HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1949-04-14, Page 7"Oh, To Be In England"
News that Britain's lights -after a 1U -year lilackout-are "on"
Again comes as welcome tidings to the thousands of Canadians
who are planning to visit the Old Country this corning summer,
As evidence that things are rapidly corning back to normal.
These pictures show two very familiar London scenes, the
.n per being a view of beautiful St. James Park in London.
The lower view is, of course, a train on the l.Tnde.rgrouncl-
o, "subway" :as we would call it on this side of the hit;' pond.
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6`?JC,n-d o1 L1.'\e P. C .okr ,e
Today' 1 heard a robin sing -in
fact not only slid I hear one, 1 saw
prim too, A big, fat fellow with a
tawny red breast, perched on the
lowest branch of an elm tree near
the house -
.As I passed by he said to me
"Do you know it's nearly spring?"
'Whysure," I said, "it's bound to
be -
Now I've heard a robin sing."
And then f looked upon the ground,
And up above the wintered earth
(green shoots of daffodil I found -
New life: new hope; trete birth.
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:Yes, that's the way it goes --the
:last of the show has no sooner
vanished under the influence of
•warm rain and strong winds than
we see Mother Nature ready to
atart her cycle of growth all over
again -and .we perforce must co-
operate. Most of us are willing to
•.do just that. Of course there are
tinges when von can't be too sure
.about • the Old Dame -sometimes
Ate holds a few tricks up her sleeve.
She has been known to send a blind-
ing ',blizzard in April before now.
.For instancc from my Ginger Farm
,ttiary,, ,1 'discovered that on April 15,
;;1943, iI wrote --'We have in,. had
.an .ie.e-styrol, then fog and slippery
r+aads, ifaillotvecl by strong east ,: sods
,and ,ilreeaing :rain." On .Pune 10 of
*sitar 'same year 1 find this -"An -
gather tveek'has ;passed and still no
aced in ;the grounds" Apparently we
,,got ,our ,oats •sown about June 15,
_Ma ;a. •t,vcctc.be,fore :the wheat started
cowing letto head. And yet we got
cXotp ,of ,sorts that ,year in spite of
the hie sgirkrag seeding.
Tou' y there was ,gtsii.te a bit of
thnnder`.irnmbIiu•g atountJ and Part-
n er reinh c sed --."Th tinder in 1,farch,
e mpty bales in the ,fall"'. tIut don't
think me lseeelie istio,. Quite :the re -
Merry M.enag
'"'bon'f. tell * soul, ibut 11 laQgx titan
tiilltek-Up llefaltehe (tt th next
MOO )M Batt
i crse is trot'. 11 is just meant aS 'a
reminder that if we should have .a
dawdling spring eve need not be too
worried about it. lust imagine -=in
that season of '43 we had the cows
out on pasture before the spring
seeding was even started)
My little robin 'is hopping :around
on the lawn now -quite happy., in
spite of the high wind. That same
sa.iitd should •dry the ground up 'bit.
We certainly hope so as we are
expecting -a truck to •come along
for some cattle. .That means 'two ,of
our calves will be gone. We 'need -to
set some ,of them away as we have
llad two more caives within :the last
twelve hours --and they were not
iwilts either.
Now here is something that may
start an argument .among 'the
tnonaen-folk---a't least 'where there is
electricity.
Three years .ago 'I bought a
vacutnaa Cleinter•. Since 1 .had. never
used ince of .any 'kind l had no idea
which was tine better type to ;buy -
tank or upright. T sought ,advice
from my friends. One said --:"Oh,
the upright 1$ s0 much handier -it
is a lot easier to ,plash along the
floor." Another staid-"'3Jon't get
anything but the tank type." An-
other advised-'17ank or ,aright, 1
don't think it makes touch differ-
ence. .Any NEW vacuum will do a
good job." That sounded logical to
me --so when an upright. was of-
fered to one, I took it. 'Kota re-
ntember one didn't have couch
choice at that time. For awhile T
was thrilled with it. The attach-
ments seemed qnite satisfactory,
too, and because of the novelty of
working with them I did not realise
what a ohol'e it actually was chang-
ing front sweeper to attachments.
But after the novelty wore off I
found myself going back to atop
and duster rather than bother with
them. I also found that using the
sweeper created a certain amount of
dost and made me cough. It wasn't
long before 1 decided that when 1
got a chance I was going to trade
in my uptight for a tank type. 1 did
not mention it to Partner because I
can't see the point of grnntbling
about anything unless you can see
a way to change it, But last week
when the agent called for the fourth
time I told Partner what :I wanted
to do, Then the agent gave a pretty
good demonstration---atfd that
Yelled it. it. Now 1 have a tank -type
vacuum ---and 1 would not change it
for anything, There is no dust, less
n nbtt and you can get under any-
btltiiu averyt:ltit without i ov-
g it 10i'ott ad desire,
I thought this little experience of
cosine might be tonne help to others
w4ao might be just its undecided as
T s VOlhett I batmg+ht wry first
Vat** aENaaWoe,
EASY TO CONTOUR
IF YOU KNOW HOW
'Vhether you have long, gentle
slopes, or short, steep ones, Con-
touring is one of the first steps to-
ward working out a 'good soil con-
servation program. it helps hold
fertility, and boosts yields. It helps
sto .soil and water loss.
