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The Seaforth News, 1930-08-14, Page 2Journalist, Undaunted, Travels Through African Bush on Motorcycle Cape Town, Af.—To Louis Kraft,,l "For three years I traveled down the et Johannesburg, goes the credit of be.liver. The hippos were ,an ever pre- sent menace; and I saw crocodiles in, ing the first man to cover equatorial' . Africa by motorcycle: Mr. Kraft neredible numbers on the sand -banks At night I slept in native villages with- out ithout blankets or mosquito nets, Meals. consisted of half -roasted 'chickens, bananas and egge, "My troubles ended when I reached Fort Lumy, for the Governor of the Provice lent me a light motorlbrry, and 24. hours later I was back in Fort Lamy with the motorcycle. Repairs were made and I drove on through the French Cameroons. 'One of the strangest places I visit- ed was Dlkwa — a mud city where proud dignitaries rode through the streets on entail ponies with followers carrying their swords. When the na- tives saw me -they fell on their faces on the ground. "Petrol costs $1.87 a gallon at Port Lamy, and $1:37 in Northern Rhodesia. 1 never lost my way once—traders, missionaries, and officiate sketched the route for me through 11, colonies. I carried very little food, relying on sup- plies of milk, chickens, honey and ground nuts at, native villages.' Mr. Kraft is a British subject of -Bel- gian origin and a journalist by proles sion. He is planning another long a small dug -out canoe and two pad- journey — this time to Europe via dlers. Cairo. started from Johannesburg on a Scott machine in September last year. The run to Nairobi was simple compared with his later adventures. From Nai- robi to Lagos, however, is about 4000. miles; and there are stretches ao Ione- ly that a breakdown means a long.and dangerous march through the bush. At Fort Archambault, on the fringe, of the Sahara, Mr. Kraft had to pre- pare himself for a stretc:t of 400 miles without the chance of meeting 'a eingle white man . or filling up with Petrol, On his carrier he bad a four- gallon tin of petrol, and he 'transfer- red his kit to the tank in front of him. "It was in this dangerous and deso- late country," he related, 'that a leak developed in my petrol tank. I saw that it would be useless to go on with the petrol dripping away; so I left the machine beside the road and set, out to walk for help. "I met natives and they pushed my :machine to then' village. Then I struck out on foot for the French out- post called Fort Lamy, SO miles away. Soon I reached the Shari River, hired Wants Apples Packed in Cardboard Cartons The results of investigations dur- ing the years 1927.1929 into the amount and types of wastage in Cana- dian fruit shipped to the United Kingdom have just been published by the Empire Marketing Board. This report, issued by H. M. Stationery Of- fice, London, price one shilling, cov- ers apples, pears, plums and peaches, and should be in the hands of every Canadian grower of these fruits. Re- garding apples, the report says that their condition on arrival is generally good, but that even a low percentage of wastage becomes a serious matter on large shipments. The most seri- ous cause of trouble was fungal rot- ting. Pressing down and other pack- ing processes likely to injure the fruit mhould be reduced to a minimum. On- tario and Nova Scotia apples suffer from scab and British Columbia ap- ples from internal breakdown. Ex- port sport of plums to the United Kingdom from Ontario is a comparatively re - tent cent development, but, although they were attractive in appearance there' was extensive wastage from brown rot and a good deal of breakdown was noted. These and other technical details are dealt with at length in the report of sixty pages. Market' competition in the United Kingdom is so severe that Canadian growers, after perfecting the quality of fruit, might well consider different methods of packing which would be more attractive to the consumer. In this connection, a valuable suggestion comes from A1d. Richard Thorpe of the city of Ripon, Yorks, and vice- chairman of the 'Yorkshire Voluntary Migration Committee. During the ]Dash two years he visited all the 'nth -growing districts of Canada and found a general complaint that the prices the growers received were too low, especially in view of the high re- tail prices charged consumers in the Old Country. "Has it ever occurred to the grower and exporter," he writes. "that if the best grade of ap- ples, both eaters awl cookers, were packed in cardboard cartons in such qualities that they could be sold ever the counter's of retail shops here at popular prices, the elimination of some of the middle charges would be brought about, and both grower and committer would benefit?" The sug- gestion of packing In cartons would. not settle the problem of