The Brussels Post, 1961-03-16, Page 7"D0-11.-YourPoifl"
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Comes a letter ram an old-
tinier, lumen I tu e desuetude
of nand tools. It does seem. .that
Many an everyday commonplace.
of the past has been venerated
Into the arty — at least into the
craft-art department. People oh
and oh over things that aren't
really wonderful at all, except
that not too many people know'.
how to do things. any more, It is •
too bad, because I take a. lot of
enjoyment from making and fix-
Ing things, and feel special anti
honored when somebody brings .
around an odd job he somehow
figures only I can do,
It's nice, too, to have the hand
tools, and I do, I had the .advan-
•tage of elders, when I was small,
who liked to work at the "joiner's.
bench" (the - term. has passed
from use) and who took the time
to show me what each tool was
for and how it worked, I can
even run a pod-auger, and you'd
probably travel all day before
finding another. I've even got
one, Most people crank the hen-
die instead of the stem whet)
they first try it, It, was my
pleasure, in my own turn, to pass,
some of the lore on, so we may
still have pod-auger operators
for a time yet.
There was once I got repaid •
all-at once. We had put up a new
greenhouse that summer, > and
the boy went to school in the fall
to include "manual arts" in his
curriculum, The teacher one day
came to the subject of setting
• glass, and each student got a
little window sash and a pane Of •
glass, with a daub af putty, and
a discourse on the principles. The
boy didn't seem to develop full
enthusiasm for the subject, and
the teacher said to him, "I guess
You'll never learn how to set
glass!" The lad's answer was
honest and revealing he- said,
"It's hard to get steamed up over
this when you've just finished
glazing a greenhouse."
• He really gave that poor
teacher a hard time all term, be-
cause the class kept studying
things we had already done in
our shop, One day the teacher
had them learn to put up cur-
tain rods, and the lad said, "Don't
yoti have a centering- Panch?"
The town, fairly lavish in its
educational appropriations, was
not In possession of this handy
took — which I would consider
Indispensable if I were to start
teaching the village youth how to
put up curtain rods. After that I
would miss some gadget in the
shop, and inquiry usually reveal-
ed, "I took it to school."
I've never posed as a carpenter
or joiner, and never earned a
day's pay from it. When we built
eer house a man came around
and wanted a job. lie had good
recommendations, 5() we told him
to come to work Monday and
bring his tools. lie showod tip
with a hammer and saw. Of
course, with modern pre-fab,
items and a lapse of <'
monis, a "carpenter" I work
all day with just a saw ;..,:31 Ivan.
Mer, but we were doing a lot of
band work in our construction,
and this fellow VMS immediately
lost.
I asked him to scribe in the
pine pieces between the spruce
beams in the living room, and
asked, going to make the
he gut.'nioft a moment m.ld,
templet,. . ' lie.„ thought some-'
body was going to draw him a
pattern of each cut. So there was .
I, paying carpenter's wages too
man while I taught him how to
scribe a. board so it would fit.
It's easy — if, you know how.
I don't intend to sound braggy
about this, I just want to make
the point that I like to work with
tools, and. I think most people
would.. But mostly we've got
away from it. The home work-
shop, where odd jobs were done
for the farm and home, is mostly
,e hobby-spot; it is not equipped
with the old tools that give so
much fun; and the proportion of
people -who know what the old
tools did and how to use them
is smaller.
We have a baby's high chair
here which an ancestor made for
my -great - great grandmother
when she was a mewling infant.
It has delieate lines of design, is
clearly most comfortable . for a
baby, and it is sturdy. When I.
got it down from the shed attic
for cur youngsters, I had to re-
pair one of the arms, and I . did
a rather;, good job of it. Every-
body admired the chair, and. we
had some offers for it. The sheen
and patina, I was told, were a
magnificent "antique bloom." As
I scraped on it,' I decided this
"finish" was mostly strawberry
jam, And.I discovered this chair
was really a composite item, with
some evidence it had been fixed
and refixed as each 'generation.
got it down from its own shed
attic,
You could' tell' that several
hands had left their touch. One
rung was thinner than its mate.
The foot-rest was made of fir,.
while the rest of the chair .was
maple. Maybe when it came time
to. put on a new foot-rest there
wasn't any maple at- hand. Or
perhaps the fellow didn't want
to do the extra hard work maple.
requires. Fir is a splintery wood,
and I wouldn't hazard it .against
the soft tootsies of a son and
heir, myself, but there it is. I
put on the new arm I had fash-
ioned, and wondered as _ did
if anybody eISei (IOWA! along:the
line, would someday be repairing
the chair again. But, you see, this
chair hae had attention all al-
ong the way from: folks like my-
self who never presumed to be
makers of furniture, but who had
a bench, tools, and a handy bent.
