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Zurich Herald, 1957-02-07, Page 3tf rr UNMY SCIIOOI LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B. B.D. The Warning and Invitation of Jesus. Matthew 11;20-30 Memory Selection: Come unto ane,. all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me. Matthew 11: •28-29. God has always appealed to man through warning and tender invitation. A preacher who ex- cludes either from his message. is out of line with Scripture. The in of Sodom is listed in our law books as sodomy. God destroyed the wicked people of that city. The people of the re- spectable city of Capernaum were therefore surprised to hear .Jesus say, "And thou, Caper- naum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this ,day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.'.' Re- sponsibility and punishment for sin are partially determined by the light we have received. Bet- ter to die a heathen who has 'never heard the message of the Gospel than an unrepentant sin- ner from Canada where Gospel light and privileges are so abun- dant. After the words of this dire warning Jesus gives the great invitation of the memory selec- tion. How many are laden with sin's guilts.,,; and •„sh.ame! How many are hound -by sinful habits of thougot, word and act! How many are wearied with the struggles of life! To all such, Jesus says, "Come unto me." Tranquillizing pills may give a temporary calm and strong drink may bring blindness to one's misery for a little time' but only Jesus Christ can give soul rest. He is theanswer to our need. Let us confess our sins and seek Him now. Multitudes have proven that His word is true, that "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." "Seek ye the Lord while He may be found." Ploughboy -Poet Proposed to Queen Of all the success stories in history few are so amazing as that of Stephen Duck, the Wilt- shire ploughboy who taught himself to read, .bedame the ,most. fashionable poet of his day, en- tered the Church and was ap- pointed chaplain to the° King. In the year 1722, Stephen Duck was living in the Wiltshire village of Charlton Saint Peter. Though still in his teens, he had married and was .raising a family - on four and sixpence a week. Beer cost about a ha'penny a pint, and an ounce of cheap tobacco cost less than one of our own cigarettes. Anyway, Duck, a ploughboy, taught himself to read. the whole of Milton's "Paradise Lost." After a while, he tried his heed at poetry of his own and found that he had .a genuine talent. The local vicar helped him and. the manuscript of one ofhis poems was read• to George II's Queen at Windsor Castle. The Queen was so impressed by Duck's talent that she sent for him and persuaded him to give up ploughing to. study. Duck soon afterwards received a royal message appointing him librarian at the palace. He duly left his farm work and took up residence at Windsor Castle. Other successes followed all beyond his wildest dreams. The former ploughboy was made a Yoeman of the Guard and was appointed keeper of Duck Island in St. Tame's Park. Duck wrote more poems and was duly proclaimed a great genius. The Queen was anxi- ous to promote himeven higher and he was persuaded to study for the Church. This he did and in 1751 he became a royal preacher. "- It seemed that no post was tod high for him. He was men- tioned as a possible Poet Lau- reate and even as Archbishop of Canterbury. Duck, however, had acted his part too long. He never felt at ease among his new friends and became morbid- ly sensitive about his birth. No one noticed this until he took to standing on his head in the palace gardens. Even that was accepted asthe eccentricity of a genius. One morning, how- ever, the rumour got around that the royal chaplain had rushed into the Queen's room to pro- pose marriage. Duck, in short, was paying the price of living in a dream. His mind had given way un- der the strain. Even so, no one understood quite how deranged he had become until, on March 21st, 1756, 200 years ago last year, at the age of fifty-one, the ploughboy - preacher ran away from the palace, the vic- tim of religious mania. After wandering about the country- side he reached Reading where he drowned himself in a stream behind a tavern. Duck's poems never were great. But his memory lives on through the gesture of Lord Palmerston, who admired his tenacity in teaching himself to read and write. In order to perpetuate Duck's memory, Lord Palmerston gave a sum of money for a feast to be held in Duck's honour every June 1st at the village inn of his birthplace. Twelve localfarni-workers sit down to a supper of cold meat and ale. The ale is drunk at one gulp from tankards holding five-eighths of a pint. The Chief Duck (as he is called) reads the toast as follows: "In` remem- brance of Lord Palmerston and the Reverend Stephen Duck with all my heart." HAILS ARCHITECTS - Phis unusual -looking new U.S. stamp honors the architects of America. First sale will be in New York City on Feb. 23, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Architects. Sym- bolizing the changes in architectural style in the past 100 years is the decoration at left. It is a modernistic mushroom -type pillar superimposed on a classic Corinthian capital, CROSSWORD PUZZLE I ACROSS 1. brake eyes 5. first victim of homicide ' 3, Tree 12.Bellow 3. City on the, Tiber . 