To the man who' has never grown
corn on the contour, it looks like a
bad job. At first, it's hard to figure
out just where the rows are going.
But, as one fanner said after he'd
contoured for a few years: "I
wouldn't give a man his dinner to
help me contour. Tt's easy once you
know how."
Equipment is simple and inex-
pensive: Actually, you can make an
outfit from a small level, a pocket
mirror, a clothespin and a couple of
boards.
11 you want to contour your row
crops, you should plow and disk
that way, And don't worry about
short rows. You'll have some. But
you may have plenty of real long
rows to even things out.
Start just below the brow of the
hill -about where you can just see
the skyline over the hill.
Some farmers dont use lath to
mark guide lines. They prefer old
newspapers at each point on the
contour. Pile a little dirt on them
and you can plow them under and
don't have to run ahead to get the
lath our of the way.
The idea in snaking a contour line
is to find a series of points, abort
100 feet apart, which are on the
same level around the hill.
The man with the target goes
about 30 steps ahead of the man
with the level. He moves up or
down the hill until the target is at
the same height as the level. Then
that position is marked.
Then the man with the level goes
on past the target and sights back
until he is again level with the tar-
get. That point is marked. And on
around the hill you go.
Extreme accuracy such as is
needed for a terrace isn't necessary.
But you shouldn't let the contour
line sag, for that collects water in
the low soot; allows it to break
over the roe end wash down the
hill.
Once the line le plowed, keep
plowing until the slope changes.
Then run a new guide lineeand work
both ways from it. Fill in with short
rows where necessary.
Two words of caution: i:)on't
plant the end rows .tp and down
the hill. The contoured rows dump
water in theist and you breed a
gully in a hurry.
.and leave good, wide water -ways.
Most of the water -ways you've seen
are too narrow. Leave them plenty
wide.
1f you are contouring down a•
long hog -back, and the rows make
a fairly sharp ."V," leave a turn -
row right down the top of the ridge.
Leave it wide enough for a hay
loader and rake. Yoe can use it for
a tnrn-row and for a lane.
.ALUMINUM AS A
BUILDING MATERIAL
A lu in in 010 • mai, es .t satisfactory
tooting and siding material for farm
buildings --if it'S ' properly used.
That's the report of Alvin Dale
.and Henry t G'iese•, agrirnitnral
en gineers.
'They list these adv,tntegea for the
Iight metal: Ifs long-lasting and
requires no •pain it has good
insulating qualities-- is somewhat
cooler :in sunmu r than most roof-
ing materials,
But, say the engineers, alumin-
um may give pool' service if not
properly installed.
Brace buildings properly from.
within .said use plenty of 'sheathing
.under !the :aluminum the metal
itself 'hasn't nmcla strength,
t se plenty of nails And he sure
•they are screw or ring -shank ,alu-
minuul mails -preferably with syn-
ihefi.c ;nnbber washers. They should
be at least an Iriss and a half long.
Bend :and nail down over gahle•ends
,of roof.,
Don't apply aluminum over old
roofs ,or shingles. Start roofing
and siding away from prevailing
wind, so wind can't get under the
laps. Cive sheets ample overlap.
Aluminum will corrode through
contact with fertilizers, alkalis (in-
cluding wet concrete), livestock
manure and urine, copper and 110 -
galvanized 'steel.
"Daddy," said an eight-year-old
student of a progressive school,
Ronald said a very naughty word to
the teacher today,"
"1's that so?' asked the curious
patient. "What did he say?"
"Olt, we aren't encouraged to use
such language," she answered, "but
if you want to say all the bad words
you know, I'll ,tell yon when you
come to it."
TEST YOU Qa
Here are some questions about
Medicine and Hygiene which you
should find fairly easy. Try and
answer them • all, anyway, before
taking a peek at the correct answers
printed, upside down, underneath.
1. About how nouns of the weight
of the human body is made up
of muscle?.
2. flow many hours out of the
twenty-four does a new-born
infant usually sleep?
3, Does the -sugar content of the
blood: (a) increase; (b) de-
crease; (c) remain static, under
stress of strong emotion?
4. Why does the flow of blood
from a wound serve as a dis-
infectant?
5. What do medical authorities
consider the least harmful form
of tobacco smoking?
6. Are all babies born with blue
eyes?
7. Can poison ivy be spread from
one person to another?
8. By what name is pollinosis
popularly known?
9. What causes hiccoughs?
10. What is the most prevalent dis-
ease of mankind?