It would be a wicked thing to.
take this. chair to a "profession-
al" and have him fix it for hire.
But the Men is right: the use of
hand .tools is passing, and we
have state agencies "promoting
the crafts." I hope somebody has.
a centering punch and a pod-
auger. —By John Gould in the
Christian Science Monitor.
EASY WAY TO HUNT
In Minneapolis, Minnesota,
wild ducks took to drink, end-
ing up like their human counter-
parts, staggering and helpless.
Tracing the source of supply,
police claim they caught Philip
Turnbull, 20, putting whiskey-
soaked corn in Lake Calhoun.
The ducks, totteri og from kernel
to kernel, would eventually fall
to sleep it off„ becoming easy
prey to Turnbull's retriever,
who had only to pick them tip
and bring them to his owner's
car,
FAKER - This "Etruscan" War-
rior's head, long a valued piece
in New' York's Metropolitan
Museum, has been adjudged a
forgery. Tests showed that the
black glaze on the head could
not have been applied 2,000
years ago. - when the statue
was believed created,
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the shepherd to the Chicago shore, left, But not far from land, the ice gave way, Using a
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With the right equipment, says
a Canada Department of Agri-
. culture scientist, seed cleaning
on the farm can be profitable,
M. E. Dodds points out that
some farmers may require' a
triple unit plant, some a double
unit one, and others only a single
Unit,
There are, he notes, fanning
mills with capacities of 75 to 100
bushels per hour for commercial
grades. For Seed, the cleaning
rates should be reduced to 25 to
75 bushels per hour,
* *
For a double unit, a high
capacity fanning mill or two
small ones may be required to
keep One indent disk or cylinder
working at its highest efficiency.
Clean seed depends upon, the
correct speed for shafts, shakers
and disks for best results.
A study of the directions that
conic with the machine is advis-
able, says Me Dodds,
Seed cleaning machines are
discussed in Publication 1061
"Seed Cleaners and Separators'',
which is available frein the In=
formative Division, Canada. De-
paetinent of Agriculture, Ottawa, '
Upsidedown to PrOVOFil Peek Ina
TWIST OF FATE - This railroad track is testimony to nature's
power as it hangs over a deep gorge near Trowek, Java,
Indonesia. The twist was caused by a landslide triggered by
on • earthquake.
SUGGEST DISK HARROW disks this harrow rrierbStWe SO inches in diarneter and that.
tnaket thn.' world's loargeSt, according: to the Rome plow Canipany which made it. Tint'
h'cittew 6e1ng used on ro' plantation- hat' oti penefratien hard] dry '611..
dian potatoes should not lose out
to imported potatoes merely be-
cause Canadian organizations did
not have access to a suitable
process. At the request of rep-
resentatives of the potato indus-
try the research for apother, pro-
cess was undertaken and when
this was, accomplished• the gov-
ernment took the step of Patent,
ing it. The minister added that
the commercial adaptation of the
process will have to be the re-
sponsibility of any firm to which
a licence to manufacture is
given.
Dr. Asseibergs, somewhat sur-
prised by the enthusiasm with
which his achievement was greet-
ed, said •he would prefer not to
comment until the product had
actually, proved itself on the
market. Instant mashed potatoes
are expected to give a boost to
potato use especially in large
establishments where the chores
of peeling and cooking will be
by-passed.
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Economists reported to the
dominion-provincial agrioultural
conference in November that the
reversal in per capita consump-
tion of potatoes in the United
States from a decline to an ad-
vance was due to the popularity
of processed potatoes. In Canada
the market for instant mashed
potatoes was stimulated by the
appearance in 1960 of several
new brands as well as renewed
sales Ibtivity for some of the
older forms of the product. The
sharp rise in imports of dried,
potatoes into Canada included
this product.
Patrol Ambushed
, By A Snake!
Deep in the. North Malayan
jungle, a patrol of the 1st Bat-
talion, Royal Australian Regi-
ment, was ambushed recently by
— a giant. King Cobra,
Suddenly the cobra appeared
on the track ahead, its hood
angrily spread. Then, before It
could strike, Lance-Corporal
Start Arnold,' acting as second
scout, shot from the hip with his
revolver and blew the cobra's
head •from its body.
The, King Cobra measured 13
ft. 2 in. When opened it was
found 'to have recently eaten a
6 ft. 3 in. snake, which was in-
tact inside it.
