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The Seaforth News, 1960-02-11, Page 3Children Love Watching grQwnilps, we tend to NO - get the Wonders around us. We discovered that our baby, even. before she could walk, loved to sit by the window and watch the activity outside. Leaves swaying.. or blowing on the 'green(' were entertaining mo- tions for her. We decided to set the stage for a more elabor- ate show by putting up a bird - feeding station. Soon the visiting birds and their ways began to stretch out the length of time that the baby would watch. Now, at four years, our child still spends time at the window. What is best of all, her early interest developed a basis curiosity that has led to books about birds, identifying them, and learning to treat all animals with kind- ness and tolerance. It is a fun project that is educational, too. Children, as they grow older, can help mix special foods far the birds, plan special tidbits to attract specific breeds, keep picture records al the birds that come to the feed- er, and do other projects that fit' their age and ability. No matter where you live, you can start such a simplified na- ture plan. Select a window that is easily accessible to the child for your observation post, If there is a convenient tree close by, that is fine! If hot, perch your feeder on a pole, as close to the house as possible, or use a window feeder. Supply the birds with the right food and the parade be- gins. A hanging feeder can hold any of the commercially prepar- ed seed for wild birds, while suet held in a simple container will attract insect -eaters such as woodpeckers and nuthatches. Teach your child that all birds have a place in nature, (You'll be surprised h o w beautifully iridescent a starling can look in a shaft of winter sunlight.) If some birds seem more ag- gressive than the others, put a supply of their favourite food a little distance from the main supply. Often this will lure them to that spot and leave the other feeders for the smaller birds writes Betty T. Owens in The Christian Science Monitor. Besides the many commercial feeders available at low cost,'- here are some simple home- made ones to get you started: In dried firewood, drill holes about 2" in diameter. Beneath each one, fasten a perch made from a dowel or twig. Fill this feeder with a suet mixture for the clinging birds. A window shelf will bring the birds very close to you. It can be about 8" by 22". By closing it at each end and fitting it with a glass top, you make it into a good winter feeder. A recipe that's "for the birds" is as follows: Mix 1 cup of melt- ed bacon fat with five table- spoons of peanut butter until smooth. Add enough corn meal to thicken the mixture to a con, sistency that Is easily handled and formed into shape. Coat a pine cone with this mixture or spoon it into the homemade feeding log described earlier and watch your bird friends eat it up. Children will soon learn that there is a bird etiquette to be followed when watching at the window. Slow, quiet moves are necessary if the birds are to tome in close. Since this is for- eign to the nature of most chil- dren, it is Interesting to watch Them develop the self-discipline required. It is true that the unusual birds you attract with your na- ture program may be greatly outnumbered by the sparrows or .4 5 ,N'Av 1kt ,4,1.1 PIGGIES WILL GO TO MARKET - Young pigs like these complivhment for science. It took seven years of co - now stand a better chance of living and getting to operative state federal effort to conquer the disease. market since a serious disease of swine - vesicular ex- This development means that millions of dollars will anthema - has been eraclicotecl. It was another ac- be saved by the livestock and meat industries. GIANT STEP - "Watch out for that first step" might be good advice for anyone trying to leave through the back door of this dwelling in San Mateo, Calif. The plans called for a back stairway. It wasn't built. the species that happens to be common to y,o u r part of the country. But, to a child, a spar- row holds wonder, too, and the inquiring parent might be sur- prised to find that there are 30 different varieties of, sparrows -- each with its own markings and personality. It challenges even an adult to tell them apart! One final and important point stressed by the Audubon Socie- ty: Once you start feeding birds In winter, do not stop. They depend on you and may have stayed nearby on your account instead of migrating to more fa- vourable places. For their trust in you and the children, it is therefore essential not to fail them. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 60. Island in the Aegean Sea 1, Dovvny sur- GI, Pipe fitting face on cloth 4. Flower DOWN 8. Appointed 1. Pen points time 2. 