how to sup- ply the needs of the artisan class, a vast population who rarely can af- ford to buy Empire fruits, but it would very materially increase the number of buyers in the United Kingdom. Mint for Remembrance The emelt of mint brings back to me A kitchen with its homely clatter, Tbe whitest table one could see, A chopping -knife, and wooden platter; And somebody who lightly laid The herb in heaps and started chop- ping; Rap -rap -a -rap! the busy blade Went through tbe mint -sheaf, hardly stopping. Though I should journey far and see Wide fields to forage and grow rich in, The smell of mint will ever he A memory of that old kitchen; So dear they were; those distant days, They call me back again, a vagrant From simple joys and country ways With poignant whiff most sweet and fragrant. Elizabeth Fleming. "No woman is truly beautiful when she is half starved or angular and bony,",—Florenz Ziegfeld. A man. fined 10s, at Preston for im- properly using a limited trade license, wrote to the magistrate: "One ex- pects some ditcrirnination between 1 o- adverent miscomprehension and de- liberate circumvention. Air Competitors Meet in Berlin' Berlin -Sixty competitors from six nermany Limits nations arrived in Berlin to start on 1111 the second European circular Bight Mr light airplanes. I Quota On Germany leads with 30 competitors, pp Movies Poland follows with 12, England with American Movies seven, France with six, Spain with three•and Switzerland with two. Two ladies are participating. They are Miss Spooner and Lady Bailey, both from Great Britain. Regrets are voiced here that there are no American competitors. The rout covers 7500 kilometers and pro- vides for 29 compulsory landings. It starts and ends at Berlin, Some of the principal towns crossed are Frank-, fort, Rheims, Calais, London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Lyons, Berne, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Koenigsberg and Danzig. The most difficult sections are cross- ing the Pyrenees and Swiss moun- tains. The flight L not considered a race, but a test Of reliability. Only the time lieedel for covering each lap will be decisive. The German Aero Club was intrust- ed with organizing this year's flight because a German pilot won last year's European flight, Another Air -Minded Milne'. Prince George arrives with Squadron Leader Don at Radlett, England, to officiate at opening ceremony. of new Hanley -Page Aerodrome there. "Occasionally a man gets a break when he least expects it." "When a duty comes to us, with It comes a power to enable us to per- form it,"—Calvin Coclidge. When your young lady says there le something about you she likes, ask her what she is going to do when you have spent it. Number of Films to be Ad- mitted Set at 210 Berlin.—The total of American en- tertainment films which may be im- ported Into Germany during 1930 was fixed at 210 recently, following the German -American film conference in Paris, Of these, one-third may be talking pictures. The Government also may authorize an additional 20 films in the event special circumstances merit in- creases, The educational and cultural films quota was changed to two for one instead of an even excbange, which was retained in the case of all others. The regulations governing the film quota were revised in a more liberal spirit as aresu1t of rerase tations b1 German film interests to the Govern- ment. The Upper Chamber approved the changes, which were executed by the Government department author- ized by parliamentary act to handle the matter. The •conference in Paris was pre- sided over by W'rll Hays, American fiinn arbiter, now in Berlin in connec- tion with the new accord reached in the film industries of both. countries. Washing Chiffon Many women are afraid to use chit fon for wearing apparel, as titer are often disappointed after washing it. To wash chiffon extreme care is re. quired. Take the material, fold it two or three times, according to. Iength, then tack it together—long stitebes and with a 11110 cotton. Dis- solve your soap, and, using warm wa- ter, wash by constant squeezing. Iron on the wrong side with a thin cloth between the chiffon and the ironing cloth. If desired, stiffen with gum water. "History, when we are young, is what came to an end before we were, born."—Arthur Ransome. A Willesden woman stated that she was separated from her husband but had taken him in as a lodger. Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, 'and dull in every other.