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The Brussels Post, 1948-5-12, Page 7Ship Sunk - By Butterflies! Truth is often stranger than fic- tion; and it would take a fiction writer of real imaginative powers to come up with anything so bizarre as this authentic tale of a ship which was souk by -- of all things - butterflies, • The year was 1911, and the S.S, Alder was plying a course through the waters of the Persian Gulf, On the horizon was seen what appeared to be a small black cloud heading directly for the ship. The mate of the Steamship checked the baro- meter but found no change, The wind direction indicated that a storm, if it were one, should be moving away from rather than to- ward the ship. By now the master was on the bridge, and as the cloud grew in size he ordered a ninety degree course change. Strangely enough the cloud changed its course too. Again and again the Alder steered new courses, but the cloud followed, growing larger and larger. The sea- men were dumbfounded. Soon the cloud was directly over the ship blotting out all tight, and only then did it become clear that the "cloud" was a swarm of butter- flies. 'Millions of weary insects, undoubtedly blown to sea by a storm, were now frantically search- ing for a place to rest their weary wings, Down upon the ship they came. The rigging, the gear, every, inch of available space was covered with butterflies. Upon the backs of these piled millions more. Already heavily overloaded with cargo, in keeping with the greedy custom in those days, the added weight of tots upon tons of butter- flies caused the ship to slide lower and lower into the water. Ordered to abandon ship, the crew finally succeeded, but not without great exertic.n, just before the vessel slid beneath the waves. In the offices of Lloyd's of Lon- don, the renowned insurance firm, hangs a plaque upon which is mounted a large butterfly. Inscribed beneath are these words: "In mem- ory of the S.S. Alder." Osteopathy. the science of heal- ing by manipulation of the bones and tissues, was invented by an American doctor, Andrew Taylor, in 1874. I CA ADIUAN m&M 1 A picture hat tops Kerner's grey linen dress with tucked scallops on the flared skirt and+ yoke. The wide, wide belt is in fire -engine red patent leather. Some Information About Canned Foods Miss Margaret E. Smith, Direc- tor of the Health League's Nutri- tion Division, answers here some common questions concerning com- mercially canned foods - Is It safe to leave food in the unensmelled can in which it comes once the can has been opened? Yes, if It is kept cool and covered. However, if the color begins to fade or if the taste depredate: the food should be placed into another con- tainer and regrigersted. What is the reason for the change of taste and color in some canned products and not in others? tiamelillll•* illiero,l'opic (Teeing% are left when the large steel plates, from which cans are made, are coated with tin, The acid juices of .fruits penetrate these tiny pores and form iron and tin sales. There are not enough of these iron and tin salts to be injurious to health but they may be present: in suffi- cient amounts to give the jtticts a metallic taste, more so once the can is opened. Plant coloring mat- ter is a chemical and when it re- acts with metals, different sub- stances form and the color changes. Why are not all cans enamelled to prevent such changes taking place? It costs more to produce en- amelled steel plate. Enamelled cans are used only when the other type of can changes the color or affects the taste of the packed prod- uct -that is, before the ran has been opened. What is the meaning of "vac- s -m-packed?" Sometimes food is placed its the can without or with very little liq- uid. The can is then sealed with a vacuum sealing machine which withdraws the air without heating. After sealing, the contents of the cans arc processed. Should food be heated in cans? It is better to remove the food from the can before heating it, but unopened cans may be heated in boiling water. However, be sure the water does not evaporate, be- cause dry heat can create enough pressure In the can to cause it to explode. Is it necessary to complete the cooking of commercially canned vegetables after removing them from the can? No, vegetables prepared by mod- ern canning methods are thorough- ly cooked.. However, canned foods should be, well heated, and it is advisable to drain the liquid from the can into another container and heat it to the boiling point before adding the solid product. In this way the tissues are more quickly heated than if solid and liquid were heated together, Is the solution surrounding the solid