114, Charge 15. Portend 16. Repulsed curtly 18. Mild cigar k20. 14ntioe ,21, Squanders '24. Blind, as in falconry 26.Accumulate Cruises, 30 Soak up 21 Disgrace 33. Girls name 34. Important food 85. Cloth made from flax 38. Arrow 89. Middle d0. Arabian chieftain• 642. Talks 44. !ries firmly again d8. Direction K0, Sick 61. Sauoy 62. Muse of itistorp Greek later K4. God of war 05. Sea bird DOWN' 11. relestiat sphere 3, l.un,anian 27. Front coin 28. Always 0, Radia -t 20. Mentally 10, Cast sidelong sound glances 32. Boat hook 11. Ancient 35. Ancient Irish Persian city 17. Wingless . 37. Bug 2. Sticky stuff insect 30. Throws 3. Boy 10. Minor 40. Great Lake 4. Builds 21. 1-lornet 41. Liquefy 5. Tapestry ' 22. God of love 48. In this place .6. Dutch So. 28. Tree yielding 45. Spring .African,chicle guni 47. Beverage 7, Shelter -a. Small 48. Title closely norforation 49. 2000 pounds .A4 Answrs elsewhere ora this page. BRUSHING OFF THE WORLD - The young lady at leftiscleaning up the Middle East,,a problem which has bedeviled many a good man lately. She and her partner make it seem easy and so it is because the "world" and its moon are only interesting exhibits at a Frankfurt, Germany, show called "Space Unlimit- ed." llLFA'.'M FRONT ,ham Modern equipment for aiding in many farm chores or in the home requires either small elec- tric motors •or small gas engines. Where electric current 'is able the small fractional'l, :lAorse- power motor seems to a ` the logical choice:-" ;sl The kilicI13f'oavailable ee'ectric service rl yebe'a two wine 115 Volt or. a ilw.e-:'or three wire 230 Volt havtigair'alternat ' : cur rent of 6Q• cycl'es or 25 c� fes, or it may be'from a small'doinestic engine driven electric generating plant supplying 32 Volts of rect current. The., motors'used, therefore, must suit ;tlreyi.:,of.' electric current and' wiring Which is to be used The AC motors are the type most gen- erally used and most widely sold. The popularekinds of motors are as follows: • ' Split Phase Motors -These are usually the' least expensive to purchase. They include the sin- gle phase type that operates on two wires and are obtainable in sizes ranging from 1/20, H.P. to 1/3 H.P. They are suitable for light duty such as may be re- quired for a small seed cleaning machine or a washing machine. They can start a machine that requires about twice their nor- mal running power for a' short duration. An automatic switch mechanism disconnects the pow- er from its starter windings as soon as the motor reaches its normal speed. * • M Capacitor Start Motors -These motors cost a little more but are the best all round motor for general use. Their power ratings range from Vs H.P. to 1 H.P. The motor is fitted with a capacitor, which is a condenser to absorb the extra surge of electric cur- rent when starting a machine. It is thus able to start a- load that requires three times its nor- mal horsepower rating for a short period. Such motors , are suitable for operating larger seed cleaning machines, water pumps and similar loads which require a little extra power to start them, or where the demand for power may fluctuate with a varying load of the driven ma- chine or equipment. Motors of this type larger than 1/2 H.P. should operate on a three -wire 230 Volt service. • 8 h Repulsion -Induction Start ,Mo- tors -These are used where con. siderable power is required to start a load or where the, power requirement of a machine or equipment may fluctuate tem- porarily. Repulsion - Induction motors have a starting torque of about four times their normal running power. These motor's will continue to operate ;With reduced voltage: They are suit- able for large seed cleaning and grading plants,.feed grinders, large pumps, air compressors, etc. • • 8 The Small Gas Engine -Where: electric service cannot be used, the small air-cooled gasoline en- gine may be the best source of power. As a rule the horse- power rating of such an engine should be about 50% greater than the power of an electric motor which might otherwise be used. * * Two cycle air-cooled engines are now more reliable than they were a few years ago. Generally their normal operating speed. is much higher than that of the conventional four cycle engine. Their light weight and speed makes them suitable for port- able machines such as the rotary knife type of lawn mower, power chain saws, marine engines, etc. Special lubricating oils must be used and mixed precisely in the proportions recommended by the manufacturers to obtain maxi- mum efficiency and minimum of wear to the vital parts. The four cycle 'engine is prob- ably still the most satisfactory for general use around the farm. Speeds may be regulated by means of a throttle lever or one of several types of automatic speed governors. Some engines also may be fitted with geared speed reduction units at ratios as low as 6 to 1 which make them easily adaptable for equip- ment which must be operated at low speeds. u a Gasoline containing ethyl tetra lead such as that used in auto- mobiles should not be used. Or- dinary or regular gasoline which does not contain ethyl tetra lead, when used with a heavy duty type of lubricating oil for the crank case, will result in less deposits in the combustion chamber and less fouling of the spark plugs and valve stems, Greater efficiency and longer. trouble-free operation can be expected. a r • Changes In Poultry 'Farming in Canada are bringing. a reduc- tion. in the number '.of.