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Zurich Herald, 1941-01-02, Page 3Members of Signalling Crew et 'Camp Borden Send "Scrambled" Messages. •".fir,."+ With plenty of snow on the countryside, Canada's soldiers are already into the full swing of their winter training. This photograph, taken at Camp I3 olden, shows a signalling crew usinga "Fuller Emer- gency Field Telephone". The messages from this ingenious instrument cannot be tappebecause they are laeaambled when they leave the transmitter and are unscrambled at the receiving end, thus making it impos- sible for th ewire-tapper to gleam the slightest bit ofinformation. How Can I? 1 BY ANNE ASHLEY 1 Q. How can I tighten a loose chair rung? A. Remove the rung, slightly split the ends, insert very small wooden wedges, and then drive the rung back into place. Q. How can I make a good . eteei and nickel polish? A. Mix 1 tablespoon of tur- . Pontine, 1 tablespoonful of sweet oil, and enough emery powder to the consistency of cream. Apply with a soft rag, Bien wipe off, • end polish with a dry flannel elotli. Q. How can I keep the plants in a hanging basket watered with- out danger of dripping? A. Put the porous cup from a discarded wet -battery cell in the center of the hanging basket, fill it with water, and it will seep through, supplying the necessary moisture without danger of drib - ping water. Q. How can I avoid so much stooping when using the dustpan? A. Bend the hollow tin handle of the dustpan to a right angle, said insert an old broom handle. Q. How can I stiffen a rug Oat persists in wrinkling? A. Try the following treat- snent: Dissolve 1 part of common glue in 10 parts of warm water. Rang the rug over a pole and paint the wrong aide of it with a paint brush dipped in the so - cation. Use the solution sparing- ly or it may soak through and show on the surface, This treat- ment should be done in the yard, where the rug will dry quickly. Modern Etiquette 111' ROBERTA LEE 1. Should a man who is walk- ing with a woman carry her packages? 2. When a man and a girl are dancing, and another man wishes to "cut in," is it permissable for either the girl or her partner to refuse? 3. Is it all right for the host to carve at the table, when the dinner is informal? 4. If one were introdueiug a 'roman to the president or ruler of some country, shouldn't ,she <1e presented to him? 5. What does it indicate when a person is constantly criticizing members of his family, when talking to friends and acquain- tances? 6. Should the 'water glass be filled to the brim? Answers 1. Yes,, if the packages are of considerable size. If the pack- ieges are insignificant in size, a few spools of thread, a tube of toothpaste, or a library book, it ie not necessary. 3. It is ex- tremely rude to do so, and very embarrassing to the other man. *...ties. 4. Yes; in such a ease, the woman is presented to the raiser.. 5. III -breeding is the only aenawer. 6. No; two-thirds full it sufficient. At Benton, Alta., William Don - ton declares a' .young coyote abased his 40 -pound gobbler. one ,might- and they creshed and burst open a wheat -filled implement OW, both being buried Alive in 4he golden grain. Frelan Wilford, world wheat king in 1933, now goes in for raising champion hogs. He has become a member of the board of directors of the Alberta Swine Breeders' association and in a recent show in Calgary took one first place and four other prizes with his entries, select bacon types. Ttt • 4-1-4.4.4 4'*.41.4e44. Y 4.4.4 4 4-4, What Science l Is Doing ID •F►r .. r. WIDEN VIEW OF UNIVERSE Objects in the sky "quite out of reach some years ago" have been brought within range by newly developed telescope aids. Several'starshave been added to those known' -to be among the nearest neighbors of the sun, two of which give out less than one-tenth thousandth part of the sun's light. s SUNLIGHT AND VITAMIN C Vitamin C may be produced by sunlight in 'the same way that radiation produces vitamin D, it ' is indicated by an analysis of tomato plants' vitamin content when kept under variable condi- tions of sunlight. When the plants were removed from the sunlight the vitamin C content showed a remarkable decrease in quantity, and when they were returned to the light the quantity increased. NEW WAY TO MAKE HELIUM Dr. Cecil T. Lane, assistant in physics' at Yale University and former student and member of the staff at McGill University, is reported to have built a ma- chine which cuts both the time and cost of manufacture sof liquid helium down to a fraction of the former time and cost. McGill physicists last week commented that the manufacture of liquid helium was a difficult process as helium gas liquefies at four degrees above absolute zero, the point at 'which all atomic ac- tion ceases. ., 4 t'»'.