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The Brussels Post, 1959-12-24, Page 6TABLE TAIL eiate Arvitiews. • p DOUBLE TAKE -- Two hands, are needed to drive out the thirst during a recent heat spell in MoitoW. The lady is downing cool soda water. Royal. Water Staggers Brooklyn Alone, neither • hydrochloric :op!;, ;tittle acid. will dissolve thP. `te7r121i, '.M01,44.4" gOld .and, plat- inum, but a reaiNtntre o$ the two WAle this potent .corrective Vs•,.ttietliaVal elcheroiete. geve *4, name aqua regia royal water, Last month. in Areepklyn, fumes from the royal Water knocked out scores of .factory workers and, fireMO: left ,SeVe erel in hospitals, threatened with severe aftereffects. In the Williamsburg section, an American Cyanamid Co. tank. truck backed up to the Radio • Receptor pipet (which makes electronic .equipment). to deliver 500 gallons of nitric acid. Driver Benjamin Sidle hooked up his hose to a pipe indicated by employees, started pumping. After a few minutes, a man rushed up from. the basement yelled to Sidle:, "You'd better .stop. The fumes are terrible clown there." Somehow the na- rk acid had been diverted into A 3,000-gallon tank containing hydrochloric. Result:. royal water, which was already be- ginning to dissolve the tank's rubber lining, eating away a flange where the pipe entered, and emitting noxious fumes. Radio Receptor employees staggered to the street' coughing .and choking, their eyes. burning. Some collapsed, .some vomited. Emergency squads gave" oxygen, took dozens, of workers to four hospitals; 18 were kept over- night, and some longer. Assist- ant Deputy Fire Chief Walter C. Wood cleared a two-block area around the plant, kept resi- dents out until 3 a.m„ when he thought it was safe, Meanwhile, Wood and his firemen went into the basement tank room, tried to stop the leak With a neva flange. When the air cylinders for their masks were empty and they came up to the street to change them, their faces and necks • showed bright red acid burns; 38 were .affected, one had to be hospital- ized. Because aqua regia attacks pipes and pumps so avidly, it took three days to find resist- ant equipment to load it into a tank truck for neutralization and disposal in New Jersey. At week's end, Chief, Wood and six firemen fell sick.' Doc- tors at first feared a danger- ous late reaction to the fumes, which can cause suffocation, eptecl the mein lucky that this did not develop. At A Desert Well 23 August I woke to the soli- tary piping of a sandpartridge hidden somewhere in the twi- light among rocks surrounding the water, It was at this well that I had first met Suliman two years before. When I arrived there with A ti d a and Ali, I didn't notice him at first for he was sitting with three or four others in the shade a hundred yards away. Auda and Ali had seen thern no doubt, for some camels that must have belonged to them had just been watered and were standing listlessly near, the well. Their full skins too, about ten of them, were on the ground by the wellshaft, swollen out like animals lying on their becks with their legs up in the air, . At the well itself a little girl less than ten years of age had just finished watering some sheep and goats, She picked up her stick and going to her own small skin she said to Ali, "Help DUTCH''OE - The Nether- lands th M ietughs eltsbeicitieri, the above, is actually in oterWboci, Surrey, England, guilt In 1665, It Is perhaps the old- ett working Mill —in Britein. me to lift it up." As he did so, she placed its rope across her forehead a n d bent forward slightly to the weight on• ;her back. .She .Wafted confidently Off behind her' floe/, her long frilled dress swinging out in graceful, -Niels at, each step abeYei, her little bare f4t.:lrott Would'e think the keys of the, desert we're'1' hanging frem the broad cloth belt that encircled her. waist. As, she got farther away, not much:4 higher than -the 'sheep and goats ahead of her, the shallow gorge down which, she passed seemed .deeper than it was. Only after we had finished watering our camels and had filled our skins did Suliman come forward and greet us. He spoke in, low tones to Auda, All the time he and Auda were- speaking almost inaudibly, and there was no movement from the other men in the shade or the women still watching us just above. What was this strange yet typical silence by the well? Was it due to the almost sacred presence of the water there, ac- centuated as it was by the muf- fled sound the water itself made as it was poured into the skins at this meeting-place of men whose thoughts were still intent on their long journey? . , . It was still early in the morn- ing with the sandgrouse calling around us when we set out again, moving southwards along the cleared-back Roman road. . Its proximity to the fort seems to •preserve some of the human atmosphere of the past, as if its level stretch had been the strol- ling-ground of the men who lived there. The calling sand- grouse, that were here before the Romans• came and saw them finally go, do not destroy that atmosphere but surround it with the soft desert colour that is their own.