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Zurich Herald, 1953-11-26, Page 3THEM FBON J0k4? For years Canadian farmers have been limited to three or four species of native trees for their fence post supply. Wil- low, tamarack, and cedar — naturally more resistant to the attack of wood -rotting fungi — have been the old standbys. The Mom of supply for "these; how - e v e r, is dwindling fastand many farmers have resorted to fast -decaying posts made of poplar, spruce, pine and bal- sam, and hardwoods like birch ' or maple. The lives of both long and short-lived fence posts can be increased by three to 10 times by use of recently -developed chemical fence post preserva- tives like chromated-zinc chlor- ide or copper naphthenate, ac- cording to research chemists. They say that a poplar fence post which would normally last no more than four years, could be serviceable for a quarter of a ' century if treated properly with either of"these chemicals There are several inexpen- sive methods of applying wood preservatives to fence posts. When using chromated-zinc chloride, the end diffusion or "barrel" method has been found to be a simple treatment for green, unpeeled fence posts. For best results posts should be treated as soon as possible af- ter cutting. Treatment consists of setting the butt end of the post in an approximately 10 per cent chromated-zinc cholride solution until '75 per cent of the solution has been absorbed, The posts should then be reversed so the remainder 'of the solution can be consumed by the top end. Before the posts are placed in the ground they should stand for at least four weeks with the top ends down to' allow the per- servative to mix with the mois- ture of the wood. The bark is usually stripped from the posts before they are placed in the ground. Three-fourths of a pound • of dry chemical is suffi- cient for one cubic foot of wood. A more efficient method with the same preservative — the hot -and -cold -bath pr o c e s s— Smoke? - Where There's smoke there may be monkey business backstage at the Medrano Circus in Paris, France. The simian cigaret fiend is Marquis, star of the show, which features a troupe of trained monkeys. consists of soaking the wood in hot preservative in an open. tank for several hours, then quickly submerging it it cold preservative for several more hours. , a' At * This may be accomplished by transferring the wood at the proper time from a hot tank to a cold one or by draining the hot preservative from s single tank and quickly filling it with cold preservative. The same re- sult can be achieved, although more slowly, by shutting off the heat at the proper time and al- lowing the wood and not pre- servative to cool together. Good results are reported with most species of wood whether it be green or dry when treated by the hot and cold process x,* In this process, the heat causes the air in the wood to expand • and some to be forced out. When cooling take place, air in the wood contracts and creates a partial vacuum which forces the liquid into the wood by atmospheric pressure. The thoroughness of this treatment nearly approaches that of pres- sure system used by many com- mercial firms. ar When treating with copper naphthanate, posts should be completely peeled and air dried during summer months then soaked in the preservative so- lution from a few to 43 hours, depending on the absorbency of the wood. Copper naphthanate may also be painted or Sprayed on but obviously this- cannot give fence posts as long a life as a. good soaking in the chemi- cal. * * Now for a couple of cheery little items •— the first predict- ing that we're all going to starve to death; and the second hinting that, even if we don't starve, Mother Nature will see to it that we don't lack for in- teresting "company"! * The "O -bomb" (over -popu- lation) is a far greater hazard to humanity than the atom and hydrogen bombs put togeter. This is the opinion of Dr. Rob- ert, Gesell, • chairman of the de- partment of physiology, Univer-• sity of Michigan, who points out that each year the "O -bomb ex- plosion" increases the human race by 25,000,000 newoomers. For the subsistence of this added mass population at least 25,000,000 acres of arable land are required. The neces- sity of feeding •these extra mouths could theoretically re- duce the world to povertt and destroy mankind since most of the arable land is now under cultivation. Dr. Gesell thinks and suggests increased axoduc- tion on available cu.tivated lands as one solution to this problem. 