The world's largest piosonous
snake, the King Cobra usually
feeds on, other reptiles. Its bite
is often fatal to men.
The largest specimen ever re-
corded was more than 18 ft
Using Atoins TO'
Make Better Seeds ,
In a secluded greenhouse On
the 'outskirts of Cleveland, two
gladiola bulbs were planted Feb.
5 in identical soil, in identical
flowerpctts, under identical con-
ditions. One bulb germinated in
two days, the other not for ten.
Within three weeks, the first
plant had grown to a height of
2 feet vs. 3 inches for the other,
By mid-March, the first plant
would bear 'blossoms, the other
not until mid-May. Secret' of the-
amazing growth: Atomic energy
which, in comparable experi-"'
ments, has already produced
tasty sausage-shaped tomatoes,
corn with eight ears to the
stalk, and 7-foot petunias.
Last month, the public got its
first. chance to buy 27 varieties of
similarly atomic-energized seeds,
plants, and bulbs. The seller,
'through a Cleveland distributor:
Oak Ridge Atom Industries of
Oak Ridge, Tenn.,. first firm lic-
ensed by the Atomic Energy
Commission to produce irradiat-
ed gardening materials an a com-
mercial basis, With advance or-
ders totaling about ,$500,000 and
amateur and professional gar-
deners alike fascinated by the
potentialities, Oak Ridge Atom
Industries was clearly off with.
a Scientistsbang: have experimented
with' radiation for .yeti's in an
effort to produce more and bet-
ter plant life in less time at
less cost, But it remained for a
relatively obsoure , dental , , sur-
geon, Dr. Clarence J. S,ppee,,52-
year-old to.under and president •
of the Oak Ridge firrn, to score
the first commereial success,
,some of his boosters,
is the .1..,,uther 1;3urkanik of the
atomic age,' While hi himself
eschews the title, there can 'be
no disputing the toot that he Tres
a. radioactive. thunlb.. A .chunky,
mild-mannered: man, Sp, ees be,
gan experimenting with, the ef-
:Vilet 'irtrsat:Yrsue°tVIneaoSranl sl9u3j.
gerY at the University of Ver-
mont, He trar4fered his opera_
tons to Pak Ridge, In 1961,. In
1057, he won official sanction-
ing from the AZO, .obtained
small .chunit .of radioactive co-
ball.
116°I; 'areirg'I.Pnanb.rawriOntTrittaut tl".
tPIPTan't:..'„
results of his 'genetic j.ug.-
aling are still largely a nit-and-
miss. proposition, and Oak Ridge
(Atom Industries Clearly advises
fits customers that they are par-
iticipating in an es yet Unpre,..
Idictable experiment. By bom.-
banding seeds and. bulbs with
!gamma rays from the Oben 00,
Speas is able, in effect,
)change their inherited character-
istics, But the result, often as
not, is regression instead of pro-
fgression. For every giant pe-
tunia, for example, there is a
dlwarf petunia; for every fast-
flowering bush, one 'that bears
alto blossoms at all. But by -weed-
ling the good from the bad, and
crossbreeding the pod ones,
,Speas. has already created some
remarkable mutants, The -most
promiSing; A peanut/ with a shell
ihard enough to permit medhani-
Pal harvesting and capable Of
yielding 20 per cent more oil
ithan normal,
Speas' long-range.' goal is a
)complete new line-up of plants
land vegetables tailored to the
population explosion — fast-
growing, resistant 'to _insects and
disease, easy to plant and har-
Nest even in poor soil. "Some
idly," he contends, "we may be.
years that now take 150 years
,ptorogdruocwin.,g, trees, for tirdber in 25
In the. meantien
'
the firm
guarantees that its seeda, plants,
land bullbs, 'whatever their antics,
retain none of the cobalt .60's
'radioactivity. To prove it, Speas
dast year publicly opened: a peek-
age of atomic-energized morning,
, glory seeds, and gulped them
/down.
ANIMAL EXPLORER
When you visit the town of
Eau Gallie, Florida, don't
surprised by the entry in
town directory reading: "Gibson
McVicker, explorer." Gibson is
the family cat of Mr. and Mrs.
James McVicker. "We consider
her a part of the family," say
the McViekers, "and she ex-
plores around the neighbor-
hood."
itev. 11. Warren,
Jesus 'Prays for His (own
John 17; 13-g6
memory Selection; I Pray *u4
that then shouldst take;they
out of the world, but that 0,04
shouldst keep them front 14
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The best known part of ills
great prayer of our Lord for
His disciples, is the oft repeal
ed, petition, "That they all may
be one," The ecumenical windif
are blowing strongly. Shall we
soon see all Christendom in ono
worid„wide church? Is this what
Jesus envisioned in His prayer
Repeated prayerful readinge of
this prayer 'will convince one
that Jesus was asking for Wane-
thing more important than one
mammoth organized union of all
disciples, The fact that the one-
ness involves the disciples of all
time (verse 20) is one evidence
' of 'this.