vegetables in the can of any nutritive value? Yes, this solution contains dis- solved minerals and vitamins. Whenever possible these ligjlids should be used completely. Singer Defies Fates Jane Froman, one of the most popular of radio songbirds, was on the ill fated Yankee Clipper when it crashed at Lisbon. She cane out of the wreckage with a broken arm and leg, and for a while it looked as if her career was ended. Then, just out of hospital and with her leg still in a cast, she tumbled back- wards from a bench backstage, and it was back to the hospital again. But between operations - she's already had 25 of totem - Jane Froman has sung her way back to the top. Changing Times It used to be that you could find apartments with closets in then,; now you find closets with apart- ments in then,. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. ()lemma city 4. Malarial fever 8. 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N oke (symb.) 6 7 8 10 11 16 io t7 2 25 ig 2 6 27 ielatkiS '35 As .14 ]t8 4t 47 50 The answer to this puzzle is elsewhere on +' i -ce. Conducted Tour to Feature Thornbury Blossom Celebration -Last tear inure than eight thousand attended the Blossom Tour ceremonies at 'l'hnruliurv, (int„ and an even greater turnout is expected on Blossom Sunday, May 30111, this y ear. Well known ratliu commenta- tors and other notables are expected to attend, and the beautiful Thornbury district will no doubt get much priceless publicity by means of this cununtulity enterprise. Chief features of the day will be personally conducted lours through tife many orchards. for tvhit•h the district IS noted. Ctl8 ll LES ey•'sb., OF GINGEN F tR By Gwendoline P Clarke Our first spring calf has arrived and Partner calls it "Minute". A young heifer is its mother and, ac- cording to Partner, the calf is "no bigger than a minute". I was down to sec i1 today and thought it was appropriately named. But I also dis- covered that, in this case anyway, size has no bearing on activity for that same little calf was racing hack and forth from one end of the stable to the other. * * * How quickly animals sense the change of season. So often I notice the horses in the yard these days, heading against the wind, nostrils , quivering, expectancy in every nerve and sinew of their bodies. Then the cows come out to water, and for sun and exercise, and they certainly show no great haste to return to the stable where they know only hay and meal await them. 'What is hay and meal to them when over the fence there is fresh, green grass? As I watch I notice first one bovine nose sniffs the air, and then another "Ah, if only that fence were not therel" Then .it is quite obvious Katie gets an idea - "Now if I can just get my nose between those bot- tom rails I might possibly get at least a nibble of that luscious grass." So she tries, twisting her head this way end that, but she can't quite make it. If she wasn't a lady one could almost imagine Katie saying "Darn these horns anyway," * * * Personally, I have great sympathy for the cows and horses because I, too, would like to roam at will. Yes- terday when I got into th,e car I felt I wanted to drive and drive - no special place, just anywhere just so long as it was in the country. All I did, however, was drive to town, mailed a letter, bought some bread, got neat from the locker, and then back to work in the house. So 1 was just like Katie at the fence and my horns were the jobs around host e, * * * One nice little chore we had this week was cleaning out the cistern. We had a man in to pump the water out, and to do the job he brought along a force pump connected to a little gasoline engine, A long length of hose carried the water away and the cistern was empty in half -an - hour. After it was cleaned out Part- ner began to worry because now we hadn't any soft water and that meant using water from the well for every- thing. That didn't suit Partner very well because at all times, and at every season of the year, we make a point of being very careful with our well -water. To be short of water is our greatest dread, On a farm it is more necessary than feed itself. * * * So Partner hitched the team to Those Years Conversation at the club turned to the oldest member, Hawkins, who ' for many years had vainly squirm- ed under the thumb of a domineer- ing wife -a proud imperious woman whose lightest whisper was law. "How long has Hawkins been married?" asked the youngest mem- ber, 'Oh," said the wittiest member, "I suppose abort twenty awed years." AsslassolasmassesssimpiliC You Veil) 'Gator Starlet at The SI legis Rotel TORO TO ® livery Room With Tub ,lath third l9 4 ® tlihiio, ii.8'o 48 poe,lo, .80 DR • Nab f ne Ofafihs and nanetne Nightly Pimreonnie al Mon Tot. RA. 4 • the stone boat - the boys w ere busy with other jobs - and for two afternoons he drew water from the creek in a barrel. Then he handed the water over to me by pailfuls to dump into the cistern, The creek was running fast so we knew the water would be clean and fresh. But still, that little job provoked an argument. 