* 4.4-4.4.4.4 • .+a... •4.44. 4-> o.a-'-YH-e 4.114-4-4-4-0-Y 1, 4.4-4 4-44 o-4•4 .K. 4-0.4 . HEALTH TOPICS More Vitamins in Whole Wheat Bread No ane measure could do so much to advance national health and vigor in wartime as the provision of greater vitamin con- tent in bread, Dr. Frederick T. Tisdall, nutrition expert, told the .Health League of Canada in a' recent address at Toronto. The British government last July took steps to supplement the amount of vitamin B1 in all bread. Similar action is being considered in the U.S. and work in this field is now being done at Ottawa. "In Canada we have discover- ed in the last few years that most of the vitamin content of our grains goes' into the animal troughs," Dr. Tisdall said. The heaviest vitamin content of gxxin is in the parts discarded in The refining of white bread flour, he explained. COMBATS NERVOUSNESS "We used to think that 300 in- ternational units of vitamin B1 was a sufficient daily supply but now we believe 500 units are needed. Persons receiving 800 units get along all right, but that if this is cut to 250 units the same people become morose and fretful," he said. Reducing the amount below that figure actu- ally reduced subjects of experi- ments to a state where they be - cane highly nervous and afraid, he declared. The simplest way to derive the full vitamin advantages from bread is to eat whole wheat bread, the doctor said, but added "you can't make people eat what they don't like and most of us don't like brown bread." "A white flour can be pro- duced which will vary very little from our present white flour, yet contain the needed vitamins," Dr. Tisdall added. Some Canadians Are Promoted From The Ranks Gen. Mao\eau hton i r>; chief of the Canadian. forces in 1�1ng1antl, aspects cadets eta Canadian .offiee..r {reinieg catniy., These men ate all fromthe ranks and were elected to take the course to become officers. • Lists Favorite Bathtub Songs Nelson Eddy Names the Teti Best 13allads For Use iM1/]sile Bathing Nelson Eddy is quite .a singer, and he is probably right in say- ing that tine tiling the world needs plenty of just now is good songs - particularly for bathtub use, says tbe Stratford Beacon -Herald. He bas compiled a list of 10 best songs 'for bathroom bellowing, Here they are, in the order selected: "The Road to Mandalay," "Sweet Ade- line," "I Am the Captain -of tbe Pinafore," "''esti la Giubba" from Verdi's opera, "Pagliacci," or "Fig- aro" from ll,ossini's "Barber of Seville," the second verse of "The Star Spangled Banner," (for Can- adians we would stiggest the sec- ond verse of "God Save the King" which probably not one Britisher in 100,000 knows), any good college song, `Drink to Me Only With Thins Eyes," "The Prisoner's Song," "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," and "VII See You Again," from "Bittersweet," which is, how- ever, a "plug" for his next picture. That isn't a bad list, but for the average man "Vesti la Glubha" is not familiar enough, although the sob In the voice that comes in the last line would be handy for the man who got soap in his eyes, For the leisurely bather, or for dealing with the spot between the shoulder blades and the small of the back, "brink to Me Only" is admirable. For a good vigorous rub, how- ever, we cast a vote ofr "There'Il Always Be An England." Arctic Air Lines. Seen by Explorer In the not too distant future, the Polar regions will be criss- crossed by air lines linking Eur- ope, America and Asia, according to Vilhjalmur Sitefansson, noted Canadian explorer of the Arctic, who flew from Edmonton to Montreal by Trans -Canada Air Lines, after a month in Alaska, on his way back to New York. On the year's average, flying conditions in the Arctic are bet- ter than those of the North At- lantic, he said. Canadian National Railways Revenues The gross revenues of the all-. Inclusive Canadian National Rall- -ways System for the week end- ing December 14, 