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The Brussels Post, 1956-01-04, Page 7THE FARM FRONT lt's, a foolish fernier who would pamper' a prize pig but neglect his •expensive tractor, * Putting p tractor Away for the winter isn't just a matter of driving it under over and shut- ting off the engine, Not it it is going to be ready to, go in the Spring without expensive •ane time-consuming repel r. There are several steps, for prop, erly Preparing a tractor for winter storage, Here's a check- list compiled by automotive en- gineers: * * 1. Wash the traetor thor- oughly, using soap and warm water to remove barityaed acids, A ke,..osene-soaked brush to scrub off accumulated grease. Be careful of an open flame when working with kerosene, * * 2, Inspect for worn or broken parts, loose or lost nuts, and, if repairs are indicated, have them done now. The garage or trac- tor Station will be a lot busier in the spring, * * * 3. Check the ignition system. a, Service or replace pitted ignition points. b. Check wires and cables for cracks or worn spots, • which would indicate the need for re- placement, wipe off any grease Or oil which can cause insula- tion to deteriorate, * * 4, But the tractor on blocks to take the weight off the tires. * 5. To eliminate rust„ forma- t, inside the engine, remove the spark plugs and pour one or two teaspoons full of light oil in', each cylinder. Replace the -spark plugs and ran the engine briefly _to .distribute the- Oil around the rings and, over the cylinder wall s. Incidentally, while you haVe those spark plugs out, -leek. them • over. ' I f they've been running all sum- . they will need cleaning or perhaps should be replaced with new ones in the. Spring. 6. Drain and flush the cool- ing system, using a hot soda solution ,or a commercial solu- tion a ailable at Penost garages if sediment is present. * * * 7, Drain the crankcase. • * * 8, Drain all the fuel from -tank, carburetor, filter and lines to prevent gum formation, 9, ,emove the battery, .have it charged if necessary, and theft store in a place that's cool but safe 'from freezing. • * 10. Cap the exhaust pipe or 'stuff it with, a rag to keep out moisture. • Incidentally, in removing or installing spar: plugs, engineers 'warn that it's important to fol- low a few simple rules in this operation, SALLY'S smiles 12,10 FEBRUARY 1956 5MIWT $ - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 p 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 - - JANUARY 1956 MTWTF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E 7 10 )1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 • • - • MAY 1956 TWT F S ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23`24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -- JUNE 1956 S'M T W T S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 1956 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 la 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30.- - -- OCTOBER 1056 5M T W7 f S - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12,13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23.24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - - MARCH 1956 SMTWT FS ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL, 1956 SMTWT FS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ,16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 -- — - - - - JULY 1956 S M TWT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - - - - AUGUST 1956 S M T W T - 1 2 '3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - - - — - - NOVEMBER 1956 seTWIfs - 1'2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14'15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - •••• DECEMBER 1956 SM TWI F S 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - - "Who are you?" stammered the red-faced sailor. The girl knelt submissively at his feet ,and with downcast eyes replied, "I am the Lady Bikuni, graciously chosen by the illust- rious Shogun to be the wife of the Lord Anjin Sama." Will Adams knew that this was the name the Japanese had given him, meaning "the Bnglish Embarrassed by the girl's of- fer, he hastily sought out the Shogun to protest that he was already married and could not honourably take another wife. "But you must stay here—we have great need of ,you," the Shogun -told him. "And the lady is of noble birth, Did she not find favour in, your sight?" • • "She is very beautiful in-, deed," agreed Adams fervently. "Mit I Will rentain true to my own Wife." In appreciation of .the Eng- lishman's services in laying the foundation of what was to be- come a great Navy and mer- chant fleet for his country and instructing his sailors in the arts of seamanship and gunnery, the Shogun raised Adams to the 'no- bility and conferred upon him an estate of more than 10,0 farms. But • Will passed his days in a feirer of impatience and