Zurich Herald, 1947-08-21, Page 6s,.
Whale -Hunting at Churchill—Whale hunting from a 20 -foot freight canoe powered by an
outboard motor is quite a sport up Churchill way. Here Henry Johnson and Jimmy Steph-
ens remove the harpoon and pole from back of white whale. This fellow weighed about
1,700 pounds.
Fast, Exciting and Dangerous — Stephens, crack harpoonist
demonstrates how he stands in bow to jab harpoon into whale.,
His record is 17 whales in one day.
Well Acquainted
Jones: "That pawnbroker raised
his hat to your wife. Does he know
her?"
Brown, "I presume he feels that
lie does; lie has seen her picture so
often inside the case of Illy watch."
Window Dressing
"Could I try on that red dress in
the window?" asked the bright
young thing.
"There's no need to do that," the
elderly shop -assistant answered
coldly; y; "
we Tarte several fitting -
rooms."
The Hard Way
"fl'cll, my good Iran, what
brought you here?" asked the sym-
pathetic visitor to the prisoner.
"Borrowing money, sir," replied
the prisoner.
"Borrowing money!" he echoed,
"But surely they don't put people
in prison for borrowing money?"
"1 know," answered the prisoner,
shrugging his shouders unhappily.
"Batt you see, I had to knock the
man down three or four times be-
fore he would lend it to are."
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
CCPR. 1111.7 Ey NCA AeRVICIy, INC, 1%144135m all. rya. Of C.
the author of that article you just read about what
to do with your spare time never raised a family!"
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Poison Ivy Can
Spoil The Picric
Every year as the holiday. season
advances, reports become frequent
of a day's outing being spoiled by
contact with poison ivy. Particular-
ly is this so in the cases of family
picnics, where one of. the pleasures
of the day is the anticipation of
finding an ideal spot on which to
camp for the day. Danger is far-
thest from their thoughts, but ex-
perienced picnickers know that one
of the first things to be done on
arriving at an unknown spot is to
explore it and the surroundings for
possible presence of poison ivy.
Poison ivy is one of the worst, if
not the worst, skin -irritant plants
in North America, and it grows
under a variety of conditions, wet
or dry, shade or exposed,and in
any soil from fine sand or rocky
ground to rich soil in the
woods. It is seldom found in
cultivated land but it may be
plentiful in unoccupied areas, or
in seeluded-ri'ooitte antidells ta}hkh
children love to explore. Poisoning
is the result of contact with any
part of the plant — leaves, flower,
stems, and roots—or from clothing,
boots, and tools that have the juice
of the ivy on them.
* * *
If it is anticipated that poison
ivy may be met in the day's outing,
it is a good plan to carry a piece of
strong laundry soap in the equip-
ment because washing with this kind
of soap in running water immediate-
ly contact with the ivy is suspected
and before the oil of the plant can
penetrate the skin, is the popular and
effective treatment. In the event of
poisoning, the initial stage is a mild
itching sensation, followed by blis-
ters which on breaking become
painful oozing sores. In that case
medical aid is advisable,
* ;q *
The extermination of the poison
ivy plant has always been a tough
job. During the war, the plant teas
killed around the military camps in
Canada by the use of ammonium
sulphamate, and now the new won-
der weed killer 2,4-D is being used,
but even with this devastating chem-
ical it takes two applications to com-
plete the entire destruction of the
obnoxious poison ivy pant. In the
use of the 2,4-D weed killer, George
Knowles, Weed Control Expert,
Field Husbandry Division, Experi-
mental Farms Services, advises con-
siderable care, particularly when -
near vegetable or flower gardens or
ornamental trees, Spraying should
be kept well away from them and
should not be carried out on a windy
day because the fine spray carried
by the wind might be carried some
distance,
Germany -1945
By ]945 the Nazi Goternment was
making margarine l:rom coal and oil;
flour from sawdust; sausage -meat
from fish, and listing edible grasses
to be eaten as vegetables.
Legacy
For Lucy
When John Grahame . brought a
wife home from England, every-
one in Glencove wondered how
long the marriage would last,
I had known him ever since he
was a spoiled youngster who
thought it was fun to see his dog
chase my cat. But after I ha,d
caught him out in back of thte
woodshed one day, preparing to
set fire to one of my cat's kittens
he had dipped in kerosene, be
left me and my cats alone, because
I picked up a stick and gave him
the thrashing he deserved.
John must have told Lucy some
terrible tales about me because
she acted scared to death of me
at first. But she soon found out
I wouldn't 'bite and we became
good friends, That is, good as
could be expected with John dis-
liking me. She would run over
sometimes wl.en he wasn't home,
When I •went over there, I would
sit by the front window. where I
could see him coming and duck
out before he reached the house.
"I wasn't afraid of hint, but I
didn't want him hollering at her.
She had it hard enough, poor child.
Judge Arnold's mother had
come from the same place in Eng-
land Lucy was from and they be-
came good friends, Lucy could
not spare time from her sewing
to go away very often, so old
Mrs. Arnold would come every
'week to visit her. Lucy always
asked me to come over too. I'd
take a plate of cookies with me
so there would be something to
serve with the usual cup of tea.
