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tensing technique. The traffic detector counts all passing vehicles and then dictates the red-
timber-green set-up to keep traffic flowing sm oothly. It aen spot and sount cars traveling at
speeds up to 80 m.p.h.
it is like: °binding, ....tiger" ..Mitts
a rotten .straw rope," .whereas.
• city gentleman would say fit
his attempt: "'It's only a painted
3 ake.'"
Proverbs, properly, used, can
add colour end eloquence to
speech, and writing. Berg are
some more egarnples from the
Korean, collection of proverb*
and proverbial sayings:
Ono who has eaten salt drinks
water.
Everyone meets his enemy PA
as. narrow bridge.
What you tell a crow remain*
secret, but what you tell your
wife all will know.
In a house of many worths.'
the soy (sauce) is bitten
if you step on an earthworm,.
it wriggles.
Eat a pear and clean the.
teeth. (Feed two birds with one
crumb.)
Even a sheet of paper is light-
or, When lifted by two people,
Who gives milk to a child that
doesn't cry?
Will smoke arise from a chime
ney without a fire?.
. Hearing a hundred times Is.
not equal to seeing once. -
Drawing one's sword on a.
mosquito.
Mounting on ..a seated ox Of
a matter easy to perform).
Trying to drive en ox through
a rathola (of what one tries to
do by main force),
All your fingers feel lt, If you.
bite one. •
Thus the rich store of pro-
verbs, used by Koreans., reflects
the natien's social and cultural
heritage, Many of the peoverlas
are widely employed — irre-
spective of the speaker's 'age,
sex, occupation, or educational
record, Politicians and writers,
are fond of proverbs; but often
poor farmers and fishermen
have a better command of pro.
verbs then say a newspaperman
or business executive. This mir-
rors the fact that a proverb is
'best learned, not from forinal
schooling, but from life. By
Syngboc Chon in the Christian
Science Monitor.
Schoolboy's Million Dollar Hoax
About Proverbs
— Mostly 'Korean
Some et st natien's proverbs
are universal. they can be alb-
preciated by the people of ether
countries with explanation,
because the symbols and the*
telationehips are understood the
World over.
xf you quote an gnglish pro-
verb like "Birds of a 'feather
flock together," any .Korean or
Japanese Schoolboy can •slim.*
the pointed Meaning, If the boy,
in. turn, tells you: "Sing a sweet
song too often and it beceenee
disagreeable," you will have no
difficulty in understanding his
allw,ion,
Some proverbs cannot be
easily understood by the people
of another country. The Western,
proverb, "Don't put all your
eggs in one basket," might be
need to grasp by a person who
lives in a country where the
Idea of saving and investing isn't
part of the local culture.
IC nation's proverbs can be
seen as a reflection of its pees
ple's specific environment, phy-
sical or otherwise, Koreans say
of a person who is physically
small or weak but lull of cent-
!age and action: "The red pepper
Is small, but it's hot"; they ar.
rive at this proverb, because
red pepper has long been part
of their diet,
But it would be strange, in-
deed, If a proverb involving red
pepper were found in the say-
lags of the Eskimos, since hot
pepper has never played any
art in their daily meals, Again
Europeans, for whom milk is an
essential part of their diet,
could create a proverb like
"Don't cry over spilt milk," but
South Sea Islanders might have
trouble in appreciating the full
enetaphor,
A nation's proverbs can be
seen as a reflection of its his-
torical experience, Its religion,
its customs, They can he seen
as a reflection of its social
structure, specifically of the re-
lationships within the family or
those to strangers and to soci-
ety, Proverbs can be thought
of as a kind of folk literature,
like sagas or fairy tales.
To be able to understand a
nation's proverbs, one has to
know the meanings of the sym-
bols. By reversal, this means
that we can learn about the
thought processes and cultural
heritage of a people by study-
ing its proverbs.
In China and Korea for in-
stance, the dragon has:been the
symbol of greatness and the
brook the symbol of humility.