Let us note also the spiritual
character of the unity. The dis-
ciples for whom He prayed have
come to Him out of the world.
They have kept His Word, He
prays that they may he sancti-
fied., set apart for Divine use.
Their ensuing oneness Re com-
pares to that of the Father and
Himself: "As Thou, Father art
lb Me, and I in Thee, that they
also may be one in Us , • That
the love wherewith Thou bast
loved Me may be in them, and
I in them." Here is no superfi-
cial combine of Christian de-
nominations, Rather it is a shar-
ing of the love of Christ, 'By
this Shall all men know that
ye are My disciples, if ye have
love one to another." John 13:35.
This is the Christian's badge.
We are not opposed to the
uniting of denominations.
Though, the oft quoted lament of
"the sins of our divisions," is
perhaps mare often a pointing of
the finger at those who do not
rejoin their group than a con-
fession of the sin that sparked
their leaving. Divisions may take
place 'without sin, There is no
Scriptural evidence -that either
Paul or Barnabas sinned . when
they split over missionary policy.
Acts 15:36-40.
The purpose of this spiritual
oneness in eVery sanotifiect
Christian is that the world may
knew that Jesus IAthe Chriat
And belleVe on Him. Wie ap-
parently hopeless alcoholics
would be redeemed if Christ's
love were more manifest in His
professed followers. May our
love abound yet mare and more.
ISSUE 11 1.961•
The door to increased Cana-
dian manufacture of processed
Potatoes—and possibly greater
use of the Canadian-grown pots.
to—has been opened by a Canada
Departnient of Agriculture re-
searcher,
Dr. E. A. Asselbergs has de-
veloped a process , for making
instant 'mashed .potatees of such
high quality that it is claimed
the taste oannot'be distinguished
from the mashed potato pro-
duced with much labor by the ,
housewife in her kitchen.
* * *
Patents have been applied for
by the government. Manufac-
turers in Canada, the United
Kingdom who heve sampled the
product have shreWn great inter-
est and it is likely that the
packaged product will be for
gale in retail stores by the fall
of 1961.
Only a year ego Dr. Asset-,
beegsled a scientific team to
first place in the research of In-
frared heat for blanching fruits
and_vegetablee prior to freezing
and canning.
* * *
Agriculture Minister Alvin
Hamilton paid public tribute to
the discovery of the new process
of the recent meeting of the
Canadian Horticultural Council.
He said the instant potato pro-
cess on which patents have been
filed will likely be known as the
Asselbergs process. "It is a com-
pact product resembling a pow-
der or crystal and both our own
and independent appraisals of it,
based• on production on a labora-
tory scale, indicate that it makes,
a very good quality instant
mashed potato., . I think it is
fair to say that it is one in a
long series of contributions,
which our research workers have
made to Canadian agriculture."
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Pre-cooked dried potato flakes
and granules (forms of instant
mashed potatoes) had been com-
ing in duty free. In the 1960-61
budget a duty of 171/2 per cent
was imposed on imports of dry
potatoes coming in after April 1,
1960.
The large number of manufac-
Wren who have tested the prod-
uct developed by tile Asselbergs
process have had nothing but
praise for it. Potato grower§ are
just as hopeful for its success as
it may well create a large mar-
ket for their crops.
Dr. Asselbergs used a standard
drum drier, designed for making
powdered milk, to convert the
potato into the crystal form,
ready far use in the kitchen.
Potatoes are peeled, diced, boil-
ed, mashed and passed between
the Steam-heated drums. Similar
products have been imported in
inereasing quantities into. Ceti -
ads. Iii the home the addition
Of hot water and Milk converts
the crystals—in some brands
they are flakes or granules —
into. a ready-to-eat dish,
* A. 8'
Mts. P. Saidak and Hugh
Ilainliton were Dr, Asselbergs'
assistants 'oe this project, Shill-
let pieclutta ate being imported '
in increasing quantities into
Canal & and Sonic are made in
title country. The freedom of
Canadian firms to take instant
mashed potatoes is, however,
restricted by paietli Central' Of
the ether processes available. It
was hnortaht, said Agriculture'
Minister Hateiltoil, that Cana=
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