anxiety. For, with the aid of a sailor from a passing vessel, he had managed to smuggle a letter .hOme to England telling of his 'plight. Months later an English ship arrived `to establish a trading post inlapan for the East Indies Company. Eagerly Will. Adams sought out her captain. "Tell me," he begged, "do they knoW about me in England? What news hive you of my wife and children?" "Aye, even the Queen has heard of your exploits," Captain SaXis told him. "But I fear I have only sorrowful •tidings of your fainily. According to my information they are dead long mince." Adams was heartbroken at the news, and sought consola- tion in his work for the Shogun. Biet when his sorrow began to lessen he found himself think= ing 'of the ,lovely Lady Bikuni. Now that his ties with' .the homeland had gone there was .no ,longer any need to leave the country of his forced adoption. The Shogun was delighted, a marriage with the beautiful Will girl was arranged, and' Will Adams finally settled down ' to raise a second family, and become the legend he has re- mained in. Japan to this day. Queer Things That People Treasure -Mark Hambourg, the famous pianist, is a collector of lovelY objects like glass and 'snuff bOxes. Once his wife sent him out to buy some ice, and he re- turned with a Chinese cabinet! Recently' a Mr.-Bernard De- looze was refused permission- to erect, a house ler his 35-ton Sherman tank, an armoured car, an armoured scout car, and an amphibious jeep. He wasn't building up a • private army; he's merely another collector. Apparently there is a breed that collects steam-rollers and traction engines. Not long ago a Bexhill 'doctor paid $900. for One and' a naval officer $150. for another, because, he said, "I want , to give my 11-year-old son some knowledge of engines." Surely he could have found an easier, way? Ex-King Farottk Was a human magpi e, collecting stamps, I 2. " 3In.4 viii, 5 6 8 9 io 11 1 2i , ;'‘:::.4,16 .V.e.e ...;:; 14 is,. e 11 la, '9 _10;:.".iii.?2-° :.. : 1;..x., ...* ::::::':::: zi ."•:,/,';..2., i•,%:' 2.3 ,.:: 2 i4' 2 6 2.7 ' S2. ' 28 29 30 , ..,.,,.„... Xx 5) 33 ' ,'1454 t c .." 35 lb • !•• 57 98 ..:...... E;i:;:•:,•:. - • ,... . .,. 59 40 *,:*: i;:q. 41 'ii :: 41 44 r icf,';.iixp„,45 46 ..: AI 47 48 49 50 51 52. 55:::::: •:•:•:•:•; • • • • • ..... ..... SO 54. ...W 6S t.555,51. • iF:.S •'.';.:.i 58 Ai see' ektifetiere oil this • i4tittE4 PRIZE WINNERS 'the five reeiOlente'dire: admiring 'Age 'Cl'il6roenOstittee presentak:, ficia by' Kin4 bustot . Adolf in Sleek/161in,- Sweden. Lett tie !be, Vineoht du Vigneaud of Cornell Medical College, for chemistry; Dr, Polykeirp .KtiSch,C4 Colurnb,a University' anti Or, Willis 1, ldmk of Stanford Untveesity, who shared for physics; Dr. Hugo Theotell or tfto wocHth Royal CdrOliree. institute, whiner Of physiology bled nicotine, eindel-leillciar K. lditrinsia. of Thelend, far literature, "They're really hom emade mushrooms, sit': grown in out' kitchen cellar," _Aonoss warble], 4. 'rribunat 7, }Icadiinei S, 12 titerary arrays . Shedd 1. —1113'0110s 15,• Taveiml 15, .Tielght Is, More MO Oil EC ,20', Rather than Si. Plant etatinE,' - 22. Paieountered 24, 711ablNp iri '2S Send Open dish middly 4 4. 'Beetle genus. 25, Vete Cold. 31, l'ttilc]itii; slt#. Letithed hien. •29. Clharke8 a't Decade. 42 Sour 45. TirOvalian foo • 47. Pack "itIVAD. 43 Ttri eel) Gehtle Streke 54. Abstitiidel name eti, Pete ' 25. COrrdited 57. Artia,(Ir „AWMtit loa 5s. PtirnoSe' 59, Sea eds Alllin§tn" bet18 2„Dis„ao* First, he sum to use the proper size Socket wrench, One that's too large might slip and crack the insulator,_ 4' * After the plug has been leos- ened one or two turns, use a tire —pump to blow .dirt away from, the seat 'se it won't fall into, the engine. Sl * on, gasketsip before in- stalling a plug, then turn it in with th fingers as ter as pos. _ale. A three-quarter torn with the wrench will then tem- press the gasket and form A. tight seal between the spark plug and the cylinder head, Forgotten Creator Of Sewing Machine In Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philo- sophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr, Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, who -had in- vented a successful dovetailing machine, much spoken of at the the time, when inventions were not as numerous as they are now. Being thus a noted man in his calling, • he gave way to the 'foibl'e of affecting an oddity. of dress and deportment. It pleaped him -to say, extravagant and nonsensical things, and to go about singing, and to attract 'attention by unusual garments. Nevertheless, being a really skillful. mechanic, he was fre- quently consulted by the invent- ors and iinprovers of machinery, to Whom :he sometimes gave a valuable suggestion. • In the year 1839, two men in Boston —' one •a ,mechanic, and the other a capitalist were