Zurich Herald, 1952-01-10, Page 9Which Way Does
Pig's Taps Curl?
Recently published, in an Ameri-
can farm paper was the sketch' of
a pig with its tail curled ..to the
left. In a short accompanying
article the question was asked whe-
ther the artist had curled the tail
in the wrong direction.
Readers were invited to write
anal give their opinions and obser-
vations, Over 1,000 letters and pos-
tals were received. Here's .a tabula-
tion of the replies:
Thirty-two per cent said a pig's,
tail curls clockwise (or right); 13
per cent, said a pig's tail curls left;
55 percent said it curls either way
—and that's correct:
The most surprising thing was
how nmasay folks had never paid any
attention to that portion of a pig's
anatomy; ,had never had the ques-
tion raised.
Sonne interesting farm beliefs
came to light in these replies. Quite
a few farmers said that if a sow's.
'tail curls to the right, that's a •
sign of a good brood sow. Others'
were just as certain that a left curl
was a sign of a good brood sow.'
Some folks said it was a matter of
sex, some thought it was the breed
that determines the direction of the
curl.
Many a reply said: "1 don't know, '
but I went out and looked at our
logs." Several sent snapshots of
their pigs to evidence. Some of the
vo-ag 'teachers had their students
snake counts, on pigs. in their proj-
ects and 'send the, tabulation off
right curls and left *curls. • One
country school teacher in Michi-
gan had all the fourth grade pupils
look the matter up and write ' a
reply, then all the letters were
mailed. in ,one huge envelope.
The letters came from oldsters
as well as youngsters. A farmer
wrote: "I am 70 years old and
havelived on a farm all my life.
1 never saw a pig with its ° tail •
curled .to the left." A farmer, 65,
correctly ,.observed that tails can
curl either way. A farmer's wife
in Texas said: "My husband. and
I went out and looked, just to
make sure."
A boy who has raised, fed, exhi-
bited and. judged hogs for three
years said the curl of the tail had
never been called to his attention.
Another young farmer who had
really spent some time watching
his pigs carne up with this obser-
vation: "A pig seems to have per-
fect control. While I watched them,
some pigs curled their tails left,
then let them uncurl and twisted
them to the right:"
One point on which many
agreed was the importance of curl
in a pig's tail. A curled tail, • they
allowed, was a sign that a pig is
feeling good, doing. Weil. A sick
pig, or a chilled pig, usually lets
its tail hang., straight.
Is Mall. a Fighter By
Nature or Training?
Do Wren and animals fight be-
cause of some inherited inner urge?
Or is it because they are trained
to be belligerent? Some light is
thrown on these questions by ex-
periments that Drs. J. P. Scott and
Ernil Fredericson of the Roscoe
.1B, Jackson' Memorial Laboratory
have been conducting with rats and -
mice. The laboratory has long been
studying the behavior of animals to
determine the relative influence of
heredity and environment 011 beha-
vior.
Though heredity, especially the
male -hormone factor, may be im-
portant in some situations, train- .
ing proves to be more important.
Drs. Scott and Fredericson regard
this as hopeful because the same
laws of learning and habit -forma-
tion apply to all higher animals. Birt
the two investigators find that.niore
research is necessary before it is
Workn
GfrI's Boudoir Wardrobe Should Be Practicai
This brushed rayon gown in coral was designed for thepaycheck
girl:; It's edged in white Venice lace, has a mandarin collar, white
pearl buttons, and is ratted at the aides for comfort.
$Y EDA IMES
HE girt whoo earns her own
living and must therefore
get an entire, wardrobe from
her paycheck each season
quickly becomes a shrewd
shopper. When she shops,
she looks . for practicality as
well as fashion,
In choosing boudoir fash-
ions, she passes up gold-
etched tricot and the pleated
nylon nets in, favor of gowns
and pajamas'ihat are charm-
ing but inexpensive. And, in
making her (;;selections, she
looks for fashions that are
young, that are _ comfortable,
that launder well.
Designer Myrtle Mayfield
has done at series of just
such gowns and pajamas for
Colura in hie fashion colors
and in warm and washable
brushed rayon.
These havea styling that's
definitely y.b u n g. They're
done in warm, glowing col-
ors: aqua, coral, pink and/
sand. Some ha v e clean
touches of white in big pom-
pons while others are sparked
by bright ribbons.
