there drainage away from the well, and a distance of at least 100 feet to septic tank or other sewage disposal? 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Sign of sorrow. 38. )3e undecided. 39. SI in. 41. Hawaiian herb. 48 Numbers (ab.) eeiginieeten 26 27 30 20 37'. 39 40 Attewot Eleewi or 42 43 45 97 on Title Page PRINCESS GOES TO POLLS Pretty Belgian Princess Josephine, at left, sister 20 King Baudoin, casts her ballot in recent Belgian elections. Most registered voters vote in the tiny country; thus it hos one of the highest 1% rtcentages of ballets cast on the European continent. FARM HOME Are stairways clear of boxes, mops, brooms, tools, etc? Are they adequately lighted? Are stair treads a contrasting color from floors and landings? .Do your stairs have at least one strong handrail? Do you keep steps, porches, and stairways in good repair? Are sharp knives kept in a rack separately from other knives? Do you keep handles of cook- ing utensils on the stove turned back to the front? Do you disconnect the electric iron and washing machine cords when not in use? Do you immediately mop up spilled grease or water? Do you use a safe step Ladder instead of a chair? Are safety gates provided at the head of steps to protect chil- dren? Had To Pay A Tax To Light A Fire The year was 1500 B.C. and a north British housewife, re- turning from her shell fishing on a cold winter evening, ducked through the low entrance of her stone hut and rushed to warm her hands over the fire. We of- ten clo the same thing on a chilly night. The only difference was that her fire was burning in a saucer- shaped depression in the middle of the mud floor, and instead of a cheery blaze of coal. she had the fragrant smell of peat. At Glastonbury, over a thou- sand years later, a lake village was built over flooded ground, the houses standing on horizontal logs with wattle sides, reed roofs and trodden clay floors. These had, each, their centre hearth: The family could gather in a complete circle round the fire, no heat was lost, and they could eat straight out of the cooking pot. When a few years later, the Romans occupied Britain, they brought central heating. Underneath the pavements of their floors they laid shallow culverts, along which they passed heated air. When the Saxons came they sacked the Roman -British cities and built their homes in the open country where they could farm. These houses consisted of a large hall like a glorified aisled barn, again with a central fire used for all purposes. Every family needs a hearth for warmth or cooking, and it was, therefore an obvious object for taxation. About this time the hearth -penny or smoke -penny was levied as a contribution to the Pope to signify subjection to papal supremacy. It was, for this reason, also known as Peter's Pence. A washing machine concern in Chicago announced its product was a very handy instrument to use as a cocktail shaker when you have a sudden influx of 100 . o"r so guests. With the coming of the Nor- mans we find the first suggestion of walled fireplaces. A wide fireplace, built on the outside wall, had what may be called a flue, but was, in reality, merely an escape for the smoke. Instead of going up above the level of the roof, as a chimney stack, it was carried at an angle through the wall and emerged into the opening. At first the narrow windows had no glass, and the shutters were opened during the day. This necessitated the use of stone hoods built out over the fireplace to control the draught, Though in time the addition of small rooms was made to houses, these great halls remain- ed a feature of the big houses until Elizabethan days. By the l8th century the great - halls had gone. And now families gathered round a more intimate hearth. But discoveries of the 19th cen- tury began to undermine the hearth: slowly the gas and elec- tric heater dimmed it, and now the radiator is quenching it. The absence of the glowing friendliness of the hearth strikes a sad note. For. who knows, in this atomic age, that we may not look back with more than nostalgia and say with Gray - "No more for them the blazing hearth shall burn, nor busy housewife ply her evening care"? EVEN WORSE On the morning of a Derby Day in Louisville, sportswriter Red Smith crept into the press - box, showing every evidence of a strenuous• session the evening previous. Grantland Rice whist- led, and gasped, "Man, you should see your eyes." Red re- plied wearily, "If you think they look bad from where you sit, you should see the.ni from this side'" TURNING THE GRINDSTONE -from Countryman's Year, by Haydn S. Pearson OLD worn grindstones in weather -grayed frames sit through the years behind corncribs. milk houses, and woodsheds. Successive generations of young men have turned