—From "The Red Sea Mountains of Egypt," by L, A, Tregzenza. 1INDAY SCI10 N 01 IESSOt* By Rev it, Barclay Warren B.A., 8.0 God's Concern for All People Jonah 3:1-2, 10; 4:1-11. Memory Selection: The Lord is good to all: and his tender mer- cies are over all his works. Psalm 145:9. Anyone who refuses to lieve that God performed mira- cles will stumble'over the book of Jonah. Surely the Creator of this universe with •all its won- dere' down -to those of the tiny atom has it in his power and right to prepare a fish to take a runaway prophet for a sub- marine ride. Jesus' referred to the incident as a type of his own death and resurrection, say- ing, ".As Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and. three nights in the heart of the earth." Mat- thew 12:40. The main lesson of the Book of Jonah is God's concern for all people despite the, stubborn selfiish nationalism of some of his people. Jonah was a Jew and rejoiced when. it was his privi- lege to predict that the borders of Israel would be• extended from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain. 2 Kings 14:25, The prophecy was fulfilled in the reign of Jeroboam 'the son of. Joash. But when Jonah was commissioned to take God's message to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, at whose hand Israel had suffered much, Jonah fled, What is more of a nuisance than a backslidden preacher? People are troubled at his presence. He appears as a contradiction of God and His holy purposes, But though Jonah fled from Israel he couldn't hide from God. There in the stomach of the fish he prayed and made his Vows. The fish brought him doubtless glad to be rid of /But Jonah was still a selliish nationalist, When the people re- pented at the preaching of Jonah, in fasting and prayer, God for- gave them and spared the city, Then Jonah pouted. He had sus- pected this might happen "For," said he, "I knew that thou are a gracious God and slow to anger, arid of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil," He wanted to die. God was patient with Jonah. When Jonah was angry because a worm destroyed the gourd that had provided shade God pointed out the ridi- culousness of his selfishness say- ing, "Thou hest had pity on the gourd, for which thou bast not laboured, neither madest it grew: which came up in a night, acid perished in a night: and should not I spare Nineveh', that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their loft hand; and also much cattle?" A eat 'city indeed with (.-o many 'fittle Children. God cares for ell peo- ple. Standing Guard At The Vatican The world's most enduring army of admitted mercenaries is armed. with broadswords and hall cdai and dressed in striped tnilfdrOs tf blue, red and yellow, fhei' amed Swiss guards of Vatican City, sworn to, defend the Pepe to death, are no mere ceremonial troop; t h e guards- men are well trained jn •hand- to-hand fighting and have an. arsenal of Swiss rifles in their quartene in St. Peter's. Last Month a pontifical commission gave this elite corps a much- n e e d.e d streamlining. Recruits were growing hard, to find, and, there was a rumble of discon- tent in the ranks, The guardsmen's lot has never been an easy one. First formed in 1505 by Pope Julius II, who gave Switzerland the honour of supplying 200 mercenaries as his personal bodyguerd, the corps was almost wiped out 22 years later when Holy Roman Emper- or Charles V sacked Rome. In a short, vicious fight, 147 Swiss were killed, successfully defend- ing Clement VII. The guard has not fought another major battle, but ever since has set itself such Spartan, fiercely loyal standards that even a U,S. Mar- ine drill instructor might blink. Each guardsman must be •6 ft. tall, a practicing Catholic of "good" family, 'All are unmar- ried (except officers); all must sign up for five years of long, longely hours patrolling Vatican corridors; only / a lucky few r. BON APPETITE Pretty Miss Mansfield sits in corner eat- ing her lunch. 'Jayne was on Lambeth Pier in London work- ,. kng •on a new movie3"Too Hot . to Handle." draw outdoor posts. Fraterni- zation with civilians is forbid- den. The guards worship in their own chapel in Vatican C i t y, have their own canteen, even their own cemetery. Pay is low, and there is a 10 p.m, curfew in summer, 9 p.m. in winter. In last month's reorganization, the complement was cut from 133 to 100, and the Vatican in- troduced some morale-boosting changes. Pay will be raised from an average $70 a month to about $112. Some noncoms, as well as officers, may now marry and officers' wives need no longer bring a dowry of 50,000 lire ($80). One surprising innovation, guards may new act as guides in their spare time, engage in other "cultural" activities, pro- vided they are not "indecorous," The new rules should make it much easier to fill vacancies in the ranks, But each guardsman must still reckon with his