—Sir Philip Sidney. Rural Club Founded By Canadian Women The women of Canada must have the International Conference of Rural Women held a "few weeks ago in Vienna, Austria. Tbe first rural wo- men's Club to be formed anywhere in the world came into being at Stoney Creek, Ontario, over thirty years ago. It was organized for the purpose of improving the status of home life in aural districts. Tho movement quick- ly spread to other provinces and to other countries. The first •conven- tion of representatives of these in-` stitutes in Canada was held at the Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, in 1906, in a small hall on_thetop floor of the Macdonald Institute Build- ing at the College. At the present time it requires a large hall to ac- commodate a convention of any one of the five district i the province. s n ep �iee. The movement was started in the -British Isles by a Canadian woman, Mrs. Alfred Watt,during f the Creel War, and is now well organized there. From Britain it was carried into the countries of Europe, and the first in- ternational convention was beld in Belgium in 1929, with delegates from Canada, the British Isles, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ger-' many, Czeeho-Slovakia and India, and the chairman was Mrs, Watt. Wo- men 'in the rural districts throughout Canada lire now organized under dif- ferent names, but all are the result of that first organization at Stoney Creek over thirty years ago. Prince Flies Solo London—The Prince of Wales, ac- cording to an announcement in a Lon- don paper, has recently made flights unaccompanied by a pilot or any other person. The Prince's solo flights according to the Daily Tele- graph, hare been made at Northolt Aerotlome in a "Tomtit" military training plane. He did not stray far from the landing field, but during a number of short flights demonstrated. marked ability In taking off and landing. University ; ead Says Ov rproduction Squirrels Prefer Of Trained Men and Women. impossible Hotel' to :,1 old. Life' San Francisco.—"There. is no danger of. overpro is notion of trained men and. women." This wasthe statement of Dr. Rob- ert. G. 'Sproul, in a declaration of pol- icy on taking office as the new:presi= dent of the University of California, He emphatically ' declared against limiting the enrollment of the institu- -tion, now considered the largest in the country. "As far as numbers are concerned," he said, "I feel that the most impbrt• - ant -question is that the qualifications of aur entrants to do adequate univer- sity work bo maintained, and that the quality of work in the university be. not impaired with any idea of making. it possible for anincreasing number of students to meet the requirements, "Subject` to these two limitations, I believe that the university should wel- eome those who desire to come to us. An increase in numbers, if duality be maintained, cannot but be desirable." Discussing the experiment now be-• mg projected at Leland Stanford 3r. University—that of eliminating the freshmen and sophomores and tending, toward a graduate' university—Dr. Sproul said: " T do not believe that many instate - Ocala should adopt a new policy until its success'has been demonstrated in at least one. ' Por lnstanoe 1 s'houk,'o institution demonstrateld liovereto aseePeriodne. of years the desirability of eliminating the freshmen and sophomore years of the traditional American university be- fore committing the University of. California to emelt a program. That seems likely soon to be tried in this State and we 33ha11 watch the results with great interest and be guided as to our .future policy by them." Dr. Sproul favors both sports and student self-government, Admitting that there have been "undoubtedly, grave abuses" in Intercollegiate -com- petition, he stated, "nevertheless such- competition has also made great con- tributions to student -life. There.ls no taint of professionalism' er commer- cialism in sports at California and they will not be toleratedin the future." ile closed his discussion with the. statement: "The youth of to -day are not worse than the youth of 'yester- day—if anything they are better, We will try to send them out of this insti- tutionwith ideals." Mail olith-Product of Chemical Magic Maizolith, a substance hard as stone and stronger than most kinds of wood, is one of the neweat products of chemi- cal magic, working on cornfield wastes. Says Science Service's News Bulletin (Washington): - "It can be made from any part of the corn plant, but most advantageous. ly from corn -cobs: It is one of tbe things that bas been made by the I chemists of Iowa' State ollege at Ames iand has recently been undergoing 1 tests on a semicommercial scale at the U.S. Bureau of Standards. "It is prepared by chemically digest- ing the corn -cobs, reducing them to a uniform jellylike pulp in certain stand - 1 and paper -mill machinery, and press- ing the jelly in a mold. The resulting solid material fs a -dense, hard, bone like substance, ranging in colorfrom a golden tan to a deep ebony. It is somewhat stronger than the bard - woods, and is a good electrical insul- ator. It can be machined and polished into non-metallic