1940, were: $5,349,721 as compared with 4,290,858 for the corresponding period of 1939, an in- crease of $1,059,363 or 24.7% v.E / OU HEAEO? The hi,g touring car slowed to a crawl to pass a primitive ox wagon, driven by an ancient gray- beard. "Look at Rip Van Winklel" exclaimed the 'smart aleck' of the party. "Say, Grandpa, did you ever ride in an automobile?" "Sure I did! 1S; was a dandy automobile,'too -- a five -wheeled one." "Good for you! but why the fifth wheel?" "To steer with, smarty, Gid- dap, Buck," -0-- , Only u very, very tactless German asks, on 'entering a fri.end''s house for dinner, "Where's Fido?" -Toronto Star. -0- A man who had a fight with his wife sent for a doctor to treat his face, which was badly bruised and scratched. After treating the man, the doctor turned to the wife, and said, "I should think, madam, that you'd be ashamed to treat your husband so -- your husband wh"o is the head of the family." "Doctor," she ans were d, "hasn't a woman got a right to scratch her own head?" "How nicely you have made your bed, sonny," said his mother one morning. "1 haven't made it," he re- plied. "I got out of it care- fully." -*- Deputy Clerk T. H. Depew, Canton, Ohio, was registering an alien who could neither read nor write: "Put your X right there," he said, indicating the dotted line with an index finger. "Oh, sure," said the eager reg- istrant, and quickly drew an X on Depew's fingeirnaiI. -o- "Why was the period be- tween A.D. 500 and A.D. 1200 known as the Dark Ages?" "Because those were the days of knights." -0- "Now, Pat," said the magis- trate sympathetically* to an old offender, "what brought you here again?" "Two policemen, sort," was the laconic reply. "Drunk, I suppose?" queried the magistrate, - "Yes, sorr," said Pat, without relaxing a muscle, "both of them," Fish can hear, distinguish be- tween colours, and make a noise when they eat. 20 P.C. ,increase in C. N. Revenues Net revenue of $5,524,224 for the month of November anal of 238,733,861 fox t h e eleven months period, January to No- vetnber inclusive, is shown in tho monthly statement of operating revenues, operating expenses and net revenue of the Canadian Na- tional. Railways all-inclusive sys- tem issued at headquarters re- cently. e-cently. Operating revenues were $22,- 389,448 in November of this year and operating expenses $10,865,224. There was an in- crease in net revenue of X549,- 620 for the month over that of last year. For the eleven months of the preeent year, operating revenues were $223,790,416, an increase of $30,016,543 over the corres- ponding period of last year, Op- erating expenses up to November 30 of this year were $185,056,- 5557, an increase of $17,263,493 over the similar period of 1939. The net revenue of $38,733,861 ,- for the first eleven months of 1940 represents an increase of $21,653,056 over the correspond- ing orresponding period of 1939. The Best Woods For House -Heating Hard maple, yellow bir,;h, beech, oak and hickory are among the best Canadian woods for fuel, a cord and one-quarter of any one of them being approxi- mately equal in heating value to one ton of anthracite coal. Re- gardless of what wood is used, it should be as dry as possible for not only does wet wood give out less heat than dry wood but it is also apt to cause fouling of the pipes. For this reason fire- wood seasoned for less than one year should not be used, and to achieve the best results wood shouIcl be cut into suitable lengths for the stove or furnace as soon as possible so as to permit the most thcrough seasoning. More Fast Trains On This Continent Railroad passenger service in Canada and the United States is much faster than it was a year ago, according to the annual train schedule survey jus,; completed and made public by Railroad Magazine. This study shows that separate runs operating daily at an average speed of a mile-aminute or more grew dur- ing the year from 997 to 1,226 -a jump of 23 per cent. The ex- tension of mile -a -minute rail- roading, it is pointed out, is prim- arily` due to the general improve- ment of inter -city services ra- ther than to a spectacular speed- up on any one system. ...CLASSIFIED AD'VERTISEMENTS� tr f AGENTS WAITER LOCAL MAN - GOOD PAY WEEK - 1y. Full -or spare time. Book orders for Canada's finest trees, plants. 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