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Raymond Scotchmer, curator of the Huron County Museum, is seen with one of the museum's most
recent exhibits, a 100 year-old Babcock printing press. .With. the transfer of this press from Mrs.
Bertha Boyce, London., an era in the London printing industry comes to a close. It also ended a 17
year struggle by Mrs. Boyce following the death•of her husband, Charles, to carry on the company he
founded in 1924, Boyce Press. Mrs. Boyce and the press were forced into retirement by the
demolition of the building which the company had occupied. Mrs. Boyce's greatest fear, that the one
and one half ton press would be turned into scrap, was alleviated when interested business neighbors .
took up the cause and offered it to the Huron County Museum.
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Depending on the nature of
the pesticide and the wisdom
with which it is used, pesticides
can be both a necessity and a
threat.
Pesticides are used to protect
agricultural and forest products
from damage and destruction;
for the protection of human and
animal, health; and for control of
unwanted insect and plant life to
create a more 'pleasant living
environment.
But chemical pesticides are
Poisonous! •
The use;' of., pesticides is
accompanied by potential and
actual problems and dangers.
They 'can create residue
problems for humans, destroy or.
deplete° desired plant and animal
life and ' change the biological
balance in undesirable Ways.
Within the next few weeks,
you may have occasion to use a
pesticide. This could be an
aerosol spray bomb for flies .or
mosquitoes; a dust to prevent
mildew or leafspot on roses; a
weed killer for your '.garden; a
_dandelion killer for your lawn.
Whatever you use, Consumers'
Association of Canada would
like to remind you that these
chemicals must be handled
carefully and sensibly. Many are
poisonous not only to insects
but Co human beings as well.
When'selecting a pesticide for
a particular problem, f rst
consider whether or not the
problem is big enough to
-warr-ant the use of dangerous
chemicals. If you decide it is,
then go to your garden supply
store or farm equipment dealer
but ' not to your supermarket.
Ask for advice on which
chemical will best suit your
needs. If the sales clerk is not
able to advise you,`then ask for
someone in the store who can''
provide you with the proper
information.
Try to choose the least toxic
chemical that will be effective.
Allethrin, pyrethrin or rotemone
may be, able to do the job
effectively and are less toxie
than the organo -phosphate
parathion and the chlorinated
hydrocarbons dieldrin,
chlordane, lindane or DDT.
Some of the insecticides in a
pressurized can may contain one
or the other of the less toxic'
chemicals mentioned but these
too must •be used with care:
Observe all cautions, directions
and restrictions given 'on the
label- and never spray with an
aerosol pressurized can near an
open flame or when you or a
friend are smoking.
Before dusting or spraying, ,
cover or remove all. foodstuffs
and cooking and eating utensils.'
Also remove pets, birds and fish
from the area. Treat any
household insecticide, no matter
how labelled, as a poison.
Measure all amounts carefully
— too much may be harmful and
too little- ineffective. Never use
regular household, utensils for
measuring pesticides. Rather,
keep specially marked ones and
store them with the .spray •
material -in a locked container
out of the reach of ,children.
Dusts and water sprays are
safer than liquid concentrates
and oil solutions. The latter
require special precautions. Take
great care to avail spilling them -
on the skin and keep them away„
from --face and'eyes. Wear gloves
and other protective clothing
and avoid inhaling dust or
sprays. If any pesticide is spilled
on the skin, wash at once with
soap and water and always wash
yourself thoroughly, before
eating. .
When mixing sprays, do it
outside or in a ,well -ventilated
place because the fumes can be
dangerous. Never smoke when
handling or using pesticides.
. When you have finished the
job, close the container tightly
and put it ,away in a° safe, cool
place. Follow the instructions
every time you use the chemical;
always use the recommended
dose and don't use the- pesticide
again unless it is really necessary.
Always try to avoid spraying the
edible parts of the plant and
never spray nearer to harvesting
time that the instructions say
you should.
Do not mix .different
pesticides together unless
recommended: If a label is lost
or unreadable, it is safer to
discard the container rather than
to guess at the contents or the
amount to use.
Accidents involving the use of
pesticides don't just happen on
their own. Never let.fildrer ;irn
petsplay nearby when using
pesticides-_Keep•the chemicals in
the original containers and never
in pop bottles, jugs or unlabelled
containers (particularly those
associated with food and drink.)
Children have been known to be
poisoned this', way because of
Misuses of containers.
If an accident should occur,
call a doctor at once or_contact
your nearest poison control
centre and identify the chemical
used.
Canada Department of
Agriculture regulates the
registration and labelling of
pesticide chemicals but the final
responsibility for safety, rests
with you -°- the user.
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WHAT DO OUR DIPLQMATS DO?
