The Brussels Post, 1950-1-25, Page 3How Seed Potato
Certification Began
Seed Potato (:ertifteation in Can -
oda had its inception in 1914 with
the discovery of the Powdery scab
disease in the F.aalern Maritimes,
The necessary organization 'was set
up to control this disease (very
rarely found today) and also to in-
cestigate the cause of relatively low
yields frau northern grjwn "seed"
90latocs, exported to The 1Jnfted
States and the West Indies,
Potato improvement work was
started in an effort to control the
virus disease that cause a running
stock. Seed-sonree tests had been
set tip to determine where the best
aced might be found, and how in
1016 strains of Irish Cobbler and
Green .1ltdintain were found in
Prince Edward Island practically
tree frau leaf roll and mosaic, the
worst virtu; 'offenders, 1t was these
lots which formed the nucleus o1
seed i1ato production in Canada
as we 'know it today.
Rront a small beginning in the
Maritimes in 1916, seed potato cer-
td.t rite spread gradually westward
across Canada and by 1924 it had
extended ;roto coast to coast with
uniform regulations and standards
'int all the provinces, in 3921 there
were 7,9110 acres inspected in Can-
ada and in 1949 there were 72,700
acres of certified seed potatoes in-
spected.
Some .Hints About
Thermostats
A thermostat is 'a little gadget
that can save 'a lot of work or
cause a lot of trouble, depending
upon where it is located.
If your house is too warm in
one part yet comfortably ,chilly in
another, the trouble very likely can
be traced to the thermostat.
If it is placed near a door where
cold winds shove down 'the tem-
perature, the house will likely be
overheated elsewhere. If the 'guage
is situated where it is warmed by
heat from sunlight,fireplace fire, rad-
iator or register, other rooms will
not be properly warmed.
The ideal place is °Sham'inside wall
in a part of the 'house where an
even temperature can be maintained.
In homes with •small 'children,
heating specialists Tecammenii plac-
ing thermostats lower •on the wall
than in a household .of 'adults. It
may mean standing on your head to
tabe a reading, hat if the thermo-
stat is placed about two feet above
the flour, a more 'comfortable tem-
perature will be maintained at the
child's let el,
No Extra Charge
A still that specialized in para-
chute silk was caught with a huge
inventory on L' -J Day. The alert
plant manager promptly began con-
verting his stock into thodsands of
sheer, irresistible ladies', unmention-
ables. Just before the first shipment
was sent to market an added feat-
ure was discovered for which, it
was deckled, no extra charge would
.be levied.
Across the seat of each garment
teas printed, "Count ten before you
Tull the rip cord."
Tzi The Pink- line.pink whip-
cord receives elegant treatment
by a i.ondon designer in a
smart thiel -winter coat that
oonrlmte,t waren comfort with
;;fate of line. Bell-shaped
sleeves, diagonally cuffed pock-.
els, and the—flattering "bolster"
ct.11:rr :u -e- featured in the flare-
l'nclked belted coat,
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poisons seep theooptt rssi6l3bpae; purifping.b`foad.
fat
.Artificial Kidney Saves a Life—When the kidneys fail to function, poisons normally eliminated
pile up in the body. This brings on acute uremic poisoning, generally fatal, unless the condi' 'on
is quickly relieved. For that purpose, the Allis-Chalmers Company developed an artificial kit v,
shown in photograph above. It is a refinement and improvement of a design by Dr. W. J. hollf,
of Holland. f:t was first used on a 55 -year-old salesman, in whom uremic poisons had been ac-
eumulating for six days. Doctors said that without relief his case was hopeless. He was conscious
and aware of the treatment the entire three hours during which his blood flowed through the
machine, Two weeks after the treatment, be walked out of the hospital saying he felt "better
now than I have for years."
TABLE TALKS
Ooa% nntreWg
Memory is a queer thing, isn't it?
All of a sudden, out of nowhere,
comes a flash 'of recollection — a
mental picture mf something 'that
may have occurred many years ago,
yet stands out with all the clarity
and vividness 'of life itself.
', I know I express myself badly—
but I think you'll understand what I
mean.,And just the day before yes-
terday, for no :reason at all, I found
myself thinking of a tiny boy—he's
a grown man now, with children of
his awn—whose mother was trying
to coax him to eat something he
didn't care for. Carrots, perhaps.
"They're awfully good for you,"
said the mother. "When you say
something is good for me, mum,"
answered the youngster, 'It just
DAMNS it for mel"
Nowadays, I think, mothers are
wiser. They don't try to wheedle
their families into eating their vege-
tables. They serve them up in dif-
ferent ways, and make them so
tempting that no ,coaxing is needed.
The following vegetable recipes will
be a help to some •of you, I hope.
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ONION SHORTCAKE
Serves 6
Saute until tender, not brown: -
4 cups onion slices in
2 tablespoons melted butter
11/4teaspoon salt
Combine
1 cup sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
11/4 teaspoons baking powder
Cut in
2 tablespoons shortening
Blend in
%s cup' milk
34 egg, slightly beaten
Spread this dough in well -greased
pie tin,
Cover with sauteed onions.
Add
1/4 cup sour cream, mixed with
34, egg, well beaten
Bake at 425rdeg. (hot* 26 minutes.
*
SOUR -CREAM BEETS
S `vas 8
Brown
2 garlic cloves, diced
2 teaspoons flour, in fat.
Mkt in
4 cups strained, dicd, *tanned
beets
1 cup vinegar
3 teaspoons sugar
3. teaspoon salt
1 cup ,strained beat juice
Rimmer 5 minutes; remove Isom
heat.
Add
1 sup sour cream
R teaspoons flour
4 slices bacon, diced, fried
Simmer 5 minutes; terve hot or
cold.