gear's, washers, panels, and other objects such as are now made from bard rubber and bake- lite, "It i estimated d t b at a commercial plant with a production capacity of dye tons per daycould manufacture it at a cost of about $240 a ton. The cost might -be cut if it is manufactured as a by-product in other cornstalk in - idustries, "Its trade name, maiaolith, English - es into 'corn -stone'." Segrave Leaves $82,000 Estate 'London—The estate of the late Sir Henry Segrave, king of speed on land and water, who lost his life when his Miss England II upset in Lake Windermere last month amount- ed to $52,000 it is announced. "And you really consider yourself an expert swimmer, Begot?" "I must bel When I go to teach a girl how to swim she invariably tells me in a few seconds that she has learned perfectly and can get along without me." "The young women of the present generation are not what they used to be," Complains n famous old actor. No, they nsed fro be little girls. Britain Takes Her Place in Dirigible Construction The R-100, the largest dirigible in the world, exceeding even the gra Zeppelin, sailed fron3 England for Canada Monday, last week. A rownling Person Is Crazy - . e Firm Don't try to resbue a drowning man —unless' you are a good swimmer yourself. Remember "a drowning person is generally insane for the time being, and is liable to drag you to your death, unless you bre oapable of swim- ming with a heavy load.." The advice is that of Frank E. Dal- ton, a swimming teacher, and son of a famous English a:hannel_ swimmer. He gives it in "Swimming Scienti- fically Taught". Counsel on rescue for drowning, is timely just now, Among the many bits of advice given by Mr. Dalton are the following: 01 the many. different ways of sav- ing life, the safest and best method is to swim as near the person as .pos- sible, than dive, under and come up behind him; otherwise he is liable to grab you around the neck with a death clutch from which it is ex- ti'emely difficult to escape. When swimming ap behind the per- son, grab his brcees anti force him on ,his back; the :3 .r3, be struggles, the more he help, ,.meelf to keep afloat. To prevent c 'r.: ittcired by a drowning person :le :allowing rules should be carefel:y -!tidied, Mr. Dal- ton tells ns, a_ddint teat "every ac- tion, however, must be prompt and decisive, otherwise this method will be of no avail." Reading on: If grasped by the wrists, turn both arms ' simultaneously against the drowning person, thumbs outward, and atfempt to bring your arms at right -angles to your own body. This win dislocate the thumbs of the drowning person, and be must let go his hold. If clutched around the neck, im- mediately take a deep breath, lean well over your opponent, place the left hand in the small part of his back and draw: your right arm in an up- ward direction until 01 line with his shoulder, and pass it at once over his arm. Then with the thumb and forefinger catch his nose and pinch the nostrils close; at the earns time place the palm of your hand on hie chin and push firmly outward. This. will cause him to open his mouth for breathing purposes, and he, being 'an - der you, will swallow water, Choking ensues, and not only is the rescuer freed, but the other is left so help- less as to he completely finder control. If clutched around' the body and arms, take a deep breath, .lean well over your opponent and throw the. right arm in an upward direction. at right -angles to the body, or draw it up between your body and that of your opponent. Then with the thumb and forefinger catch the nose and pinch the nostrils close, and at the same. time placethe palm of the hand on the shin and bring the right knee as, high as possible up between the two bodies, placing it, if possible, against the lower part of 70110 opponent's chest; then, by means of a strong and somewhat sudden push, stretch your arms and legs out straight, at the. same time throwing the whole weight of the body backward. The sudden motion will press the air out of the other's lungs, as well as push him oif, no matter how tightly Ile may be holding. He may then be seized from behind and rescued. &ewarre of Insect ='.des Insect bites sometimes have serious results, the chief danger 'being that of secondary blood -poisoning. Here are precautions you should take when bitten:— A little strong liquid ammonia will stop the irritation. Then the bite should be painted with tincture of iodine, which will also lessen irrita- tion, besides destroying any germs lurking in the pores of the skin. If this does not prevent swelling and: inflammation, bathe the bitten part alternately with hot and cold water, or apply 'cold compreeses at three- bourly intervals. If matter forms and starts to discharge itself, apply hot fomentations and consult a doctor. Did you ever hoar of a Squirrel