•e all farm flocks and the appearance of large commerical flocks. This it accompanied by decreasing prow fit margins making the poultry- man ever more conscious of pro- duction costs. These changes have brought about a reappraisal by egg producers of breeds and crosses. • * +x The heavy, dual - purpose breeds and crosses which have been popular among poultrymen for many years now appear to be losing favor to light breeds and crosses. There are two reasons for this: (1) The price of fowl has been low in recent years, thus reducing the meat value of the carcass; (2) Light birds re- quire less feed for maintenance and hence, when compared on the basis of equal egg produc- tion, produce eggs more econ- omically than heavy birds. A four pound bird producing 200 eggs per year consumes about 78 pounds of feed, while a six pound bird laying 'at the same rate consumes about 98 pounds of feed. On this basis the light bird produces one dozen eggs on 4.7 pounds of feed, while the heavy bird requires 5.9 pounds of feed for One dozen eggs. This. represents •a=saving of about one dollar per bird per year for the light birds. Since many, heavy breeds are popular ,and have good growth, liveability, and production rec- ords, there is a natural reluc- tance on the part of producers to switch to other breeds. But low fowl prices have decreased the income from this source, em- phasizing the necessity for eco- nomical egg production. Present trends indicate that profit from the laying flock must come largely from egg production and poultrymen are looking to the light breeds and crosses with their lower maintenance re- quirements for more economical egg production. How Royalty Eats,... Many who are interested in the preparation and presents. tion of good food, May have wondered what it would be like to arrange a royal banquet, Now someone who has ar ; .. ranged many of these has wri ten a book, "Fit For A ding 1"e - He is F. J, Corbitt, who. was 4!t Buckingham Palace for twenty years and was appointed Dep- uty Comptroller of Supply. Iirl his easy, graphic style, he des- cribes important an splendid royal occasions from the inside. When our Queen was married in 1947, nine wedding cake.' were sent the gifts of manufac- turers who had connections with the royal family. They were die - played on a long trestle table in the middle of the state din- ing -room, -with theslargest and most magnificent cake in the centre. The large mirrors on the dining -room's walls reflected the cakes and gave a tremendous impression of whiteness. The nine manufacturers were invited to the Palace to give details of the ingredients and recipes of their cakes. One manufacturer was very late for the appointment as his car had broken down on the way, but was delighted to find King George VI and Queen Elizabeth still in the dining -room after his rivals had left. After the wedding festivties there were still several thousand pieces of cake to be cut up, packed and posted off. Those that did not go to friends went to hospitals. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking N 0 1 N v S a a 5 2i a a Z1 a a a 1 e 1 N a 9 a a S a v 0 W1S"`a"1a ct "BE IT EVER 30 HUMBLE . •" -- Joseph Porcos, 48, poses in the wooden box that has been his "home" for the past two years. Police had been called to investigate an abandoned safe in the junk -littered yard of a Chicago apartment house and cheerful, clean-shaven Porcos strolled in. When questioned, he told the cops he lived in the wooden box. Porcos does odd jobs around the city. Says he likes his odd dwelling - it's tiny, it's cold, but it's home! WHAT PRICE CHEESECAKE? - Hollywood's mast -photographed hotsgra P tied publicity l,eifY P i ct ure model during 1956 was curvesome Kathy Marlowe. In scads of publicity stills, she was "Miss everything from "Miss Travelling Saleslady" to' 'Miss Get -the -Dents -Out -of -Your -Fenders." About all she got out of it was the realization that pin-up fame can be a financial bust, too. Her total take for all her photographic posturing in 19566, including five movie bit roles, was "less than $3,000," T ical of Kathys "Nisei. roles are those pictured above. Left to 'fight she is "Miss tong Whitsey (for the potato industry),P tot "Miss Sun Goddess" (to plug a California desert resort) L and demonstrating the egg -frying temperature on a movie set location, includingname of the picture, of purse.