IL Wito have decidedly superior
teeth, Canadians or Asiatics?
12. 'Which is the longest bone in
the body?. •
13. is cancer a comparatively
modern disease?
14. Does hair grow faster at night
than during the day?
15. When blood pressure is low, is
the pulse more or less rapid
than normal?
16. What causes shook after an
accident?
17. At what time of day or night
is normal body temperature
lowest?
l8. Does the pulse remain the
same throughout life?
19. Why is the clinical thermom-
eter shade oval instead of
round?
20. What is the transparent out-
side coat of the eyeball called?
Answers To Medical Quiz
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By Rev, R. Barclay Warren
The Disciplines of Discipleship
Luke 12:16-21; 14:27-22.
Golden Teat -And whosoever doth
not bear his cross, and come after
arse, cannot be my disciple. -Luke
14:27.
One of the most tragic stories that
Jesus ever told is that of the foolish
rich man This man thought his soul
could be satisfied with things. When
he had harvested his bumper crops
in bigger barns he would say, "Soul,
thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat,
drink, and be merry." But it is not
only the rich who are in danger of
this misplaced emphasis. It is a
common error to slave for the needs
and pleasures of this life and forget
the soul. The rich man received the
death summon; in the midst of his
planning. How much did he leave?
He left it all. The tragedy is that he
appeared before God a pauper. He
had lived for self and was not rich
toward God.
In this day when the number of
bankruptcies is increasing it is easy
BUILD WITH STRAW
A process for making insulating
building boards from wheat straw
is announced by the United States
Bureau of Agricultural and Industri-
al Chemistry. This new product
promises to compete with sugar
cane bagasse and wood pulp as a
raw material for insulating boards.
About 40,000,000 tons of wheat
straw alone are now burned or
wasted every year on American
farms. The new method for mak-
ing straw into building board was
developed by Drs. E. C. Lathrop
and T. F. Naffziger. Their pro-
cedure consists essentially in blend-
ing ordinary straw pulp, now used
to make strawboard for boxes and
packing materials, with a new type
of pulp .which is inexpensive and
which contributes increased strength
and other desirable qualities to the
finished product.
The nice old lady smiled at the
little girl ivho had been left in
charge of the cake shop.
"Don't yon sometimes feel tempt-
ed to eat one of the cream puffs, my
dear?" she said.
The litle girl was quite: shocked,
"Of course not," she replied, "That
would he stealing. I only lick them."
Anewer to Crossword Puzzle
to get the point of the second story
in the: lesson. We, too, may have
stood by the foundation and com-
mented, "This man began to build,
and was not able to finish, "The
main reason for failure in Christ's
kingdom is tine failure to count the
cost and prepare to pay it. It must
be an all-out effort. There are no
half-hearted disciples "Whosoever
he be of you that forsaketh not all
that he hath, he cannot be my dis-
ciple." The individual who will not
give Christ the pre-eminence in his
life is left out of the Divine program.
Playing with religion and giving
God the left-overs"is being done by
ninny. But only he who disciplines
himself and strives to enter in at the
strait gate will find an entry. He who
takes the way finds to his pleasure
that Christ's yoke is easy and his
burden is light.
Plias Don't suffer any
longer. For quick
relief -treat painful piles with
medicated Dr. Chase's Ointment.
Soothes as it heals. A safe home
treatment for over SO years. 33
D CHASE'S
Antiseptic OINTMENT
TMENT
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GESTION
tiALLP YOU
BELW T E BELT
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l-lelp Your Forgotten "28" For The Kind Of
Relief That Helps Make You Rarin' To Go
Afore than half of your digestion is done
below the belt -in your 28 feet of bowels.
So when indigestion strikes, try something
that helps digestion in the stomach AND
below the belt.
What you may need is Carter'e Little Liver
Pills to give needed help to that "forgotten
28 feet" of bowels.
Take one Carter's Little Liver Pill before
and one after meals. Take them according to
directions. They help wake up a larger flow
of the 3 main digestive juices in your stomach
AND bowels -help you digest what you have
eaten in Natures own way.
Then most folks get the kind of relief that
makes you feel better from your head to your
toes. Juat be sure you get the genuine Carter's
Little Liver Pills from vour (Imagist -35e.
Raiding the store -room was not encouraged
in stern pioneer days. But today raids on the
pantry for delicious Post's Grape -Nuts Flakes
should bring no reproof. You steed never run
short of this healthful, ready -to -eat, easy -to -digest
cereal. It's perfect for the between -meal meek.
Post's Grape -Nuts Flakes have that unbeatable
Grape -Nuts flavor in popular, honey -golden
Bake form, They provide nourishment every
eoe needs useful quantities of carbohydrates
proteins; minerals and other food essentials. So
gtuickly served; so truly pa. Your grocer has
Post's Grapc-Nuts Flakes.
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