The mandarin collar, the
Warne wear for a wintry night
is the over-all raiama in aqua
brushed rayon. Waist - length
jacket has a wide slit collar
touched with coral ribbons.
Peter Pan collar and the dol-
man sleeve appear in these
gowns and pajamas, both for
fashion and for comfort.
Flowing cuffs are used, too,
and often they are piped in a
contrasting color.
safe to conclude that training equal-
ly influences fighting in higher ani-
mals, man included writes Walde-
mar Kaempffert in the New York
Times.
Apparently there is no spontan-
eous internal eo s me nal natural cause for
fighting. Rats and mice, and per-
haps man, if some extrapolation is
permitted, do not need to fight. If
they; fight it is because of goading
and 'training. The spontaeously
arising need for food may be as-
sociated .with . fighting through
training. The converse is also true.
In other words, if the environment
is tight, mice and rats can be train-
ed to keep the peace.
Drs. Scott and Fredericson point
out that there are departures from
the behavior patterns of rats and
mice in some other species. Dogs,
baboons and men "gang up" on an
individual. Rats and mice never
do. It . may be that this is a here-
ditary difference. If so,, then what
holds true of rats and mice does
not hold true of some other
species.
To discover if man is naturally
a fighting animal, or if he is belli-
gerent because he :ia often,,taught
to walk around with a chip on his
shoulder, is not easy. Rats and
mice do not read newspapers or
listen to rabble-rousers. Men do
and are thus inflamed against whole
nations, races and social classes.
Such cultural factors will be diffi-
cult to control if it turns out that
what applies to rats, mice, dogs
and baboons also applies to man.
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"There's no longer any,discount
—not even for high government '
nR3ciala!"
"Angel" In The Wings—Taking time out from her role as an angel
in a production of "Christmas 'Through the Ages," little Loretta
'Young, 4, gets in a few licks as a stage hand, Thi all -girl show,
featuring four -and -five-year olds, was produced by a Children's
Aid Society center.
Royal Bank Statement Sets New Record
As Assets Cross $2.5 Billion Level
Total deposits at $2,350,314,347, reach new high point for Canadian
banking -Liquid position strong—Increased profits offset by higher
taxes.
New high records in the field of Canadian banking are revealed
in the annual financial statement of The Royal Bank of Canada for the
year ending November. 30, 1951. The report, just issued, shows total
assets have now topped the $2.5 billion mark,and stand at $2,515,645,208,
an increase of $18,268,886 over the record figure of a year ago.
Deposits have al. reached the
highest figure in Canadian banking
history, the total at the end of the
Royal Bank's fiscal year standing
at $2,350,314,347 as compared wtih
the previous year's figure of
$2,337,503,468. This increase has oc-
curred despite a reduction in Gov-
ernment deposits of nearly $46,-
000,000. Interest-bearing deposits
have also reached• a new high level
of $1,123,723,791, an increase of
$19,805,565 as compared with the
corresponding figure in -1950 bal-
ance sheet. The steady rise of in-
terest-bearing deposits, characteris-
stic of bank statements during the
past few years, shows a tendency to
level off, due no doubt to the im-
pact of heavier taxes and higher liv-
ing costs. Non-interest bearing pub-
lic deposits have increased by
$39,694,767 and now total $1,085,-
717,203.
1,085;717,203.
Demand for commercial loans in
Canada has continued heavy, due
to the high level of comercial and
industrial activity during the past
twelve months. This is reflected in
an increase of $67,122,070 under this
heading as compared with the cor-
•
responding figure in 1950. Much of
this increase occurred prior to the
Government's announced policy of
credit restriction in February. Call
loans in Canada standing at $21,-
191,848,
21;191,848, are down by $31,347,547.
The liquid position of the bank con-
tinues very strong. Cash assets total
$488,057,439, which is equal to 20%
of all the banlc's public liabilities.
Liquid assets: amount to $1,624,599,-
059, ,equivalent to, 66.96% of. ;the
bank's liabilities to •the public. In-
cluded in the bank's liquid assets
are Dominion, and Provincial secu-
rities totalling $836,209,958.
Bank Premises Account has in-
creased from $17,068,704 to $19,-
508,884, due to the bank's continu-
ing programme of branch building
and improvement. During the year
major improvements and extensions
were completed at a number of
branch points for the better accom-
modation of the bank's steadily in-
creasing clientele and staff and for
increased efficiency.