(or. a _peep into foreign Service)
Continued from Last Week
Occasionally catastrophies
happen such as all° ones
furnishings going to the bottom
of the sea, or going up in smoke
at a storage warehouse, or lying
at some port •enroute to its
destination, temporarily
forgotten: In the • meantime, the
owner ° must Jive with a few •
rented or borrowed pieces of
furniture, oz stay at . a , hotel.
These events don't seem to
bother anyone sitting at an
Ottawa desk. Long delays are
fairly frequent happenings. I
have seen a staff mepher_liYing_
-"for many 'weeks with a packing -
box for a table while her
furnishings were enroute by sea.
My ,husband and I have given
farewell receptions surrounded
by picking crates. These were
called "Finish the drinks
parties" and they invaribly were
a great success.
We lived for two months in
Tehran with a few- pieces of
combersome rented furniture, a
rusty refrigerator which looked
like the first model ever
invented, and a 'two -burner
kerosene stove for cooking. Ever
time I prepared a meal, the
fumes nearly asphyxiated me. I
had to await an electric washer
which was coming from Canada
with other equipment. My new
Iranian maid who knew nothing
and spoke only Farsi did the
laundry in the bathtub. I found
her holding her skirt around her
hips while she tramped the wash
with her bare feet.
Communication in the Eastern
languages proved difficult as the
uneducated ,peasant spoke a
colloquial version.
As a result I now cannot
speak without gesticulating. The
wives of embassy personnel learn
enough of each language to shop
or give orders to the servants,
but on leaving each • post it
usually is forgotten. Some do
study the language seriously and
learn to speak it'well.
- There is much to learn from
foreign service and gives , one
an international attitude toward
other people. Strange as it may
seem, becoming avhre of the
goodness in other systems,
broadens the love and
appreciation of your own land.
Wherever you go in this world
you meet the warm-hearted, the
kind and the generous as well as
the arrogant, the self-seeking and
the petty. You learn, as human
beings, to accept them all
without criticism. You meet
people from every nation, and
you don't think of then as
coloured or 'white, Chinese or
Indian; but you : mingle with
them freely without political
discussion, as world citizens and
brothers. It is amazing how alike
we all are under the skin. When
we show appreciation for the
many facets of life and culture
which they have to offer, they in
turn accept us with warmth and
affection.
The FSO must abide by the
laws and customs of the host
country or make a bad
impression for Canada He is
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forgiven small infractions of the'
law such as parking in wrong
places and other traffic
misdemeanours. The CD he
carries on his licence plate (corps
diplomatic) does carry prestige,.
but he is not. supposed to take
advantage of his status if he can
avoid it. • He meets everyone
from prime ministers and titled
aristocrats to the chancery
messengers and odd job, men. If
he is a good diplomat, he
approaches them all, high or
low, with the warmth of human
brotherhood.-; b ._.
Few diplomats below the
rank of ambassador earn big
salaries, but the life offers
glamour,, adventure., and
wonderful friendships on the
one hand, and on the other,
heartaches, headaches,
discomfort, unusual illnesses,
and sometimes real hardship.
But through it all he must
maintain the calm attitude and
the facial expression of
diplomacy.
In the final analysis, foreign
service personnel niust learn to
adjust to any circumstance or
condition, and to make the best
of it without complaint. The
only alternative is to be sent
home with a nervous
breakdown, . or to become a
desk -bound civil servant in a dull
routine for life, or find a stuffy
business career. Not many have
chosen the latter roles.
A Canadian embassy staff
usually represents the
department of trade and
-.commerce. as well as the political
and cultural side of external
affairs. The former • take care of
and promote trade agreements
such as the buying.. of wheat
from Canada, and other exports
and imports, The consular
division Idols after immigration,
tourism and the issuing of
passports. The cultural officer is
in :charge of student exchange as
well as an . exchange of art,
literature. aad films of the two
countries. The * info'rmation
officer is . responsible' for
promoting information about his
own .country - giving- lectures
when invited, and gathering, all
the information he can •about
the host country. The
administration ' officer is • in
charge of embassy personnel as
well as staff housing and related
business, negotiations. Women
secretaries are posted from
Ottawa. In addition to the
Canadian staff there is always a
local staff drawn from the host
country: usually an accountant,
several stenographers, • and
assorted messengers and
chauffeurs. In a post such. as
Moscow the armed forces are
represented and several security
guards . are maintained. The
.Canadian staff works behind a
loeked door and every, visitor is
carefully screened • by a male
receptionist before being
--allowed -inside. 'There is- a1'so
communications staff. All secret
messages must be. decoded. In
Moscow, security guards in the
embassy work around the clock,
The size of staff varies greatly
according to the size and
importance of the country.
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DURING THE MONTH OF JULY
FOR' ANNUAL VACATION
OPEN AGAIN IN AUGUST TO HELP YOU
WITH YOUR PROBLEMS AND SUPPLY
YOU WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS.
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We reserve the
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