V you learn these basic symbols,
you c a n easily perceive the
meaning of "From the brook
rises a dragon."
If you learn what stern duties
used to be imposed on a Korean
daughter-in-law and that red
was the main colour of the bri-
dal costume, you will apprecia
ate the meaning of "The young
wife must be taught her duty,
while still in red"; this tells
you,. of course, that a new bride
must be made to understand her
.duty at once,
If you know' that relatives are
very close to one another in
the Korean family system, you
can probably grasp the allusion
in "A fight among relatives is
a dog fight" — a man, who has
a 'serious quarrel with his rela-
tives, demeans himself.
Some of the Korean proverbs
are more familiar to country
folk than to .city dwellers. In
using proverbial sayings like
"Binding a tiger with a rotten
'straw rope" or "Trying to drive
an ox through a rathole," the
country people reflect a way of
life in which tigers and straw
and oxen are common subjects
of conversation, If someone tries
to accomplish a great feat with
nothing, a farmer will tell him
..±.igAi..-4*410F1A.5.11(15!FL
At these areas was Wprked as far
beck As the days of the Stuarts
and there are records of the find -
gig of many valuable nuggets.
A. gold-hunter who made a
gste.logical survey before Panning
the bupns ei ght years ago, de-
clared. "Argyllshire is sure to
yield gold In small, but worth-
while quantities. I'M not seeking,
fortune. 1 only want to make a
leisurely journey, prospecting"
He did so and found 11014 —
but only a sew grains,
In Sutherlandshire and Lan-
arkshire, gold, shed from hidden
reefs, is still occasionally found
in the sands of streams, In the
eighteen-nineties a nugget weigh-
ing twn ounces was picked up in
thy- S...14 '4;111 Burn, a strewn feed-
ing the River Helmsdale.
In 1868, a labourer repairing
the village street at Golspie on.
Dornocli Firth unearnbecl a large
gold nugget. The news spread
"A rush took place," wrote a re-
porter of the period, and soon
afterwards another villager
washed out from the bed of a
rivulet that ran through his Or-
den "enough yellow dust to pro-
-vide a comfortable dowry for his
daughter."
A Arai,. Man •
Spstances of heroism are not
numerous in rho cold win'
that any can be overlooked. One
such instance is on view in, of
all places,. Communist Chins.,
There, according to a Hong Kong
newspaper, Me Yin-chu, former
resident of Peiping University,
as just 'been assigned to a labor
battalion At the age of 7b. kot
offense? He queetiened the
ernie And demographic. aspects Ott
the raw :Marxism being pushed
by the Red Chineee stete,
Dr. Ma was educated as rate
economist in the United Sego.
(Yale, Columbia), Chou En-let,
Chinese Premier, invited him te.
retinal to China in 3549. He teas
to plan the education of Chinese
industrial lea-ners and help with
the new economic nlaiming,,
Soon he wee named i. nte pere
marient 'committee at ale Pete
pie's Congress of China, though
he was not a Communist party
member. In 1958 he published
book on Chinese Industrializa-
tion for which he was criticized
because it showed "bourgeoiS".
tendencies. His patron Chou got -
him off without severe penalties.
But in November of last year
pr. Ma courageously returned to
the attack with an article. in-
sisting that there were objective
laws of economics which not •
even the Communist state could. •
flout. Specifically, he argued •
that industrialization could not •
be achieved through the mere
expansion at populations . but
only by limiting it and training
it in the more intensified. use of
capital. These were gross. here-
'lies ies from the crude arxiet.-
point of view. Dr. Ma was
thrown out of his university
post; he. had. invited further pun-
ishment in the offending article
itself by a heroic restatement of
the credo of acienti fie truth:
• "Critics should lay • the facts.
openly before all concerned, then
examine them on e rational basis
with due weight given to the
consideration of both sides; they
should not seek to intimidate
their opponents by e• display .oe
superior power, because by this
Means persuasion can never be.
reached." In Communist • China
these are heroic words. As brave •
men must often pay for • their
bravery, Dr. Ma is paying for
them, .— Baltimore Sun,
Here's Our Sympathy
Father O'Flynn
Frisky innocence is an endear-
ing virtue of the priests of Ire-
land. This month, the good fa-
thers with a whim for an occa-
sional wager at the dog track
or a draught of Irish dew were
hit by new regulations of the
Boman Catholic Church:
No more drinking in hotel
lounges and bars,
Dog tracks and horse races
are off limrts.
