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The Brussels Post, 1958-04-23, Page 7Signals From .The Ocean's h s ")~hough the ennquest of space has been the °spectacular" of a drama-J. 411(1d Geophysical Year, many scientists feel that the job of probing the well-covered sub- stance of the •earth itself will turn Out to be richly rewarding. Never able to look more than a. few miles down, seismologists have to Content themselves with Measuring the tremors of the earth's shell in their attempt to infer what lies far beneath it, By measuring seismic waves simultaneously at dif f e r en t points, they hope to be able to piece together a more compre- hensive, picture of how they ricochet around and through the symmetrical layers of the earth—its thin outer crust, rock- like mantle, molten-irpn outer core, and solid center. Some are studying the so- called Long Period waves, which ease themselves neatly through the earth's hot insides, and, indi- cate by their changes in velocity what kind of substance they pass through. Others are concerned with Lg waves whcih can be transmitted only by the outer crusts of continents. These give seismologists a picture of where crusts begin and end in ocean basins. Unfortunately, working with earthquake data is a chancy business, since the exact time and place of the tremor are rare- ly known. Using the data intro- duces a bewildering series of unknowns into the complex mathematics of seismology. To supplement the earth's unpre- dictable trembling—some 1 mil- lion earthquakes a year take place—IGY experts are manu- facturing their own seismic waves with explosives and re- cording atomic-bomb blasts (last summer's underground A-Bomb test in Nevada was announced to seismologists in advance, giving them time to set up recording instruments). Though mere sputters com- pared with a full-fledged earth- quake, man-made blasts are handy for solving specific prob- lems, such as the controversy Over the structure of mountains. 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"When v (producer) Jerry Wald sent me the book in Europe last year," Mark Robson, the director, admitted recently, "I threw it away without even answering him. Much later, Wald gave me a script that changed the book's sensationalism into good, natur- alistic drama and did a superla- tive job of integration. Only be- cause of this, I took the job. When time came to go on loca- tion, Camden ((population: 3,700) was the only town in the Northeast to extend a cordial in- vitation to the production unit. Gilmanton, N.H., where Mrs. Metalius wrote the book, near- by Laconia, where she later moved after separating from her schoolteacher h u s b a n d, and Woodstock, Vt., considered by the Hollywood people as the most typical New England town in existence, had all been under consideration. But each com- munity has had enough of "Pey- ton Place" as soon as it was published and was loath to co- operate. Mrs. Metalius herself had nothing to do with the produc- tion. "She had no sympathy at all with the countless problems of converting her story," Wald said last month. "At least half of the book had to be dropped. The way she kept carping, it sounded as if she wanted us to do a 15-hour film." Last week, she was back in Gilmanton at work on her sec- ond novel, "The Tight White Collar". Its theme: "Man's in- h\ti,na,i,sity to man—in a small to,n From Newsweek FAIR WARNING "Just think," said the conceited heavyweight boxer, "thousands of viewers will tune in to the fight to-night." "Yes," said his manager, "and they'll know the result at least ten seconds before you will." HELP WANTED • . BETTER JOBS' await young men tts Telegraphers, Ass'i Agents. Union litlY* Pension, Train at home with Self/1'001. jog machine. We secure Positionrc. SPEEDHAND ABC Shorthand recog. n ized by Dept. of Education, trains for Stenographer to 10 weeks at home, ER demand. Free folder either course. CASaAN SYSTEMS 7 Superior, Toronto. 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The De- fense Department announced that the "missile flew its pre- scribed course and landed in its pre-selected impact area." anatomical considerations are dubious. The noise and excite- ment would distress the 'neigh- borhood, and an auditor might presume great woe and damage were being inflicted. But the husband would not necessarily be in danger. Oh, now and then you'll find a woman who can wind up and pitch a strike, but this the ex- ception. I don't mean you could not go out and in five minutes find me a talented housewife who could lob a tureen off her husband's knob with nine-out- of-ten efficiency, but you might spend ten years looking for an- other. I think you couldn't do it • often enough to substantiate the impression that most di- vorces began with a dish-heaving episode. The judge was not being just