striving to produCe a knitting- machine, which 'proired to be a task beyond their strength. When the inventor was at his wit's end, his capitalist brought the machine, to the shop of Arl Davis, to 'see if that eccentric genius could suggest the solu- tion of the 'difficulty, and make the machine work. The 'shop, resolving' itself into a commit- tee of,the whole, gathered about the knitting-machine and -' its proprietor; and were listening to an explanation of its principle, when• Davis, in 'his wild extrava- gant 'way, broke in with these words: "What 'are you bother- ing yourselves with a knitting- machine for? Why don't you make a sewing-machine?" wish I could," said the capitalist; "but it can't be done." "0, yes it can," said Davis; "I" can make a sewing-machine my .elf." "Well," said the other, "you do it, Davis, and I'll insure you an• independent fortune." There the conversation drop- ,ped, and it was never resumed. Among the workmen who stood by and listened to this conversation, was a young man from the country, a new hand, 'named Elias Howe, then twenty years old. . . . The only immediate effect upon him of the conversation in the shop of Mr. Davis• Was to in- duce a habit of •reflecting upon the art of sewing, watching • the process as' performed by hand, and wondering whether it was within the compass of the mech- anic arts to do it by machinery., Like all- the other great in- ventors, Mr. Howe found that, when he had completed his ma- chine, his difficulties had but begue. • After he had brought the machine to the point of making a few stitches. he went to Boston one day to get a tailor to come to Cambridge and• ar- range, some cloth for • sewing• and Sr, wear quickly D2. Fairs • 23. Red 'deer 28. Make • trilnint tik• 40. Part .o.t. chair back 42. Ang0••• 42. Restrain 40.. Preneh Fiver , 47, Transmit.. • 48. Tub 49. Otticio'D note ree 51, wittdmli salt .%1 .1,td dd th went th, one of the cheepeet emi- grant. .bearding 'Muses, and Elias-.Heyee,,,seught employment in 'the- meanie shopi, which luckily he found Without delay. Ilpen his return h6me, after his residence ,in London, Elias ' Howe etliscovered, much to his surprise, that the sewing-ma- chine ;become • celebrated, though'. ,its inventor. appeared forgotten. -Several ingenious mechanics who had only heard or read =of .a Machine for sewing, and 'others who had seen the` Howe machine,'had turned their attention to inventing in the same direction, or ,to improving " upon Mr. Howe's devices. -- From ",History :of The Sewitli Machine,"• ' by James Parton, 1867. principles and a strong sense of justice; '- 'The Shogun was at- once fa- vourably impressed by, the eon- 17ageous bearing and' deineariour of the, handSoine Englishman. "This man -is,. no pirate," he told his courtiers, and ordered that • Adami . should be freed frem his shackles. Invited to tell, how he came to Japan, Adams recounted .the tale of his adventurous voyage which had ended so disastrous- ly. Intrigued, the Shogun, desired to- know more about this strange foreigner, and listened_. intently to% the story of his life—how he .had fought 'against the Spanish Armada as a master . and pilot with the Navy, and how after wards,he had made many voy- ages as navigator for a wealthy trading • company. The 'Shogun fingered his chin thoughtfully:. "You are • skilled in the arts of the sea,' he said. "Can you construct for me a ship that will sail against ,the winds?" Although Adams came from humble stock and was no ship,. builder, 'the proposition pre- sented 'little difficulty to such experienced Mariner, He had noted; that Japanese ships were' poorly constructed and unable to tack—able only' to sail in the same direction as the wind was blowing—and he knew he could teach their shipwrightS how to. build. Lacking ships capable of ores- Sing the seas Japan was isolated. from the rest of the world. No Europeans had managed to reach the country except a ,feekr Portuguese traders from Kpcao. There was much scope for the - Englishman's talents. Soon Adams found himself promoted to the position of per- sonal adviser to the Shogun. The ship lie had designed, a Ves- Sel of 80 tons, had been, built and launched, and others were on the' stocks. Each day the Sailor spent hours' With the dic- tator, teaching him the rudi- Ments Of niathereatica, geoniet- ey, gunnery and. navigetioti. He was provided With' a large, stimpttiouSlY furnished house with servants', and a princely' salary. But.Adams yearned to be back in his native Kent with his Wife and faintly. To every appeal he made to be allowed to go home, the Shogun turned a politely deaf ear. Then one day the Shogun Sent a special summons fOr Adams to come to the palace. Entering " the ettler'S splendid sill. draped PriVate apartMents, the Etig=, Tishman carne fate to fate with a beautiful JaParieSe gift who 'bowed low befot'e hint. • niatellb9/e labels, and Object!