If You're Modernizing Your Home
These Hints May Be Helpful
.Many people can easily spot a
modern piece of furniture or a
modern interior. Yet they search
in vain for a common denominator,
or a rule which says "this makes
modern."
Kim Roffman, world famous de-
signer, believes he has found a
formula which will help solve the
problems for the average layman.
Modern, he believes, is not a
series of elements. It is not char-
treuse walls an‘ pink sofas, nor
spindly iron furniture, nor sling
c h a i r s, nor free -form tables.
Though legitimate in themselves,
these pieces, he says, cannot make
modern,
"It is the atmosphere rather than
its separate components t 11 a t
counts," he says.
Modern Means Special Outlook.
"Going modern" to him simply
means sharing a special philosophy
and a special outlook on life. Mo-
dern has character. He. chooses to
describe it in three strong charac-
ter qualities — honest, simplicity,
and generosity.
Honesty, he says, enters the pic-
ture when you stop disguising
things to look like what they are
not. Using marbelized paper to fake
a marble table top he cites as a
good example of what should not
be done.
It means courage to refrain from
covering every column with mir-
rors, and to hang draperies without
a covering valance.
Simplicity is the second defining
quality and the one which he con-
siders most difficult to achieve.
People who have been exposed to
the flapper era of "cuteness" do
not always take to it kindly.
"There is nothing cute nor coy
nor fussy about a modern interior,"
says Mr. Hoffman. "Rather it is
a study in understatement and ma-
turity. We do not fear the empty
spaces outside our houses; why
then, trust we fear them in our
rooms and on our furniture? In-
stead of buying more furniture, why
can't we buy better furniture? An
empty corner or a bare wall has
quiet restfulness, and there is real
pleasure in looking at fine woods."
Generosity, :the last word in his
trilogy, implies, he says, generosity
in line and treatment. For instance,
where several small tables, chairs,
lamps or pictures were used in the
past with cluttery effect, modern
interiors employ fewer, but larger
pieces.
One long 'row of unified book-
cases or chests takes the place of
innumerable small commodes of
different heights. Instead of fram-
ing three windows individually
with six panels, one generous cur-
tain now covers the whole wall, In-
stead of two or three short sofas
or love seats varying in type and
size, one long sofa continues hori-
zontal lines. One or two bold, gen-
erous patterns are used to accent
plain fabrics.
Generous lighting calls for fewer
lamps which give stronger light,
and clearer lamp shades which cast
a whiter light. Generous carpeting
means wall-to-wall carpeting or
linoleum to take the place of seven
small scattier rugs.
In understanding overtones of
"going modern," Mr, Hoffman be-
lieves hone owners will not seek
just to be fashionable or modish.
They will rather seek the intelli-
gent applications of their own aes-
thetic ideas, to make contemporary
rooms which are airy, spacious,
comfortable, and useful.
FIRST COME
A visitor to the village attended
church and afterwards a resident
asked hint what lie thought of the
service.
"I liked the service very much,"
said the visitor, "but one thing
puzzled met wby'id the congrega-
tion hurry out so quickly after the
13 enediction ?"
"Well," the native replied, "the
sexton makeb ...them leave their
umbrellas in the porch, and those
who get out late haven't much of
a choice,".
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HRONIC.LES
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What do- people do with their
spare time—that is, when it isn't
Christmas?. Read, play cards, run
around to dances, parties and
shows? Yes,' we know people do
many of these things—some more,
acme less—but there are also plenty
of folk who make use of their spare
time to develop their own creative
talent. And I believe their number
is on the increase. At least that is
' my impression after visiting local
bazaars, hobby shows, and more
recently, a sale of arts and crafts.
It is also evident in the tremendous
response in this district when night
school classes were organized by
the Department of Agriculture, for
the purpose of teaching art, leather -
craft, sewing, woodwork and other
-forms of handicraft. Obviously,:,
people like to work with their hands
and their brains. Perhaps I should
put it the other way round because
a person must first use his brains
before he can work with his hands.
Small town bazaars are more or
less conservative in their set-up.
The work that is contributed and
the articles offered for sale are
generally along the lines of knitting,
crochet, fancy work, baking and
candy, probably because these items
are always sure of a ready sale.
Church members responsible for all
this fine work certainly wouldn't
have much spare time left on their
hands for idle amusement. Think of
the number of work hours involved
in such an undertaking! It must be
colossal.