tough C.O.: tall, ramrod-rigid Colonel Robert Nunlist, 48, onetime Member of Switzerland's Gerier. al Staff, who w a s appointed commander in 1057. N'unlist fell that discipline had deteriorated during the long illness of the previous commander, set out to whip the troop into shape His soldiers ere kept taut with tongue-lashings, stern punish- ments for minor infractions. Nurrlist's strictness nearly cost him his life tart April, when a discharged guardsman shot him in the neck arid shoulder. Before he collapsed, the bleed- ing colonel disarmed his at- tacker, who was turned over to the Italian police (the Vatican City jail has been vacant for 20 years, is now used for stor- age). "It wes Inlet but vice, lent ttrege:e," said nunlitt, and clz.mped &mat all al TD,M, Before you start on your job of pickling peaches, be sure you have high-grade• cider or white distilled vinegar of 40 to 60 per cent grain strength (4-6 per cent acid.) This information should be .printed on the label, •Have Your spices fresh and of the best quality. Tie the spices in a cloth so you can' remove them before the pickles are put in jars. If left too long, spices cause pickles to be dark and strong flavored. Clingstone peaches are best for pickling, but freestones may be used. Select peaches of uniform size if possible. * PEACH PICKLES 24 peaches, hard-ripe 5-6 cups sugar 1 piece ginger root 2 sticks cinnamon 1 tablespoon allspice 1 tablespoon cloves 3 cups vinegar Wash, drain, and peel the hard-ripe peaches. Add 2 cups sugar, spices (tied in bag), 2 cups water to vinegar. Boil un- til sugar dissolves. Add 1 layer peaches; simmer until • hot through, then remove from Syrup, Repeat. When all peaches are heated,' bring syrup to boil- ing point. Pour over peaches. Let Stand 3-4 hours. Drain syrup into kettle; add 2 cups sugar. Boil• until sugar dissolves, Cool, Add, peaches, Let stand 12-24 hours in a cool place. Pack peaches into hot jars. Add re- maining sugar to syrup, Boil un- til sugar dissolves. Pour, boiling hot, over peaches. Process pints and quarts 10' minutes in boil- ing-water bath, .Note: The purpose of adding sugar in small amounts is to avoid shriveling, * When making butters, con- serves, jams, marmalades, and jellies, imagination is an im- portant ingredient. Natural flav- or 'of fruits can be changed or emphaeized by adding a tiny pinch of salt, a small amount of spice, extract, orange peel, lemon • juice, etc. Or .the amount or kind of spices, called for in any , recipe can be. changed to suit your own taste — and in this way, you make the recipe your very own. A few things you want to re- member in preparing fruit in any of these ways are: Use hard-ripe fruit of good flavor. Weigh or measure after prepar- ing it. The •general rule is three- quarters as much sugar as pre- pared fruit -- except for pre- serves, which usually take the same amount. Cook in small batches. Do not double recipes. Boil rapidly after sugar dis- solves. PEACH CONSERVE 7 cups chopped peaches I. orange 5 cups sugar Y4 teaspoon salt Yz..teaspoon ginger 1/2 cup blanched almonds Wash, drain, scald, peel, chop, and measure peaches. Grate orange peel; chop orange pulp and add to peaches, Boil 20 min- utes, Add sugar, salt and ginger. Boil until thick. Add nuts, about, 5 minute's before removing from heat. Pour, boiling hot, into hot jars, Seal at once, * PEACH BUTTER 12 cups peach pulp 6-8 cups sugar Wash, scald, pit, and peel peaches. COok until soft, If need- ed, add water to prevent stick- ing. Press through sieve, or food mill. Measure. Add sugar. Boil until thick, ',Our hot into hot jars. PrOcess pints and,quarts 10 minutes in boiling-water bath. Note: For spiced butter, ginger, nutmeg or other spices to suit taste may be added to peach butter just before pouring into jars, PEACH JAM 5 cups crushed peaches 6 cups_sugar Wash ,drain, scald, pit, peel, and crush peaches. Add 1/2 cup water; boil 10 minutes. Measure fruit and juice, Add sugar. Boil until thick, Pour, boiling hot, into• hot jars, Seal immediately. Note: For spiced jam, tie cloves,- stick cinnamon, allspice, etc., in cheesecloth and drop Into jam while cooking. This blueberry pudding is really delicious. Serve with ice cream or a 'little whipped cream , — unsweetened, as the'pudding,, itself is decidedly sweet: An 8-inch pie plate makes the best cooking •dish, and, if you have One with • a fluted, raised • edge, designed for juicy pies, that's just right for this pudding. -Grease the pie plate thoroughly, Pour into the plate 2 clips of fresh blueberries, 'and sprinkle over them the juice of half a Stunts Help To Sell Perfumes A hundred miles off Cape Lookout, last month, a freighter ran into an pit slick that smelled like perfume, and duly reported the phenomenon to all the ships at sea, Happiest recipient of the pews, on shore: Charles ° N, Granville, puckish, 53-year-old president of Angel- ique and Co., Inc,, who last month, poured $4Q(0 worth of $18-an-ounce "Red Satin" into the ocean at Miami, Fla., fondly expecting