No more owning greyhounds
or race horses.
The Church's new hierarcrial
edict is scheduled to go into
effect on the first of November.
Moose are fine swimmers and
do not hesitate to cross lakes and
rivers, The upper part of the
moose's muzzle hangs three to
four inches over the chin, An un-
usual growth of. skin covered
with hair, called the "bell" hangs
underneath its throat, Moose stay
together more In winter than in
summer. ,
ed. When it did there were many
red faces about. High society,
wealthy merchants, big bank-
ers — all reeled befel/ the
shock.
'For there was no wealthy Don
Gasper de Quintilla, no vast
fortune, no huge estates. It all
sprang from the fertile imagina-
tion of a schoolboy, Abraham
Cawston had invented the whole
romantic story.
His reason is a mystery, True,
he did very nicely during his
brief spell ,on the *dizzy heights
of a spurious affluence and
popularity, but he certainly
never splashed a lot of money
around, never indulged in wild
and riotous living.
But it's not every lad of sev-
teen who can hoax a whole
country. They're Cannibals
— And Proud Of Ifs
A Papuan tribe of painted sav-
ages still eats human beings and
enjoys its cannibal rites with-
out any feelings of guilt or re-
morse. This news, just issued by
the Australian administrat,ion, in
Papua-New Guinea, was picked
up by a patrol, operating in re-
mote, largely unexplored coun-
try east of Kuinga, Western
Papua.
The patrol "relished" a party of
primitive natives •crouthed, in
full war paint over their stew
pots. Through interpreters, it was
learned that these warriors had
been successful in a tribal battle.
Gathering together some of the
slain, they had then indulged in a
feast of tribal ritualism,
The patrol °facer pointed out
the wrongness of their actions
. but the natives didn't understand
him,.
For generations, they had eat-
en their enemies, and according
them ceremonial feast rites
seemed, to their primitive minds,
a decent and proper practice.
In another valley, the same pa-
trol was greeted by- a burst of
war cries, while arrows whizzed
overhead. But suddenly the tri-
bal chief appeared, bearing a pig
as a' peace offering.
In other Papuan districts, sav-
age customs are dying fast.. In
the Eastern Highlands, for in-
stnace a native local government
council has recently laid down
strict rules for village hygiene.
One regulation forbids any vil-
lage to keep pigs in huts.
Council elders go pig-hunting
from hut to hut and if they feel
the occupants are disobeying in-
structions then •the hut must
• down.
Seek For Gold
In Scottish Burns
There was an unusual gleam in
the eyes of many holidaymakers
this summer as they strolled be-
side some of the quiet. Scottish
streams.
They were keeping a sharp
lookout following the news that
grains of gold had been discov-
ered in some of the Highland
burns. One boy claims that he
has found so many grains of gold
that he hoped eventually to pre-
sent his mother with a ring made
Of it,
Amateur prospectors in Scot-
land declare seriously that they
hope to be lucky enough to dis-
cover a nugget "as big as a
horse's head" which, legend says,
lies somewhere amid the lonely
hills. There are authentic records
of nuggets being found nearly
ninety years ago in Scotland.
One man found a number of
nuggets of good size. This led to
a rush of five or six hundred peo-
ple to the spot. Experts have sug-
gested that had the prospecting
continued -- it was brought to an
unproductive finish by heavy
licensing and royalties — •sotne
really valuable finds would have
been made.