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This is a down-to-earth contraption. * N e w air-conditioned helmets that reportedly may make far- mers look like the men from Mars were described at the re- cent meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engin- eers in Chicago. Designed for protection of tractor drivers in hot, dusty fields, these helmets "utilize me- chanical refrigeration such as that used in automobile air con- ditioners" and include a centri- fugal filter for removal of dust particles. Each helmet is fiber- glass, with a six-foot flexible vinyl hose and, according to the report, can be wired int any 12 -volt or converted 8 -volt igni- tion system. * * Neils P. Tense, physicist and Robert C. Mueller, manager of marketing with the Jamieson Laboratories of Santa Monica, Calif,, believe the helmet will find ready acceptance among farmers in dusty areas, but say frankly that they don't know what the general reaction will be. "Some people stiffer from claustrophobia when putting on the helmet, others are delighted with it," the report. "We realize, though, that something as new as this takes hold only by de- grees, and we believe that in tine air - cenditioned helmets will be as acceptable as home air conditioners are now." * * Another innovation described -at the same meeting by Dr. Wil- liam R. Bertelsen of Neponset, was called a "jet-propelled magic carpet" which could be of great use to farmers in moving grain, fertilizer, water, cattle, men or machinery over unpre- pared ground. This Aerompbile, a peripheral jet vehicle, hovers about six inches off the ground at speeds up to 40 miles an hoar and is said to be capable of lifting ' enormous weight for a given horsepower, writes Helen Hen- ley in t h e Christian Science Monitor. * "It equals the efficiency of a fixed wing aircraft which carries its load only at f a s t forward speed while the ground effect machine will hover and move at fast or slow speeds," said Dr. Bertelsen. "It exceeds the heli- copter in sheer weight lifting in hover or forward speed." "Accessibility of :field and crops is another advantage," he said. "One could pass over grow- ing crops as harmlessly as the wind. This 'might allow the far - per to dust, spray, or tend his crops while hovering safely above them. For example, the rice groWer could travel over 11s flooded fields to repair dykes. Portable plastic ditches for ir- rigation under difficult condi- tions were another developMent discussed at the engineers' meet- ing by L. J. Lemberg, research chemist with International Har- vester Co, Made from large - diameter, easily portable irrigation tubing, these portable ditches "provide a method of irrigation where pro- per land grading for standard open irrigation is impossible or impractical," said Mr. Lemberg. ' "They, in turn,' aro prompting research into the use of low-cost collapsible plastic tubing for high-pressure sprinkler irriga- tion. Systems now under devel- opment wlil permit low-cost irri- gation of orchard and other fall crops such as corn, tobacco, etc., while completely eliminating the arduous pipe handling:associated with conventional methods." * All this gives only a glimpse of the many was in which the Jet Age is transforming the hitherto earthbound world of farming. * Canadian bred cattle may soon be roaming the ranges of Ru- mania. Two delegates from the Ru- manian Legation in Washington, inspected several herds recently and afterwards told representa- tives of the Livestock Division, Canada Department of Agricul- ture, that they would recom- mend immediate purchase of Canadian cattle, 4. * * They were interested in se- curing grade Hereford breeding stock - about 800 or o heifers ranging in age from nine months to three years. The Rumanians discussed the matter with Canadian authori- ties while inspecting cattle at the Royal Winter Fair in Tor- onto. At the same time they looked over a purebred herd at the Stouffville, Ont., farm of George Rodanz and saw some feeder calves that had just ar- rived from western Canada. * * * A follow-up visit to the west iv s arranged through W. F. Hart, Calgary fieldman for the federal Livestock Division. The itinerary included a purebred sale, visits to stockyards, a feed- lot, ranches, and the Lethbridge Research Station. Rumanian weather conditions are not unlike 'those in western Canada, and the Rumanians are interested in a hardy type of beef cattle able to survive a winter outdoors. The shark is generally believ- ed to be the most dangerous fish, but the barracuda, a large, sav- age pike -like fish of the tropical seas, is more likely to attack man than the shark. It is almost as large as a twelve -year-old boy, and its mouth is such that any bite is likely to result in permanent injury to the unfor- tunate victim. Only Coughs Spoil Silent Opera Never has there