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The Brussels Post, 1942-5-6, Page 6•... CLEAR;. XQUR• • L N E., FOR 'FIE' NEXT CIA LI._ Near telephone lines for ALL-OUT PRODUCTION Your telephone is part of a vast interlocking system now carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don't let needless delays hold up messages on which production efficiency may depend. Or/JER „w4RnAte rEIEP//OHF rtgcri€,s» 1. BE SURE you have the right number... consult the directory. 2. SPEAK distinctly,, the mouthpiece. directly. into ti 3. ANSWER promptly when the bell rings. j 4. USE OFF-PEAK hours for Long Distance calls: before 9.30 a.m., 1-2 p.m., 5-7 p.m., after 9 p.m, ` .These tbiega may look trilling, but . 6,500,000c very-p�,.llaran_ . More Fun For Motorists If the decrease in motor traffic on city streets really indicates a lasting resolution of ,motorists to conserve gasoline, the ori controller has had a great deal of success with his rationing system. However, the rationing will not achieve perfection until next Pettuary, when motorists of all categories will realize how truly hudnorous the controller is. The ration Books are designed to Last until. March 31, 1943'; but in Ontario', at least, the Department of Highways sets a date in January as the deadline for buying new licence - plates. The driver who ignores the deadline readers 'Mansell liable to prosecution under provincial law: but if he buys his new licence, the number will not correspond to that lens Worsen Over 40. Feel Weak,Wolrn; Old? Want Normal Pep, Yap, Vitality ? Spey wea(k8g, �roodowa, eseaneted condition make aynA o,e ism feeeotlmulaa lb, otYea eeede1 afCoatolne ee. 9oaWlee Iron. ealolnmo. oppt>oonorue. vitamin sl_ Help. You Vet la's To T m. inaat 55' man at sof Sad shag atoms even•Mmo°.17 3Ge. Ter Agent — F. R. Smith, Brussels TUE BRUSSELS POST one -pant suit restriction Should be aacriice, It has been said, and with attended, and the two -pant suit made eptional, as heretofore. Conscription Is Not Enough t New that the plebiscite 'hes given tare Government fall authority to do whatever may be necessary to put Canada's total strength late the war, it is peinni,selble to point out that the vetoes ou the two sides of the, question were in reality voting on two different Maus. The "Nor' vote was, in the mans, a protest against the introdndtion. et conscription for overseas service, whether •necessary or not, The "Yes" vote was a man, date to take every action conductive to victory, including conscription. Wlhetherr conscription is necessary now, and when it will have to be la- troduced, are matters that May safe. Iy be left to the Government's, Mili- tary advisees, It is sufficient to point out that conscription, in itself, will. net satisfy the members of all polit- ical parties wlto have supported the Government en this Issue. Because the Government has had the support Of its political opponents, it now is under a duty to pay heed to advise and critiotsm that will continue to. be put forward. Canada's war effort to date has been credita:lzle, but the desire of CCana'dians is that it Should be amaz- ing. They are impatient with red tape, they are annoyed by petty re - j striotiontn, but they are enthusiastical- ly willing to accept serious' privat- ions and to nilake real sacrifices if j they are called upon to do as, The power to make that call is •now unquestionably in the hands of the Galversimewt. It is still the task of His, Majesty's loyal opposition to see that the power is used wisely, quickly and effectively. 1s. the regia- tration of manpower going to result on his ration, book, se ire will not be ' •in, the transfer of civilians from non - able to buy gasoline, essential ochupations to jobs that WDDNIFIS'DAY, MAY 6th, 1,942 reason, that nl'.any a iluropean would, live comfortably on the food .the average Canadian• wastes or throws. away, We are among the world's greatest per capita consumer of eggs, utter, fruits, milk and meat, Now we are going to be asked to make some further cuts in our can manna= of eggs, feats, and certain dairy products in order that the British people may continue to get enough. to eat, We will do this and we should do it thankfully, remem- bering that had we been living on the other side of .the Atlantic It would. be a case of eating less whereas on this continent we sbmp'y switch[ to sommethingmore plentiful. That something, in most cases, will be bread for which we have a super• abundanlce of raw niaterial. One -Pant Suit a Fallacy Canadian men are no coo:101 p- ing of cuffleastrousers, lack of non essential frills on their suits, no watch pockets, and a lot of other things that can well tie done without as a contribution to the Dominion's war effort, but there is a deoided tack of foresight on the part of 190' eminent officials in the restriction Of but one pair o8 pants to a suit, whether the suit is made-toaneasuee ar readyntade, The, two -pant suit is economical in more ways than one, though at the time of purchase it might seem olterwise, The simple reason of She econopy is that a coat and vest will long out -wear one pair of pants. The second pair of pants add life to the suit as a whole and even the clothing trade admits that the life of a suit with two pair of pants is nearly twice that of a one -paint suit. Apparently government officials are in a better position, financial and otherwise, to Iet waste the coat and vest of aone-pant suit, at least judging by the restrictions Im- posed. The• men of the nation, at least the average, are, not in the same position. If the governtnent is really interested in economy, the will helps to win the war? Is our earl - cultural programime the beat that can be designed to feed aur own population and our allies? Is the Goveansnent prep'amed to override interprovincial squabbles on' such Mattensl es developing eleetric pow- er on the Ottawa River? Will the Governanenit set an example to the people by relinquishing its own eon- sltnucbion projects when they era eampetitive with the war in man- power and materials? These questions, suave not been arlsivered by the piebisioite, but the plsbisictte vote should be construed as a demand for the right answer. , To F..e,ttn.e ,Habits (Financial Post) Before tints war is very mach older, ntiany Oanadianls