the rusty iron cranks that whirl the smooth - grained stones against the scythes and cutter blades of mowing bars. Many a lad has felt the countryman was unconscionably fussy about getting a razor-sharp edge on his tools. Somehow a twelve -year-old on the end of a crank gives everyone a smile, except the future citizen furnishing the muscle power. Not so long ago the grass of lush meadows and thin -suited upland fields was cut by men who went forth in the early morning with scythes and snaths. Then farm lads had a real job to do when it came to turning the grindstone. Each man had two or three scythes to use for the forenoon's work. Today whirling gears furnish power fur the mowing machines, but men still use the steel blades and bent wooden handles to trim the grass by walls and fences, around the gardens, and along creeks and brooks. Round and round and round a boy pushes the crank. From a tin can with a small hole in the bottom, drops of water fall rhythmically onto the stone. Carefully, methodically, and unhurriedly father moves the blade back and forth. Sometimes when there's a nick in the steel and firm pressure has to be applied, a lad must grit his teeth and exert his strength to keep up the momentum. From time to time Father lifts the scythe and leisurely tests the edge with the ball of his thumb. Then a lad has to decide whether to take a few moments rest or to keep the heavy stone whirling. On a pleasant morning whin a ..ung roan hal »oodchuck holes to explore and the trout are gaiting; iu the pasture brook, turning the grindstone seems an interminable task. Come summer days, then who are far reproved from the countryside of their youth, look out of the windows and remember the long -ago days when they turned the old grindstone. UNt1AY s . `0 LESS BY REV. R. BARCLAY WARREN, B.A., B.D. Jesus' Thanksgiving --and Ours Matthew 11:2-G,25-30 Memory Selection: The Lord hath done great things for use whereof we are glad. Psalm 12G:3. Being in prison is a serious test of one's mind and .spirit. That is true whether the prison- er deserves the punishment oa not. The guiltiest tends to ex- cuse himself on the basis of faulty home -up -bringing, cul- tural envirpnment or society int general. The many recent prison - riots indicate a critical condi- tion in U.S.A. and Canada. We speak of low morale but we must remember that morale io-s related to morals, When the standard of morals are on the decline more and more people arc going to get into grave diffi- culties. The church cannot escape its share of responeibilit;v for the loose thinking and worse acting with respect to the foundations of our moral law, the Ten Com- mandments. John the Baptist had spoken out against the immorality of his day. He said to King Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother Philip's wife." For this he was thrust into prison, While there be began wonder- ing if Jesus were really the Messiah. The baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire as he had predicted was not yet manifest. (John was beheaded before the day of Pentecost). John's dis- ciples took his question to Jes- us and returned with an eye witness report of the remark- able healings accomplished by Jesus and of the Gospel preach- ed to the poor. Jesus in a personal prayer thanked his Father because the great truths were being revealed to the humble. Then he gave his great invitation to the heavy - leaden. He promised rest. This rest is enjoyed while serving with Jesus under his yoke. The yoke fits well and is properly proportioned. Working with Jes- us is a delight. 0 that this gene- ration would come to Him, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We would have rest and show our gratitude by serving Him. A broken-hearted woman in Bloomington, In., applied for di- vorce because she and her hus- band couldn't agree on a Pre- sidential choice. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking 1 0 d;aJ, 3 A =:,1y S " 5 31:1 35V9 1V11J.SV 34ON31 1, 3 Cl N 3W 3N I Akiti Right From Santa's Workshop -The crew of toy -minded elves that Santa Claus employs up at the North Pole have been mighty busy all year, and they've come up with some new and unusual toys. Santa recently unveiled his creations at a pre -Christmas toy show, Below, Michael Ryan is all set to blast off into deep space in his rocket ship, fashioned from a construction set. He's properly clad in space suit and hlemet, and carries a "ray gun." At top right, Linda Lupini, 5, admires two mink -clad dolls, which have hair that "grows." This feat is accomplished by winding a device concealed in each doll's head. At right, below, Peter Wubenhorst, 4, relaxes in a junior -size contour chair for tired cowboys. The chair, which rocks, is upholstered in washable plastic.