Zurich Herald, 1949-01-20, Page 3•
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Well, folks, it is going to be nice
to settle down to ordinary everyday
living again isn't it? I guess most of
us have beet • trying to take the hills
In high gear for a number of weeks
so that now, getting back to "the
daily round" is more or less of a rest.
By this time, what happened on
Kew Year's Eve is old stuff to you
but this is my first opportunity to
tell you how we ushered in 1949.
You remember it was a very stormy
night and^we were more than glad
to be right by on own fireside.
Come to think of it I should say —
hot-air register—but what does it
sound like? "Fireside" is much
cosier. Of course, staying where
ik.was warm and comfortable did not
appeal to some of the young crowd,
including Bob. He and another
fellow were away to Toronto—and
the wilder it got the more I wished
they were home. I listened to the
warnings that were given over the
a dio and was talking it over with a
neighbor on the phone when . . .
blackout!—and of course, without
warning. Away I went hunting for
matches, candles and a lamp. As I
hunted I wondered if anything could
be blacker than a black -out. It
wouldn't have been so bad if I could
have rememberd where I had put the
half-dozen candles that I bought
for just such an emergency. I re-
member thinking—"Now I'll just
put these where they'll be handy if
we need them in a hurry!' I haven't
found them yet.
About 11:30 partner took the
flashlight and went off to the barn—
as he was a little anxious about one
of the cows, S`o ut he went into
the howling storms. Ten minutes,
fifteen and twenty minutes passed,
and I began to wonder if I ought
to go and hunt Partner. Then 1
heard footsteps. Very casually 1
was informed that a calf had arrived
so he thought he might as well
!move the calf, bed the cow, and see
that she was comfortable for the
might—all of which took time with
only a flashlight to lighten the dark-
ness. Of course we possess a lan-
tern but Partner hadn't bothered to
take it. It would probably have
blown out in the storm anyway.
That done, partner went to bed
. and then Bob came home and
pooh-poohed the idea of their being
cause to worry. "It wasn't such a
had night!" he said.
By that ime T didn' feel like go-
Star Seriously Ill—• Ace movie
queen, Ann Sheridan, who col-
lapsed on the set of a film she
• was making in London, Eng-
land, and who has been ser-
iously ill with pleurisy.
He Looks Friendly, But He Has Plenty of Crust—Take 150
of apples -150 pounds of cranberries—and add them to a 100
biggest cranberry pie ever baked. Or, at least, that's what t
add whether it was baked to eat, or to throw
poundsof sugar -150 pounds
pound crust, and you have the
he man said—and he forgot to
at somebody.
ing to. bed. Anyway 1 thought I
had better wait awhile because for
the life of me I couldn't tell, with
some of the lights, whether they
were on or off. So 1 stretched out
on the chesterfield and—yes, you
guessed it—I fell asle p. • At 4:30
I awoke with a start ... a light was
shining right into my face. Another
was burning full blast in the sitting -
room; another in the pantry and the
radio was having a grand old time
all to itself, 1 shut everything off
and went to bed for a couple of
hours. "A Happy New year," said
I to myself. "Happy New Year is
right!"
But still we have nothing to
grumble about. In spite of all the
dire weather reports and accounts
of roads drifting badly, with people
marooned here and there, righthere
we had no trouble at all. No drifts,
no blocked lanes or roads -cars still
sifting along as if it were early in
the fall. So there you are folks—if
yoti are tired of being snowed in,
come in and live down on the high-
way. That must surely be the
answer because on the cross-roads
just a mile above us, cars were
abandoned and boys homeward
bound from dances found themselves
with quite a bit of walking to do.
Young John was here for New
Year's dinner and he said it was
seven a.m. before he got home that
day—and on foot ... 'fust 3n time
to milk the cows.
We haven't heard yet what hap-
pened to our hydro but six hours
was a good, long black -out. That's
once we were glad we weren't using
an oil -burning furnace.