* * *'
CORN -STUFFED PEPPERS
Serves 8'
summer
1 cups canned eoen, 1 Minutes
Add
1 sup milk
1 teaspoon salt
Itfe teaspoon pepper
Simmer 5 minutes,
Saute
1% cups dry bread crumbs
1,4 eup °hopped paralr in
tablespoons melted butter
Combine above mixttires,.
Cut' in half, lengthwise; remove
centers of
4 medium green peppers
parboil 3 minutes in salted water,
Fill with corn mixture.
* * *
LIMA BEANS DE LUXE
Serves et
Blend
2 tablespoons flout • into
2 tablespoons melted butter
'Stir in
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
Kook over low heat until thick.
Pour into greased 2 -quart cassersfle.
Mix in
2 cups canned green Lima
beans
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup white sauce
ys cup pimiento, minced
01/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons tomato catsup
'Top with
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup bread crumbs
Bake at 350 deg. (moderate), 30
minutes.
r . *
VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
Serves a
!Cohib ine
1% cups drained, diced canned
carrots
i.% cups drained manned peas
cup finely chopped onion
54 tablespoon melted shorten-
ing
v 4 eggs, well beaten
11/4 cups soft bread crumbs
1 cup cream
y
cup vegetable liquid
1/ teaspoon salt
f/ teaspoon pepper
Pour into well -greased, 2 -quart ens-
. serole,
Bake at 350 deg. (moderate) 1 hour
' in pan of water.
Serve with cheese sauce made as .
follows:
Blend
3 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons flour
A.dd
1 Cup milk; let thicken
Blend in
% teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
'j4c cup grated cheese
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A recent advertisement in a large
city worked wonders, It ran: "Mil-
lionaire, young, .good-looking, wish-
es to meet, with .a view to marriage,
e girl like' the heroine in X's hovel."
In less than 24 hrs„ every copy*of
X's Hovel in the city's bookshops
was sold.
Woman in court: Ile is full of
ideas, but he expects other people
to carry theta out.
Usually
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CRIORIf1TO83 OF LY .',;, 0) DIS
"Mother, dear, what •was the
name of that boy I met on holiday
--the one I couldn't live without?"
New And Useful
lt`lastic Duck Decoys
Lifelike duck decoys molded of
non-shatterable plastic; metal keel
makes them self-righting in water.
Mallard decoy floats breast down
and tail high; special weight an.
Meted in tail makes eancasback
float in more horizontal position,
Different shaped heads, realistic
,:olore add to lifelike appearance,
claims maker. Solvent cement will
seal holes made by stray shot;
plastic is lightweight, rnoisture and
weather -resistant.
5 *
Eight at Card Table
standard card table is transformed
into dining table for eight by means
of five-ply fibreboard removable
top which folds into 22 -in. storage
space. Maker claims metal clasp on
told keeps top rigid; elastic webbing
holds it to table. Has strong tape
reinforcement on all folds.
Shatter -Resistant Mirror
Claimed especially suitable for
public washrooms, etc., mirror of
shutter resistant glass said to with-
stand shock four or five times great-
er than ordinary mirrors; when
broken, di -intergraft' into harmless
gramults. Has invisible theft -proof
hanger crones in all Sizes.
* * *
Kitchen Aid
Rotary grater putc 180 cutting
edges against food with one turn
f d^um; claimed to speed grating,.
aver old principle of holding and
rubbing food against grater. Can be
reversed for easier use by left-
handed people.
* *
Incense From Ash Tray
Novelty ash tray of plastic stone
shaped like barbecue pit has de-
oderant tube in chimney which
gives tobacco smoke aroma similar
to incense. Tray beneath grill
catches ashes; cigarettes and match-
es are held on sides.
Here's A New Use
For Apple Cider
Apparently a new use has been
found for apple cider scantling 10
information recently released. A
paper entitled "Flavour in Pota-
toes as Influenced by Organic Jn-
secticides brought forth the inter.
*sting information that apple rider
was used between each sample
tasted for possible taint caused by
the chemicals used in the control of
soil -born Insecta attacking . the po-
tato crop. Just how muelt elder was
consumed during the course of it
day's tasting was not disclosed to
the thirsty listeners. But it was
revealed that the cider definitely
speeded up the tasting process and
that the practice bad unlash to recom-
mend it!
PRESS CAN'T WAIT!
A small-town newspaper carried
a half page of white space, in the
centre of which was sex in very
small type: "This space belongs to
John Sciuidt, who went fishing
with the copy in his pocket."
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THE STRENGTH AND VITALITY
of any nation stems from the
character of its people. Canada,
stalwart champion of democracy,
draws its strength from 'the
peoples of many nations and
its variety and colour from the
blending of their racial and
cultural heritages.
` Rich in natural resources, Canada
has enriched herself culturally by
llaaterweaving the national cllaract-
sristics of these many races, whose
common bond is citizenship in the
Canadian Family.
Greece, cradle of democracy in
the Old World, has fought and
suffered through the centuries to
retain democratic freedom. Today,
many Greeks enjoy the security
and privileges that Canadian
citizenship affords.
Inspired by their natural love of
independence, many have started
their own businesses and built them
into successful enterprises.
Greek literature, architecture
and philosophy have contributed
much to Canada's culture and the
thrift and progressiveness of her
people have won the respect of
all Canadians,
hie DISTKLERS (Canada) Limited
AMtiGRtf enRO . ONTARIO
Calvert, Secretary of State to King James 1, and head of the fomoas
Gaivot family, founded one of Canada's first colonies in Newfound-
land In 5622. Calvert and his descendants fostered the principles of
religious tolerance and democratic freedom and thus helped tow the
fertile seed of dentocracrr is the Now World.
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