the Gulf Stream to carry it to England, Granville's scent cast upon the waters, brought b a a it, unsurprisingly, some sweet, swift returns: Self- ridge's, one of London's largest department stores, promptly or- dered its first shipment of Red Satin. Such sell-the-smell showman- ship has helped put Angelique among the top ten in the $90 million U.S. perfume industry, and this year seems sure to boost sales over the $1.3 million rec- ord the company set in 1957, For Granville, whose sinus trouble makes it all but impos- sible for him actually to savor his own products, it is simply more evidence that success and ;fun go hand in hand. A onetime, businese consultant, Granville • wearied Of the New York grind in 1946, ,tore up his ,commuter's ticket,: and joined forces with another exurbanite named N. Lee Swartout to set up Angelique on the village square in Wilton, 'Conn. The pair kicked in $4,000 apiece, picked up their first, scent (Black Satin) from a perfume chemist. One of Granville's first moves was to install a fireman's pole between the first and second floor of the plant, simply, as Granville ex- plains, "because I like fire Poles." Personnel relations have since taken on the aspect of a lemon, then prepare the follow- ing batter: 34 cup of sugar creamed with 3 tablespoons but- ter, half a cup of milk, a cup of sifted flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and teaspoon salt. Spread this batter smoothly and carefully over the berries; it will be thin, but that's the way it should be.' Sprinkle over the batter' the following mixture: it cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon cornstarch — and mix the cornstarch .intb the• sugar thoroughly so .that it will not lump. Then pour over all' a cup of boiling water, or possibly a scant cup if your berries look like the very juicy type: Cook for 45-50 minutes at 400° F. to start, but lower the heat a little toward' the end if the top browns a lot, as it prob- ably will. The.juice goes to the bottom and thickens slightly, the cake rises and becomes crusty on top. Marx Brothers movie. On slow days Granville may lead em- ployees out to weed the company garden; on a particularly hectic afternoon,- he oftee strides i n t o the faeterr proclaiming: "Time for a party; h he pops highballs and canapes on, conveyor belts normally used for packeging perfumes, leads inn, sessions as workers belt it out on a piano, and drums (tf an employee feels out of sorts af- terward Granville will take him for a sobering spin on his Lam- biretta scooter), Understandably, Angelique' has A waiting list of more than 50 job applicants, •even et its new, larger plant opened in 1957, wher 75 employees turn out a full line of perfumes, colognes, and bath powders, Since the plant, which employees jovially call "the skunk works," has only one floor, Granville was forced to abandon the fire pole, But he has found an outlet for.his elfin urge by installing a large, impressively lettered sign over the main entrance reading: "What the heck are you look- ing up here for?" Fortunately for his bookkeep- er's sanity, Granville, has shown as much flair for titillating the public as he has for entertaining his employes, His first big stunt (in 1948) was to seed clouds over the city of Bridgeport with Black Satin perfume and dry ice, produdIng- scented snow: As a topper, in 1954, he spattered Paris itself with scented rain. The resulting publicity sent An- gelique's sales rising like wind- borne vapors (so much so, that Swartout was able to retire at 41 five years ago). When visiting perfume buyers are scheduled to drop in to look over the line, Granville sets up a miniature betting room on the plant floor, complete with ' bet board and employees in green .eYeshades. Granville escorts the buyers through the factory, hap- pily „pointing out his. profitable "bookmaking" sideline. "Some buyers have frozen up and - stamped away," recalls Granville, "But most of them get a laugh oueof the gag. Some even step up their orders," From NEWSWEEK In Berrien County, Go,, a moonshiners' ancient auto, capa- ble of making a 147-m.p.h, get- away with a load of 200 gallons of corn liquor, was bought at au- ction by County Sheriff Walter Gaskins, who' Will use it to chase moonshiners. In Turin, Italy, when Marg- herita Carosso returned home and opened her bedroom closet, she• found a burglar who ex- plained soothingly, "Don't be alarmed. I made a mistake," then scooted off. ISSUE 36 — 1959 SPELLED' OUT — Motorists find safety put into Words and pic- tures le,ng :highways in Argyle, Wis. Police Chief Adolph Jaggi, perched on his motorcycle, thought up this and. other reminders to drive sanely. _ IT'S TOO LATE — Mr, ohd Mrs. Elmer Sbwyer, of London, neral parlor,. Mrs. Sawyer Said she kept Puttirig off oor,0 Ky., tearfullY watch the sheet-draped body of their only shots for the child, Diane, 2 0 until she was stricken with the child being plated in an ambulance to be taken la ru. dlieese, Diane died IWO months later of irifdritile