We had a letter from Daughter
yesterday, and thank goodness she
is willing to change the name of her
pup. From now on it is "Honey"—
honey in color but not yet in charac-
ter. However, one of my big
worries is over—the big dog and
the little pup have now become
friendly so I don't have to be con-
tinually on edge in case of a slaugh-
ter. But is this house ever a
shambles! Leave "Honey" in the
kitchen alone for an hour and there
are slippers, shoes, mitts and sticks
of wood all over the floor,
Finding Your Way
H you lose your way, you can use
an ordinary watch to determine
north and south, and from this read-
ing find the four points of the com-
pass. To do this, turn the watch
so that the hour hand points to the
sun. Halfway beween the hour
hand and„32 o'clock is south. Below
the equator, this half -way point is
naturally north,
kW Topa GREGORY
You DON'T HAVE. r0
SUFFER THE DISCOMFORT
OF HAVING THE. HANDLES
OF A HEAVY SHOPPING
BAG HURT AND NUMB
YOUR FINGERS WHEN
.YOU GO OUT ON A BUY 1,.
INS SPREE. •
t..x A SHORT LENGTH OF
LARGE DOWEL. ROD OR .
BROOMSTICK, SLOTTED NEAR THE ENDS AS
SHOWN, MAKES A CONVENIENT GRIP FOR
'CARRYING LOADED. SHOPPING BAGS WITH
EASE.
CUT THE. SLOTS AT AN ANGLE 70, PRE•
VENT THE cob PROM SLIPPING OUT. '
A TABLE FORK CAN MAKE A SAFE `
AND HANDY METER »FOR HOT POTS AND
PANS. BEND THE END OF THE CENTERTJNE
UP AT RIGHT ANGLES AND SEND THE Ol!T
SIDE TINES DOWN, AS SHOWN. WH ,R IN.
SEATED THRU A HOLE IN THE PAM RIM
THE OUTER TINES REST AGAINST" (HE$IDES,
True Or False?
Tests have proved' that men and
women have the sante intelligence. ;
False. Males are better in nee
chanical, arithmetical and abstract
reasoning problems; females, in
language, rote, memory, social and
esthetic tests. Because of these
'differences, it is not possible to com-
pare the intelligence of the sexes in
equal terms..
Men are less emotional than
women.
True. Some 50 of the best recent
psychological .studies are almost un-
animous in indicating less emotional
balance in women.
Men are less likely to be hys-
terical than women. •
False. During the bombing of
London there were more cases of
hysteria among male civilians, and
the recovery of men under treatment
:pegs less rapid than among women.
Men sleep more soundly than
women.
False. Male infants are more
restless in their sleep and don't sleep
as long as girl infants, and this
difference characterizes the sexes in
inaturity.
Men are less intuitive.
True. Girls from earliest ages
are more observant and conscious
of people than boys. As they grow
older women develop the power.
This is helped along by the need of
mothers to understand their child-
ren, sick people—anti husbands.
Men are less concerned with their
appearance than women. ti
False. It is only in this country
and in Europe, as a result of social
changes in the last century, that men
are restrained from showing too
much interest in their dress. Among
most of the world's population men
are fully as vain and dress -conscious
as women, and often spend more
time and money on their appearance.
It's Jai-Alai—One of the top
players of the great Cuban
game shows his form as he
whips a return shot down court
between his legs. The game. a
speeded -up handball, uses a
ball called a pelota, and a rac-
quet -like basket, strapped to
the hand, and called a cesta.
NEW and
USEFUL TOO
Flashlight Key Chain. To over-
come humbling with door lock at
night :time, this key chain has a
einy liashlight attached. Light has
• a one . inch battery and throws a
powerful, although very small
beans. Metal construction resists
wear and tear in pocket or hand-
bag.
Home Paint Sprayer. A spray
unit that can be carried anywhere
as.it weighs only 4 pounds, includ-
ing container. Has a built-in
compressor, eliminating need for
hose and separate motor. Has pistol
grip, ` trigger control, and motor
operates on 110 volts DC or AC.
Can be used for disinfectants, de-
odorants, weed killers as well as
paint.
Polish While You Sweep. This
floor sweeping compound is claim-
ed to polish as it sweeps and leave
ao oil stain to harm floors. Has a
. high Avax content but contains no
harmful oils or abrasives. Can be
used on asphalt, rubber and cork
tile as well as linoleum and finely
finished floors.
Pocket For Sports Cap. Zipper
pocket on sports cap is useful for
Cai'yyilgg golf tees, fish flies, etc.
Pocket is detachable, and loops
over visor of cap.
Tiny Postage Scale. Pocket size
postal scale is smaller than a
fountain pen, yet weighs letters up
to four ounces.
Refrigerator. Only table high
yet has, 5 cubic feet capacity. Re-
frigerator:• fits flush with other
kitchen 'cabinets to provide extra
working 'surface with room for ad-
' ditional overhead shelves.