• of art ind,ISeriminaielY,. Not Mani' cigarette-card collection of Mr, years ago bought the entire Alfred. J, Cruse, of Brietel, for $1500, The Hen. Miriam Rothschild Is reputed to have the most complete collection of fleas in the, world, and wrote a book, "Fleas, Flukes, and Cukoos," in collaboration with Theresa Clay.. One of her specimens—Ornea- , Rothschild---is named after her father. But this collection, Of course, has a serious scienti- fic Purpose, and so comes into g special category. The Rt. Hon. A. T. Lennox- Boyd owns 300 walking-sticks, though he neyer uses one him- self. Bach has some historical association; Wordsworth's cher- ry stick is there, and so is one that belonged to Nicholas II, the last of the Czars. Collecting has its risks, as Rio Cassell, the famous Italian film director, discovered. Re owns a unique library contain- ing what he considers to be the most' boring books on earth. There are some 8,000 in all, cal- culated to send the most chronie insomnia sufferer to sleep. One day a visiting• Italian writer discovered one of his own works on the shelves. Casselli had to think up, a quick expla- nation to avoid being challenged to a duel.,,lIe said the book was there quite by mistake. Before the last war there was a briSk trede in cigarette cards, and even now a complete set of Wills' cricketers will ,fetch $35 on the op-en Market; and many a matchbox collector will pay five dollars for a rare label. One personal copy of Lin- eoln's famous Gettysburg 'ad- dress, fetched $55,000 not long ago, and some letters le' Wrote his, Wife sold for. $100,000. The most signature on the market is that of Button Gwin- . nett, son of a Gloucestershire parson, who went to America and was one of the OriiinaV alg- natories of •the Declaration .of Independence. It sold for $30,- 000. So if you have a Collection of letters of •famous Men,' keep them. Some day they might keep you. Seventy years ago Harold Seton, of New York, started the world's largest collection • „ of celebrity 'photographs. Td-day this ,collection, is known as, the social register of the 'nineties. He has already sold sections - of his unique collection for thousands of dollars, and in 1935 the British Museum bought -24 rare pictures .of British ac- tors and actresses Of 90 years ago. Mr. Seton also ,draws big fees from Holywood producers who consult him about the dres- ses worn by actresses of a by- gone age. If you possess a French Clichy turquoise glass paperweight, such as was common in •Vic- torian homes, you can ask $900 for it. Recently the sale of a g to their sentlass hundredsParw ;paperweight lumber-rooms. gct ilt scuttlinggr One •with a mushroom-colour- ed caterpillar inside, eating a lettuce leaf, or a lizard or a salamander, will fetch $3,500 without bargaining, for at least five millionaires would gladly part with that sum for them. Perhapi you collect •porcelain pot lids that adorned pomade or fish paste jars between 1840- 1875. Mr..G. Cochrane possesses 400, collected over a periled of 70 years. The original jars cost a few pence each, but a 'single lid will :now fetch from $150. to 000. Recently $30,000 was offered for a collection of menus of fa- mous banquets of the past, and a top hat worn by President Theodore Roosevelt fetched $2,e 500. An American museum paid $3,000 for a collection of tram tickets On lines that have been discontinued since 1920. Mr.. Garner of Camden Town, London, got. together a collec- BareleY Warren, RA Jesus Ifeaebes Confidence in 004 Luke 12: 24-34 Memory Selection: Seek' not what ye shall eat, or what ya shall drink, neither be ye et doubtful mind. For an these things do the nations of the world seek after: and Your for ther knoweth that ye have need, of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and awl these things ,shall be added n*- to you. Luke 12:29-31. With most of us the daily task of making a living is a stark e'eality. If we do not work we de not eat; and eat we must. Butt if we Only live to make a living life is hardly worth living. We must have a higher. goal. Jesus said, "Seek ye the kingdom or God and theSe things shall be added unto you," By 'these things' He meant the necessities of life as food and raiment., "Your father knoweth that Ye have need of these things. 'Now this "putslife in a different per- ,spective. God comes first. Our life is secondary. We are.living for God and because we are Hs undertakes to: see that our needle are supplied, This gives a real purpose to.life. Life is worth pose` "-Like many 'Others I have proved God's promises along this line are true. Seven months be- fore I entered the pastoral min- istry the words --of Philippians 4:19 came to me with gread ' force, "My Gad shall ,supply `ak your need according to his rich- es in glory' by Christ Jesus." I knew that my first appointment Would likely be a 'small church; where the financial support would be small. I had a 'wife and one child. But I was assured 'by Geld that my needs 'would` be supplied. They were. And their 4still are. I lavp' tfever *iced far money for .