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Zurich Herald, 1956-07-26, Page 3How Can I? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I make bottles leak -proof for taking in my luggage on a trip? A. Any bottle can be made leak -proof, if, after the cork has been tightly fitted into it, it is dipped into melted paraffin. Then tie a piece of heavy paper over the top to make it even more secure. Q. How can I prevent rugs from curling at the edges? A. Make a thin starch, Dis- solve a small amount of gum ara- bic in a little water and add to the starch. Turn the rug up- side down and apply the solu- tion with a paint brush. Let it dry. Q. How can I remove yellow rpots from old lace? A. Either wet the lace and spread it where it will freeze, or wet it and spread in a very hot sun. Either method may re- quire several days to bleach thoroughly, and it must be kept wet all the time. Q. How can I remove rust from iron or steel? A. There is nothing like a touch of kerosene, applied with powdered bath brick to give it the proper amount of roughage. Q. How can I niake easy the task of re -knitting a sweater? A.„ The,.task, of ..re -knitting a sweater can, be made easier if the kinks are first taken out o1 the yarn. Wind the yarn in a skein, tie together firmly, and wash it in lukewarm water. Then fold in a towel and put In a warm place to dry. The kinks will be gone when the yarn has drier. Q. How can I renew velvet? A. Steam velvet over the spout of a tea -kettle. Place a funnel in the spout and you will be able to cover a larger area. Q. How can I make shoes wat- erproof? A. Shoes can be made water- proof and also preserved by melting a little beeswax, and adding enough sweet oil to snake it pour. Then warm the shoe soles and pour on the mix- ture while it is hot. Hold the shoes near the fire until the mixture is absorbed into the leather. Q. How can I remove oil spots from carpets? A. Cover the spots with paste made of fuller's earth and wat- " tr and let it remain twenty-four hours. If it is oil from oiled streets, scrub with benzine. Q. How can I make the taste tf olive oil more agreeable, if someone considers it unpleasant? A. A pinch cif salt aids consid- erably. Lady Gun Toters Sports clothes designers, trying )o make bathing suits briefer, ten - pis clothes trimmer and ski suits tighter, would look aghast at the iitfits worn by the women skeet shooters at the first Canaadian Skeet Championship Shoot held re- sently in Montreal. These crack -shots, who would rather spend their time shooting at day pigeons than sipping tea, prac- tice their sport winter or summer, In snow, sleet, wind or rain. Tills lime it was rain. As the meet opened on a windy, lainswept field, skirts were cover - id with large waterproof ovrallS. In oversize waterproof jacket gave reedom for shooting, and curls rere hidden by a sheet of plastic MARIE DIONNE OPENS FLOWER. SHOP—The four surviving Dionne Quintuplets officially open the florist shop started by Marie and named the "Salon Emilie" for deceased Emilie Dionne. Left to right during the ribbon cutting cerempny in Montreal, are: Annette, Cecile, Marie and Yvonne. wrapped turban -style around the head. . In fact, it was difficult to dis- tinguish the women from the men ,— and the way they handled their guns would certainly note give them away. This is one sport where thele , aren't any "ladies rules." Tlie-wo men use the same guns, shoot on the same squads under the sante., conditions as the men — and are not favored by any handicaps. Most women who shoot skeet took up the sport in "self-defence," be- ing married to ardent marksmen. Rather than stay at home while husbands participated in shooting meets, they gave it a try them- selves. Now they are every bit as keen as the men and compete with them successfully, In Canada, about 40 per cent of the membership in skeet clubs is feminine. Once bitten by the skeet bug, even the most petite of these enthusiasts happily totes a seven or eight pound shotgun. Absorbing the "kick"' from a .12 gauge shell perhaps 100 times in an afternoon requires certaiu physical fitness! But when they discard their shoot. ing clothes and don party dresses, Canada's shooting women look for all the world as if they would run in terror from a cap gun. Hints For The Summer Cottage Summer homes are coming to life. As . the last traces of snow disap- pear from the woods, the annual ceremony of "opening up the cot- tage" is performed by thousands of Canadians. Brooms and scrubbing brushes play their part, but the magic wand which restores summer sparkle is. a paint brush. For instance, if the linoleum on the floor looks shabby, yet is still in ,tolerable condition, it can be given a coat of color. Scrub it care.. fully, making sure that every trace of wax is removed. (Otherwise, paint won't stick !) . Apply one or two coats of a good floor enamel. Then, to make less obvious the in- evitable dirt and sand tracked in from the beach, mottle it with a contrasting color. You can do this by dipping a piece of sponge in a shallow pan paint, then dabbing it on the floor. Or dip a brush in the paint, tap it - on a stick