Upholat,*y. New type of. plastic
uphols,fy—vinyl plastic sheeting
with alfabric support. Can be
sewed,•, hacked and padded like
cloth. The upholstery is washable
and resists oil or grease.
.They Do Forget
The idea that elephants never for-
get is fictitious, says A. R. Sieden-
topf, who has studied the habits of
wild animals for 15 years in Tan-
ganyika, East Africa.
The lion, he says, kills for food
only and kills almost instantly, it
being beneath his dignity to play
with a victim. Having provided a
meal, the lion sounds a deep -chested
call to a mate and'°waits for the
latter to take the first bite.
The rhinoceros, dull-witted, is
likely to be the first of the • great
African mammals to become extinct,
unless better protected by law,
Siedentopf thinks. He also,•points
out that the hippo, as stupid as the
rhinoceros but of a sunnier disposi-
tion, cannot be considered danger-
ous.
'So your name is Johnny Thomp-
son," the teacher said. "But your
mother's name is Jones?"
"Yes, ma'am," Johnny said. "You
see, she married again and I didn't."
ekze Andvews.
Now I honestly thoug t I knew
about every way there is of cook-
ing potatoes but a few days ago 1
ran into something new. Possibly
it isn't a new way of cooking, but
just a variation of an old style.
Anyway, I'm passing it along, in
case some of you haven't heard of
it before.
You just select smooth, rnedium-
sized potatoes and pare a strip.
about half an inch wide, around
the largest circumference 'of each.
Wash and boil in salted water until
done. Cooked this way the "spuds"
will be mealy—never soggy—and
very easy to peel before serving.
If served as cooked the white in-
teriors—fluffing like lacy vests be-
tween the gaping edges of the
brown jackets -form a tempting
sight indeed,
* * *
This is the time of year when
most families—the men folks es-
pecially—really go for soups and
broths of the "stick to the ribs"
variety. Here are a couple that
are guaranteed to fill those "aching
voids" satisfactorily. The first is
Chowder, Country Style
In 4 quarts of cold water soak,
for 2 hours, .
IA pound dried lima beans. Then
add
2 small, fresh pork hocks
1 tablespoon salt
'/a teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
Simmer slowly for an hour and
a half, then add
1 large potato, diced
2 large carrots, diced
1 large onion, diced -
1 cup cabbage, cut in small
pieces
1/2 cup tomatoes
1/2 cup cut green. beans
Cook for 30 minutes over a low
heat, then serve piping hot with
the pork cut,from the hocks.
* * *
The other soup recipe will prob-
ably appeal more strongly to those
of you who do your cooking on
coal or wood stoves—as the
lengthy simmering might be a little
long for homes that use gas or
electricity. It's a
Vegetable -Beef Soup
For four hours—or until the
meat is very tender, simmer in 3
quarts of water
1 Meaty soup bone (beef or
knuckle of veal)
Remove the soup bone. Cut the
meat from the bone. Put part of
meat into the broth, reserving the
other part for hash or croquettes.
Add to broth and meat
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups tomatoes
2 cups diced carrots
2 cups diced turnips
• Sinner until vegetables are ten-
der, season to taste with salt and
pepper, then yell "Soup's On' and
see all conte a -running.
* *
Seems as if that particular form
of dessert known as Upside-down
Cake gets more and more popular
every day, so I don't suppose I
need apologize for giving you still
another recipe. This is
Chocolate Upside Down Calle
1 cup sifted flour
4 cup sugar
11/2 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons baking powder
Sift all the above together, then
add
2 , tablespoons butter or short-
ening
jj cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat for 2 minutes, pour into well
greased pan, then mix together and
sprinkle over the batter,
1 cup sugar
1,4 cup cocoa
Then—this is important—pour 1
cup of HOT water over the cake
and bake in moderate (35) oven
for 35 minutes. Makes an 8 inch
square cake—and there aren't like-
ly to be any "left overs."
Break It Up
Making a new pattern of behavior
to break up the routine that makes
smoking mechanical is one of several
ways to stop smoking, C. Aubrey
Hearn reports in "Journal of
Living."
A psychologist is said to have
succeeded in throwing off the smok-
ing habit in this way. He junked his
old routine from scratch, getting up
at a different time, eating a different
kind of breakfast and setting out on
a new course to work.
Now that it's all over, what did
you really do yesterday that's worth
mentioning?—Coleman Cox.
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