are going to have to revise their eating ' habits. There will have to be less lavish use • of meats and fats, and a greater reliance on bread. Providing the authorities take the public and food Producers into. their coulfdence. there should be neither criticism: nor hardship. Our standard of living, probably the highest in the world so far as food - is concerned, Is easily able to stand re'vision without any real London's Warship Week 'MIS view Of Trafalgar Square during ion- don's Warship Week was taken from the Win- dows of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's, Losden, Eng, Offices, Di the foreground can be seen one of the 1 ite balloons used to protect Merchant• shipping from Dive bombers, while in the• background is the model of a ship's bridge and gun turrets. —Candia» Pacific Photo. Tells How To Avoid (Low Quality Eggs With the approach of warn[ weather, more laying flocks are re- leased from their winter quarters and allowed' to .range. The increas- ed consumption of grass and other material picked up makes for low - quality eggs. The yolk colour may be high and the albumen thin and: watery, spates Prof. 3'. F. Francis, Ontario Agricultural College Guelph. At least part of this drop in qual illy may' be prevented by allowing the +birds to range for ,one or two hours in the evenings when first let out, 'and later making a practice of keeping them housed during the forenoon, A temperature of 69 degrees Fahrenheit Is, high enough to start the gem in a fertile egg to de- velop. The physico ohemical changes which break down thick egg albumen are very rapid at susn0er tempera- tures. 21ggs held in roams where the air is dry, Zdse Moisture rapidly. The air cell increases n size, and this along with a visible yolk, gives the candling appe'anan'ce of an old egg. To produce top quality eggs, dur ing warms weather it is .advisable to limit the amount of grass and rise eager feed( that the birds consume. Gather eggs several times each I day, cooling them quickly and hold• them at a temperature (between 55 and 65 degrees, in a room where the tumidity is: between 75 and 35 per cent. This is an important factor and cannot be overetressei. DID YOU EVER WONDER WHAT TANBARK IS AND HOW 1T GOT ITS NAME? Tanlbark :s tree bark containing tannin, Tannin, or tannic acid is• a 'compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen having the property of con verting raw hide into leather. 1t is ,soluble in, water and may be obtain- ed by boiling or by infusion, The work tan itself is drought to brave been derived' from the Breton (French.) tarn, meaning "oak," and the chief source of the tannin used in the vegetabletanning processes are red oak, yellow oak, and horn lock, although all oaks have some tannin in their make-up. The percent of tannin in the bark of different kinds of trees'varles• con- siderably. According to one author- ity, oak bark may have a tannin content up to about 15 per cent. Hemlock -bark averages perhaps hhalf tannin content of oak, 'Chestnut wood, popular in the Sontll, and quebracho wood of •South. America also provide considerable amounts of tannin, Indeed, the last-named wood inlay yield as much as 24 per cent tannin. in. Austalia, tannin is obtained( from the mimosa or wattle. bark. The acorns of the valonia, a Mediterranean oast, and the gall• nuts that foam en oak trees in ver - roue counties also can furnish tannin. Heavy Ieathers, such as harness luggage, belting, strap and sJle lea.bhene are generally tanned with. hemlock and oak, You may have seen' "Oak leather" •solea• advertised in she repair shops, The tanbark is treated with water to form asolutions of tannic acid, It is bark front which the tannin Inas been rettvoycd and which has been ground or cut into small .pieces that is known' es "smemt tan." This spent tan is the "tanbark" used ter cur- fa.cdng divans rings, reed tracks, eta. Tannin( is used also in truss making and in dyeing, • Practically any slain may be ear. vet+ted into leather by the action of tannic acid. This acid combines with the gelatine in the skins fibres, to form an insoluble compound, and this changes the Mein to leather, Leather has been made from ostrich skins tend from stark skins, and Wit& wooed t apeAt 4ee k dowa/er rea 4,04." "Yes, you're smart ... or are you? I thought I was smart too, back in the 20's. Then the depression came and taught me a lesson!" "We'd be a lot smarter if we put less of our money into our own outfits and more of it into the outfits of the boys who are defending us. How? By pledging ourselves to do without' so that they may have plenty to do with!" "You want them to win, don't you? Well then, buy War Savings Stamps every week . - That's how you can help them. Besides, by saving, you'll help keep prices down and have something for a rainy day. Let's be really smart!" guy War Savings Stamps from banks, post offlcss, druggists, grocers and other retail stores. National War Finance Committee• other kinds( of nets, as Well as from the Guides of horses, cows, alligators, and the like, More Flaxseed Needed - With the normal sources, of supply of vegetalble oills now largely elim- inated by developments of the war, the Doln.inion Government has called upon Menem in all parts' of Canada .to grow 20,000,000 (bushels of flax- seed ax,seed in 1942. production last year was 6,000,000 bushels. "Linseed oil made from Canadian flaxseed has not all the use of im- ported vegetable oil, but it can he .substituted in a great many cases. thereby releasing other oils for the purposes for 'which they are best suited," an authority states. BELGIAN PILOT GETS GERMAN JUNKERS IN A Belgian sergean-pilot of the P,el- gie.n. Air Vodos when on a navigation- al light ak the SeoktisIh coast 10 an R.A,2. Coeshal 'Command Blenhieim lighter, sighted a Punker .8$. Im- mediately he and his gunner attack - ad, pouring streams of bullets into the German aircraft. Banking stooply in a vain attempt to avoid the i31en'leitn's devastating tire- the HIS FIRST GOMBA.1 Junkers lost so mudlt height that its sailboard wing, hitting the sea, ploughed iu'ough the water (as de- picted here in an artist's impression 'of tam eo0ne). Sim'ultaneottsly the Pont engine belated black MOO. Wlhen the Blenheim flew back over the ape. the Junkers had its- aPPearbd.