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The Brussels Post, 1949-10-12, Page 7z: rilla event Gula By Richard Hill Willdnsoi If Professor Aaron Cheswick was famous, he was not aware of this fact, 13e was too busy with his experiments in the field of chemis- try, with teaching the undergradu- ates of Mapleridge College the rudiments of elementary science, with writing papers and books in which he set forth (in an almost apologetic style) the results of his experiments, and with reading avidly the works of such great sci- entists as Mons. Oliver Davillier and Senor Alfrerdo Valle Indan, both of whom had long ago won his respect and admiration. He was an unpretentious looking little man, this Professor Cheswick, with pale blue eyes and horn - rimmed glasses and a pasty • com- plexion. He wasn't one to attract attention or to assert himself. He went about with a perpetual far- away look In his eyes. * * * There carte a lime when a prob- lem presented itself that challenged his skill and knowledge. He labored over it for days. The days became weeks and the weeks months. At last, worn and haggard, the little ratan was ready to admit defeat. Time after time he returned to it only to find himself defeated. He was an unpretentious look- ing man, this Professor Ches- wick. He visited every library within miles, read every book by Davillier and Inclan, as well as other great scientists that was available, but without finding the answer. In the end, Professor Cheswick had an idea. It was summer. He needed a vacation. Why not take a month off, visit Europe and per- haps call on Davillier and Indan and ask thein personally to clear up the :natter that so burdened his mind? A week later Professor Cheswick sailed for France. The little school teacher was a lonely figure, He struck up a few acquaintances. He wasn't, the type to attract people., But he enjoyed the trip. This was something he had never done be- fore. He . was glad when the boat docked. Eagerly he looked ahead to his meeting with Mons. Davillier. . 'But alas! The next day Professor Cheswick learned that Mons. Davil- lier had gone to America for his summer holiday and was not ex- pected to return for another month. The little scientist was depressed and disappointed. His time was short. Madrid, where lived Senor Indan was a long way off. Yet it oould be reached, he thought sud- denly and excitedly, by plane in a very short while. He was delighted to learn bhat Senor Indan was in Madrid. Yes, it was difficult to obtain an inter- view with the great man. He was constantly being pressed for inter- views. What was it the American wanted to see him about? A prob- lem? As, yes, Senor Indan was re- quested to solve so many problems. It was very, very doubtful if he would grant an interview for such a slight matter. Howevot•, if the American would care to take his chances, Senor Indan was to appear at a reception on Tuesday night. Possibly there would be an oppor- tunity to askItis question * * * Professor Cheswick attended the reception. He stood in line for hours, a quiet, unassuming, unim- portant looking little man, waiting for his chance to speak to the great Senor Indan. It came at last. At last the Mapleridge school teacher and scientist stood before the man he respected more than anyone else in the world. He was so overcome by awe that for a moment he just stared, Senor Muton frowned' impatiently and Professor Cheswick found itis voice. He stated his question. The Sector's brows arched in surprise. "An unusual question, Senor," he said,"Frankly, I cannot answer it. There is only one than in the world with enough knowledge and learn- ing to finch the answer. He is one of your own countrymen. My good friend Mons. Davillier is at this moment in America seeking an in. tet•view with this wizard whom the Whole scientific world respects and admires, yet who is so absorbedin his work that it is difficult to per - glade him to appear in public. I refer to Professor Aaron Cheswick, of Maplericige College" Last word in sleeping car accommodation, the new duplex roomette car with 24 self-contained rooms, 12 located at floor level and 12 other rooms interlocked three easy steps above the car floor, was recently put on exhibit by the Canadian National Railways, Twenty of these cars Will be put into service this year and will operate on the Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver service and between Montreal and Halifax. PO FOOD DYES CAUSE CANCER? In 1895 Prof. Ludwig Rehn call- ed the attention of German sur- geons to his important discovery that out of forty-five workers in an aniline -dye plant three had suc- cumbed to cancer of the bladder. His observations were verified later in Germany, Switzerland and Eng- land. When the United States en- tered 'World War I and began to make its own dyes, cut off' from Germany as it was, American