In the past there 'were several
recognized Scottish .goldfields in-
cluding those in the neighbor-
hood of CraWford Moor, Man-
stock Water and in the. Glencon-
seer district of Clydesdale, Each
HAVEN'T WE READ THIS BEFORE? — Gary Crosby, 27,.became
the fourth. Bing Crosby son to wed a Las Vegas showgirl
when he married 'Barbara Stuart, 27, at the Hotel. Flemingo
there, They met five weeks ago.
:From the pocket-book of the
young man in the fashionably
cut clothes fluttered a piece of
paper. Someone picked it up
from the floor of the London
club, and as he did so glanced
at it idly, Then he stiffened. It
was a banker's draft for several
thousand pounds.
Amazed that such a token of
wealth should be carried around
so casually, he returned the
draft to its owner. The young
man seemed quite unperturbed,
merely stuffed it back in his
pocket-book with a smile and
a word of thanks. But then Ab-
raham Cawston was notorious-
ly careless about money, having,
as everyone knew, recently, at
the tender age of seventeen,
come into a fortune of half a
million — an inheritance which
'was shrouded in drama and
Mystery.
The story begins one summer
morning in 1817. Abraham's
father, John Cawston, a tenant
farmer at Chippenham, near
Newmarket, had received a let-
ter from Dr. Butler, the head-
master of his son's school at
Shrewsbury. It puzzled him,
For after praising the • lad's
scholastic efforts and good- con-.
duct, Dr. Butler said he was
worried about the large amount
of money Abraham received,
"Why," he .wrote, "when I asked
a pupil to obtain change for a
ten pound note, Abraham of-
fered to change it for me!" It
seemed proof of Abraham's ef-
fluence. ,
Frowning, John Cawston read
the letter a second time. He was
worried, for he knew that Ab-
raham's weekly allowance was
comparatively small.
A few weeks later - Abraham
came home for the holidays. His
father asked him point-blank
where he got his money from.
The boy reluctantly agreed to
tell his secret,
Abraham explained that he
had. become acquainted with an
elderly and wealthy Spaniard
named Don Gasper de .Quintilla,
who had taken a great liking to
him, entertained him lavishly,
placed a horse and groom at his
disposal and introduced him to
the best people in the Shrews-
bury neighbourhood. 'Then de
Quintilla was taken seriously ill
and sent a message to him beg-
ging him to come immediately.
Abraham Cawston went, and
found his friend fully convinced
that death was near. "I' possess
enormous wealth," he told him,
"and for years I've been seeking
a boy with the necessary quali-
ties to become My. heir." He ex-
plained that Abraham was that
person.
He instructed Abraham to
driesi up a deed of gift, which
meant that the fortune would
pass to him at once, It seemed a
curious arrangement, for as de
Quintilla hineself said: "If, con-
teary to my expectations, I live,
I shall be dependent on your
gratitude,"
He didn't live, and eventual-
ly a lawyer called on Abraham
Cawston at Shrewsbury and
handed over the title deeds and
Other papers pertaining to de
property. At- the law-
yer's. suggestion these documents
were plated in an line chest and
buried for safety -- in the
garden: of one of the late de
Quintilla estates'. then estates
se. which were now Abraham
Centstotes — were valued at
Over ,C60,600.
Thus ran the steins Which
young Abraham told his lather,
and on the strength of which he
had presumably obtained money
in the SheewsbUry district. The
honest, simple farMer waS
thrown into a turmoil of doubt.
John Cawston der=ided to coil.
Suit
law end tbake ten
repeat the wildly improbable
tale to him. He chose Mr.
Weatherby, a leading solicitor
in Newmarket. Weatherby.lis-
tened patiently enough to Abra-
ham, although with mounting
amazement. But he didn't — as
John Cawston expected and half
hoped — treat the whole thing
as a bit of schoolboy nonsense.