That was one time John did not
object to my being in his house.
The fact that the richest woman
,in -town was a friend of his wife
overshadowed even my presence.
Lucy lay back against the pillow,
looking very wan.
I had been taking care of Mrs.
Arnold and before she died she
told me she was leaving Lucy
enough money so she would not
have to work any more.
I didn't dare upset her by telling
her John Grahame would take eve-
ry , penny for himself, so after
thinking about it I went to see
Judge Arnold and the doctor.
At first John was speechless
when he heard Lucy was to receive
a hundred dollars a month. Tlien •
he started making plans. "Now
I can buy a decent car," he ex-
claimed, ignoring the fact, as I
knew he would, that the money
was Lucy's. "A hundred dollars
every month. Oh, boy!"
The Judge cleared his throat.
"The money is to be paid to your
wife, Lucy Grahame, on the first
day of every month—" he paused
impressively—"as long as she
lives."
John sat down heavily. "You
mean if she dies the money stops,"
The Judge nodded gravely,
"But you're well, aren't you,
Honey," John cried. I'll wager that
was the first time be had called
her "Honey" in a long time. "You-
're fine, aren't you?"
Lucy lay back against the pil-
low, looking very wan. •"I feel
terrible," she faltered. "I'm so
weak and tired,"
"But that's because of the flu,
isn't it, doctor?" ,John asked anx-
iously, "Tell her she'll be alt
right."
I held my breath, then relaxed
at the doctor's answer, "Your wife
will need the utmost care in the
future, Mr, Grahame," he • said so-
berly. "She must not do anything
that will tire her under any con-
sideration,
"I'll take care of her," John ex-
claimed. "Anything you want done
Honey, test tell are,"
The doctor's face remained per-
fectly blank, but if the Judge had
been a less dignified man, I would
have declared he winked at nae.
I enjoy sitting watching John
cut grass and do chores Lucy had
done for so long. She insisted he
make a garden and, keep it in
order. He treats her very dif-
ferently than he did before. He
watches her like a hen with one
chick. She• understands his solici-
• tude, He is afraid she might die
and he would lose the hundred' dol-
lars a month. But she enjoys hav-
ing him wait on her.
Sometimes I wonder what he
would say if he knew Iilrs. Arnold
had left Lucy the .money in a lump
sum, I don't believe he would ap-
preciate the interpretation the gave
the will.
The first medical record was pro-
bably written 3,000 years ago by ltn-
hotep, physician to the Pharoahs.
Canadian Forests
Must Be Restored
In Ontario, three and four and
five generations age; they destroy-
ed the magnificent hardwood and
pine forests to get at the land..
Where the pine was convenient toe
water transportation, it was mar-
keted, The hardwood was mostly
piled up and burned and little•
was retrieved from it except the
potash in the ashes, The land
was brought under cultivation,.
Now, in Ontario, they are bring-
ing back the forest and for three
specific purposes, to provide the
materials for a dwindling industry,
to enable the farmer to stay on
the land and to control the spring
flood -water, which is getting out
of hand, Major-General Howard
Kennedy', chairman of the Ontario,
Royal commission on Forestry,
told a pulp and paper industry con-
vention at Petawawa of his plans
for reforestation over the next
twenty years.
British Columbia has a refores-
tation problem, too, but not so
much for flood control and the 're•
storation of farmlands --though it
will do both these things—as to
restore the, forest for its own sake
We must restore the forests if Iva
are to retain our largest and mos
profitable- industry. '
Girl
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RITA DAOUST
OF HUNTINGDON, QUEBEC
brings near -drowning
victim to shore
It was a pleasant early summer
evening. Ernest Brooks had
been enjoying a swim near Hun-
tingdon, Quebec, and was stand-
ing, a little tired after his exercise
on a rock by the deepest part of
the water. Suddenly, his foot
slipped. So quick and unexpect-
ed was his fall that he was under
water before he had time to
catch his breath . .. floundering
helplessly. There were only a
few people around . and
Brooks had disappeared. twice
beneath the surface ligi e -"Rita
Daoust noticed his desperate
plight.
There was no time to summon
help. In a flash she was in the.
water, racing to the assistance
of the drowning, man. Just in
the nick of time she grabbed
him , .. and, after a brief but
frantic struggle which taxed her
strength to the full, she managed
to pull him back to shore. A
witness ` of the gallant rescue
gave Brooks artificial respira-
tion . and in about twenty
minutes he regained conscious-
ness.
For her cool courage and for
displaying such excellent' qual-
ities of citizenship, we are proud
to honour Miss Rita Daoust of
Huntingdon, Quebec, through
the presentation of The Dow
Award.
THE DOW AWARD is a
citation for outstanding hero,
Ism and includes, as a tangible
expression of appreciation, a.
$zoo Canada Savings Bond.
tliinners are selected by the
Dow Award Committee, a
group of editors of leading
Canadian daily newspapers.
With strong, determined strokes,
Rita Daoust flashed through the water
toward the drowning man.
When the gallant girl had brought
the drowning man back to shore, a
witness revived him with artificial
respiration.
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