At hobby slsotvs we find a greater
variety of handicraft. Here there is
work that has been adopted pri-
marily as a hobby—craftsmen, both
men and women, taking a delight in
making something that is new and
different, testing their own skill and
ingenuity. Occasionally hobbies also
develop into profitable sidelines.
Somebody once said—"Show me
what a person does in his spare time
and I can tell you what kind of
person he is." There is a lot of
truth in that observation, isn't
there? When there are so many
creative pastimes to work at and
to hold our interest surely none of
us need be guilty of "killing time."
Last Saturday 1 picked up two of
our nei hbo nrs and Took them to
a sale of arts and crafts at a neighs
bouring town, cleverly timed to
catch .the Christmas gift -buying
public. It was wonderful... but
terribly hard to make a choke for
the presents one wanted to buy.
Pottery 'of all kinds— useful- ar
ornamental. And as an added attrac-
tion there was a .young lady artist
from the Sovereign Potteries de-
monstrating free-hand painting on
luaodmade pottery. It was.fascinat-
ing to watch her., at work. A few
deft touches of the brush -and there
was a water -lily in full bloom.
There were also bowls, vases and
ashtrays in natural terracotta clay,
from soil taken straight from the
nearby village of Terra Cotta, The
streaky clay mixture looked 'some-
thing like marble cake, only pinky -
white. Of course all the pottery was
glazed and baked and was most
attractive.
Another display was quite unique
—at least I had never seen anything
like it before. Costume jewellery in
the very finest of leather—in all
kinds of artistic colours and designs.
I bought a beautiful orchid pin, in
bronze and gold, that I am,. sure
Daughter is going to love wearing
on her lapel on her brown fur coat.
I wouldn't have had any trouble in
choosing one for my own use but
I couldn't afford to be Santa Claus
to rnyself.
In handwoven goods there were
guest towels, place mats, scarves
and most attractive evening bags in
a pleasing combination of colours.
Between us we came away with
'three- bags and ,two towels.
Friend : ,Phyllis was havingc a
wonderftil. time—picking 'out cos-
tume jentellery, thinking about it
afterwards, and then deciding a
different colour would really be
much better for her sister-in-law.
It was changed with the best of
good humour. Then she bought a
bag for Aunt Susie . in a few
minutes she wasback again—she
had to have one in blue for Pamela.
. . . and that one in coral shade
would be grand for 13 -year-old.
Bonnie!
Finally we'.had a cup of tea awl.
made tracks for home, very well
pleased with our purchases, and
grateful for the initiative of the
Arts and Crafts Guild who made
our purchases possible.
Wore A Uniform
Broke Into Rash
That a United States soldier had
to be discharged from military ser-
vice because he broke out into a
rash every time he put on uniforms
is by no means a mystery to the
medical profession, for the fact that
certain people are allergic to pecu-
liar influences' is an .old -established
one.
A few years ago a doctor re-
ported that one of his patients
broke outin sores and inflamma-
tion behii. the ears and on the
bridge of the nose for no apparent
reason. Eventually it was found
that this was caused by the nickel -
framed spectacles he wore—such as
are worn by thousands of people
-ithout ill effects, But the doctor
found that if he placed a nickel
coin on t'.e palm of this man's.
hand for a few hours. the skin be-
neath looked as though it had been
burnt.
A young wife who became ill at
intervals was found to be abnor-
mally sensitive to flour in its raw
state and was only unwell aft..r she
had been snaking cakes. The con-
tact of silk with the skin of some
I .pie has a most harmful effect.
The fact is that our bodies have
fads and fancies ust as much as we,
their. owners, have. Fortunately,
most of tis are not adversely af-
fected by things with which eve
come into contact on frequent oc-
casions.
In a country church an a'ii.sent
minded verger was showing two
late strangers into a pew when the
preacher announced his text: "Paul
we know and Apollo we know, but
who are these?"
"Just two commercial travellers
from the Red Lion Tavern," aiiswcr,
ett the verger.
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Member of the ULdergt'ound—You may laugh al this pocket
gopher's buck teeth, but he won't. His chisel -like incisors are just
about the most important thingshe owns. He uses them fo. dig•
ging tunnels, cutting roots, stems and tubers The little rodent's
teeth grow a total of approximately 46 inches a year, or aLout
six times his body length, according to a recent study And I-•ow'c
you like to spend a year looking into that face in order tr
those teeth? Huh --not even for science9