He. promiSed to investigate the
matter thoroughly,
He did so and, to the father's
astonishment and delight, ex-
paessed himself thoroughly satis-
fied. He also willingly agreed
to become Abraham's legal rep-
resentative. Then things really
began to move. One of the boy's
richer uncles insisted on loaning
him £1,200 for immediate ex-
penses, and Mr. Weatherby ad-
vertised in a Cambridge news-
paper for an estate worthy of
his client's financial standing —
something between £30,000 and
£40,000,
But John Cawston perha
the sudden affluence had gone t•
his head — went even farther.
By means of a similar advertise-
ment in the same paper he also
sought an estate for his son. But
he was not content. with such a
.property as the .'solicitor indi-
cated. £150,000 - £200,000 was
John Cawston's idea of a suit-
able figure!
These two advertisements
caused a sensation. The name of
Cawston was immediately asso-
ciated with immense riches
and in 1817, as now, these were
a sure passport to social stand-
ing. Abraham swiftly followed
up the tremendous impression he
had made.
Casually, almost diffidently,'
° he revealed that his benefactor
had been a diamond merchant to
whom the Empress of Russia
. was paying £6,000 a year inter-
est on a loan, He added that sev-
eral crowned heads were in the
same position, and that the total
interest due him for the half-
,year was £92,000,. Then, almost
as an afterthough, he remark-
ed that his inheritance . also in-
cluded valuable estates in Spain,
Italy, and Germany.
The effect of Abraham's dis-
closures was electric. Bankers;
clamoured for his patronage.
Tradesmen almost fought for the
honour of serving him. Aristo-
cratic ladies, with marriageable
daughters showered him with
invitations and simpered over
him at dances. Government min-
isters sought his suppOrt, It was
even suggested that he buy ten
boroughs, and thus be able to
nominate twenty candidates for
the House of Commons.
So it continued Until the No-
.vember of the same year. Then
Abraham entertained a few
friends to a .clinner party, lie
asked them their opinion of a
wine which, Ise said, came from
his Mount Etna estates, adding
that he was anxious to improve
the cultivation of the vines
there.
That remark was his undoing,
A guest more observant than the
others noticed that the cork
from tine of the bottles bore the
name of a City Wine merchant.
This struck him as curious, If
young Cawston had imported
the wine from Sicily, 'why had
it been bottled in that manner?
The guest decided to make a
few discreet inquiries. He wrote
to the merchants and asked for
information about this particu-
'ear wine. The reply confirmed
the guest's suspicions. The mer-
chant had supplied the wine to
Abraham: 'The boy's story ot it
coming from his Mount Ettia es-
tates Was piste .fabrieatioe.
Abraliaired deception became
public property and set tongued
Wagging everywhere, /two:Alga
tiorle into his affairs followed,
end evelituelly the teeth erentg-
esst,:es ;SseSt,
EAST IS 'EAST Agit) WEST IS —EST — At tedhclesitherg Gate WI
the herder leetWeep Ea'at• and West West BeOirt polite
Warn thoferists enteritie Coretrilutiletsheld territory, The East
German geere• heeled West Germans fr anc eritethig East Beelin,.
deli-deg that rriritiy Wes:dill -eta have "bocci tent to cause trouble.
West Genteel-0 were et-riving lit Wes: tAeriiii fiat four-dayesay
Mfuss ret Wise raft territory now under Communist tontkel.
4.EVENTY-SIX PERSONS WALKED AWAY FROM THIS CRASH -s A propeller and engine of the
Anteribete Airlines Lockheed Electra which crashed al tale-Ye York's LaGuardia Aifpbrt Sept. 14
tetmtte the rest of the shattered plane. While coming in for a landing after flight frees
Boston, the plane crashed Into a dike, flipped onto its back and plunged, •blazing, 500 feet
along a Swomp. Seventy-six passehgers and crewmen hung head downward, pinned in theft'.
teats by safety belts, as Haines closed iii. The crew and passengers loosened themselves holt
bzlits, fell eight feet to the ceille•i of the :Aerie and all walked away. thx gaSS61104-11
were taketi tia lutspnel for trectimut of litiar ltisrtit4