statistics of bladder cancer in ani- line -plant workers added more evi- dence. Today, attain-, azo and other coal -tar dyes are recognized can- cer -inciters. All are synthetics, and most of them have no counterparts in nature, There are about 600,000 compounds of carbon which were unknown a century ago, and of these several hundred can generate cancers of the liver, bladder, stoiitach, lungs or other organs. Of the dyes the one that has been studied most thoroughly is "but- ter yellow," so-called because of its. color. Mix it with the food of a rat, and cancer of the liver invarably follows in the absence of protec- tive agents, Inspired by the work done with organic cancer -inciters and with special reference to the studies of Rehn and Itis successors, Prof, K, 1i. Lauer of Heidelberg hoisted a clanger signal before the recent Congress of German Surgeons held in Frankfort on the Main and in- duced his colleagues to adopt re- solutions demanding that the use of known cancer -producing corn - pounds in food ite forbidden, writes Waldemar Kaempffert in The New York Times. Lauer concludes that one cause of cancer certainly lies outside of the body. That cause bears some re- lation to what he calls the "me- chanization and cltetnicalization of the cttviromnent." It has been shown that some cancer -inciters can be produced by the body itself, but, thinks Bauer, the increase in the use of physical and chemical poisons of the coal -tar synthetic type and the increase in cancer is not accidental. 13y "poisons" Bauer means coal, oil, tar, pitch, soot and many of their chemical derivatives, as well as some metals, X-rays, the radia- tions of radium and radio -active isotopes. He pictures the chemist as a Pandora who has opened the box from which scores of cancer - producing "poisons" have escaped. All this does not mean that can- cer is to be accepted fatalistically, but that the time has conte to take preventive measures. Despite all the �x �t TABLE TM itS eir Jaieictm And.tkews An Ontario woman, Mrs. C. Jer- emy of Coldwater, Ont„ won a prize of $100 at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition just because site baked the best apple pie—or rather two of them—in the opinion of the judges. There were 17 judges—all male and each a master baker— and they had to select the best from 58 different entries. Probably you've heard all about this long ago; but I thought you might like to see, and cut out, the recipe for what the judges said was "the beat pie they had ever tasted anywhere." So here you have it. For two pies Mrs. Jeremy always uses: 3% cups of flour 54 ib. of lard and shortening mixed j a tspn. salt 1 tspn, white sugar —Never any soda or baking pow- der. Dampens dough with milk and Vs teaspoon ginger js teaspoon c1/2..es 3 eggs cup Crown Brand Corn Syrup 1% cups coolced pumpkin 1% cups undiluted evaporated milk Pie crus'. Method Mix sugar and spices in a bowl. Add eggs and beat slightly. Add remaining ingredients; blend well. Pour into 9 -inch pie pan lined with pastry rolled A inch thick and having a high fluted edge. Bake in hot oven (450 deg, F,) 1 hour, or until sliver knife inserted in centre of filling comes out clean * *' * Just in case you don't happen to feel like making pastry you can do a very nice "switch' with that same PUMPKIN PIE CUSTARDS recipe by braking It's very simple, You just pour that Pumpkin Pie filling into eus- believes one of the secrets of mak- ing successful pastry is to chill the dough before it is put into the oven. Site uses wealthy apples when pos- sible on them about s/a cup of white sugar, * * * "Wizen the frost is on the putltin"—you go on from there yourself, For the chances are that you've either recited, or heard re- cited, Jint Riley's beloved verses dozens of tines. But • although t o gh tl a frost lsasn't as yet hit the "punkin" around where I live, I'm afraid it won't be long now. So without further "pre- amble, here's the recipe for a really fine— PUMPKIN PIE 6 tablespoons brown sugar teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon lard cups, Set in a pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for about an hour, or until a knife inserted conies out clean, Makes nine custards. 4, * * And that second last sentence tempts me to end with the very ancient tale about the woman who had a servant that was—well, to put it mildly, rather sloppy. One day Biddy came itt and asked how she would know when some pud- dings, boiling on the stove, were done. She was told to stick a fork into then:. If it carte out cleatt, the cooking was finished. "By the Way, Biddy," added the woman, "if the fork DOES happen to come ottt clean, you might tt'y STICKING IN ALL OUR OTHER FORKS," You've heard it 'before? 