a judge—he was becoming a moralist and philosopher, and a student of the truth. Something of a sensation must have de- veloped among the barristers and soilcitors when he asked, "Did she hit you?" Takee aback by this unusual trend of thought, the husband bumbled that she did riot, and the case collapsed, I'm glad, "If she ever hits you," the judge implied, "come back." Of course, we should also pon• - der on the reciprocal tendency of human nature. A wife who, in rage, began tossing teacups at her husband might not always tell about it afterward, ands such is retaliation that a few soup plates would come hurtling back with masculine accuracy. I hate to dwell on this sad eventuality, but 'we must be honest with the chances. It might be that the husband, instead of seeking a divorce, would be pleading self- defense. Anyway; a woman can now throw dishes at het husband With impunity, but is creel only if she hits hitt, The judge prob- ably hasn't priced &hid •in the Shope lately, to learn that economic demands for replace- gating. blinked On the nbggiti whlibtisItto: etid: job:. more cruel then —BY joint driald lit "The Christian Beletice Monitor"' Caring For Those at P ants Malik may he gifts that pass quickly as Christmas — or gifts that enhance your home Ion': after your trce decorations have been stored away. 'cu can enjoy for a IOU any plants you receive, whether rnonstera, ivy, philodendron or African violet, peperomia, age or rubber plant, provided you keep them happy. TO do this you require a solu- ble plant food in liquid or tablet term, a quart or gallon jar and measuring spoons for measuring this food, an aerosol insecticide and plant leaf cleaner, a camel hair brush for dusting, and a sharp knife. Most house plants are temper- ate organisms. You must- keep them away from hot radiators and from draughty windows and doors. If necessary, insulate the plants on your window sills from -frost at night with several layers of newspaper. Yoh will find that the best temperature range for most plants is from 55 degrees to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, al- though 70 degrees Fahrenheit is also safe. Your plants require light to manufacture food, so give them as much light as possible, shad- ing them only in summer froilt a hot west or south sun, Some plants need less light than others, however, so shade them slightly if they start to look pale or burned. Your plants will not require food until about three months after Christmas. Use soluble plant food only, and make up a fresh batch each time, follow- ing your directions, closely. You should feed them twice a month during the spring and fall when growth is vigorous, and once a month during winter when it is not. Inspect your plants often for insects and spray them with an aerosol plant spray at the first sign of damage. Remember to choose the spray specially de- signed for your particular plants, and to read your directions care- fully. You should Water your plants once a week- by immersing the pots in a sink filled with warm water. Allow the water to come over the top of the pots and let them soak for five minutes. Then allow them to drain for an -- hour. • To remove dust from your hairy-leaved plants, you require a camel hair. brush. You can use a leaf cleaner on your foliage plants, but be sure to water the plants well an hour or so be- fore using it. So that you make " no mistake, look at the directions for the list of plants that should not be cleaned with the pre- paration. The take care that none of the cleaner gets on the bottom of the leaves. If the leaves are very dusty, spray the whole plants gently and let them dry in the shade to avoid sun spots. When you remove broken leaves or branches or yellbwed foliage, use a sharp knife. Make a clean cut just above the place where the leaf joins the stern so that it will not show. And.- remember to pick off all dead flowers, How Can I? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I hasten the cook- ing of meat? A. When cooking meat and ve- getables, add a little saleratus and it will hasten- their cooking and Make them tender, Q. now can I remove scars caused by severe burns? A. These scars can often by removed entirely by massaging with pure olive oil. Use the fin-, ger tips a n d massage lightly, with a rotary motion. It often takes many repeated treatments to do the work. Be perSistent. A bewigged British judge has just touched my distant and bucolic heart with the Solomonic ,decision that a wife is not cruel if she throws dishes at her hus- band. If she hits him, that's cruelty. A hit husband and you're out. But just to throw them— that's not significent in a divorce action; and in this particular case he refused to grant a decree. A judge has to keep his wits crust. Recent findings in the Rockies suggest that mountains don't