Hotel? Many years agp Dr, Lillian. Delyor Powers was travelling in Corr Ion with her .husband, one day when out driving, a boy held up a young palm • squirred that be had caught. The traveller bought the- tiny he tiny thing out of sympathy, and took it to ,their hotel: In the morning' it was cold and still, havink got chilled' • during the night. The two doctors• felt that they had neglected it, so. they worked over it with hot water; bottles,rubbing the wee body to• bring back circulation. Gradually .it canie to life, and became an adored pet. Thig was the beginning of Dr,. Powers' interest in ;squirrels. Later, while living in,:Germany, 'Dr, . Powers began her collection. Sailors heard of her hobby and brougha her, squirrels from all over the world. Then elle returned to American, and after living in New York for a time,.. she established her squirrel hotel: 10 New York State, on a farm with a rambling old bouse There she. gathered these pretty creatures from all over the globe, All kinds and varieties scampered around the place. Each one had a name: Samson and Delilah, Tinker -Bill, Carola, Gabrielle',' Ariel, Pucic, and Mustard. Exercis- ing wheels are everywhere. The squirrels have plenty of space for play, but are kept within bounds, So happy are they in their "hotel" that when given their liberty, they have refused it, and come back. "With all this easy life," says a writer in the Literary, Digest, every, want but cothplete liberty' supplied, no enemies about them, ,shelter in all weather, it would seem that the evil*. rels would never wish to leave, and this must be the case, for on rare occasions when venturesome spirits wandered away from their paradise, they soon found their way back. Dr. Powers once opened a li'.t1e window in the roof of a screened balcony oc- cupied by a group Of flying squirrels, thereby giving them the opportunity to come' and go. For a• long time they went out at night and came back in the early, hours. After a while they located in the: neighboring trees and only returned to the house toe. secure supplies. One of them still comes back to. the house every night to run her exercising wheel. A Chinese squirrel- gained liberty sev. eral years ago, went out and saw the world, and then apparently decided that there was no place like home and name back. Several gray squir- rels were given the privilege of go- ing and. Coming They they pleased. make free use of this opportunity. Some comebaok to sleep in the house, others nest outside, but come .in to• dive.—Humane Pleader. Berlin Taxi Drivers Give Free Rides Berlin—New Yorkers wrestling with the problems of taxicab service will be 'interested in the innovations an- nounced by a Berlin cab company, Iiraftag, a concern affiliated with the Kraft^organization which operates bus lines in the metropolitan district here. It now has 700 cabs on. the streets and expects to have 1,200 by the. end of the year. Some of these innovations were demonstrated recently for the bene- fit of the Berlin press. Every can entering the garage is at once turn- ed over to a special department for automatic eleanine and washing, The cushions and the upholstery inside the car are treated with vacuum cleaners and are then disinfected. To every passenger a .receipt is given, showing the amount due, the date and number of the cab. These receipts are especially useful in re- covering lost articles, and also are a convenience to business men in mak- lug up expense accounts. To any one presenting receipts amounting to. twenty marks the Kraftag allows a re-, bate of 5 per cent. The owner of ,the 'receipts also will be entitled to a free ride up to the value of one mark. There is still , another surprise. Every . Kraltag chauffeur carries an umbrella in his cab. In case of rain he conducts the passenger or pas- sengers to the door of the house, hotel, gallery, Mace building or publie building. Preference is given in hir- ing chauffeurs to those who can epeak foreign languages. In spite of all these improvements in service Bev..- lin's tax rates will remain lower than those in New York, Disinfecting Bedding One or the safest ways of disinfect• ing bedding after it has been slept in by a patient suffering froma con- tagious disease is to uee boiled soap, •carbolic acid, and water. Afterwards, hang out in the sun for twelve hours. Baking is also good, but the soap and water add greatly to the fresh- - floss, and the after effects are cer- tainly sweeter than those left by a , dry clean.' Knowledge is that which, next to' virtue, truly and essentially` raises one man above another.-7oseph Ad- dison. Toads and frogs are often Called the farmer's most valuable helpers. They are useful in destroying insects: and vermin harmful to plant life. Do not destroy them. 'They' are entitl- ed to our best _care for their good works. -Humane Pleader.