4, ,, 4' A new species of cockroach which bears its young alive, pro- duces an offensive odor when disturbed and has a fondness for apples, dog food and grapes, has invaded New York City. Krown as the Maderia roach, it is be- lieved to have been ine'aduced by migrating West Indians Fingertip Acquintance •-- Eyes that are bright but cannot see sparkle as this little blind lad is introduced to "Squeaky;' a guinea pig! The soft, furry rodent and other animals were bor- rowed from the Bronx Zoo by the New York Institute for the Edu- cation of the Blind as part of their program to help blind children "see" with sensitive fingertips. •0 Fast ion :lin tis • Calaper.m., the;acetate with. t: .1 'wed -in color has been used in muted shades of go'Id, blue or rose for this charming junior frock. For important young occasions, the rustling taffeta has a dash and skirt is given etxra fullness with unpresed pleats. UNDAY SCllOOi LESSON By Rev R B Warren. B.A . B.D A World Of Opportunity For All • Deuteronomy 24:14-15; Amos 5:10-15; 2 2 Thessalonians 3:7-10 Memory Selection: Let judg- ment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. Amos 5: 24. Some think of Bible teaching as unrelated to the reality of everyday living. But such is not true. The principles taught by Scriptures, if fully adopted in theory and practice, would issue in a thoroughly happy world. The Gospel hasn't failed. We have failed to apply it on a broad scale. In Moses' day instruction was given that there was to be no de• lay in giving the hired servant his pay. There was to be no 'op- pression of the poor and needy - The strangers, fatherless and wid- ows were to be allowed to glean in the fields and orchards when ` the harvest was reaped, , The - owner was not to try to get every- thing for himself. The prophet, Amos, called from . herding sheep and gathering sycamore fruit, rebuked Israel for afflicting the just, accepting bribes and turning aside the poor from their right. Do these con- ditions exist in Canada today-" Generally speaking, we would say, "No." In some areas the rights of minority groups to woe - ship as they please are occasion- ally threatened. But in the final verdict these rights are upheld by our laws. Our justices are above the receiving of bribes. Occasionally individual police- men are found guilty of giving— special iving;"'special consideration for a gift. Our courts defend the rights of the poor. The legal profession have set up a system for giving free assistance to popebut worthy individuals, This ts a good country in which to live. Some of the Thessalonians were • inclined to sit in idleness and wait for their Lord's return. Paul set these people the exam- ple of engaging in daily manual toil and said that if any would not work, neither should he eat. In the early days of the indus- trial system, employers worked their help long hours under mis- erable conditions for wages bare- ly sufficient to sustain life. It was the oppression of selfish and ,cruel employers, as vicious as anything Amos had to complain of, that brought about the rise of ' labor unions. Today 'in some quarters there is oppression by organized labor. By means of the closed shop some unions, particularly in U.S., have accumu- lated millions of dollars. The next step will be government in- terference. What we need is a return to the golden rule with decisions based on balance of rights rather than balance of Power Plans To Dig Gold r3 at The Mor„a� Some people may think the moon is made of cheese, but not New Yorker Richard J. H. de Touche-Scadding. He's just founded a company to dig for" gold on the moon. Registered and incorporated in New York State, this com- pany is "legally entitled to es- tablish Legal claims to metal, mineral and tektite rights to the earth's moon." Until the dream of space - travel becomes a reality, the company will content itself ex- ploring the earth's crust. for tek- tites—volcanic glassy substanc- es which scientists have proved to be of lunar origin. Seven years ago one was found in the Far East, says Mr d e Touche-Scadding. , if t h e gold rush pioneers of America had stumbled upon one, they would no doubt have taken it as an indication of rich gold seams near by. • Getting lunar minerals back to the earth will be the greatest problem. It may be necessary to build cargo rockets, but the company a.re, hoping for the realization of another dream -- the solving of the secret of transforming mass into energy, and energy back into mass. Gold, and other heavy min- erals, could thus be focused upon the earth by some super- "searchlight." Dived for Treasure Caught A Ghost Matakazu and Okio, Japanese divers, moved forward eagerly over the deck of the sunken Spanish galley, one hundred feet beneath the blue water Of the island of Santa Lucia in the Windward Group, in the Carib- bean Sea. It was a mid-October day in 1859. They made excited signs to each other and almond eyes flashed behind the windows in their diving helmets, for ahead lay skeletons in chains of slaves oarsmen who had drowned with the galley, and between the white bones were hundreds of chests of gold. Matakazu bent down and scooped up a handful of coins and trinkets. Okio laughed, greedily; it was rash of him. There was $75,000,000 worth of Spanish gold here, and a quarter of it was the divers' share. That was the price the shrewd little yellow men had extracted from the British syndicate, headed by Sir Henry Griffith, which had been formed to recover the great treasure the sea had engulfed in 1597 when the San Fernando had foundered off Santa Lucia. Matakazu scooped up handfuls of gold doubloons, then he cring- ed back, screaming in horror. Ahead of them was the giant head of a woman with her hair streaming eerily behind. "Queen Floating Hair!" ran Matakazu's terror-stricken mind. Both divers tugged their life cords, signalling distress to the men working the pumps. Slowly the men hauled in the ropes. One came in freely, but the other did not. Something was