'Well, who hasn't? "catch cancer early" campaigns of the United States, campaigns that arouse Bauer's approval and ad- miration, over 80 per cent of all cancer cases run their fatal course. That the prevention' of cancer is not a utopian impossibility Bauer proves by citing the decline in can- cer mortality in aniline -days .works where protective measures have been taken. In fact, aniline cancer is now seldom seen in German chemical plants, But what of the general popula- tion? Were, Bauer asks, do cancers occur most frequen"y? In the in- testinal tract, The connection with food and drink is obivous. Condemns Food Coloring Bauer says that cancer of the stomach and tongue is especially prevalent in high -living proprietors of German bars and in restaurant waifers. Even in the general popu- lation of Western countries cancer occurs more often in the intestimal tract that: in any other part of the body. Bauer regards it as signifi- cant that in oriental rice -eating countries, where much less artifl- cally colored or chemically "doc- tored" food is consumed than in the West, cancer of the stomach is much less frequent. Bauer holds up "butter yellow" as an example of what happens. Here we have an azo dye, which in Germany is mixed with butter to give it an attractive color. He does not see why it is necessary to color butter at all, but if it must be done why not use carotene? The answer is that carotene is much too expensive. About a fornight be- fore Bauer read his paper, laws were enacted to forbid the use of synthetic butter yellow and other dyes in German butter, cheese and margarine. Bauer approves. He would go further and forbid the use of known cancer -producers in any kind of food sold over the counter or in a restaurant. New And Useful For the Bedridden Bed adjuster consists of two sheets of 3 -inch plywood which fit ruder the mattress. Bottom sheet lies fiat, has notched steel brackets on each side. Top sheet is divided into movable sections that fit into the notched brackets. Moving sec- tions dip and down on brackets adjusts mattress for seven positions for upper part of body, five for the lower part, • * * Low -Priced Accordion First low -price chromatic accord- ion is being mass-produced of styrene plastic, Said suitable for be- ginner or accomplished musician, ft. covers entire chromatic scale of sharps and flats -40 notes—with 16 reeds for chord accompaniment. Finger boards, grill and ends are of plastic with bellows that open to almost 19 inches in width. • * Electric Stapler Portable electric stapler staples correspondence or business forams automatically. Paper work inserted into front of machine is fastened together at any desired spot, Cali- brated scale guides used in select- ing desired stapling position. Single contact control prevents double stapling, * * * Hand Soldering Device Hand soldering device automatic- ally feeds solder to tip of iron and speeds tip hand soldering by com- bining both solder and is•on in one hand, leaving alter hand free to hold the work. Fits standard elec- tric soldering iron from 57 watts to 250 watts and can hold more than six feet of solder front 1-16 inch to 3-16 Inch in diameter, maker states. Slight pressure an trigger brings solder to iron Hp in quan- tity needed for job. UNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev, R. Barclay Warren GOD AND THE NATIONS Isaiah 1:21.28; 19:23 Golden Text: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else, Isaiah 45:22. God deals with individuals but He also deals with nations, Isaiah begins his lament of Isreal by not- ing its moral decay. Justice was not executed in the courts. Those in high places receive,' bribes. But Israel was to be purified, The city which was now an harlot would become a city of righteousness; transgressors and sinners would be destroyed. But God was dealing with other nations, too. He would smite but He would heal. Isaiah saw that the Messiah would be the Redeemer for all nations. Thus he brought God's message, "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth." He, Jesus Christ, is the only !tope for this troubled world. Esther B. York, has said it in poetry in War Cry. "There is a Stranger in tate council hall Where strangers meet to plan tite peace again. He sits unnoticed by the farther wall, His eyes upon the leaders among men. His ears attend their clearly laid designs For living in tomorrow's homes and marts, As though, beneath their spoken words and lines, He hears the inner voices of their hearts. But when the delegates of all the world Have cried their million wants— and lists are long— After the blueprints, charts and plans are hurled In varied protests at the core of wrong, He is our Hope; He is the Peace we seek, Oh, listen world, and let the Stranger speak! Tiny Tot — One of the tiniest babies ever to survive, little Candice Korvel celebrated her first birthday by dipping a chubby fist into her cake. Born two months prematurely, Can- dice weighed only 23 ounces at birth. The "oxygen -tent baby overcame an attack of double pneumonia, too, and now Weighs in at a hefty 17 pounds. Policeman in witness -box, When I told him Ire would be arrested, he said. "What with you and the weather, it is not a very nice day." a �tu,4>Itt� HRONICLES k1NGER£&RM Remember a few weeks ago I told you I had lost my glasses and I suspected the pup may have run off with them? Well, I had no proof either one way or the other as I never did find the glasses, Finally I got new ones attd just after that all the papers were advertising a contraption by which you could keep your glasses hanging around your neck. I felt it must have been invented for me—anyway I didn't waste any time in buying one of the doo-dads so now I really know where to find my second eyes. Oh dear, there is so much to write about these days ... I have had exciting news about the West —but then there is also plenty go- ing on in the East, to say nothing of the glorious rain the last two days which is just exactly what we want- ed on top of our freshly sown wheat, Of course, I am still up to the eyes in canning, but as for pickles, I haven't got so much as one jar put way yet. Even so, I went on strike one day last week and went to our W.I. Convention at Guelph. I hadn't been to a con- vention for fifteen years—not since we left the Toronto area. It was interesting, and inspiring and friend- ly. Miss Lewis and Mrs. Futcher were there and it was my privilege to meet both of them for a few minutes. They both have such pleasing personalities, and yet each is so different from the other. Miss Lewis has such a delightful and tactful way of showing up the wrong way of running Institute affairs without making any one per- son or branch conspicuous or recognizable. Not only that but she is big enough, and generous enough, to admit it if she herself happens to be slightly at fault. We had proof of that last Thursday when there was a little difference of opinion regarding the adoption of a report. Mrs. Futcher, provincial presi- dent, is so full of enthusiasm for W. I. work that it permeates her every word and action. She carries her audience along with her making everyone feel that to belong to the W.I. is a privilege that no one should miss, and that every mem- ber should do her part to make this great orgaization greater even yet. But yet, being an Institute member these days isn't as simple as it used to be, Like everything else it be- comes more involved and compli- cated all the time. Gone are the days when a few women could get together for a meeting and feel they had done all that was requir- ed of them if the minutes were read 'and approved; a demonstration of cookies given, and a paper written and read by one of the members. followed, of course, by a friendly cup of tea interspersed with lively chatter and good natured gossip. We have greater opportunities in our branches now, but, hand in hand with these opportunities are greater obligations. We are able to learn so much about arts and crafts, but this knowledge must also be imparted to others and details 'of our parti- cipation be sent to Head Office. Thus the more we do, the greater our activity in any way, the more we have to report. Each branch is morally obligated to share with other branches information about the work it is doing. Only in that way are we a part of the Institute as whole. It is a case of wheels within wheels—a fact that is brought home to us more and more when we attend district annuals and area conventions. Maybe I am mixing metaphors a bit when I speak of wheels and branches . but you know, there is a lot to think about In that one word "branch." The dictionary defines branch as part of a bough; and a Banish That Outdoor Toilet! Now you can have a modern water toilet at low cost in your farm, house or cottage. No electricity or running water required. 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Carry- ing the analogy atIll further we might think of W.I. members as the leaves upon the various branch- es—leaves without which the tree could not live. Old leaves have their day and fall but newer, younger leaves take' their place— and the life of the tree goes on, i• while its roots spread and delve further and further into the fertile soil, Neither should we forget that twigs from parent branches have been planted and propagated in other countries, gradually taking root; growing independently but yet recognizable as belonging to the same species that had its origin in Canada. Yes, it is good to be an Institute member—even if one is only a jag- ged leaf on the branch of a sturdy bought• HOTEL CLIFTON NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Reservation Request ( ) Waldo Boom, Remains Water A.55 ( ) Slasle Boom, Private Data LH ( )Double Boom Socrates Water LOS ( ) Doable Boom. 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