` mYself either from individual or from official board. There is no •need of it.. If I con- tinue to do the part that ,God wants me to do in advancing his kingdom then it is his .responsi- bility to see that my needs are ea e.. supplied. My bank account .11.311 never exceeded three figures"-init have no debts or any' gadgets partly paid for.' I have -no wor-e ries about money. I thank God.. Elizabeth "Cheney's "A Dia- logue by Birds" has a lesson. for us. Said the Robin 'to the Sparrow;. "I should really like to know Why those enxioue human beiep Rush' about .an worry s6.' Said the Sparrow to tbe Robing' "Friend, I think that it ,must be That they have no Heavenly Fa--. trier Such as cares for you and me?' • tion of buttons frorns the tunic; , of Soldiers in ahnoet every regiment in every country in the world. It, includes a button torn from the"jacket of Captain Dreyfus when he was degraded , and drummed out of the Freeela Army. Twenty years ago an Ameri- can millionaire 'paid $90,000. for the collebtion which is now housed in his library. Upsidedown to Preven: Peeking OMOAARODE ORO MOGIFOOLIMu non ORUREWOOM ODOM 1100 00EIM MOB UOUM onainnon BSW VEU MEMO MO MUM DOWNWOO ODOM EOM OUWO OMO DOOWO MOIMMOWO cilium um con UORBU DUO WE Shackled with heavy chains in a fetid Japanese prison cell, a tall,' bearded Englishrnan sat brooding. It was more than two years since Will Adams had bade farewell to.' his' wife and, children in, the little Medway Village of :Gillingham ,andesailed as chief pilot with, a"Dutch 'fleet of five shipS on a trading mis- sion to the Pacific. That had been in June, 1598, and the whole venture .had ed in disaster. First Jacele Mahu, their leader, had died of fever in the Cape Verde Islands. Then, after a. hazardOus voyage across the Atlantic, it had taken them five terrible months to beat through the gale-whipped Ma- gellan Straits. Storms' had separated' their fleet 'of "cockleshell craft, none larger than 250 tons. Some had turned back, others had been captured by the Spaniards. ' Privation and attacki by hos-, tile natives wherever 'they put. in to land had depleted the numbers of those who courage- ously pressed on. •His own bro- ther, Tom, had been murdered by cannibals. Alone in the Midst of a great stortn, the fever-ridden crew of Adams' ship, the Charity, had tried to abandon their vessel. Standing over them with a pistol, the Britisher had com- pelled the faintehearted Dutch- men to sail on. Finally, a ty- phoon had wrecked their vessel, and her shattered timbers with Adams ,and a companion cling= ing to them, were cast up on the shore -Of the unknown and nOStild lad' of Japan. Its ruler, he had learned, was the Shogun Iyeyasu Tokugawa, to -whom the few Portuguese permitted to trade in Japan had branded the, shipwrecked men as 'pirates. Jealous of drimeti- tion, they knew that the 'fierce Shogun decreed but one fate for such crireirials—crudifiXion. There Was a Studded clash of bolts as the -door to the sailor's cell was; unbarred arid fltibg oPen. Oli the—threatiold squat, muscular'&oda armed with heavy SWOrds beckoned AdaMS to aberitriPany them. Convinced that thie Was to be his last jour-- ney on earth, he Strode forth with head hem high' The tall Sailer was Marched to the Shogun's palace and into the ,PreSencethe' dictator 'of all Japan,beside whom the legititriath Einperbr Was Merely a power-stripped pupnet, But Tokugawa had crushed his rival ba., rims wile With their drinks of samurai 'fact rent the country With civil war, he was a humane and enlightened tiller with high give his opinion as to the qual- ity of the work done by the ma- chine. .The comrades of the man to whom • he ,first applied dissu- aded him from going, alleged that a sewing-machine, "if - it worked . well, must • necessarily reduce the -whole fraternity of tailors to beggary; and this prov-: ed to be the unchangeable con- viction of the tailors for the next ten' years. . . . In, April, 1849, Elias Howe landed' in New York, • after an absence .of two years from the country, with half a crown in his pocket.• Four years had near- ly elapsed since the cOmpletiort of his first machine, and this small piece of silver was the net, result• of 'his labors upon. that invention He and his friend 9,Z4 ohararn errs adopted kin CROSSWORD to. eparpagrian PUZZLE 17. Old 8oldler 11.111aleh erla chd . I D. Net il nds commune 2. One named 21. Shir 'nutri tive for orrice 2.5, Portalhing 4, 1,;everago to bishopS 5. Pointed tool 26, Pouch 0, A rilcara 7, ast 27. No taatter whirl) S. ine114 Odle 29 Fold oi7cr Shipwrecked Sailor Founded Jap Navy