holding it down below. Matakazu was lifted on to the deck of the tender. "Floating Hair has got Okio!" he babbled, as they unscrewed his helmet. "The ghost has got Okio!" ! "Nonsense!" • Sir Henry Grif- fith exclaimed. "It was the figurehead of the galleon you saw, nian!" . The others were pulling des- perately on the rope of the trap- ped diver, but to no avail. They pleaded with Matakazu to go down again and save -his com- panion "It is too late," he said. "The ghost of Floating Hair has struck again." In desperation, Sir Henry made a small tug fast to the rope. It moved slowly ahead, taking in the slack Of the rope. The rope drew taut, and a few feet of it came up. Then it snapped. Okio was lost .. And the th.g 'had shifted the galleon off its ledge 'and toppled it into deep water. The treasure lay 600 feet below the surface, too deep for any diver in those days. The English syndicate abandoned their quest. And on Santa Lucia, the in- habitants nodded their heads and agreed that the ghost of Floating Hair, their lovely queen of long ago, had guarded her treasure and taken the life of yet another impious treasure seeker. The story of Floating Hair, the lovely wavy-haired Aztec maid, begins in March, 1597, when the San Fernando set sail for Spain from the Spanish port of Bar- ranquilla, in what is to -day Colombia, with $75,000,000 worth of gold bullion, coins and trin- kets—loot plundered from the Aztecs. In command was a handsome' young grandee, Don Escobal. Twenty Spanish of- ficer guarded the treasure and sixty-four Indian slaves chained at the oars. There was another passenger, Don Escobal's lovely, dusky mis- tress, Floating Hair, an Aztec princess. As a symbol of his love, Don Escobal had installed a fi- gurehead of her at the -prow of his ship. "She is our mascot," he de- clared, gallantly. But she was scarcely that; she nearly caused a riot in the galley. Twenty other dashing and impetuous Spaniards fell in love with her, were and Don Escobal had to guard her all the time — with him , sword, if necessary. The situation became so fraught with danger and diffi- culty that he decided to put in to the Windward Islands, but the galley struck a rock and sank in a few minutes, taking 40 the bottom the golden hoard and the luckless oarsmen. Don Escobal, Floating Hair and the twenty would-be wooers all reached the beach. Don Escobal and his officers all ended up in the native cooking pets, but Floating Hair was' spared. For generations the natives had cherished a legend that one day a beautiful queen would come to them from across the sea. They hailed her with protestations of loyalty. So Floating Hair reigned over them, married, had children and, in due course, died. But the na- tives preserved the memory of their goddess queen from across the seas, though for two hundred and twenty-seven years the San Fernando was forgotten by the outside world. In 1824, a New York cocoa dealer called James Phillips visi- ted Santa Lucia and heard the strange story. "You can still see the wreck from the cliffs," he was told, casually. ee. "' He decided to raise -the wreck, or portions of it, on to a huge raft. Natives were persuaded to swim down through the crystal waters and make ropes fast round the rotting timbers. On the raft, men swung on the handles of the winch. Nothing moved at first. Then the rope began to come up. A large, black shape lifted slowly up through the waters. His pulse hammering, Phillips peered over the side at the strange object. It came clear of the green water and Phillips saw it was the gigantic carved figure Of a woman, her wooden locks floating backwards. The natives cried out in ter- ror, screaming that it was their goddess queen and that she had come to wreak vengeance. They cowered back on a corner of the raft, slipping and tumbling in their panic. They let the ropes go and the figurehead plunged back into the water, tilting. the raft so that Philips and the nat- ives slid helplessly into the water. The natives struck out for the shore. Phillips, a good swim- mer, did the same. The natives reached the beach safely. Twenty yards short, Phillips screamed. flung up his arms, and sank, Or was he plucked under? Ghost or jinx, Floating Hair claimed another white treasure seeker some fifteen years later, an American called Jackson who was drowned when he nosed down into the depths to see the treasure ship for himself. "Floating Hair has taken her revenge on another!" said the natives. Almond - eyed Okio, Japanese diving master, was her next victim. , The San Fernando's millions lie to -day in the green depths off the rocky cliffs of Santa Lucia still waiting for the man bold enough to wrest it from the jealous guard of the Aztecs princess, Floating Hair. MERRY MENAGERIE hill #1 "I understand he's keeping com- pany with a stork" Temple In The flocks — Pictured above is one of the 32 fabulous Cave Temples of Eflora, India, which were cut from the solid - rock hillside more than 2000 years ago. Reflecting the three distinct religious periods of 'Indian history—the Buddhist, Brah- man and Jain -- the temples are covered with mythological and historical figures, and some have "stupas," or shrines, within then. These rock structures have been partially restored to pre- serve them.