1 thought it was a good idea the first afternoon but when the cistern was half full I was ready to call off the job. But not Partner - no half measures Inc him! 1n spite of my protests he drew water for a second afternoon, "But why fill the cistern - if it rains there won't he any room for water." I argued. "If it rains, alt right - if it doesn't rain, then we've got some water;" was alt the answer I got. So the job went' on and the cistern was three-quarters full before we gait. By that time I was suggesting that we continue and make sure the over- flow was working all right! Now, just out of cussedness, 1 hope it rains. * * * Oh well, life would be kind of tame if it were not for these little friendly spats. Anel after all I do like soft water. How some unfortunates get along without it I don't know. And yet some people do and from choice. I know one woman who has used hard water for years be- cause one time when they were using their cistern she found a little dead bird in the eavestroughl One won- ders how suc1t people stake out in a country ravaged by war where there would be more than little dead birds to worry about. Wedding Invitations Should Be Correct! "Mr. and Mrs, William F. Brown request the honor of your presence at, ..." your wedding! The invitation is the most thrilling piece of pa, er you have ever pre- pared and you want it to be perfect in every detail, just as the wedding itself. invitations, as well as announce- ments should be engraved on the first page of folded sheets of fine quality paper, The color should be white, off-white, ivory, or ecru. Two envelopes are correct, the outer one bearing the guest's full name; the inner, with unglued flap, carrying the title and surname, such as "Miss Richardson," Many brides-to-be ask, "Should the tissue be left in the invitation?" Since the tissue is only put there to prevent smearing of the ink, there's no reason to keep it, Front the day "he" pops the ques- tion until the day you middle -aisle it together, our Reader Service booklet No. 204 tells you the correct thing. Invitations, wedding dress, ex- penses, gifts, ceremony and recep- tion. For budget -minded brides and those to whom stoney is no object. Send THIRTY CENTS (in coins) for "How To Plan Your Wedding" to Reader Service, Room 604, 371 Bay Street, Toronto. Print name, address, booklet title and No, 204. TABLE TALKS Eggs -Dresser) Up Barbecued Eggs 4 hard-boiled eggs 2 tablespoons diced onion 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons catsup 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon Worse -radish 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon diced green pepper teaspoon salt Brown onions in butter. Add all other ingredients except hard-boiled eggs. Simmer Inc 15 minutes, Cut eggs in half and baste with sauce. Sitnznt'r a few minutes and serve )tot, This snakes four servings, Snack Fare 4 slices bread (toasted on one site) 3 egg yolks :i egg whit es pepper, paprika 14 cup prated sharp cheese Add salt to egg whites and beat until stiff. Add pepper and paprika to egg yolks and beat until light. Fold yolks and cheese into egg.• whites. Heap on untoasted side of bread. Place on greased baking sheet and hake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 15 to 20 minutes, or until puffy and brown. Serve immediately, Serres 4. Creamed Eggs Try hard-boiled eggs in cream sauce. When diced leftover cooked meat and a little sweet pickle re- lish are added, you have a supper or luncheon dish that's appetizing aqui inexpensive. For a special oc- casion you might add some cooked sliced mushrooms. Serve atop broil- ed tomato halves, crisp buttered toast or hot fluffy rice. Barbara Ann's Coat A Real Work of Art The buckskin coat presented to Barbara Ann Scott at Calgary is one of tete finest garments of its kind ever made, and was specially fabri- cated to the personal measurements of the noted skating star, Two Indian women, living at the St. Eugene Mission not far from Cranbrook, B.C., were selected to do the work because of their repu- tation for skill and artistry. Coat and matching gauntlets are of the softest pure white buckskin and are decorated with beads. All four coat pockets carry a dainty floral design with blue predominant in the color scheme. Beading also