held in the left hand, and achieve a spatter effect. (Lt might be a good idea to practice on a sheet of newspaper!) A final coat of varnish will protect the paint from summer wear -and -tear. WHAT'S ON FIRST? — Sort out the characters and you get Orioles' Tito Francona (looking east) nipped at first base by Yank's Bill Skrowron (looking west) during a game at the Yankee Stadium. Perhaps the wooden furniture in the cottage is the result of do-it- yourself projects. If chair seats and table tops are rougher than they should be, hours of sandpapering can be saved by covering all your troubles with plastic -coated fabric, which comes in dozens of colors and textures and can be applied with glue or fastened down with brass - studded tacks. It costs little and an occasional wipe with a damp cloth will keep it bright for many a holiday season. If you're looking for make -shift furniture, keep in mind orange crates. In the bedroom, two set side.. by -side from an excellent caressing table. A piece of plastic fabric on the top and a frilly skirt tacked around the edge will make any re- semblance to an orange crate pure- ly coincidental. In the living room, these crates make ideal end -tables. Disguised with paint to blend with the rest of the furniture, they are a handy size for lamps. The shelf made by the divider is a natural for hold- ing magazines. If you are not already an avid do-it-yourself fan, the cottage is an ideal place to test your creative genius. If results are less -than -per- fect, who cares? �' _mad •r True happiness springs from Moderation --- GOETHE (1749 -1832) Men who tlrtnk of tornorrazv practice moderation today •--^nsma QJlr 1 •e(( 2 Humane Slaughter Senator Humphrey will hold •hearings this week on a bill to require humane methods of slaughtering meat animals in .. Ames an packing houses. Al- .thoug i, ::such methods are en- forcej'Jby law in most Euro- pean •-countries, they are not mandatory in the United States and, indeed, are rarely observ- ed here. Cattle, sheep, calves and hogs are commonly killed here by techniques which subject them to senseless terror and suffering: they are dragged aloft and suspended by a chain fastened around one hind leg; then their throats are cut and they are Ieft to bleed to death. It is entirely practicable to ren- der the animals unconscious be- fore slaughter, as Senator Hum- phrey's bill would require, by anesthetizing them with carbon dioxide or by stunning them with electric tongs or a captive bolt pistol. Most of the major meat pack- ers oppose this legislation, and for some strange reason they have found support for their opposition in the Department of Agriculture. The Department says it "has always favored and worked for humane methods in all aspects of handling of ani- mals" but that in this situation it "is guided by a sincere belief that mandatory Federal legis- lation would not be the best way to assure continued pro- gress in the solution of this pro- blem." This may be sincere but it is also unrealistic. In the first place, voluntary cooperation, althought sought for many years, has not produced com- pliance with decent standards. In the second place, the depart- ment has long used legislation to assure humane treatment of animals; for example, it en- forces an effective law respect- ing the treatment of animals in transit to slaughterhouses. In the. third place, mandatory re- gulations afford the most equi- table and even-handed way to obtain general observance of humane slaughter methods. Senator Humphrey's bill ought to become law: — Washington Post and Times Herald. gigs Eo Flight From nature is to be gained more knowledge than from any school or college. In fact, most of the knowledge in books is but what mas has learned from a careful study of nature. Sci- ence has gone back a hundred million years. . We had only of late years seen the. earth, upon which we walk and work, from the same height that birds have known it for centuries. Our gliding planes of today are but the pictured evi- dence of flight long, long ago before man ever trod this earth! Wonder of wonders is the wing of every bird. When out- spread, soaring high above the earth, what is there more fas- cinating to watch? An eagle, hawk, sea gull, pigeon, heron, crane, starling—and that exqui- site creature the humming bird —each has its own marvelous wings that fan the air in flight —and each is a spectacle of won- der and delight. But nothing is so remarkable as the use to which these wings of birds are put—many migra- ting thousands of miles from their different stays throughout the year. Birds in Hawaii, for example, nest and breed in far- away Alaska and then fly back, to those flower-scented islands to play out their days of joy and song. The tiny humming bird is the only land bird known which can fly backward! And when its frail. and delicate bill is inserted in a flower to gain its honey, its wings work so fast that its small body seems stationary in the air, The down stroke then be- comes an almost horizontal for- ward stroke. It can even rise straight up into the air! 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