float on the mantle—they sit on top of the crust. To gather further evidence, an IGY team is now in South America prob- ing the Andes, and a similar group in Western Canada will ilsten in next summer when one of the world's largest nonatcmic explosions will blast away Rip- ple Rock, a navigational hazard in a channel between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland. On 'the Antarctic, a virtually unknown land, scientists on the many traverses now in progress detonate explosions every other day. By measuring the amount— of time it takes the seismic wave to return they can measure the depth of the ice, and discover what lies beneath it—rock or water. For those who feel that Antarctica is merely a string of islands covered with a thick blanket of ice, one possibly sig- nificant finding emerged last week: The Rev. Daniel Linehan, a Jesuit sesimologist at the South Pole's Operation Deep Freeze, found solid rock under 8,297 feet of ice and snow. A top layer of snow and ice hog 77 feet thick, he found, Not' the least of the seis- mologists' job will be to find whether earthquakes can be pre- dicted. The earth's crust, under conerant tension, is thought to have a strain "budget". When the strain accumulates to a now unknown level, trouble begins. In key unstable areas around the globe, the IGY seismologists are trying to measure this breaking point. From Newsweek. sharp, and this one is out ,to a, fine point. I have often wonder- ed about these dish-throwing wives. Never, in by observant career, have I known, firsthand, of a wife who tossed crockery at her husband. It is an athletic diversion I believe is limited to comic strips. It is like the rolling pin, with which the happy bride sits at the front portal and awaits the early morning homecoming of her mate. No doubt a man has, somewhere, been hit with a roll- ing pin—because a man, some- where, has been hit by about everything — but it is not an everyday happening in the nor- mal conjugal arrangement. My notion is that dish-throw- ing is a trumped-up euphemism, and that both sides agree to argue, on that basis rather than tell what really happened. A bride will, by the urgency of her desires, willingly accept the ac- cusation and merely say "Good riddance!" The ,decree, is con- sidered well worth the name, A judge who then raises the question of accuracy is intruding into the law of a new note, and one we should contemplate with open mind. I don't think the woman threw dishes at all. I' think that out of my personal observation of those women the periphery af- fords me for study, all of whom indicate a dish is, by its crockery nature, an item of intrinsic worth, to be treasured up—never flung in anger. Dishes may be broken by accident, and frequently are, hut such accidental destruction is Acompanl‘ad each time by sen- tf,nental regret. To jeopardize the oneness of crockery by a free-for-all is against the grain. Several times I've gone to the frivolous expense of new dishes. I see some I like, and bring them home. I remember we started with some cherubs rampant on rose trellises, and after that a stagecoach with lovebird. Once there was a mismatched pastel set, so, if you got a blue cup on a blue saucer it was wrong. One set was ivorylike, Right now we have a yoke of oxen breaking ground before, a red farmhouse, Well, each of these sets, as it was replaced, became wonderful weapon material, and could have been thrown at a husband. We were never going to use them again. They were not expensive or old, and posterity would never treasure- them. But carefully, lovingly, each old dish was wrap- ped in paper, stowed in a box, and carried to the barn attic forever, There they are now. And how many times hassome little sugar bowl clinked dismal- ly to the floor and *th-e' shards been brought to me touahingly with a "Can't you rriend. this?" I mend it so it can sit on a boiik- cese or sideboard, never to be used again, doomed to senti- mental perpetuity of desuetude, if I may coin a phrase. Every- body knows it is broken. "Oh, how did you break your little jug?" they ask.. The details are recited, but never-never has it been suggested that she hove it at trie in fury. I think the court- morn tales of dish-throwing malign the average wetnah, who loves dishes. The British judge was, under-' standably, Overreaching. Judicial cognizance limits hitt. The testi-, niony •said she threW dishes, and ,there was no denial. It would be an open and-shut case, cirdiria drily, But he had hopes Of pet- ting the Marital train batle bri the treakei and perhaps he hit on hapPy "but". He resorted to a clotibt I have also had. bid the hit Kith? Of course, she did' net, This is expectable.• If a Wo- nsan:, roused to a high pitch of titigdk # donimonees flinging diettea, or anything, at her husband' the Flying Saucers In -The Home