been a more startling rendition of Verdi's celebrated "Anvil Chorus," In unison six well -muscled black- smiths pounded six foam -padded anvils with rubber mallets. Be- hind then a student chorus from the University of Detroit silent- ly mouthed the words, Except for a few coughs, the only aud- ible sound was the squeaking of the sneakers worn by the 65 members of the chorus, The occasion for this exercise in musical futility was the De- troit university's "Silent Record Concert," staged recently in a downtown theatre, It attracted 1,100 Detroiters who paid up to $3 each to see a succession of silent routines. Among them; A soundless parade as the chorus enacted"When the Saints Go Marching In," a recording of silence made in Grant's Tomb, and several loud and clear dis- sertations on silence, including one by me. Henry Morgan who advised the audience to get rich because "silence is the one com- modity not purchasable by the poor." An elderly woman, taking her first aeroplane trip, was given some gum by the hostess. When she asked what it was for, the hostess informed her it was to prevent unpleasant pressure in her ears during take -offs and landings. After they had taken off and landed at two places, the wo- man called the stewardess. "Help me get this stuff out 9.1 my ears," she said. "It hasn t done a bit of good, anyway." POLE STAMP - One of a series of four Australian stamps on the Antarctic, this one honors the first men to reach the South Magnetic Pole. Depicted ore, from left, S!r Edgeworth David, Sir Douglas Mawson and A. F. McKay, who reach- ed the pole as members of the 1908-09 Shackleton expe- dition. Tk UNDAY SC11001 LESSON By Rev 12 12 l3srvi'n it.A., 6.0. rersistent Jivangeiism Aiet. 18: 141; 1 Corinthians 2;1-5, Memory Selection: Be ye stead- fast, uiunoveable, always abound- ing in the work of the 1,011.4 forasmuch as ye know that your lahaur is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58. Many people feel that they do their bit if they appear In church Sunday morning and drop in an envelope representing 2 cents on each dollar of their income. But the early Christians were differ- ent. They had a saving message for the world and they had to tell it, They were thrilled with Jesus Christ who had changed their lives and they wanted otters to share in the blessings too. They were evangelistic. Some were humble trades peo- ple as Aquila and Priscilla who worked at tent making. But their main interest was in spreading the Gospel. When Paul arrived in Corinth, he moved in with Aquila and Priscilla and worked with them, in the trade in order to he. support himsell. Anti-Semition was strong in that day, too. Like other Jews, Aquila and Priscilla, had been compelled to leave Rome by order of the Emperor. For a year and a half Paul wit- nessed in Corinth; first in the synagogue and then in a private home. A church was established. Later, in reminiscing of his early ministry in Corinth, Paul wrot e, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified." This was Paul's message. He was a well-educated man and could converse freely on many topics. But for him, Christ was all and in all. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who died for our sins and rose again, a conqueror over sin and death and hell, is the answer to man's need in every age. Paul's success in winning con- verts in every city he entered was due in part, to his clear and vivid presentation of Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world. To Paul, sin was the world's worst malady. God's judgment was against it. Only through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ could man be de- livered from sin and its ever- lasting penalty. Paul was deadly in earnest about it. Therefore he suffered and laboured that he might reach as many as possible with the saying message 01 Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Let us share in his passion today and this will be a better world. Since ancient times, the north- west Indians have lured the black -tailed deer within shoot - i n g distance by imitating the soft, wheezy call of the lawn in distress - a sound likely to bring not only members of the family to the scene in a hurry but quite possibly wolves and bears also. ISSUE 6 - 1960 Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking E111111111213121121150 ElIZIO lilliIII 11111E11011alil C112111 1E1101313E1 IMIZIE1121121 MCI 0171E1 lEIBEILILICII111511Z1 Ellil0E1101111a 121111111i1a • 1:11i -Gila rili:l17.113 MED IBEEZ110 121111LZIEIMIli1111[1:1 DIU CO lillIti1111E1 ElrIKIDEICIEI MEM KlECIIMEI FIRMED BCE ., lEINIIKI ill]- rim LI:1101:1: EllE112EI 13101Iii DIKE GIVES WAY - Residents of Tuindorp, Holland, carry their salvaged belongings down a flooded street in the town. A dike gave out along a branch of the North Sea Canal.