brigh- tens the front and back shoulder areas while the back, front and sleeves are fringed in the style dear to the Indian heart. Floral design of the pockets is repeated on the gaunt- lets. In all the long story of East .Kootenay Indian handicraft -which is said t be the finest on the Con- tinent - there has never been more perfect workmanship or more ex- quisite artistry embodied in any other garment than the buckskin coat designed to thrill Barbara Ann Scott. r>nswcr To This Week's Punkt M 5 5 A r R 0 u s4 NV! MEN Al TTY' A7' RC ICE E T .,?' A N T ,? Cif+='CRE 5T STALEMA LAI CY?t7DOCSAre iFE T fvRTH ;:j:.CEDE;•g;,'O 1 Ie E' .O R N E }'•,`t? / 5 NUrR 73-nThAti9N/SE ELOPEMENT D E N ;TIT? •Utrifrs T ESr� There are 76 mites of canals fm the l,337 -mile Great Lakes route from Montreal to Duluth at the r.efi tern tip of Lake Superior. ROOMS BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED $1.50 up HOTEL METROPOLE NIAGARA FALLS 01,P. - C.N.R. STATION FR E NYLON STOCKINGS! Ladies, would you like to receive a Pair of lovely nylon stockings, -ahgo- lutey free? Then answer thle Wattle quest ton: -What Is The Birthstone For May?" Send your answer together with your name, address and a wrapt'ot' from an empty package of DY -0-1,A, DYE, or a reasonable facsimile, to Johnson - Richardson Ltd., 88 Church St., Tor- onto. Specify the else and color of stockings you prefer. A winning entry will be .cleated every day during May. Winners will reoelve one pair of nylon stockings If one wrapper of DY -0 -LA DYE, or facsimile, 1e enclosed: two pair of stockings If two wrappers are enclosed; three pairs of stockings 11 three wrappers are enclosed. and so on. Contest closes May 81. You may send as many entries ore you wish but each must be aopompanled by a DY -0,4,A DYE wrapper or facsimile. DY -0-1,A DYE to on solo at most drug and grocery stores. Price 10c per Package. There's none better) DOES INDIGESTION WALLOP YOU BELOW THE BELT? fielp Your Forgotten "28" For The Kind Of Relief That Helps Make You Rarin' To Go Moro than hall of your digestion le done below the belt -in your 28 feet of bowels: So when indigestion striker), try 0omet0dng that helps digestion in the stomach ANIS below the belt. What you may need is Carter's Little Lives Pale to give needed help to that "forgotten 28 feet" of bowels. Take ono Carter'. Little Liver Pill before and one after meads. Take them weeding to direotiom• They help wake up a larger flop of the 3 main digestive juices in your stomach AND bowels -help you digest what you have eaten in Nature's own tray. Then moot folks get the kind of relief that makes you feel better from your head to yourtee.. Just bemire you get the genuine Cartert++ Little Liver Pias from your druaglet-OssS'' est tscuits t Ever Made.. Tka! -s Calunnefs Double Action" -dr�y6 this handy c�CU" El�D (Keeps or 4 Weeks it you use (Keeps foBaking Powder) Calumet our taking p°v`'dai • • b cups lifted f1 Columet 2t°blespoons • 1 toblespoon salt es'° • 1 cup eh stori penal) slicer, add at a time into 1 t141eables con on baking powder and -Repeat, 11/2 asto sift ns l salt each 3 -cup amount' Oat 1A0 resembles salt for cadtof dry ingredients. rtening full amount divided an S Mixture e nodi pnely es7cup' pprgicover in la 01coarse abowl,in refrigerator. For thoaten00 about t/z oft xo08ilkho3t nead 50 seacdondssttet• a. rad snit d11. • With floured Slit to foam soil. Gut 12 to Minutes. pouted bot oven (450'1 Bake in hot VES - whether you have bad years of baking experience, or have yet to yy make your first biscuits, you'll find that Calumet Baking Powder assures feather -light, tender biscuits and cakes and muffins -consisteraly. That's because Calumets double action protects lightness all the way. In the mixing bowl - thousands of tiny, even -sized bubbles are released to start the leavening, when. liquid Is added. In the oven, thousands more new, lively little bubbles continue to raise and hold the mixture high, light and even, Follow directions on the tin for any recipe. TWICE YOUR MONEY BACK If you ate not satisfied that Calumet is the finest bak- log powder you ever used, send tin containing unused porton, along with your name and address and a note of the price you paid -to General Foods, Limited, Cobourg, Ontario. You will receive back twice what you paid for Calumet. CAWMET DOUBLE -ACF/NO BAKING POWER MEP A Product of General Foods Marllartta fM GONG IoTLL rI 1NG NA i YV Ytll� PONT START DIGGING FOR / THOSE HORRt 1 E " . �,. 1-' • • I bOME WV � 1 Y Ai � ��, _ ' ,'� RAVED mot MEAN THEM Q . D you y C M THEY KEPT SWELL.. IN YOUR FREEZER I II Ow ns ... c 'V 4�• ,l e` •;.hit A., RN��a�rl«4 � ._,:.., ... _. . .........1'141.